Discussion: Gender Bias in Research Historically, men have dominated scientific research in that the both the researchers and participants have largely been male. Accordingly, the way research has been designed, the way studies have been conducted, and the ways in which results have been interpreted have been at risk for gender bias. In other words, the preconceived ideas and beliefs or unfounded prejudice about the traits and characteristics of each gender potentially influence the outcomes of research studies. Even today, as women have entered into the academic and scientific world in significant numbers, research is subject to gender bias. The implications of gender bias can be far reaching. As the scientific community uses research study results for subsequent research and the media picks up the results to report findings to the public, gender bias can have a huge impact. Society may be making decisions that are based on incorrect, misleading, or biased data. As an example, a majority of early heart disease research was conducted primarily using male subjects leading to the assumption that heart disease was a man's disease and did not significantly impact women. The gender bias in heart disease research resulted in little attention being paid to women who had heart disease symptoms, as well as delays and limitations in the treatment for these symptoms for many years. In reality, it is now common knowledge that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, as it is for men. This Discussion asks you to think about how gender bias can impact scientific research and how the findings of biased research can impact individuals and society. To prepare for this Discussion: Review the Preface, the assigned pages in Chapter 1, and pages 35–47 from Chapter 2 in the course text, Gender: Psychological Perspectives , focusing on why researchers study gender, why researchers include gender as a factor in psychological studies, and how researchers can be biased in their research with regard to gender. Think about the following questions: What impact does gender bias in research have on interpretation of the results of research studies? How does gender bias in research potentially perpetuate the view of what men and women are and should be? What impact could the biased research have on individuals of each gender and on society as a whole? How does the media then use research findings to inform, persuade, sell, and so forth? With these thoughts in mind: By Day 3 Post an analysis of the role of gender bias both in the study of psychology and in the reporting of results by others, including the implications. Provide at least two specific examples for each to illustrate your points. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. DISCUSSION 2  Along with the job order cost system another cost system is process costing.  The key to any cost system is to be able to track cos ...

1. Discussion: Gender Bias in Research
Historically, men have dominated scientific research in that the
both the researchers and participants have largely been male.
Accordingly, the way research has been designed, the way
studies have been conducted, and the ways in which results have
been interpreted have been at risk for gender bias. In other
words, the preconceived ideas and beliefs or unfounded
prejudice about the traits and characteristics of each gender
potentially influence the outcomes of research studies. Even
today, as women have entered into the academic and scientific
world in significant numbers, research is subject to gender bias.
The implications of gender bias can be far reaching. As the
scientific community uses research study results for subsequent
research and the media picks up the results to report findings to
the public, gender bias can have a huge impact. Society may be
making decisions that are based on incorrect, misleading, or
biased data. As an example, a majority of early heart disease
research was conducted primarily using male subjects leading to
the assumption that heart disease was a man's disease and did
not significantly impact women. The gender bias in heart
disease research resulted in little attention being paid to women
who had heart disease symptoms, as well as delays and
limitations in the treatment for these symptoms for many years.
In reality, it is now common knowledge that heart disease is the
leading cause of death for women, as it is for men.
This Discussion asks you to think about how gender bias can
impact scientific research and how the findings of biased
research can impact individuals and society.
To prepare for this Discussion:

2. Review the Preface, the assigned pages in Chapter 1, and pages
35–47 from Chapter 2 in the course text,
Gender: Psychological Perspectives
, focusing on why researchers study gender, why researchers
include gender as a factor in psychological studies, and how
researchers can be biased in their research with regard to
gender.
Think about the following questions:
What impact does gender bias in research have on interpretation
of the results of research studies?
How does gender bias in research potentially perpetuate the
view of what men and women are and should be?
What impact could the biased research have on individuals of
each gender and on society as a whole?
How does the media then use research findings to inform,
persuade, sell, and so forth?
With these thoughts in mind:
By Day 3
Post
an analysis of the role of gender bias both in the study of
psychology and in the reporting of results by others, including
the implications. Provide at least two specific examples for each
to illustrate your points.

3. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific
references to the Learning Resources.
DISCUSSION 2
Along with the job order cost system another cost system is
process costing. The key to any cost system is to be able to
track costs through the system. While I doubt that any of you
will have a business plan that will utilize a process cost system,
I want you to discuss how costs are tracked through a process
cost system.