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Assignment:
Answer the questions below after reading the following empirical article and watching the two videos from Gender Matters: Using Gender Based Analysis (GBA) in Psychology (video links posted to Canvas):
Glick, P., Larsen, S., Johnson, C., & Branstiter, H. (2005). Evaluations of sexy women in low- and high-status jobs. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29(4), 389-395.
What is the IV in this experiment, and how is it operationally defined?
What is the DV in this experiment, and how is it operationally defined?
What are some threats to internal validity in this experiment?
How strong is the external validity of this research design? Explain your reasoning.
Why did the authors choose to focus only on perceptions of women in this study?
How might you design a more gender-inclusive study? What would this accomplish?
Gender stereotypes can influence how researchers frame questions so that the research simply ends up measuring and reinforcing the stereotypes rather than helping us understand them or informing us about how to challenge them. What stereotypes about gender are discussed in the article? What stereotypes do the results of the article support/reinforce?
Based on their findings, the researchers suggest that women who aspire to high status occupations should not dress in sexy attire if they want to attain the respect of their coworkers. What alternative implications or interpretations might be drawn from this study to help disrupt harmful stereotypes and our attributions about people who dress in certain ways?
How might you frame a research question to help us understand why people attribute negative qualities to others who dress in certain ways?
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