What Is a Major Qualification of the Research Findings on Gender

question 49

Multiple Choice

What is a major qualification of the research findings on gender differences

• A) Most of the research has been conducted on white middle-class children. 
• B) The data are indicative of group differences and tell us little about individuals. 
• C) The findings are based on only a few studies and are therefore not very representative of the population. 
• D) There is wide variation from study to study in how the variables have been operationalized.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two stimuli are consistently linked together; initially, the response is triggered by the second stimulus but over time, the first stimulus alone can provoke the same response.

Stimulus-Response Psychology

A branch of psychology focusing on how organisms respond to stimuli in their environment.

Reflexology

An alternative medicine practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears, with the belief that this will have a beneficial effect on other parts of the body and improve general health.

Structuralism

Structuralism is an approach in psychology that seeks to understand the structure of the mind by breaking down mental processes into their simplest components.