In Psychological Research there has always been concern of bias among several.
These researchers felt that it was evident that there was age, gender, racial, .
and ethnic bias. In age bias researchers found that certain words in the psychological .
language used to describe older people and research studies were bias. On many studies performed on aging words such as heavily on loss, deterioration, dependency, and decline were associated with people of old age. When it comes to research on adult hood there are big differences between people from the ages 60-80 than between those 20-60 years of age. Certain researchers should refrain from using descriptive words such as deterioration to describe all members in any particular age group. There is also strong evidence of gender bias in research. In some single sex studies there was evidence of bias in the research. It was found that when some researchers performed studies on females they found it "important to specify the gender of the sample", but not when the study was only male. This showed that researchers considered male results applicable and female results not so important. In the past gender bias was a big problem, but over the decades it has substantionally decreased. Race bias is also a leading psychological research bias. In studies comparing white and African Americans in social environments, African Americans are usually stereotyped as disadvantaged. Studies should be incorporated into social status rather than race when comparing white and African Americans. Bias is not only evident in psychological research but also in everyday life. Racism is a big problem not only for African Americans but for many other races. For example many people who are middle eastern are the target of racism due to the war in Iraq. People are quick to judge others without knowing all the information necessary because it is part of our human nature.
