SAGE Journal Articles

Article 1: Su, J.J., Park, S.K., & Hsieh, T.M. (2014). The Effect of Testosterone on Cardiovascular Disease: A Critical Review of the Literature. American journal of men's health, 8(6), 470-491. doi: 10.1177/1557988314522642

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. What is the effect of testosterone on the functioning of the heart and circulatory system?
  2. What is metabolic syndrome?
  3. Can and should testosterone be supplemented for men with low levels of testosterone?

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Article 2: Wood, W., Kressel, L., Joshi, P.D., & Louie, B. (2014). Meta-Analysis of Menstrual Cycle Effects on Women’s Mate Preferences. Emotion Review, 6(3), 229-249. doi: 10.1177/1754073914523073

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. What is a meta-analysis?
  2. How did the authors select the studies that they included in their analysis?
  3. The established view within psychology is that women will prefer different characteristics in their partner, depending on whether they are in the fertile or non-fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. Did this study support that previous view?
  4. What are the strengths of performing a meta-analysis? What are the weaknesses?

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Article 3: Gong, G., He, Y., & Evans, A.C. (2011). Brain Connectivity: Gender Makes a Difference. The Neuroscientist, 17(5), 575-591. doi: 10.1177/1073858410386492

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? What is the difference between structural MRI and diffusion MRI?
  2. Describe some of the differences between men’s and women’s brains in terms of how the regions are connected.
  3. Is it important that there are differences in the way regions of men’s and women’s brains are connected or in the way they function?

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Article 4: Mäntylä, T. (2013). Gender Differences in Multitasking Reflect Spatial Ability. Psychological Science, 24(4), 514-520. doi: 10.1177/0956797612459660

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. Define multitasking and provide some examples of how you have either done it or seen it done today.
  2. In what ways do men and women differ in their ability to multitask?
  3. Was the experimental procedure used a valid way to assess multitasking ability? What would you do differently, if it was your experiment?