Exam 3: Similarities and Differences

Explain how the biopsychosocial model challenges early gender research that was motivated by assumptions about women's inferiority.

Feminist psychologist Rhoda Unger moved the discussion away from gender essentialism by making the distinction between sex and gender to demonstrate

When a person says that differences between women and men can be understood by the roles they are traditionally expected to hold,she is describing which of the following?

Dr.Rodarte,a new engineering professor at Research University,is preparing for her first lab meeting that will include several doctoral students.How many male doctoral students can Dr.Rodarte expect in her lab compared to female doctoral students?

According to the self-fulfilling prophecy,if parents have _____ expectations for how their daughters would perform in math courses,their daughters are likely to have _____ academic achievement in math.

The belief that because women and men have biological differences,they must also have differences in behavior,attitudes,goals,talents,and skills is known as

Monica,a Chicana woman,expects to graduate with her doctorate in one year,after which she will pursue her dream of becoming a college math professor in the Southwest,where she hopes to teach a diverse student body.Monica's adviser warns her that very few women of color hold STEM faculty positions in the United States,and makes sure Monica is adequately prepared for job interviews.If Monica secures a faculty position,she will contribute to what percentage of women of color in STEM faculty positions?

Adam and Alexandra are debating the origins of gender differences life outcomes.Adam argues that because women give birth,they are predisposed to staying home to raise children,or if they are driven to work outside the home,they are better suited to be nurses than doctors.Alexandra points to feminist psychologists' work on gender socialization,noting that sex and gender are not the same thing.Adam's explanation is based in _______________,whereas Alexandra considers the _______________ model.

Why did early feminist psychologists begin to question approaches to research on gender similarities and differences?

Why do feminist researchers recommend asking four questions about differences?

Research on interests shows that there are significant differences between women and men.However,researchers argue that gender-consistent preferences are more likely to be reported when sex/gender stereotypes are activated.An example of this would be asking adolescent girls and boys about their

As noted in your textbook,researchers in France showed girls and boys a complicated object and then asked them to draw the object from memory.The girls did better when they were told it was a test of drawing skills,but the boys did better than girls when they were told it was a test of geometry.Explain why gender differences occurred under these conditions.

As noted in the textbook,researchers in France showed girls and boys a complicated object and then asked them to draw the object from memory.The girls did better when they were told it was a test of drawing skills,but the boys did better when they were told it was a test of geometry.This demonstrates which of the following?

Describe the difference between gender essentialism and strategic essentialism.Explain how the Women's March (2017)is an example of strategic essentialism.

People who adopt the _______________ perspective believe women and men are essentially different,whereas __________________ is used to support social causes that affect women disproportionately.

Some consequences of being a token include ___________ and ___________.

Imagine you are awarded $1,000,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study pain at the molecular level.Provide an example of how someone providing the grant to conduct the study might make funding contingent on the difference approach to research.

Beth is interested in research findings on gender differences in intelligence.She is overwhelmed by the number of studies on the topic and decides it would be more useful to combine and analyze results from all of studies she reads.The best statistical technique for Beth to use would be

Elisa and Kali are reviewing results from their study on the Big Five personality traits from East Asia,Africa,Japan,Mexico,the United States,Germany,and France.They find inconsistencies in how women scored on aggressiveness,with women in countries that are more sex/gender segregated scoring higher in aggression compared to those in more egalitarian countries.Explain why this may be the case.

If effect sizes are ___________,this means women and men would be more _____________.