Psychology A-Level
alpha bias
What alpha bias means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Differences between men and women exaggerated, usually devaluing women, as in Freud's account of the female superego.
Exaggerates differences, as in Bowlby's monotropy and Freud's account of the weaker female superego.
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- Issues and options in Psychology (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- androcentrism
- beta bias
- biological reductionism
- free will
- generalisation
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