Why Did a Major Paper Ignore Evidence About Gender Stereotypes? - Facts So Romantic
▻http://nautil.us/blog/why-did-a-major-paper-ignore-evidence-about-gender-stereotypes
Some scientists may be motivated to support compelling narratives—social psychology has a long and checkered history that includes cherry-picking results, studies, and publications in order to advance them.Photograph by Everett Collection / ShutterstockLet’s start with a quiz.Who was more likely to vote for Donald Trump in 2016, men or women?Who is more likely to commit a murder, men or women?Who receives higher grades in high school, boys or girls?Who is more likely to be labeled as having some sort of behavior problem in elementary school, boys or girls?The answers are, respectively: men, men, girls, boys. Is it that surprising? If you got at least one right, without resorting to flipping a mental coin, you have just demonstrated to yourself that not all beliefs (stereotypes) about (...)