You Were a Female College Student in the Late 1960s

question 106

Multiple Choice

You were a female college student in the late 1960s who participated in a study that asked you to evaluate the quality of several articles written by professionals in a variety of fields.Some of the articles were in stereotypically female fields and some were in stereotypically male fields.Even though the articles were exactly the same, some of them were stated to have been authored by men, while others were stated to have been authored by women.After the study was completed, you were able to view the results.What where they?

• A)Female authors were rated higher in stereotypically female fields.
• B)Male authors were rated higher in stereotypically male fields.
• C)Females were rated higher in all fields.
• D)Males were rated higher in all fields.

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