You Are Doing Research and You Never Stop to Think

question 78

Multiple Choice

You are doing research and you never stop to think about the possible importance of gender at all. Your work could be criticized for the problem called:

• A) androcentricity.
• B) overgeneralization.
• C) gender blindness.
• D) employing double standards.

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Definitions:

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Projective Test

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