Psychologists Are Often Reluctant to Point Out Gender Differences That

question 116

Multiple Choice

Psychologists are often reluctant to point out gender differences that have been substantiated by scientific research.Your textbook suggests that the reason for this reluctance is that:

• A)people may mistakenly equate a gender difference with a gender deficiency.
• B)psychologists are skeptical of any research that finds gender differences.
• C)psychologists want to protect the public from any findings that might challenge cultural norms about gender differences.
• D)when gender differences are discovered, they are invariably due to genetic factors and because these cannot be changed by social and cultural factors, psychologists are reluctant to talk about them.

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Definitions:

Cobb-Douglas Preferences

A utility function used in economics to represent preferences of consumers, characterized by goods being perfect substitutes or complements to some degree.

Utility Function

An expression used in economics to quantify the happiness or satisfaction gained from consuming a set of goods or services.

Consumption Bundle

A combination of different goods and services that a consumer chooses to purchase at a given time.

Quasilinear Preferences

Preferences represented by utility functions where the marginal utility of consumption is constant irrespective of other goods consumed.