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Peplau, Letitia Anne; Conrad, Eva – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1989
Discusses the features of feminist research in psychology. Evaluates proposals for distinctively feminist research methods. Refutes suggestions that experimentation and quantitative research are inherently less feminist than other approaches. Rejects criteria based on sex of participant or researcher. Concludes that any research method can be…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Experimenter Characteristics, Females, Feminism

Walsh, Richard T. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1989
Examines the social relations of researchers and research participants in feminist psychology. Argues that the conventions governing how psychologists describe their research highlight certain activities and render others invisible. Discusses how the depersonalized writing style generally employed demonstrates a contradiction between ideals and…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Experimenter Characteristics, Females, Feminism