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JGIBBSON · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

According to the discussion of research methods, the gender of the researcher who will conduct a study is especially important because

a. male researchers are more likely than female researchers to have biases against the female participants in the study.
b. males are more likely than females to read too quickly through the instructions in the study.
c. the participants may respond differently to a male researcher, compared to a female researcher.
d. male researchers are more likely than female researchers to have a graduate degree in psychology.

Question 2

Which of the following statements describes a problem in conducting research about the psychology of women?

a. Researchers study women more often than men.
b. Psychologists typically do not conduct research with people who are economically poor or with people of color.
c. Psychologists have paid too much attention to research topics relevant to women (e.g., pregnancy) and too little attention to research topics relevant to men (e.g., aggression).
d. Most people are not especially interested in gender as a variable.