Question 1

Androgyny is

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A) more beneficial for girls than for boys. 
B) more beneficial for boys than for girls. 
C) equally beneficial for boys and girls. 
D) harmful to both boys and girls. 
A) more beneficial for girls than for boys. 
B) more beneficial for boys than for girls. 
C) equally beneficial for boys and girls. 
D) harmful to both boys and girls.

Question 2

Children

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A) have little knowledge of gender stereotypes when they enter elementary school. 
B) are more likely to ignore stereotypes when judging others as they grow older. 
C) don't have adult-like knowledge of gender stereotypes until they are teenagers. 
D) consider gender stereotypes to be more binding than moral rules or social conventions. 
A) have little knowledge of gender stereotypes when they enter elementary school. 
B) are more likely to ignore stereotypes when judging others as they grow older. 
C) don't have adult-like knowledge of gender stereotypes until they are teenagers. 
D) consider gender stereotypes to be more binding than moral rules or social conventions.

Question 3

Instrumental traits are associated with women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Children

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A) are very accepting of cross-gender play. 
B) choose same-sex playmates because they are pressured to do so by adults. 
C) resist parents' efforts to get them to play with members of the opposite sex. 
D) show reluctance to play with members of the opposite sex only in gender-typed play. 
A) are very accepting of cross-gender play. 
B) choose same-sex playmates because they are pressured to do so by adults. 
C) resist parents' efforts to get them to play with members of the opposite sex. 
D) show reluctance to play with members of the opposite sex only in gender-typed play.

Question 5

Who has gender consistency?

Accepted Answer

A) Eric,who knows he is a boy 
B) Craig,who understands that girls become women 
C) Wendy,who thinks that if a girl cuts her hair like a boy's,she will become a boy 
D) Brooke,who understands that a boy who wears a dress is still a boy,not a girl 
A) Eric,who knows he is a boy 
B) Craig,who understands that girls become women 
C) Wendy,who thinks that if a girl cuts her hair like a boy's,she will become a boy 
D) Brooke,who understands that a boy who wears a dress is still a boy,not a girl

Question 6

Which of the following statements about gender differences is most accurate?

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A) Girls and boys are different in more ways than they are similar. 
B) Girls and boys are similar in more ways than they are different. 
C) Most gender differences are relatively large. 
D) Small differences in group averages mean there is little overlap between girls and boys. 
A) Girls and boys are different in more ways than they are similar. 
B) Girls and boys are similar in more ways than they are different. 
C) Most gender differences are relatively large. 
D) Small differences in group averages mean there is little overlap between girls and boys.

Question 7

The ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space is referred to as

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A) mathematical ability. 
B) mental constancy. 
C) enabling. 
D) mental rotation. 
A) mathematical ability. 
B) mental constancy. 
C) enabling. 
D) mental rotation.

Question 8

Expressive traits

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A) describe individuals who value interpersonal relationships. 
B) describe individuals who act on the world and influence it. 
C) describe individuals who are independent and aggressive. 
D) are typically used equally to describe males and females. 
A) describe individuals who value interpersonal relationships. 
B) describe individuals who act on the world and influence it. 
C) describe individuals who are independent and aggressive. 
D) are typically used equally to describe males and females.

Question 9

One way in which experience contributes to gender differences in aggression is that

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A) the media portrays many aggressive males who are rewarded for their behaviour. 
B) parents are more likely to use physical punishment with daughters than with sons. 
C) parents are less tolerant of aggressive behaviour in sons than in daughters. 
D) males are stronger than females. 
A) the media portrays many aggressive males who are rewarded for their behaviour. 
B) parents are more likely to use physical punishment with daughters than with sons. 
C) parents are less tolerant of aggressive behaviour in sons than in daughters. 
D) males are stronger than females.

Question 10

According to Maccoby and Jacklin (1974),which of the following is an established gender difference?

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A) Girls are more social than boys. 
B) Boys have higher self-esteem than girls. 
C) Girls have less achievement motivation than boys. 
D) Boys are more aggressive than girls. 
A) Girls are more social than boys. 
B) Boys have higher self-esteem than girls. 
C) Girls have less achievement motivation than boys. 
D) Boys are more aggressive than girls.

Question 11

Evolutionary developmental psychology explains gender roles and gender identity by

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A) proposing that men and women performed vastly different roles for much of human history with women being more invested in child-rearing and men being more invested in providing resources. 
B) proposing that sex hormones such as testosterone lead to differences between men and women. 
C) proposing that men and women see the world and act differently due to socialization. 
D) proposing that men and women have vastly different brains and thus,process information differently. 
A) proposing that men and women performed vastly different roles for much of human history with women being more invested in child-rearing and men being more invested in providing resources. 
B) proposing that sex hormones such as testosterone lead to differences between men and women. 
C) proposing that men and women see the world and act differently due to socialization. 
D) proposing that men and women have vastly different brains and thus,process information differently.

Question 12

Which of the following is TRUE of the differences between males and females in intellectual ability?

Accepted Answer

A) Females are superior to males in verbal ability only as adults. 
B) In high school and college,there are negligible differences between males and females on math tests. 
C) In early elementary school,males are superior to females on standardized math scores. 
D) At all ages,females are superior to males in spatial ability. 
A) Females are superior to males in verbal ability only as adults. 
B) In high school and college,there are negligible differences between males and females on math tests. 
C) In early elementary school,males are superior to females on standardized math scores. 
D) At all ages,females are superior to males in spatial ability.

Question 13

It appears as though androgen (a hormone) has no effect whatsoever on prenatal development of brain regions critical for masculine and feminine gender role behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Your six-year-old niece does not like to play with boys.Your brother thinks that this is okay but his wife thinks that your niece should play with both boys and girls.What can you tell your sister-in-law about gender differences in styles of interaction and how that is related to the selection of same-sex playmates?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 15

Mental rotation is the ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Androgynous children have lower self-esteem than children whose gender roles are highly stereotyped.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to ________ theory,children first decide if an object,activity,or behaviour is male or female,then use this information to decide whether they should learn more about the object,activity,or behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) gender-stereotype 
B) gender-labelling 
C) gender-schema 
D) gender-constancy 
A) gender-stereotype 
B) gender-labelling 
C) gender-schema 
D) gender-constancy

Question 18

A ________ is a set of cultural guidelines for how a person should behave.

Accepted Answer

A) gender stereotype 
B) gender schema 
C) gender label 
D) social role 
A) gender stereotype 
B) gender schema 
C) gender label 
D) social role

Question 19

Who would you expect to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?

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A) Nick,who has a stereotypically male gender role 
B) Felicity,who has a stereotypically female gender role 
C) Peter,who is androgynous 
D) Heather,who is androgynous 
A) Nick,who has a stereotypically male gender role 
B) Felicity,who has a stereotypically female gender role 
C) Peter,who is androgynous 
D) Heather,who is androgynous

Question 20

Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) found that gender differences exist in

Accepted Answer

A) verbal ability. 
B) achievement motivation. 
C) altruistic behaviour. 
D) suggestibility to influence. 
A) verbal ability. 
B) achievement motivation. 
C) altruistic behaviour. 
D) suggestibility to influence.

Androgyny is

Children

Instrumental traits are associated with women.

Children

Who has gender consistency?

Which of the following statements about gender differences is most accurate?

The ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space is referred to as

Expressive traits

One way in which experience contributes to gender differences in aggression is that

According to Maccoby and Jacklin (1974),which of the following is an established gender difference?

Evolutionary developmental psychology explains gender roles and gender identity by

Which of the following is TRUE of the differences between males and females in intellectual ability?

It appears as though androgen (a hormone) has no effect whatsoever on prenatal development of brain regions critical for masculine and feminine gender role behaviour.

Mental rotation is the ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space.

Androgynous children have lower self-esteem than children whose gender roles are highly stereotyped.

According to ________ theory,children first decide if an object,activity,or behaviour is male or female,then use this information to decide whether they should learn more about the object,activity,or behaviour.

A ________ is a set of cultural guidelines for how a person should behave.

Who would you expect to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?

Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) found that gender differences exist in

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Exam 13: Gender and Development

Androgyny is

Children

Instrumental traits are associated with women.

Children

Who has gender consistency?

Which of the following statements about gender differences is most accurate?

The ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space is referred to as

Expressive traits

One way in which experience contributes to gender differences in aggression is that

According to Maccoby and Jacklin (1974),which of the following is an established gender difference?

Evolutionary developmental psychology explains gender roles and gender identity by

Which of the following is TRUE of the differences between males and females in intellectual ability?

It appears as though androgen (a hormone) has no effect whatsoever on prenatal development of brain regions critical for masculine and feminine gender role behaviour.

Mental rotation is the ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space.

Androgynous children have lower self-esteem than children whose gender roles are highly stereotyped.

According to ________ theory,children first decide if an object,activity,or behaviour is male or female,then use this information to decide whether they should learn more about the object,activity,or behaviour.

A ________ is a set of cultural guidelines for how a person should behave.

Who would you expect to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?

Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) found that gender differences exist in

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behaviour

Social Influences

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