Binghamton Research Days Student Presentations
Lily Chiu - What Do You Know About Brain Differences- Burns, Chiu, Rothman, Smargiassi.pdf
Expectation Versus Reality: Perceived Differences in Cognitive Ability Between Men and Women
Expectation Versus Reality: Perceived Differences in Cognitive Ability Between Men and Women
Lily Chiu, Lily Chiu, Julia Smargiassi, Lauren Rothman, Kimberly Burns
Lily Chiu, Lily Chiu, Julia Smargiassi, Lauren Rothman, Kimberly Burns
Source Project
Source Project
Social Science
Social Science
Mentor: Kathleen Sterling
Mentor: Kathleen Sterling
Abstract
Abstract
In Western society, there is a common belief that there are clear differences between male and female brains. In our project, we hope to gain insight into the beliefs of undergraduate students regarding this very idea. We are surveying Binghamton University students about their perceptions regarding the differences in cognitive ability between cis-gender men and women. Our survey asks students if certain skills are gendered, which gender these skills are more closely associated with, and where students learned these stereotypes. These results will be compared to the current state of knowledge about cognitive differences between the sexes. We anticipate that students will overestimate the extent of brain differences between the sexes, as our culture has conditioned us to believe. Our goal is to enlighten others about the pervasiveness of neurosexism.
In Western society, there is a common belief that there are clear differences between male and female brains. In our project, we hope to gain insight into the beliefs of undergraduate students regarding this very idea. We are surveying Binghamton University students about their perceptions regarding the differences in cognitive ability between cis-gender men and women. Our survey asks students if certain skills are gendered, which gender these skills are more closely associated with, and where students learned these stereotypes. These results will be compared to the current state of knowledge about cognitive differences between the sexes. We anticipate that students will overestimate the extent of brain differences between the sexes, as our culture has conditioned us to believe. Our goal is to enlighten others about the pervasiveness of neurosexism.