If You Were a Female Psychologist at the Turn of the Century,what

question 95

Multiple Choice

If you were a female psychologist at the turn of the century,what could you most likely expect in your professional future?

• A) to be paid a salary equivalent to your male colleagues
• B) to be offered a teaching position in an all-male institution without prejudice
• C) to find that your professional career will end if you choose to marry and/or have a family
• D) to be awarded a doctoral degree with the same likelihood as your male peers

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Definitions:

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate the number of other people who share one’s opinions, attitudes, values, and beliefs.

Illusion Of Control

The false belief that one can influence certain events, especially random or chance ones.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that causes people to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in explaining others' behavior.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias where individuals rely on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.