Gamma bias

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Gamma bias refers to a cognitive gender bias that works to benefit women and to disbenefit men, and was developed by Seager & Barry (2019).[1] The theory of gamma bias entails the interrelation of two concurrent biases: alpha bias (exaggerating or magnifying gender differences) and beta bias (ignoring or minimising gender differences). Gamma bias occurs when one gender difference is minimised while simultaneously another is magnified.[2]

The gamma bias phenomenon can be conceptualised as a symmetrical 2*2 matrix of cognitive distortions, the gender distortion matrix. The matrix below describes examples of gamma bias, where perceptions of men and women are differentially magnified (capital letters underlined) or minimised (lower case letters in italics).

Further reading

https://www.centreformalepsychology.com/male-psychology-magazine-listings/can-we-discuss-gender-issues-rationally-yes-if-we-can-stop-gamma-bias

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1_5

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