Question 1

Discuss the causes of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

Sexual harassment in the workplace can h

Question 2

Many women workers have suspected that their work has been judged less positively simply because it was done by a woman. Is there any psychological research that would justify that suspicion? Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is psychological research tha

Question 3

A national study of over 3,000 women found that harassment can result in

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion disorders. 
B)  psychotic disorders. 
C)  post-traumatic stress disorder. 
D)  bipolar disorder. 
A)  conversion disorders. 
B)  psychotic disorders. 
C)  post-traumatic stress disorder. 
D)  bipolar disorder.

Question 4

High-achieving women

Accepted Answer

A)  derive their sense of self from high-achieving fathers. 
B)  are more likely than less-achieving women to have brothers. 
C)  tend to have an enriched view of women's capabilities. 
D)  tend to be rebels against all forms of authority. 
A)  derive their sense of self from high-achieving fathers. 
B)  are more likely than less-achieving women to have brothers. 
C)  tend to have an enriched view of women's capabilities. 
D)  tend to be rebels against all forms of authority.

Question 5

What is retrospective research? Explain with examples.

Accepted Answer

Retrospective research refers to a type

Question 6

Which of the following is a quality of successful, high-achieving women?

Accepted Answer

A)  being persistent despite setbacks 
B)  setting high standards for themselves 
C)  a desire to be financially independent 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  being persistent despite setbacks 
B)  setting high standards for themselves 
C)  a desire to be financially independent 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following is a role of a woman in a two-person career?

Accepted Answer

A)  sending birthday cards to extended family members 
B)  responding to invitations to the company's Fourth-of-July picnic 
C)  sending holiday cards to friends 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  sending birthday cards to extended family members 
B)  responding to invitations to the company's Fourth-of-July picnic 
C)  sending holiday cards to friends 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

Sarah has aided her husband's advancement in a leading pharmaceutical company. When asked about her husband's career, she is likely to report that she

Accepted Answer

A)  feels a sense of vicarious achievement. 
B)  feels used and exploited. 
C)  had little to do with his success. 
D)  either feels a sense of vicarious achievement or feels used and exploited. 
A)  feels a sense of vicarious achievement. 
B)  feels used and exploited. 
C)  had little to do with his success. 
D)  either feels a sense of vicarious achievement or feels used and exploited.

Question 9

Which of the following constitutes hostile environment harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  putting up sexual signs or posters in a work environment 
B)  making sexist comments 
C)  making negative remarks to a person because of his or her gender 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  putting up sexual signs or posters in a work environment 
B)  making sexist comments 
C)  making negative remarks to a person because of his or her gender 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

Recent research investigating the influence ethnicity and gender have on earnings suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  no significant changes have occurred in the past 20 years. 
B)  women of color are catching up to the earnings of White women. 
C)  the gender gap has slightly decreased over the past 40 years. 
D)  women of color are catching up to the earnings of White women and the gender gap has slightly decreased over the past 40 years. 
A)  no significant changes have occurred in the past 20 years. 
B)  women of color are catching up to the earnings of White women. 
C)  the gender gap has slightly decreased over the past 40 years. 
D)  women of color are catching up to the earnings of White women and the gender gap has slightly decreased over the past 40 years.

Question 11

In the context of sexual harassment, which of the following refers to unwanted sexual advances or behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile environment harassment 
B)  sex-role spillover 
C)  occupational segregation 
D)  quid pro quo harassment 
A)  hostile environment harassment 
B)  sex-role spillover 
C)  occupational segregation 
D)  quid pro quo harassment

Question 12

Describe some of the added strains on women of color in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

Women of color in the workplace often fa

Question 13

Which of the following is a reason multiple roles usually benefit psychological well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paid work is generally a source of increased self-esteem. 
B)  Paid work is generally a source of more social involvement. 
C)  Paid work is generally a source of an independent identity. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Paid work is generally a source of increased self-esteem. 
B)  Paid work is generally a source of more social involvement. 
C)  Paid work is generally a source of an independent identity. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

The statement "I am just a housewife" illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  working at home is not as difficult as working outside the home. 
B)  women who are full-time homemakers have given up career plans. 
C)  much of the work women do is often not formally defined as work. 
D)  working in the home is not as difficult as working outside the home, and much of the work women do is often not formally defined as work. 
A)  working at home is not as difficult as working outside the home. 
B)  women who are full-time homemakers have given up career plans. 
C)  much of the work women do is often not formally defined as work. 
D)  working in the home is not as difficult as working outside the home, and much of the work women do is often not formally defined as work.

Question 15

Which of the following is defined as the desire to accomplish something valuable and important and to meet high standards of excellence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the old-boy network 
B)  adaptive performance 
C)  learned industriousness 
D)  achievement motivation 
A)  the old-boy network 
B)  adaptive performance 
C)  learned industriousness 
D)  achievement motivation

Question 16

In the context of workplaces, which of the following statements is true of "tokens"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are much more likely to be men than women and ethnic minorities. 
B)  They are a majority in workplaces where the environment is highly masculine. 
C)  They are socially acceptable and unconventional. 
D)  They feel a lot of performance pressure. 
A)  They are much more likely to be men than women and ethnic minorities. 
B)  They are a majority in workplaces where the environment is highly masculine. 
C)  They are socially acceptable and unconventional. 
D)  They feel a lot of performance pressure.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an expression of men's formal power in the workplace. 
B)  It is a reflection of the high status of women. 
C)  It is an abuse of power. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  It is an expression of men's formal power in the workplace. 
B)  It is a reflection of the high status of women. 
C)  It is an abuse of power. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

Which of the following is a reason for "tokens" to feel a lot of performance pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Others tend to go out of their way to help them feel at home. 
B)  Everyone wants to talk to them. 
C)  Mistakes are taken as evidence that "those people" should not have been hired. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Others tend to go out of their way to help them feel at home. 
B)  Everyone wants to talk to them. 
C)  Mistakes are taken as evidence that "those people" should not have been hired. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 19

Women are expected to be more caring and supportive than men, yet their caring is simultaneously devalued. Discuss this statement, providing evidence to support it.

Accepted Answer

This statement highlights the societal e

Question 20

________ refers to the psychological effects of being faced with two or more sets of incompatible expectations or demands, while ________ describes the difficulties of meeting these expectations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Role conflict; role overload 
B)  Split-role conflict; performance pressure 
C)  Role neurosis; role regulation 
D)  Script-role conflict; role-script conflict 
A)  Role conflict; role overload 
B)  Split-role conflict; performance pressure 
C)  Role neurosis; role regulation 
D)  Script-role conflict; role-script conflict

Discuss the causes of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Many women workers have suspected that their work has been judged less positively simply because it was done by a woman. Is there any psychological research that would justify that suspicion? Discuss.

A national study of over 3,000 women found that harassment can result in

High-achieving women

What is retrospective research? Explain with examples.

Which of the following is a quality of successful, high-achieving women?

Which of the following is a role of a woman in a two-person career?

Sarah has aided her husband's advancement in a leading pharmaceutical company. When asked about her husband's career, she is likely to report that she

Which of the following constitutes hostile environment harassment?

Recent research investigating the influence ethnicity and gender have on earnings suggests that

In the context of sexual harassment, which of the following refers to unwanted sexual advances or behavior?

Describe some of the added strains on women of color in the workplace.

Which of the following is a reason multiple roles usually benefit psychological well-being?

The statement "I am just a housewife" illustrates that

Which of the following is defined as the desire to accomplish something valuable and important and to meet high standards of excellence?

In the context of workplaces, which of the following statements is true of "tokens"?

Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?

Which of the following is a reason for "tokens" to feel a lot of performance pressure?

Women are expected to be more caring and supportive than men, yet their caring is simultaneously devalued. Discuss this statement, providing evidence to support it.

refers to the psychological effects of being faced with two or more sets of incompatible expectations or demands, while describes the difficulties of meeting these expectations.

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Discuss the causes of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Many women workers have suspected that their work has been judged less positively simply because it was done by a woman. Is there any psychological research that would justify that suspicion? Discuss.

A national study of over 3,000 women found that harassment can result in

High-achieving women

What is retrospective research? Explain with examples.

Which of the following is a quality of successful, high-achieving women?

Which of the following is a role of a woman in a two-person career?

Sarah has aided her husband's advancement in a leading pharmaceutical company. When asked about her husband's career, she is likely to report that she

Which of the following constitutes hostile environment harassment?

Recent research investigating the influence ethnicity and gender have on earnings suggests that

In the context of sexual harassment, which of the following refers to unwanted sexual advances or behavior?

Describe some of the added strains on women of color in the workplace.

Which of the following is a reason multiple roles usually benefit psychological well-being?

The statement "I am just a housewife" illustrates that

Which of the following is defined as the desire to accomplish something valuable and important and to meet high standards of excellence?

In the context of workplaces, which of the following statements is true of "tokens"?

Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?

Which of the following is a reason for "tokens" to feel a lot of performance pressure?

Women are expected to be more caring and supportive than men, yet their caring is simultaneously devalued. Discuss this statement, providing evidence to support it.

________ refers to the psychological effects of being faced with two or more sets of incompatible expectations or demands, while ________ describes the difficulties of meeting these expectations.

Paving the Way

Gender, Status, and Power

Images of Women

The Meanings of Difference

Sex, Gender, and Bodies

Gendered Identities: Childhood and Adolescence

Sex, Love, and Romance

Commitments: Women and Close Relationships

Mothering

The Second Half: Midlife and Aging

Violence Against Women

Psychological Disorders, Therapy, and Womens Well-Being

Making a Difference: Toward a Better Future for Women

Filters

refers to the psychological effects of being faced with two or more sets of incompatible expectations or demands, while describes the difficulties of meeting these expectations.