Exam 13: Gender

Charmaine invited her entire first-grade class to her birthday party.During the party,all the boys played together and all the girls played together.This group pattern of behavior is called

_________ theory stresses the importance of the acquisition of gender identity and children's intrinsic motivations to behave in a gender-typical manner,focusing on the influence of children's active construction of gender knowledge on their behavior.

What is self-socialization,and how does it relate to Kohlberg's cognitive developmental theory of gender development?

Billy was shown pictures of a boy in a dress,a girl baking cookies,and a boy playing with a doll.Assuming that Billy is gender schematic,which of the following statements is true if Billy is asked about the pictures a week later?

Females are more likely than males to be miscarried,die in infancy,or develop a hereditary disease.

Children's reports of how they would respond to cross-gender behaviors in their peers went as far as to include physical abuse.

Henry thinks that if he wears a skirt and a barrette and plays with a doll he will become a girl.Henry has not yet acquired

Twelve-year-old Christopher is more likely than seven-year-old Jennifer to say that both males and females can possess certain traits.This is because

In general,children are likely to engage in sex-typical behaviors in response to _________ reinforcement and to terminate behaviors their _________ punish.

_________ begins to break down as children enter adolescence and begin to think about dating.

Compare Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental theory of gender development to gender schema theory.Include a discussion of the important elements of each theory and the research findings that support or refute them.

Preschoolers have been shown to associate specific behaviors and future roles with each sex.In fact,by two-years of age children will look longer at images of women _________ and men _________.

Meta-analyses indicate that sex differences in aggression are greatest in adolescents.

Aggression that takes the form of gossip or psychological manipulation is called

________ is the process by which individuals acquire the characteristics and behaviors prescribed for their sex by their culture.

What effects in gender-role development result from maternal employment?

The only notable sex difference in cognitive skills observed in recent studies is in ________ abilities.

Which of the following is not true regarding the influence of parental behaviors upon gender development?

The differences in enacting gender stereotypes are greater in ________ than in ________.

Explain the qualities associated with masculine and feminine gender stereotypes.