Question 1

The men's movement differs from the women's movement

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A)  in questioning gender roles-the men's movement has not done so, and the women's movement has. 
B)  the number of people involved in each-more women have been involved in the women's movement than men involved in the men's movement. 
C)  the time course of the two movements-the women's movement began before the men's movement. 
D)  both b and c 
E)  all of the above 
A)  in questioning gender roles-the men's movement has not done so, and the women's movement has. 
B)  the number of people involved in each-more women have been involved in the women's movement than men involved in the men's movement. 
C)  the time course of the two movements-the women's movement began before the men's movement. 
D)  both b and c 
E)  all of the above D

Question 2

Women of color have a long experience of discrimination,

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A)  which led them to join feminist groups during the 1960s. 
B)  and younger African American and Hispanic American women are the most radical of feminists. 
C)  but they often concentrated on the struggle against racism rather than sexism. 
D)  but they did not organize or join feminist groups until the 1990s. 
A)  which led them to join feminist groups during the 1960s. 
B)  and younger African American and Hispanic American women are the most radical of feminists. 
C)  but they often concentrated on the struggle against racism rather than sexism. 
D)  but they did not organize or join feminist groups until the 1990s. C

Question 3

When behaviorism became the leading school of psychology,

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A)  interest in gender-related behaviors increased sharply. 
B)  interest in gender-related behaviors declined. 
C)  interest in gender-related behaviors remained, but the research emphasis became female dominated. 
D)  more women started to become psychologists. 
A)  interest in gender-related behaviors increased sharply. 
B)  interest in gender-related behaviors declined. 
C)  interest in gender-related behaviors remained, but the research emphasis became female dominated. 
D)  more women started to become psychologists. B

Question 4

The factors (such as gender or race) that form the basis for discrimination tend to be _______ to those who have that factor and _____ to those who are privileged by that factor.

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A)  reversed . . . . straightforward 
B)  invisible . . . . visible 
C)  visible . . . . invisible 
D)  irrelevant . . . . relevant 
A)  reversed . . . . straightforward 
B)  invisible . . . . visible 
C)  visible . . . . invisible 
D)  irrelevant . . . . relevant

Question 5

Early psychology did not concentrate on sex differences,

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A)  but many women were among the students and researchers. 
B)  and the "generalized adult mind" that it studied was most often male. 
C)  but female psychologists brought the issue to the attention of male psychologists, resulting in a growing hostility to women in psychology. 
D)  and that trend continues in modern psychology. 
A)  but many women were among the students and researchers. 
B)  and the "generalized adult mind" that it studied was most often male. 
C)  but female psychologists brought the issue to the attention of male psychologists, resulting in a growing hostility to women in psychology. 
D)  and that trend continues in modern psychology.

Question 6

By placing gender into categories conceptualized as opposites,

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A)  stereotypical thinking about gender decreases. 
B)  people begin to consider the similarities between women and men. 
C)  the differences between the genders are magnified. 
D)  people begin to understand the underlying biological basis of gender-related differences. 
A)  stereotypical thinking about gender decreases. 
B)  people begin to consider the similarities between women and men. 
C)  the differences between the genders are magnified. 
D)  people begin to understand the underlying biological basis of gender-related differences.

Question 7

Exaggerations in gender-related differences tend to occur

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A)  in all cultures in very similar ways. 
B)  regardless of personal experience. 
C)  without forming stereotypes. 
D)  when people think of the genders in terms of opposites. 
E)  in all of the above situations. 
A)  in all cultures in very similar ways. 
B)  regardless of personal experience. 
C)  without forming stereotypes. 
D)  when people think of the genders in terms of opposites. 
E)  in all of the above situations.

Question 8

"The world would be a better place if women were in charge" is a statement consistent with

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A)  liberal feminism. 
B)  radical feminism. 
C)  cultural feminism. 
D)  stereotypical feminism. 
A)  liberal feminism. 
B)  radical feminism. 
C)  cultural feminism. 
D)  stereotypical feminism.

Question 9

One difference between the men's movement and the women's movement is that

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A)  women's groups are feminist in orientation, whereas men's groups are anti-feminist. 
B)  men's groups concentrate on establishing masculinity through physical fitness. 
C)  men's groups have not yet gained the political power that women's groups have. 
D)  more men belong to men's groups than women belong to women's groups. 
A)  women's groups are feminist in orientation, whereas men's groups are anti-feminist. 
B)  men's groups concentrate on establishing masculinity through physical fitness. 
C)  men's groups have not yet gained the political power that women's groups have. 
D)  more men belong to men's groups than women belong to women's groups.

Question 10

Psychologist Leta Stetter Hollingworth argued that women's intellectual potential would not be understood until

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A)  women had the freedom to choose a life including career, motherhood, or both. 
B)  female psychologists studied maternal instinct in more objective ways than the male psychologists had done. 
C)  women gained the right to vote. 
D)  men began to participate equally in child care. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  women had the freedom to choose a life including career, motherhood, or both. 
B)  female psychologists studied maternal instinct in more objective ways than the male psychologists had done. 
C)  women gained the right to vote. 
D)  men began to participate equally in child care. 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

One of the early criticisms of sexist bias in psychology came from

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A)  Wilhelm Wundt. 
B)  William James. 
C)  Leta Stetter Hollingworth. 
D)  Karen Horney. 
A)  Wilhelm Wundt. 
B)  William James. 
C)  Leta Stetter Hollingworth. 
D)  Karen Horney.

Question 12

According to some men involved in the men's movement, fathers who are not involved with their sons

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A)  fail to provide models of appropriate masculinity. 
B)  provide the correct amount of separation to prevent their sons from becoming overly feminine. 
C)  fail to overcome their fears of homosexuality. 
D)  are now the norm and thus cannot be considered a problem. 
A)  fail to provide models of appropriate masculinity. 
B)  provide the correct amount of separation to prevent their sons from becoming overly feminine. 
C)  fail to overcome their fears of homosexuality. 
D)  are now the norm and thus cannot be considered a problem.

Question 13

When women began to enter psychology in large numbers,

Accepted Answer

A)  women from a variety of racial and ethnic groups came to psychology. 
B)  the women were mostly White and middle-class. 
C)  the younger women were feminists who found it difficult to get along with the women already in the field. 
D)  diversity and inclusiveness came rapidly to psychology. 
A)  women from a variety of racial and ethnic groups came to psychology. 
B)  the women were mostly White and middle-class. 
C)  the younger women were feminists who found it difficult to get along with the women already in the field. 
D)  diversity and inclusiveness came rapidly to psychology.

Question 14

The terms sex differences and gender differences

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A)  may refer to biological versus social differences. 
B)  are used interchangeably by some researchers. 
C)  cannot be distinguished. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  all of the above 
A)  may refer to biological versus social differences. 
B)  are used interchangeably by some researchers. 
C)  cannot be distinguished. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

If three sexes existed, then

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A)  gender-identity confusion would increase. 
B)  the tendency to think of women and men as opposites might decrease. 
C)  gender stereotypes would be more influential than they are now. 
D)  sexual relationships would not allow adequate matings for population maintenance. 
A)  gender-identity confusion would increase. 
B)  the tendency to think of women and men as opposites might decrease. 
C)  gender stereotypes would be more influential than they are now. 
D)  sexual relationships would not allow adequate matings for population maintenance.

Question 16

Which of the following pairs represents views that are most similar and compatible?

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A)  nature : nurture 
B)  maximalist : minimalist 
C)  structuralism : behaviorism 
D)  essentialism : maximalism 
A)  nature : nurture 
B)  maximalist : minimalist 
C)  structuralism : behaviorism 
D)  essentialism : maximalism

Question 17

Many of the women who became involved in the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s were interested in equal rights for women. This type is feminism is

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal feminism. 
B)  radical feminism. 
C)  cultural feminism. 
D)  stereotypical feminism. 
A)  liberal feminism. 
B)  radical feminism. 
C)  cultural feminism. 
D)  stereotypical feminism.

Question 18

Those who continue to use the term sex differences rather than the term gender differences have argued that

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A)  these differences have a biological basis and that basis should be acknowledged. 
B)  changing the definition is pointless without changing the underlying conceptualization. 
C)  it is impossible to know what is biological and what is social. 
D)  the term gender differences is only a substitution of terms rather than a change of definition. 
A)  these differences have a biological basis and that basis should be acknowledged. 
B)  changing the definition is pointless without changing the underlying conceptualization. 
C)  it is impossible to know what is biological and what is social. 
D)  the term gender differences is only a substitution of terms rather than a change of definition.

Question 19

Division 35 of the American Psychological Association has the goal of

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A)  advancing women in the field of psychology. 
B)  prompting research on issues relevant to women. 
C)  restricting research on men. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  all of the above 
A)  advancing women in the field of psychology. 
B)  prompting research on issues relevant to women. 
C)  restricting research on men. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  all of the above

Question 20

Men such as Robert Bly and Sam Keen who are involved in the men's movement want

Accepted Answer

A)  to redefine masculinity. 
B)  to "throw off the shackles of female oppression." 
C)  for women to return to traditional gender roles. 
D)  to unite the diverse branches of the men's movement so that the united movement can have more political power and influence. 
A)  to redefine masculinity. 
B)  to "throw off the shackles of female oppression." 
C)  for women to return to traditional gender roles. 
D)  to unite the diverse branches of the men's movement so that the united movement can have more political power and influence.

The men's movement differs from the women's movement

Women of color have a long experience of discrimination,

When behaviorism became the leading school of psychology,

The factors (such as gender or race) that form the basis for discrimination tend to be ___ to those who have that factor and _ to those who are privileged by that factor.

Early psychology did not concentrate on sex differences,

By placing gender into categories conceptualized as opposites,

Exaggerations in gender-related differences tend to occur

"The world would be a better place if women were in charge" is a statement consistent with

One difference between the men's movement and the women's movement is that

Psychologist Leta Stetter Hollingworth argued that women's intellectual potential would not be understood until

One of the early criticisms of sexist bias in psychology came from

According to some men involved in the men's movement, fathers who are not involved with their sons

When women began to enter psychology in large numbers,

The terms sex differences and gender differences

If three sexes existed, then

Which of the following pairs represents views that are most similar and compatible?

Many of the women who became involved in the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s were interested in equal rights for women. This type is feminism is

Those who continue to use the term sex differences rather than the term gender differences have argued that

Division 35 of the American Psychological Association has the goal of

Men such as Robert Bly and Sam Keen who are involved in the men's movement want

Researching Sex and Gender

Gender Stereotypes: Masculinity and Femininity

Hormones and Chromosomes

Theories of Gender Development

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

Exam 1: The Study of Gender

The men's movement differs from the women's movement

Women of color have a long experience of discrimination,

When behaviorism became the leading school of psychology,

The factors (such as gender or race) that form the basis for discrimination tend to be _______ to those who have that factor and _____ to those who are privileged by that factor.

Early psychology did not concentrate on sex differences,

By placing gender into categories conceptualized as opposites,

Exaggerations in gender-related differences tend to occur

"The world would be a better place if women were in charge" is a statement consistent with

One difference between the men's movement and the women's movement is that

Psychologist Leta Stetter Hollingworth argued that women's intellectual potential would not be understood until

One of the early criticisms of sexist bias in psychology came from

According to some men involved in the men's movement, fathers who are not involved with their sons

When women began to enter psychology in large numbers,

The terms sex differences and gender differences

If three sexes existed, then

Which of the following pairs represents views that are most similar and compatible?

Many of the women who became involved in the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s were interested in equal rights for women. This type is feminism is

Those who continue to use the term sex differences rather than the term gender differences have argued that

Division 35 of the American Psychological Association has the goal of

Men such as Robert Bly and Sam Keen who are involved in the men's movement want

Researching Sex and Gender

Gender Stereotypes: Masculinity and Femininity

Hormones and Chromosomes

Theories of Gender Development

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

The factors (such as gender or race) that form the basis for discrimination tend to be ___ to those who have that factor and _ to those who are privileged by that factor.