Exam 3: Similarities and Differences

A nursery rhyme about girls and boys includes such phrases as "sugar and spice and everything nice" to describe girls,and "snips and snails and puppy dog tails" to describe boys.This is an example of the _____ perspective.

On tests of general intelligence,women and men tend to score

Feminist researchers recommend asking ________ questions to take into account the __________ of gender research.

Researchers have found the greatest gender differences in aggression reflected in

Research on Carol Gilligan's original theory on morality and helping has not supported her argument that women and men are fundamentally different in their sense of morality.Gilligan argued that women base their judgements of morality on an ethic of care,whereas men base theirs on an ethic of justice.What does this mean for women and men when making moral judgements?

When researchers say women generally have higher verbal abilities than men,it is important to remember that

Explain why gender essentialism is problematic for achieving gender equality.

Explain how books like Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus reinforce gender differences.

Mateus and Evelyn are arguing over who is smarter: Women or men.Mateus points to mental rotation tasks,citing large effect sizes in favor of men.Evelyn counterargues with academic achievement and by pointing out that girls and women tend to do which of the following?

Jamila conducts a meta-analysis to analyze results from hundreds of studies on gender and intelligence.She finds no significant gender differences and decides to discard this work,so that she can focus on research that does identify significant differences.Jamila's decision to not publish her work on nonsignificant findings is known as the _____ problem.

Imagine you are a university administrator who is trying to improve participation rates for women in STEM.You have heard that Harvey Mudd College has made significant strides in participation rates,so you review their policy changes.Based on Harvey Mudd's success,what are some programs you would want to implement?

Marco and Evelyn are arguing over who is smarter: Women or men.Marco points to mental rotation tasks and Evelyn counterargues about academic achievement.Describe the findings that Marco and Evelyn would cite to justify their positions about who is smarter.

Vicki,a senior in high school,is a great mathematician who has experienced some challenges because of her physical disability,which requires she always use a wheelchair.Vicki intends to pursue a bachelor's degree in math and hopes to go on to pursue a doctorate.What kind of advice is Vicki likely to get from her academic counselor when she starts planning to apply to colleges?

A counter evolutionary argument to the sexual strategies theory is the ___________________,which asserts that a man may do better by mating with and remaining monogamous to one woman to ensure the survival of his offspring.

Taina and Sean are debating whether men are naturally more aggressive than women.Explain how research on the Big Five would support the belief that men are more aggressive,and how observed behavior would support the possibility that women can be as aggressive as men.

During a company meeting,the vice presidents,Ms.Shah and Mr.Jost,report a rapid decline in profits over the last year.Ms.Shah raises her voice and pounds her fist on the desk in frustration about the company's leadership not heeding her warning about problematic company practices.Mr.Jost also raises his voice and slams his files on the table in frustration about unreasonable demands placed on the workers.Explain how the employees attending this meeting likely to interpret Ms.Shah's and Mr.Jost's emotional responses to declining profits.

It is important to review overlaps of scores to fully interpret the extent of the reported difference when interpreting which of the following?

How researchers ask questions on sexual behavior matters,as demonstrated by the research findings that women and men may answer more ______________ if they think their answers are _____________.

The gender stratification hypothesis suggests that differences found between women and men on intelligence test scores are

General findings on self-esteem indicate which of the following?