Hi We also have a higher threshold for what constitutes a dirty house (or else a lower threshold for what constitutes a clean house).
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Rick Froman <[email protected]> 28-Sep-10 11:01:07 AM >>> >From the latest weekly update of content in Psychological Science: Why Women Apologize More Than Men: Gender Differences in Thresholds for Perceiving Offensive Behavior<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wlvwawcab&et=1103722862265&s=13499&e=001RaIJJDtPenEqymA3d13DPQv9jPkjAfwdPb40nS-r-G4cWr9Zi-rX_rVTWkZGPqJo5Zt5EubfwWmXujOqmG6hvkIFrI_N86COh_-qEqIKIQLXpGW5yfE03R7vVvH6mPpf4Ty5alDphJgoU7lr5jFKQLs7FkG5xU38jTycsLN9xFNRTjdE5h54jAtnYDiCeL4yCpF3P04iUQ7Jp7_1RG7n4LEq95fo75Cuf9s_ndZ5beM=> (link goes to subscription site) Karina Schumann and Michael Ross Despite the widely accepted stereotype that women are quicker to apologize than are men, there has been little empirical evidence supporting this stereotype. Volunteers in the current study reported in daily diaries all offenses they committed or experienced and whether an apology had been offered. Women reported offering more apologies than men but they also reported committing more offenses. These findings, in combination with results of a follow-up experiment, suggest that men apologize less frequently than women because they may have a higher threshold for what constitutes offensive behavior. We were recently discussing in my Research Seminar class the fact that APA style research papers are designed to encourage objective data-based conclusions instead of over-hyped, biased conclusions and I thought the highlighted area of this abstract was a great example of just such a conclusion. Can you imagine a nicer way of saying that? I can think of a number of other ways of saying it. For example, upon reading this abstract, I told my wife: "This research shows that women apologize more often because they commit more offenses than men do." Blame it on my higher threshold. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5230 or send a blank email to leave-5230-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5237 or send a blank email to leave-5237-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
