Question 1

Which of the following is NOT consistent with Milton Diamond's (2006) biased-interaction theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological factors predispose individuals to display temperaments that are classified as masculine or feminine. 
B)  Gender identity emerges from the comparison of self to others. 
C)  Children begin assessing their similarity to other "boys" and "girls" primarily in puberty. 
D)  "Social factors" are defined as the entire body of gender relevant information that children use as bases of self-other comparisons. 
A)  Biological factors predispose individuals to display temperaments that are classified as masculine or feminine. 
B)  Gender identity emerges from the comparison of self to others. 
C)  Children begin assessing their similarity to other "boys" and "girls" primarily in puberty. 
D)  "Social factors" are defined as the entire body of gender relevant information that children use as bases of self-other comparisons.

Question 2

Being raised by same-sex parents has what (if any) effects upon the development of gender identity, sexual orientation, and beliefs about gender stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

Children of same-sex parents d

Question 3

According to the precarious manhood hypothesis there is a cross-cultural tendency to understand manhood as ______ and womanhood as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant; submissive 
B)  easy to lose; stable 
C)  socially desirable; undesirable 
D)  earned through agentic achievements; earned through communal achievements 
A)  dominant; submissive 
B)  easy to lose; stable 
C)  socially desirable; undesirable 
D)  earned through agentic achievements; earned through communal achievements

Question 4

Researchers examining the double standard of aging have found all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  women are perceived to be "old" at a younger age 
B)  evaluations of women's competence decline more with age 
C)  evaluations of women's likeability decrease more sharply with age 
D)  men express more concerns about physical health as they grow older 
A)  women are perceived to be "old" at a younger age 
B)  evaluations of women's competence decline more with age 
C)  evaluations of women's likeability decrease more sharply with age 
D)  men express more concerns about physical health as they grow older

Question 5

Across culture, manhood is typically conceptualized as a stable social status that emerges inevitably from biological changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Children spend most of their playtime with gender-typical toys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following would you predict to be TRUE of someone who is gender aschematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will be able to identify faces as masculine or feminine more quickly than the average person. 
B)  Attempts to prime gender stereotypes will have smaller effects upon their judgments and behavior. 
C)  They will be more likely to experience gender dysphoria. 
D)  Witnessing gender atypical behavior will be especially surprising to them. 
A)  They will be able to identify faces as masculine or feminine more quickly than the average person. 
B)  Attempts to prime gender stereotypes will have smaller effects upon their judgments and behavior. 
C)  They will be more likely to experience gender dysphoria. 
D)  Witnessing gender atypical behavior will be especially surprising to them.

Question 8

According to Sandra Bem (1983) what is the difference between someone who is gender schematic versus someone who is gender aschematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone who is gender schematic is more likely to use gender as a way of understanding and organizing the world. 
B)  People who are gender aschematic do not strongly identify with any gender. 
C)  Being gender aschematic entails holding strong, gendered attitudes that are atypical and inconsistent with gender norms. 
D)  A person who relies heavily on gender schematic processing thinks about gender in a more logical and deductive fashion. 
A)  Someone who is gender schematic is more likely to use gender as a way of understanding and organizing the world. 
B)  People who are gender aschematic do not strongly identify with any gender. 
C)  Being gender aschematic entails holding strong, gendered attitudes that are atypical and inconsistent with gender norms. 
D)  A person who relies heavily on gender schematic processing thinks about gender in a more logical and deductive fashion.

Question 9

Jean Twenge found what trend in gendered self-views across the years 1974-1994?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men's self-views became more agentic. 
B)  Men's self-views became more communal. 
C)  Women's self-views became more agentic. 
D)  Women's self-views became more communal. 
A)  Men's self-views became more agentic. 
B)  Men's self-views became more communal. 
C)  Women's self-views became more agentic. 
D)  Women's self-views became more communal.

Question 10

People who are gender aschematic are especially likely to use gendered concepts as a way of understanding and organizing the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the West, what are the long-term effects of parental tendencies to support or undermine adolescents' expressions of autonomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respecting adolescents' opinions and positions predicts stronger relationship skills in adulthood. 
B)  Supporting adolescents' autonomy predicts greater academic and career success. 
C)  Strict, authoritative parenting predicts greater respect and care for others later in life. 
D)  Strict parental control predicts increased risks of depression and anxiety disorders. 
A)  Respecting adolescents' opinions and positions predicts stronger relationship skills in adulthood. 
B)  Supporting adolescents' autonomy predicts greater academic and career success. 
C)  Strict, authoritative parenting predicts greater respect and care for others later in life. 
D)  Strict parental control predicts increased risks of depression and anxiety disorders.

Question 12

Sex differences in gendered self-views are larger in cultures that have more gender equality. How do Guimond and colleagues (2007) explain this counter-intuitive finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women make more cross-sex self-comparisons in cultures high in gender equality. 
B)  Women and men are freer to express their true values and attitudes in cultures high in gender equality. 
C)  Cultures low in gender equality also tend to be collectivistic. 
D)  Differences in the gene pool of European and non-European samples. 
A)  Women make more cross-sex self-comparisons in cultures high in gender equality. 
B)  Women and men are freer to express their true values and attitudes in cultures high in gender equality. 
C)  Cultures low in gender equality also tend to be collectivistic. 
D)  Differences in the gene pool of European and non-European samples.

Question 13

What did Kristina Olson and colleagues (2015) find when they compared transgender children with cisgender children, and what do these findings say about the ability of pre-pubertal children to establish stable, transgender identities?

Accepted Answer

On both self-report and implicit measure

Question 14

Heilman and Okimoto (2007) discovered that perceivers rate agentic women leaders less favorably than they rate agent take male leaders, but this difference disappears when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the male and female leaders have equivalent qualifications 
B)  perceivers learn that the agentic female leader has children 
C)  examining cultures high in gender equality 
D)  perceivers are primed with images of female leaders 
A)  the male and female leaders have equivalent qualifications 
B)  perceivers learn that the agentic female leader has children 
C)  examining cultures high in gender equality 
D)  perceivers are primed with images of female leaders

Question 15

According to Quinn and colleagues (2002), what is the first social category infants recognize?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation 
B)  sex 
C)  family 
D)  race 
A)  sexual orientation 
B)  sex 
C)  family 
D)  race

Which of the following is NOT consistent with Milton Diamond's (2006) biased-interaction theory?

Being raised by same-sex parents has what (if any) effects upon the development of gender identity, sexual orientation, and beliefs about gender stereotypes?

According to the precarious manhood hypothesis there is a cross-cultural tendency to understand manhood as and womanhood as .

Researchers examining the double standard of aging have found all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Across culture, manhood is typically conceptualized as a stable social status that emerges inevitably from biological changes.

Children spend most of their playtime with gender-typical toys.

Which of the following would you predict to be TRUE of someone who is gender aschematic?

According to Sandra Bem (1983) what is the difference between someone who is gender schematic versus someone who is gender aschematic?

Jean Twenge found what trend in gendered self-views across the years 1974-1994?

People who are gender aschematic are especially likely to use gendered concepts as a way of understanding and organizing the world.

In the West, what are the long-term effects of parental tendencies to support or undermine adolescents' expressions of autonomy?

Sex differences in gendered self-views are larger in cultures that have more gender equality. How do Guimond and colleagues (2007) explain this counter-intuitive finding?

What did Kristina Olson and colleagues (2015) find when they compared transgender children with cisgender children, and what do these findings say about the ability of pre-pubertal children to establish stable, transgender identities?

Heilman and Okimoto (2007) discovered that perceivers rate agentic women leaders less favorably than they rate agent take male leaders, but this difference disappears when ______.

According to Quinn and colleagues (2002), what is the first social category infants recognize?

Introducing Sex and Gender

Studying Sex and Gender

The Nature and Nurture of Sex and Gender

The Contents and Origins of Gender Stereotypes

Power, Sexism, and Discrimination

Cognitive Abilities and Aptitudes

Language, Communication, and Emotion

Sexual Orientation and Sexuality

Interpersonal Relationships

Work and Home

Gender and Physical Health

Gender and Psychological Health

Aggression and Violence

Filters

Exam 4: Gender Development

Which of the following is NOT consistent with Milton Diamond's (2006) biased-interaction theory?

Being raised by same-sex parents has what (if any) effects upon the development of gender identity, sexual orientation, and beliefs about gender stereotypes?

According to the precarious manhood hypothesis there is a cross-cultural tendency to understand manhood as ______ and womanhood as ______.

Researchers examining the double standard of aging have found all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Across culture, manhood is typically conceptualized as a stable social status that emerges inevitably from biological changes.

Children spend most of their playtime with gender-typical toys.

Which of the following would you predict to be TRUE of someone who is gender aschematic?

According to Sandra Bem (1983) what is the difference between someone who is gender schematic versus someone who is gender aschematic?

Jean Twenge found what trend in gendered self-views across the years 1974-1994?

People who are gender aschematic are especially likely to use gendered concepts as a way of understanding and organizing the world.

In the West, what are the long-term effects of parental tendencies to support or undermine adolescents' expressions of autonomy?

Sex differences in gendered self-views are larger in cultures that have more gender equality. How do Guimond and colleagues (2007) explain this counter-intuitive finding?

What did Kristina Olson and colleagues (2015) find when they compared transgender children with cisgender children, and what do these findings say about the ability of pre-pubertal children to establish stable, transgender identities?

Heilman and Okimoto (2007) discovered that perceivers rate agentic women leaders less favorably than they rate agent take male leaders, but this difference disappears when ______.

According to Quinn and colleagues (2002), what is the first social category infants recognize?

Introducing Sex and Gender

Studying Sex and Gender

The Nature and Nurture of Sex and Gender

The Contents and Origins of Gender Stereotypes

Power, Sexism, and Discrimination

Cognitive Abilities and Aptitudes

Language, Communication, and Emotion

Sexual Orientation and Sexuality

Interpersonal Relationships

Work and Home

Gender and Physical Health

Gender and Psychological Health

Aggression and Violence

Filters

According to the precarious manhood hypothesis there is a cross-cultural tendency to understand manhood as and womanhood as .