Your instructor often uses the generic pronoun "he" when referring to psychologists, and the generic pronoun "she" when referring to administrative assistants and other clerical staff. In your mind, you find you are automatically thinking of psychologists as men and administrative assistants as women. Why?
You are thinking in images too much.
The linguistic determinism hypothesis predicts that language will shape your thinking.
"She" and "her" are truly gender free, but "he" and "his" are not.
The linguistic determinism hypothesis predicts that your thinking will shape your language.
Your instructor often uses the generic pronoun "he" when referring to psychologists, and the generic pronoun "she"when referring to administrative assistants and other clerical staff. In your mind, you find you are automatically thinking of psychologists as men and administrative assistants as women. Why? O You are thinking in images too much. O The linguistic determinism hypothesis predicts that language will shape your thinking.
O The linguistic determinism hypothesis predicts that your thinking will shape your language.