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1. With respect to gender, psychological research has become more inclusive. What is the significance of including women in research? What could happen to cultural and social generalizations of men and women if their sex and gender are not accounted for in research? Read the article www.sciencemag.org/careers/2014/03/adding-sex-and-gender-dimensions-your-research and explain how research has changed over time to include dimensions of sex and gender and how the inclusion affects research findings. In your answer, be sure to use support from the text and evidence from the article.
2. Do you believe that researchers should account for gender and sex differences? Why or why not? Is it possible that a gender bias in animal studies could lead to inaccurate results? Read www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/10/464697905/a-fix-for-gender-bias-in-animal-research-could-help-humans and explain how this gender bias in animals could affect human treatment. If you do not believe gender bias will impact human treatment, explain why and provide counterarguments. Be sure to define “gender bias” in your response.