PSY-270 TECEP (Psychology of Women)

[SweetSecret]

The bad news: The book sucks. The information the author presents is highly contestable and, in my opinion, flat out wrong.

I agree with that. I'm not going to say the whole thing is a big lie but there are parts that certainly I think aren't really as truthful as they could be. The book tries to claim that men and women are pretty much the same, even going to the point of pretty much outright saying that menstrual cramps have been exaggerated and that most women don't have them. The book also basically says that women who have abortions go on to live happily and not regretting it. I used to be very pro-choice, and I still think aborting over giving birth to a child who will be abused or neglected may be the better option. However, I have known multiple women (family member and two of my best friends) who have had an abortion and none of the ones I know go on without deeply questioning or regretting it after the deed has been done. My family member aborted a child back in the '70s that was a girl due to her step-son having medical issues that required a lot of financial help, but then regretted it because she never had a child with her soul mate or got another chance to have a daughter. Both of my best friends who are now in their mid 30's regret having abortions in their 20's because they realize they may never have another chance to have a child, and society bases a lot about women on motherhood. So I agree, the book is certainly not the best, and the test should probably be based a bit more on how women generally see and experience the world.

Did they change the test though? When I took it there wasn't an essay.