Question 1

Explain how peers enforce gender roles and sex-typed behaviors.

Accepted Answer

Peers reward sex-typical play through co

Question 2

A child who persistently displays sex-atypical behavior is said to exhibit

Accepted Answer

A)  androgyny. 
B)  cross-gender behavior. 
C)  sex segregation. 
D)  sex typing. 
A)  androgyny. 
B)  cross-gender behavior. 
C)  sex segregation. 
D)  sex typing.

Question 3

Give some examples of children's gender stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

Children as young as age two stare longe

Question 4

Preschoolers' thinking about gender stereotypes

Accepted Answer

A)  is limited to toys. 
B)  is limited to physical objects. 
C)  extends to metaphors for masculinity and femininity. 
D)  extends well into adolescence with little flexibility. 
A)  is limited to toys. 
B)  is limited to physical objects. 
C)  extends to metaphors for masculinity and femininity. 
D)  extends well into adolescence with little flexibility.

Question 5

When parents assume nontraditional household tasks,girls and boys assume more gender-typed roles around the house over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Contrary to what researchers had previously thought,ideas about the nature of the "sexual self" begin to take shape

Accepted Answer

A)  prior to adolescence. 
B)  during adolescence. 
C)  post adolescence. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  prior to adolescence. 
B)  during adolescence. 
C)  post adolescence. 
D)  none of these.

Question 7

Stuart possesses a strong gender schema and exhibits very consistent gender-typical behaviors.We can refer to Stuart as

Accepted Answer

A)  gender-typical. 
B)  sexist. 
C)  gender-aschematic. 
D)  gender-schematic. 
A)  gender-typical. 
B)  sexist. 
C)  gender-aschematic. 
D)  gender-schematic.

Question 8

According to social cognitive theory,five-year-old Marcus is most likely to imitate his

Accepted Answer

A)  mother fixing a lamp. 
B)  father repairing a flat tire. 
C)  mother washing the dishes. 
D)  father sewing a button on his shirt. 
A)  mother fixing a lamp. 
B)  father repairing a flat tire. 
C)  mother washing the dishes. 
D)  father sewing a button on his shirt.

Question 9

Once children acquire gender identity,they are

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to engage in cross-gender behaviors. 
B)  less likely to acquire gender constancy. 
C)  less likely to have knowledge of gender stereotypes. 
D)  more likely to engage in more gender-typical play. 
A)  more likely to engage in cross-gender behaviors. 
B)  less likely to acquire gender constancy. 
C)  less likely to have knowledge of gender stereotypes. 
D)  more likely to engage in more gender-typical play.

Question 10

Recent studies show that compared to females,males tend to display superior performance in

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-analysis. 
B)  visualization. 
C)  mental rotation. 
D)  spatial creativity. 
A)  meta-analysis. 
B)  visualization. 
C)  mental rotation. 
D)  spatial creativity.

Question 11

Candice possesses a weak gender schema,and she engages in fewer gender-typical behaviors than her other female peers.We can refer to Candice as

Accepted Answer

A)  gender-aschematic. 
B)  gender-schematic. 
C)  androgynous. 
D)  hyperplasic. 
A)  gender-aschematic. 
B)  gender-schematic. 
C)  androgynous. 
D)  hyperplasic.

Question 12

Recent meta-analyses of cognitive sex differences indicate

Accepted Answer

A)  a large female advantage in verbal skills. 
B)  a large male advantage in verbal skills. 
C)  a small female advantage in verbal skills. 
D)  a small male advantage in verbal skills. 
A)  a large female advantage in verbal skills. 
B)  a large male advantage in verbal skills. 
C)  a small female advantage in verbal skills. 
D)  a small male advantage in verbal skills.

Question 13

Animal studies show that

Accepted Answer

A)  hormonal treatments during the prenatal period have no effect on male or female aggression levels. 
B)  androgens administered to female animals during the prenatal period subsequently increase aggression. 
C)  estrogen administered to male animals during the prenatal period subsequently increases aggression. 
D)  estrogen administered to female animals during the prenatal period subsequently increases aggression. 
A)  hormonal treatments during the prenatal period have no effect on male or female aggression levels. 
B)  androgens administered to female animals during the prenatal period subsequently increase aggression. 
C)  estrogen administered to male animals during the prenatal period subsequently increases aggression. 
D)  estrogen administered to female animals during the prenatal period subsequently increases aggression.

Question 14

Tamara's mother works outside the home.Tamara is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  develop rigid conceptions of gender roles. 
B)  feel apathy for her mother. 
C)  develop a strong sense of feminine responsibilities. 
D)  exhibit higher levels of achievement motivation. 
A)  develop rigid conceptions of gender roles. 
B)  feel apathy for her mother. 
C)  develop a strong sense of feminine responsibilities. 
D)  exhibit higher levels of achievement motivation.

Question 15

During the free-play period in nursery school,Shane was pretending to bake cookies in the toy oven.Shane is most likely to stop this sex-atypical play activity if

Accepted Answer

A)  Will asks to join him in his pretend play. 
B)  Martin tells him that baking is for girls. 
C)  Corinne tells him that baking is for girls. 
D)  Marissa asks to join him in his pretend play. 
A)  Will asks to join him in his pretend play. 
B)  Martin tells him that baking is for girls. 
C)  Corinne tells him that baking is for girls. 
D)  Marissa asks to join him in his pretend play.

Question 16

According to social cognitive theory,five-year-old Joanne is most likely to imitate her

Accepted Answer

A)  mother fixing a lamp. 
B)  mother washing the dishes. 
C)  father repairing a flat tire. 
D)  father sewing a button on his shirt. 
A)  mother fixing a lamp. 
B)  mother washing the dishes. 
C)  father repairing a flat tire. 
D)  father sewing a button on his shirt.

Question 17

Toddlers' play behavior does not vary based on the gender of their play partner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Gender stereotypes may persist because we ascribe behavior inconsistent with these stereotypes to individual differences rather than abandon our stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Depression rates in girls tend to be higher than rates in boys.In fact,by late adolescence girls are ______ as likely as boys to be depressed.

Accepted Answer

A)  two times 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  ten times 
A)  two times 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  ten times

Question 20

If asked to rate traits like being gentle,being emotional,and being caring,seven-year-old Tommy is likely to say that

Accepted Answer

A)  girls are more likely to display all three traits. 
B)  boys are more likely to display all three traits. 
C)  girls and boys are equally likely to display all three traits. 
D)  boys are more likely than girls to display emotion but not gentility. 
A)  girls are more likely to display all three traits. 
B)  boys are more likely to display all three traits. 
C)  girls and boys are equally likely to display all three traits. 
D)  boys are more likely than girls to display emotion but not gentility.

Explain how peers enforce gender roles and sex-typed behaviors.

A child who persistently displays sex-atypical behavior is said to exhibit

Give some examples of children's gender stereotypes.

Preschoolers' thinking about gender stereotypes

When parents assume nontraditional household tasks,girls and boys assume more gender-typed roles around the house over time.

Contrary to what researchers had previously thought,ideas about the nature of the "sexual self" begin to take shape

Stuart possesses a strong gender schema and exhibits very consistent gender-typical behaviors.We can refer to Stuart as

According to social cognitive theory,five-year-old Marcus is most likely to imitate his

Once children acquire gender identity,they are

Recent studies show that compared to females,males tend to display superior performance in

Candice possesses a weak gender schema,and she engages in fewer gender-typical behaviors than her other female peers.We can refer to Candice as

Recent meta-analyses of cognitive sex differences indicate

Animal studies show that

Tamara's mother works outside the home.Tamara is likely to

During the free-play period in nursery school,Shane was pretending to bake cookies in the toy oven.Shane is most likely to stop this sex-atypical play activity if

According to social cognitive theory,five-year-old Joanne is most likely to imitate her

Toddlers' play behavior does not vary based on the gender of their play partner.

Gender stereotypes may persist because we ascribe behavior inconsistent with these stereotypes to individual differences rather than abandon our stereotypes.

Depression rates in girls tend to be higher than rates in boys.In fact,by late adolescence girls are ______ as likely as boys to be depressed.

If asked to rate traits like being gentle,being emotional,and being caring,seven-year-old Tommy is likely to say that

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Exam 13: Gender

Explain how peers enforce gender roles and sex-typed behaviors.

A child who persistently displays sex-atypical behavior is said to exhibit

Give some examples of children's gender stereotypes.

Preschoolers' thinking about gender stereotypes

When parents assume nontraditional household tasks,girls and boys assume more gender-typed roles around the house over time.

Contrary to what researchers had previously thought,ideas about the nature of the "sexual self" begin to take shape

Stuart possesses a strong gender schema and exhibits very consistent gender-typical behaviors.We can refer to Stuart as

According to social cognitive theory,five-year-old Marcus is most likely to imitate his

Once children acquire gender identity,they are

Recent studies show that compared to females,males tend to display superior performance in

Candice possesses a weak gender schema,and she engages in fewer gender-typical behaviors than her other female peers.We can refer to Candice as

Recent meta-analyses of cognitive sex differences indicate

Animal studies show that

Tamara's mother works outside the home.Tamara is likely to

During the free-play period in nursery school,Shane was pretending to bake cookies in the toy oven.Shane is most likely to stop this sex-atypical play activity if

According to social cognitive theory,five-year-old Joanne is most likely to imitate her

Toddlers' play behavior does not vary based on the gender of their play partner.

Gender stereotypes may persist because we ascribe behavior inconsistent with these stereotypes to individual differences rather than abandon our stereotypes.

Depression rates in girls tend to be higher than rates in boys.In fact,by late adolescence girls are ______ as likely as boys to be depressed.

If asked to rate traits like being gentle,being emotional,and being caring,seven-year-old Tommy is likely to say that

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Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

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