Question 1

What types of forces contribute to gender segregation?

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) cognitive 
C) temperamental 
D) All of these forces contribute to gender segregation. 
A) social 
B) cognitive 
C) temperamental 
D) All of these forces contribute to gender segregation.

Question 2

Concerning parental influence on children's achievement, which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents' beliefs about their children's academic potential are based primarily on their children's achievement. 
B) Mothers tend to have higher rates of verbal interaction with daughters than with sons. 
C) Many parents accept stereotypes about boys' and girls' interest in and aptitude for various academic subjects. 
D) All of these statements concerning parental influence on children's achievement are false. 
A) Parents' beliefs about their children's academic potential are based primarily on their children's achievement. 
B) Mothers tend to have higher rates of verbal interaction with daughters than with sons. 
C) Many parents accept stereotypes about boys' and girls' interest in and aptitude for various academic subjects. 
D) All of these statements concerning parental influence on children's achievement are false.

Question 3

Changes in girls' performance on standardized tests of mathematics have been attributed to changes in:

Accepted Answer

A) girls' biochemistry. 
B) nutrition. 
C) the average intelligence of girls. 
D) efforts made by schools. 
A) girls' biochemistry. 
B) nutrition. 
C) the average intelligence of girls. 
D) efforts made by schools.

Question 4

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about adolescent males' and females' attitudes toward gender-stereotyped activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Boys are particularly likely to prefer masculine- stereotyped activities rather than to avoid feminine- stereotyped ones. 
B) Boys are particularly likely to avoid feminine- stereotyped activities rather than to prefer masculine- stereotyped ones. 
C) Girls are particularly likely to prefer feminine- stereotyped activities rather than to avoid masculine- stereotyped ones. 
D) Girls are particularly likely to avoid masculine- stereotyped activities rather than to prefer feminine- stereotyped ones. 
A) Boys are particularly likely to prefer masculine- stereotyped activities rather than to avoid feminine- stereotyped ones. 
B) Boys are particularly likely to avoid feminine- stereotyped activities rather than to prefer masculine- stereotyped ones. 
C) Girls are particularly likely to prefer feminine- stereotyped activities rather than to avoid masculine- stereotyped ones. 
D) Girls are particularly likely to avoid masculine- stereotyped activities rather than to prefer feminine- stereotyped ones.

Question 5

Concerning physical growth, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Early in life, males and females are similar in size. 
B) After puberty, average gender differences in strength, speed, and size are very large. 
C) For both sexes, there is considerable variability in physical maturation. 
D) All of these statements concerning physical growth are true. 
A) Early in life, males and females are similar in size. 
B) After puberty, average gender differences in strength, speed, and size are very large. 
C) For both sexes, there is considerable variability in physical maturation. 
D) All of these statements concerning physical growth are true.

Question 6

Which statement is inaccurate concerning the treatment of the sexes in the media?

Accepted Answer

A) Male characters on television tend to be older and in more powerful roles. 
B) Gender stereotyping on television has decreased over the past three decades. 
C) The most popular video games predominantly feature male main characters. 
D) Gender stereotyping is present in children's books. 
A) Male characters on television tend to be older and in more powerful roles. 
B) Gender stereotyping on television has decreased over the past three decades. 
C) The most popular video games predominantly feature male main characters. 
D) Gender stereotyping is present in children's books.

Question 7

Which is the correct order of appearance, from the earliest to the latest?

Accepted Answer

A) gender stability, gender identity, gender constancy 
B) gender constancy, gender identity, gender stability 
C) gender identity, gender stability, gender constancy 
D) gender identity, gender constancy, gender stability 
A) gender stability, gender identity, gender constancy 
B) gender constancy, gender identity, gender stability 
C) gender identity, gender stability, gender constancy 
D) gender identity, gender constancy, gender stability

Question 8

In a typical boys' peer group during middle childhood, which norm is not likely to be valued?

Accepted Answer

A) collaboration 
B) dominance 
C) self-reliance 
D) the hiding of vulnerability 
A) collaboration 
B) dominance 
C) self-reliance 
D) the hiding of vulnerability

Question 9

Which of the following declarations is a gender- essentialist statement?

Accepted Answer

A) "Those girls are great dancers." 
B) "Joshua is always getting dirty." 
C) "Rachel loves pink." 
D) "Boys are good at computers." 
A) "Those girls are great dancers." 
B) "Joshua is always getting dirty." 
C) "Rachel loves pink." 
D) "Boys are good at computers."

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about gender comparisons in mathematics?

Accepted Answer

A) Boys and girls score nearly equally well on standardized tests of mathematics at the high school level. 
B) Girls and women are maintaining their interest in math beyond high school at rates higher than seen in earlier decades. 
C) Until recently, boys tended to perform better on standardized tests of mathematics ability than did girls. 
D) All of these gender comparisons regarding mathematics are true. 
A) Boys and girls score nearly equally well on standardized tests of mathematics at the high school level. 
B) Girls and women are maintaining their interest in math beyond high school at rates higher than seen in earlier decades. 
C) Until recently, boys tended to perform better on standardized tests of mathematics ability than did girls. 
D) All of these gender comparisons regarding mathematics are true.

Question 11

Effect size refers to the ________of similarity and difference.

Accepted Answer

A) relative importance 
B) cultural value placed on the degree 
C) reliability and validity 
D) magnitude 
A) relative importance 
B) cultural value placed on the degree 
C) reliability and validity 
D) magnitude

Question 12

Infants appear to be able to understand all of the following points about distinguishing males and females EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) what it means to be male or female. 
B) that female voices go with female faces and male voices go with male faces. 
C) that females and males tend to have different hairstyles. 
D) that males and females tend to have different vocal pitches. 
A) what it means to be male or female. 
B) that female voices go with female faces and male voices go with male faces. 
C) that females and males tend to have different hairstyles. 
D) that males and females tend to have different vocal pitches.

Question 13

Design an intervention aimed at reducing gender stereotypes. What would that intervention look like, what would its goal(s) be, and how would you measure your success? What theory or perspective most informed your intervention design, and how does that perspective inform you?

Accepted Answer

The intervention aimed at reducing gende

Question 14

At what approximately age do children start to demonstrate a clear understanding that gender roles are social conventions as opposed to biological outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) five 
B) seven 
C) nine 
D) eleven 
A) five 
B) seven 
C) nine 
D) eleven

Question 15

Suppose you were having a conversation with a friend who says that her son and daughter are entirely different from one another. Her son likes to play in the dirt, play with trucks, and build elaborate towers out of blocks. Her daughter likes to play dress up, pretend she is feeding her dolls, and loves ballet. Your friend insists that she has always treated her two children exactly the same. Would you agree or disagree with your friend's analysis? Describe three things you would tell your friend and identify what theoretical perspective would be most informative in this conversation.

Accepted Answer

In responding to your friend's observati

Question 16

According to Kohlberg's theory of gender-role development, children begin to imitate same-sex models when:

Accepted Answer

A) they have established gender identity. 
B) they are rewarded. 
C) they achieved gender constancy. 
D) they have constructed gender schemas. 
A) they have established gender identity. 
B) they are rewarded. 
C) they achieved gender constancy. 
D) they have constructed gender schemas.

Question 17

Gender segregation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) children's tendency to associate with same-gender peers and avoid other-gender peers. 
B) the different cognitive-ability levels of the sexes. 
C) children in middle-childhood attaining gender constancy. 
D) the tendency for children to ostracize children who violate gender-role norms. 
A) children's tendency to associate with same-gender peers and avoid other-gender peers. 
B) the different cognitive-ability levels of the sexes. 
C) children in middle-childhood attaining gender constancy. 
D) the tendency for children to ostracize children who violate gender-role norms.

Question 18

Which statement is consistent with gender schema theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Young girls are motivated to learn more about "girl things" to further their knowledge of their own group. 
B) Young girls want to learn about "boy things" like trucks, but are prevented from doing so because parents do not provide access to toys that are not
deemed gender appropriate. 
C) Young girls do not pay as much attention to "boy things" because they are punished if they do so. 
D) Young girls learn to like "girl things" because they are rewarded for this behavior. 
A) Young girls are motivated to learn more about "girl things" to further their knowledge of their own group. 
B) Young girls want to learn about "boy things" like trucks, but are prevented from doing so because parents do not provide access to toys that are not
deemed gender appropriate. 
C) Young girls do not pay as much attention to "boy things" because they are punished if they do so. 
D) Young girls learn to like "girl things" because they are rewarded for this behavior.

Question 19

The gap in the sports-related skills of boys and girls is substantial when they are in:

Accepted Answer

A) toddlerhood. 
B) early childhood. 
C) middle childhood. 
D) early adolescence. 
A) toddlerhood. 
B) early childhood. 
C) middle childhood. 
D) early adolescence.

Question 20

An emphasis on the effects of hormones on gender development is a hallmark of the ________approach.

Accepted Answer

A) gender self-socialization 
B) deterministic 
C) sex reassignment 
D) neuroscientific 
A) gender self-socialization 
B) deterministic 
C) sex reassignment 
D) neuroscientific

What types of forces contribute to gender segregation?

Concerning parental influence on children's achievement, which of the following statements is false?

Changes in girls' performance on standardized tests of mathematics have been attributed to changes in:

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about adolescent males' and females' attitudes toward gender-stereotyped activities?

Concerning physical growth, which of the following statements is true?

Which statement is inaccurate concerning the treatment of the sexes in the media?

Which is the correct order of appearance, from the earliest to the latest?

In a typical boys' peer group during middle childhood, which norm is not likely to be valued?

Which of the following declarations is a gender- essentialist statement?

Which of the following statements is true about gender comparisons in mathematics?

Effect size refers to the ________of similarity and difference.

Infants appear to be able to understand all of the following points about distinguishing males and females EXCEPT:

Design an intervention aimed at reducing gender stereotypes. What would that intervention look like, what would its goal(s) be, and how would you measure your success? What theory or perspective most informed your intervention design, and how does that perspective inform you?

At what approximately age do children start to demonstrate a clear understanding that gender roles are social conventions as opposed to biological outcomes?

According to Kohlberg's theory of gender-role development, children begin to imitate same-sex models when:

Gender segregation refers to:

Which statement is consistent with gender schema theory?

The gap in the sports-related skills of boys and girls is substantial when they are in:

An emphasis on the effects of hormones on gender development is a hallmark of the ________approach.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Conclusions

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Exam 15: Gender Development

What types of forces contribute to gender segregation?

Concerning parental influence on children's achievement, which of the following statements is false?

Changes in girls' performance on standardized tests of mathematics have been attributed to changes in:

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about adolescent males' and females' attitudes toward gender-stereotyped activities?

Concerning physical growth, which of the following statements is true?

Which statement is inaccurate concerning the treatment of the sexes in the media?

Which is the correct order of appearance, from the earliest to the latest?

In a typical boys' peer group during middle childhood, which norm is not likely to be valued?

Which of the following declarations is a gender- essentialist statement?

Which of the following statements is true about gender comparisons in mathematics?

Effect size refers to the ________of similarity and difference.

Infants appear to be able to understand all of the following points about distinguishing males and females EXCEPT:

Design an intervention aimed at reducing gender stereotypes. What would that intervention look like, what would its goal(s) be, and how would you measure your success? What theory or perspective most informed your intervention design, and how does that perspective inform you?

At what approximately age do children start to demonstrate a clear understanding that gender roles are social conventions as opposed to biological outcomes?

According to Kohlberg's theory of gender-role development, children begin to imitate same-sex models when:

Gender segregation refers to:

Which statement is consistent with gender schema theory?

The gap in the sports-related skills of boys and girls is substantial when they are in:

An emphasis on the effects of hormones on gender development is a hallmark of the ________approach.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Conclusions

Filters