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Was Bems sex role inventory(BSRI) about participants rating themselves from a 1-7 of words, then finding out how masculine or feminine they are from their scores?

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Yes

1
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What was Sandra Bem (1974) aware of?

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That our society considers some traits are masculine and some are feminine.

2
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Why can Bems test be unreliable?

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  • sample size is an issue.
  • things have changed since 1970s.
  • role of women have changed.
  • culture differences
  • Americans are different.
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One strength of BSRI?

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it produces similar results if used on more than one occasion