Question 1

What are some of the issues related to sexual harassment adolescents face regularly in high school? How might this issues best be addressed?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should cover surve

Question 2

Relevant research has modestly substantiated that girls are more skilled in ________ tasks than boys.However,most researchers agree that the difference ________ large enough to warrant much notice.

Accepted Answer

A)  competence;is not 
B)  visual-spatial;is 
C)  verbal;is not 
D)  interpersonal;is 
A)  competence;is not 
B)  visual-spatial;is 
C)  verbal;is not 
D)  interpersonal;is

Question 3

Children's expectations for reinforcement of sex-typed behavior may influence their behavior as much as the actual reward or punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to social cognitive theory,who is more likely to report a positive self-evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two-year-old Timothy,who imagined himself playing with a doll 
B)  Two-year-old Samantha,who imagined herself playing with a doll 
C)  Four-year-old Jason,who imagined himself playing with a toy truck 
D)  Four-year-old Kristin,who imagined herself playing with a toy truck 
A)  Two-year-old Timothy,who imagined himself playing with a doll 
B)  Two-year-old Samantha,who imagined herself playing with a doll 
C)  Four-year-old Jason,who imagined himself playing with a toy truck 
D)  Four-year-old Kristin,who imagined herself playing with a toy truck

Question 5

Brain lateralization has been used to explain the observed sex differences in visual-spatial skills.Which of the following is not a premise of the brain lateralization hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapid maturation of the brain produces less eventual lateralization of the brain. 
B)  Verbal skills develop sooner than visual-spatial skills. 
C)  Verbal processing in both hemispheres rather than in just one hemisphere improves visual-spatial processing. 
D)  Girls' brains mature more quickly than boys' brains. 
A)  Rapid maturation of the brain produces less eventual lateralization of the brain. 
B)  Verbal skills develop sooner than visual-spatial skills. 
C)  Verbal processing in both hemispheres rather than in just one hemisphere improves visual-spatial processing. 
D)  Girls' brains mature more quickly than boys' brains.

Question 6

One theory of gender-development is the biological one.What research findings support a biological perspective? What research findings challenge it?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should cover that

Question 7

According to Kohlberg,children become internally motivated to behave in sex-appropriate ways to be consistent with their conceptions of same-sex behavior.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sex typicality. 
B)  gender schema. 
C)  self-socialization. 
D)  gender constancy. 
A)  sex typicality. 
B)  gender schema. 
C)  self-socialization. 
D)  gender constancy.

Question 8

The hormones that lead to the development of male genitalia are called

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogens. 
B)  androgens. 
C)  gonadogens. 
D)  progesterones. 
A)  estrogens. 
B)  androgens. 
C)  gonadogens. 
D)  progesterones.

Question 9

The consequences of cross-gender behavior are

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal for both boys and girls. 
B)  severe and long lasting for both boys and girls. 
C)  severe and long lasting for boys but not for girls. 
D)  severe and long lasting for girls but not for boys. 
A)  minimal for both boys and girls. 
B)  severe and long lasting for both boys and girls. 
C)  severe and long lasting for boys but not for girls. 
D)  severe and long lasting for girls but not for boys.

Question 10

Many of the sex differences that are assumed by the average person

Accepted Answer

A)  are really sex-typed. 
B)  are really gender stereotypes. 
C)  are true sex differences documented by empirical work. 
D)  have been empirically documented. 
A)  are really sex-typed. 
B)  are really gender stereotypes. 
C)  are true sex differences documented by empirical work. 
D)  have been empirically documented.

What are some of the issues related to sexual harassment adolescents face regularly in high school? How might this issues best be addressed?

Relevant research has modestly substantiated that girls are more skilled in tasks than boys.However,most researchers agree that the difference large enough to warrant much notice.

Children's expectations for reinforcement of sex-typed behavior may influence their behavior as much as the actual reward or punishment.

According to social cognitive theory,who is more likely to report a positive self-evaluation?

Brain lateralization has been used to explain the observed sex differences in visual-spatial skills.Which of the following is not a premise of the brain lateralization hypothesis?

One theory of gender-development is the biological one.What research findings support a biological perspective? What research findings challenge it?

According to Kohlberg,children become internally motivated to behave in sex-appropriate ways to be consistent with their conceptions of same-sex behavior.This process is called

The hormones that lead to the development of male genitalia are called

The consequences of cross-gender behavior are

Many of the sex differences that are assumed by the average person

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

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Exam 13: Gender

What are some of the issues related to sexual harassment adolescents face regularly in high school? How might this issues best be addressed?

Relevant research has modestly substantiated that girls are more skilled in ________ tasks than boys.However,most researchers agree that the difference ________ large enough to warrant much notice.

Children's expectations for reinforcement of sex-typed behavior may influence their behavior as much as the actual reward or punishment.

According to social cognitive theory,who is more likely to report a positive self-evaluation?

Brain lateralization has been used to explain the observed sex differences in visual-spatial skills.Which of the following is not a premise of the brain lateralization hypothesis?

One theory of gender-development is the biological one.What research findings support a biological perspective? What research findings challenge it?

According to Kohlberg,children become internally motivated to behave in sex-appropriate ways to be consistent with their conceptions of same-sex behavior.This process is called

The hormones that lead to the development of male genitalia are called

The consequences of cross-gender behavior are

Many of the sex differences that are assumed by the average person

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

Filters

Relevant research has modestly substantiated that girls are more skilled in tasks than boys.However,most researchers agree that the difference large enough to warrant much notice.