Question 1

According to Freud, two instincts furnish the energy for personality functioning. These instincts are

Accepted Answer

A)  the id and the ego. 
B)  the subconscious and the unconscious. 
C)  the act of repression and the defense mechanism of denial. 
D)  sex and aggression. 
A)  the id and the ego. 
B)  the subconscious and the unconscious. 
C)  the act of repression and the defense mechanism of denial. 
D)  sex and aggression.

Question 2

Models of gender-related behaviors

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A)  occur in the media and in personal experience. 
B)  should be consistent for learning to occur. 
C)  should be restricted to same-gender models or gender identity will be confused. 
D)  are more influential during adolescence than during childhood. 
A)  occur in the media and in personal experience. 
B)  should be consistent for learning to occur. 
C)  should be restricted to same-gender models or gender identity will be confused. 
D)  are more influential during adolescence than during childhood.

Question 3

Freud's theory is uncomplimentary to women;

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A)  Freud was unaware of this facet of his theory until the year before his death. 
B)  Freud was aware of this facet of his theory from the early years of his work. 
C)  his female colleagues were reluctant to mention this facet of his theory. 
D)  Freud's wife, Martha, divorced him over her dissatisfaction with his portrayal of women. 
A)  Freud was unaware of this facet of his theory until the year before his death. 
B)  Freud was aware of this facet of his theory from the early years of his work. 
C)  his female colleagues were reluctant to mention this facet of his theory. 
D)  Freud's wife, Martha, divorced him over her dissatisfaction with his portrayal of women.

Question 4

In Ellyn Kaschak's theory women who do not resolve their Antigone complex

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A)  are sexually attracted to other women. 
B)  seek power and strive for success in occupations typically filled by men. 
C)  define themselves through men's view of them rather than in their own terms. 
D)  experience more frequent substance abuse problems than other women. 
A)  are sexually attracted to other women. 
B)  seek power and strive for success in occupations typically filled by men. 
C)  define themselves through men's view of them rather than in their own terms. 
D)  experience more frequent substance abuse problems than other women.

Question 5

How does a person fulfill his or her gender role?

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A)  by experimenting with cross-gender behaviors as well as same-gender behaviors 
B)  by behaving in expected ways in various situations 
C)  by narrowing his or her behavioral repertoire to include instrumental and not expressive behaviors 
D)  by reversing the expectancies of people in the situation to enlarge the behavioral repertoire 
A)  by experimenting with cross-gender behaviors as well as same-gender behaviors 
B)  by behaving in expected ways in various situations 
C)  by narrowing his or her behavioral repertoire to include instrumental and not expressive behaviors 
D)  by reversing the expectancies of people in the situation to enlarge the behavioral repertoire

Question 6

A gender role consists of

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A)  activities that appear in different frequencies in different cultures. 
B)  activities related to sexuality and reproduction. 
C)  activities performed with different frequencies by women and men. 
D)  underlying gender identification on an unconscious level. 
A)  activities that appear in different frequencies in different cultures. 
B)  activities related to sexuality and reproduction. 
C)  activities performed with different frequencies by women and men. 
D)  underlying gender identification on an unconscious level.

Question 7

Freud's developmental stages, in order, are the

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A)  oral, psychosexual, genital, and revisional stages. 
B)  oral, anal, phallic, and genital stages. 
C)  anal, phallic, Oedipal, and oral stages. 
D)  genetic, phallic, anal, and genital stages. 
A)  oral, psychosexual, genital, and revisional stages. 
B)  oral, anal, phallic, and genital stages. 
C)  anal, phallic, Oedipal, and oral stages. 
D)  genetic, phallic, anal, and genital stages.

Question 8

The term patriarchal terrorism refers to

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A)  family violence committed by men who believe that they have the right to do so. 
B)  fathers controlling their daughters' lives like Oedipus and Antigone. 
C)  acts of violence that occur between neighboring families. 
D)  family violence between husbands and wives, escalating to include children. 
A)  family violence committed by men who believe that they have the right to do so. 
B)  fathers controlling their daughters' lives like Oedipus and Antigone. 
C)  acts of violence that occur between neighboring families. 
D)  family violence between husbands and wives, escalating to include children.

Question 9

Horney hypothesized that men and women were not equally vulnerable to feelings of inferiority due to

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A)  women's persistent feelings of inferiority as a result of their smaller physical size. 
B)  women's feelings of inferiority as a result of their intellectual inferiority. 
C)  men's self-consciousness over their competitive failures. 
D)  men's constant need to prove themselves sexually. 
A)  women's persistent feelings of inferiority as a result of their smaller physical size. 
B)  women's feelings of inferiority as a result of their intellectual inferiority. 
C)  men's self-consciousness over their competitive failures. 
D)  men's constant need to prove themselves sexually.

Question 10

Horney reinterpreted the Freudian concept of penis envy,

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A)  suggesting that the envy women feel is a desire for power and prestige rather than for a penis. 
B)  hypothesizing that both men and women feel penis envy. 
C)  denying the concept. 
D)  in a literal, physical way. 
A)  suggesting that the envy women feel is a desire for power and prestige rather than for a penis. 
B)  hypothesizing that both men and women feel penis envy. 
C)  denying the concept. 
D)  in a literal, physical way.

Question 11

Freud's personal feelings about women were

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A)  negative, as his theory reflected. 
B)  positive, as his inclusion of women in psychoanalytic training showed. 
C)  contradictory; Freud expected subservience from women yet admired intellectual achievement in women. 
D)  not consistent; the young Freud wanted passive, feminine women and the older Freud encouraged women to be feminists. 
A)  negative, as his theory reflected. 
B)  positive, as his inclusion of women in psychoanalytic training showed. 
C)  contradictory; Freud expected subservience from women yet admired intellectual achievement in women. 
D)  not consistent; the young Freud wanted passive, feminine women and the older Freud encouraged women to be feminists.

Question 12

Freud defined mature sexuality as

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A)  heterosexual intercourse. 
B)  caring attachment with people of both sexes. 
C)  marriage. 
D)  rejection of sexuality. 
A)  heterosexual intercourse. 
B)  caring attachment with people of both sexes. 
C)  marriage. 
D)  rejection of sexuality.

Question 13

What leads to the resolution of the Oedipus complex and an end to castration anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  boys' identification with their father 
B)  boys' identification with their mother 
C)  girls' acceptance of their inferior genitalia 
D)  girls' identification with their father 
A)  boys' identification with their father 
B)  boys' identification with their mother 
C)  girls' acceptance of their inferior genitalia 
D)  girls' identification with their father

Question 14

In Freudian theory, that area of the mind that functions outside personal awareness is the

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious 
B)  unconscious 
C)  preconscious 
D)  subconscious 
E)  b, c, and d 
A)  conscious 
B)  unconscious 
C)  preconscious 
D)  subconscious 
E)  b, c, and d

Question 15

What event prompts boys to experience castration anxiety during the phallic stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  being castrated 
B)  noticing the small size of their penis compared to the size of men's penises 
C)  noticing that they have a penis and girls do not 
D)  feelings of intellectual inadequacy 
A)  being castrated 
B)  noticing the small size of their penis compared to the size of men's penises 
C)  noticing that they have a penis and girls do not 
D)  feelings of intellectual inadequacy

Question 16

According to gender schema theory, gender is

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A)  a special cognitive category around which children organize and process information. 
B)  closely related to the biological characteristics of sex. 
C)  not a category that all children develop. 
D)  a cognitive category that forms independent of other cognitive development. 
A)  a special cognitive category around which children organize and process information. 
B)  closely related to the biological characteristics of sex. 
C)  not a category that all children develop. 
D)  a cognitive category that forms independent of other cognitive development.

Question 17

Sandra Bem objected to what component of cognitive developmental theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the flexibility of the categories 
B)  its treatment of gender as any other cognitive category 
C)  its inclusion of cognitive as well as behavioral components 
D)  its acceptance of psychoanalytic concepts in explaining gender development 
A)  the flexibility of the categories 
B)  its treatment of gender as any other cognitive category 
C)  its inclusion of cognitive as well as behavioral components 
D)  its acceptance of psychoanalytic concepts in explaining gender development

Question 18

Horney emphasized the ________ forces in personality development.

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctual 
B)  biological 
C)  social 
D)  communal 
A)  instinctual 
B)  biological 
C)  social 
D)  communal

Question 19

The factor that social learning, cognitive developmental, and gender schema theories all have in common is

Accepted Answer

A)  an emphasis on the social context of gender development. 
B)  a neoFreudian approach to personality development. 
C)  an acceptance of unconscious factors in personality development. 
D)  a description of different courses of personality development for women and men. 
A)  an emphasis on the social context of gender development. 
B)  a neoFreudian approach to personality development. 
C)  an acceptance of unconscious factors in personality development. 
D)  a description of different courses of personality development for women and men.

Question 20

The process of understanding that gender is a permanent characteristic is

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stereotyping. 
B)  gender identity. 
C)  gender constancy. 
D)  gender self-referencing. 
A)  gender stereotyping. 
B)  gender identity. 
C)  gender constancy. 
D)  gender self-referencing.

According to Freud, two instincts furnish the energy for personality functioning. These instincts are

Models of gender-related behaviors

Freud's theory is uncomplimentary to women;

In Ellyn Kaschak's theory women who do not resolve their Antigone complex

How does a person fulfill his or her gender role?

A gender role consists of

Freud's developmental stages, in order, are the

The term patriarchal terrorism refers to

Horney hypothesized that men and women were not equally vulnerable to feelings of inferiority due to

Horney reinterpreted the Freudian concept of penis envy,

Freud's personal feelings about women were

Freud defined mature sexuality as

What leads to the resolution of the Oedipus complex and an end to castration anxiety?

In Freudian theory, that area of the mind that functions outside personal awareness is the

What event prompts boys to experience castration anxiety during the phallic stage?

According to gender schema theory, gender is

Sandra Bem objected to what component of cognitive developmental theory?

Horney emphasized the ________ forces in personality development.

The factor that social learning, cognitive developmental, and gender schema theories all have in common is

The process of understanding that gender is a permanent characteristic is

The Study of Gender

Researching Sex and Gender

Gender Stereotypes: Masculinity and Femininity

Hormones and Chromosomes

Developing Gender Identity

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Sexuality

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Exam 5: Theories of Gender Development

According to Freud, two instincts furnish the energy for personality functioning. These instincts are

Models of gender-related behaviors

Freud's theory is uncomplimentary to women;

In Ellyn Kaschak's theory women who do not resolve their Antigone complex

How does a person fulfill his or her gender role?

A gender role consists of

Freud's developmental stages, in order, are the

The term patriarchal terrorism refers to

Horney hypothesized that men and women were not equally vulnerable to feelings of inferiority due to

Horney reinterpreted the Freudian concept of penis envy,

Freud's personal feelings about women were

Freud defined mature sexuality as

What leads to the resolution of the Oedipus complex and an end to castration anxiety?

In Freudian theory, that area of the mind that functions outside personal awareness is the

What event prompts boys to experience castration anxiety during the phallic stage?

According to gender schema theory, gender is

Sandra Bem objected to what component of cognitive developmental theory?

Horney emphasized the ________ forces in personality development.

The factor that social learning, cognitive developmental, and gender schema theories all have in common is

The process of understanding that gender is a permanent characteristic is

The Study of Gender

Researching Sex and Gender

Gender Stereotypes: Masculinity and Femininity

Hormones and Chromosomes

Developing Gender Identity

Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities

Emotion

Relationships

Sexuality

School

Careers and Work

Health and Fitness

Stress, Coping, and Psychopathology

Treatment for Mental Disorders

How Different

Filters