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I agree. It seems to be to be a case of 'sounds like it might be right, lets see how far we can run with it'. Ultimately, I can only see a few benefits of this
by lwhi 7y ago
I agree. It seems to be to be a case of 'sounds like it might be right, lets see how far we can run with it'. Ultimately, I can only see a few benefits of this line of enquiry.
E.g. "Honey, I'm sorry - but it's not really my fault, it's just my genetic make-up .."
Ultimately, while we may be descended from lizards, rationalising behaviours based on our physiological origins might not be that useful.
Especially when such sweeping statements are made about a _vast_ group of people who—when looked at in terms of their other attributes—vary enormously.
- npo9 7y agoIt might be useful for providing therapy to understand the differences in how men and women see things.
- lwhi 7y agoPerhaps, but personally I think we all vary a great deal. Any truly effective therapy needs to be based on the individual. Generalisations can be lazy - and in a pragmatic sense, only really seem useful in very specific circumstances.
- FabHK 7y agoPeople need to learn that statements about differences in group averages are not "sweeping" statements. Almost all psychological measurements vary much more within groups than between groups, and reports of differences in group averages tell us basically nothing about any individual. Yet, the effects might appear in contexts involving many individuals.