The tendency for females to be underrepresented as research subjects and female topics to be ignored by many investigators is referred to as __________ in research.
A) gender bias
B) the courtesy bias
C) the Barnum effect
D) proportionate sampling

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Gender bias is the tendency for researchers to have a bias towards males as research subjects and to neglect female topics in their research. The other options (the courtesy bias, the Barnum effect, and proportionate sampling) do not pertain to the issue of underrepresentation of females in research.

The Tendency for Females to Be Underrepresented as Research Subjects