Question 1

The author of the text uses the movie Jerry Maguire to reflect a growing trend in society of

Accepted Answer

A)  females demonstrating a nurturing side to win over the attention of the males. 
B)  females feeling desperate to find a male to help raise their children. 
C)  males showing an interest in improving their social relationships and achieving emotional maturity. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  females demonstrating a nurturing side to win over the attention of the males. 
B)  females feeling desperate to find a male to help raise their children. 
C)  males showing an interest in improving their social relationships and achieving emotional maturity. 
D)  None of these. C

Question 2

___________________________ emphasize that evolutionary adaptations produced psychological sex differences.They argue that women and men faced different evolutionary pressures in primeval environments when the human species was evolving.

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmentalists 
B)  Evolutionary psychologists 
C)  Feminists 
D)  Historians 
A)  Developmentalists 
B)  Evolutionary psychologists 
C)  Feminists 
D)  Historians B

Question 3

In terms of parental and family influences,when does the family start treating the child like a boy or a girl?

Accepted Answer

A)  at birth 
B)  around 6 months old 
C)  around 1 year old 
D)  around 2 years old 
A)  at birth 
B)  around 6 months old 
C)  around 1 year old 
D)  around 2 years old A

Question 4

According to recent research,which statement is not true about emotional differences between males and females?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males show more anger towards strangers than females do. 
B)  Males are more likely to show their anger through aggressive actions. 
C)  Males are more likely to discuss emotions than females. 
D)  Females express sadness and fear more than males. 
A)  Males show more anger towards strangers than females do. 
B)  Males are more likely to show their anger through aggressive actions. 
C)  Males are more likely to discuss emotions than females. 
D)  Females express sadness and fear more than males.

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding physical differences between the sexes is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Females are less likely to suffer from coronary disease than males. 
B)  Females are more likely than males to develop physical disorders. 
C)  Females are more likely than males to develop mental disorders. 
D)  Females are more likely to be taller than males. 
A)  Females are less likely to suffer from coronary disease than males. 
B)  Females are more likely than males to develop physical disorders. 
C)  Females are more likely than males to develop mental disorders. 
D)  Females are more likely to be taller than males.

Question 6

Which best defines gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's biological sex 
B)  sociological prescriptions for males and females 
C)  reproductive distinctions between males and females 
D)  male or female assignment made on the basis of external and internal genitalia 
A)  a person's biological sex 
B)  sociological prescriptions for males and females 
C)  reproductive distinctions between males and females 
D)  male or female assignment made on the basis of external and internal genitalia

Question 7

At birth,Glenda,who is genetically female,had her masculinized genitalia surgically corrected to resemble those of a female.Research suggests that as an adult Glenda will exhibit masculine characteristics.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Innate male hormones will continue to have a powerful influence over Glenda's behavior. 
B)  Since Glenda will likely resemble a male,people around her will treat her like a man. 
C)  She will likely learn to resent her sex-change and reject her external female self in favor of her internal male self. 
D)  It is unclear whether this is due to hormonal or environmental factors. 
A)  Innate male hormones will continue to have a powerful influence over Glenda's behavior. 
B)  Since Glenda will likely resemble a male,people around her will treat her like a man. 
C)  She will likely learn to resent her sex-change and reject her external female self in favor of her internal male self. 
D)  It is unclear whether this is due to hormonal or environmental factors.

Question 8

The expectation that a woman should be nurturing and compliant is an example of a gender

Accepted Answer

A)  role. 
B)  identity. 
C)  prescription. 
D)  constancy. 
A)  role. 
B)  identity. 
C)  prescription. 
D)  constancy.

Question 9

William Pollack says the "crisis of boyhood" promotes

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A)  a lack of male emotion. 
B)  the bottling of anxiety. 
C)  little display of feelings. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  a lack of male emotion. 
B)  the bottling of anxiety. 
C)  little display of feelings. 
D)  All of these.

Question 10

Harming someone by manipulating a relationship is called relational

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression. 
B)  teasing. 
C)  frustration. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  aggression. 
B)  teasing. 
C)  frustration. 
D)  All of these.

Question 11

Critics of the evolutionary psychology view argue that

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A)  humans do not have the decision-making abilities to change their gender behavior and therefore are locked into the evolutionary past. 
B)  humans have the decision-making abilities to change their gender behavior and therefore are not locked into the evolutionary past. 
C)  the evolutionary view pays little attention to cultural and individual variations in gender differences. 
D)  although humans have the decision-making abilities to change their gender behavior,and not be locked into the evolutionary past,the evolutionary view pays little attention to cultural and individual variations in gender differences. 
A)  humans do not have the decision-making abilities to change their gender behavior and therefore are locked into the evolutionary past. 
B)  humans have the decision-making abilities to change their gender behavior and therefore are not locked into the evolutionary past. 
C)  the evolutionary view pays little attention to cultural and individual variations in gender differences. 
D)  although humans have the decision-making abilities to change their gender behavior,and not be locked into the evolutionary past,the evolutionary view pays little attention to cultural and individual variations in gender differences.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about school achievement is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent evidence suggests that boys predominate in the academic bottom half of high-school classes. 
B)  The bottom 50 percent academically is made up mainly of boys. 
C)  Females are more likely than males to be assigned to special/remedial education classes. 
D)  Females put forth more academic effort. 
A)  Recent evidence suggests that boys predominate in the academic bottom half of high-school classes. 
B)  The bottom 50 percent academically is made up mainly of boys. 
C)  Females are more likely than males to be assigned to special/remedial education classes. 
D)  Females put forth more academic effort.

Question 13

Many social scientists,such as Eagly,locate the cause of psychological sex differences not in biologically evolved dispositions but in

Accepted Answer

A)  contrasting positions and social roles of women and men. 
B)  evolutionary pressures. 
C)  hormonal difference. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  contrasting positions and social roles of women and men. 
B)  evolutionary pressures. 
C)  hormonal difference. 
D)  All of these.

Question 14

Who developed a theory of gender development based on children identifying with the same sex parent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bem 
B)  Freud 
C)  Kohlberg 
D)  Goldberg 
A)  Bem 
B)  Freud 
C)  Kohlberg 
D)  Goldberg

Question 15

___________________________ is the view that when an individual's competence is at issue,it should be conceptualized on a personal basis,rather than on the basis of masculinity,femininity,or androgyny.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender identity 
B)  Gender constancy 
C)  Gender-role transcendence 
D)  Gender stereotyping 
A)  Gender identity 
B)  Gender constancy 
C)  Gender-role transcendence 
D)  Gender stereotyping

Question 16

Compare and contrast an androgynous girl and boy.

Accepted Answer

A girl may be both powerful an

Question 17

______________________ talk is the language of conversation and a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Report 
B)  Rapport 
C)  Self-regulation 
D)  None of these. 
A)  Report 
B)  Rapport 
C)  Self-regulation 
D)  None of these.

Question 18

Both estrogens and androgens are present

Accepted Answer

A)  in both females and males in different concentrations. 
B)  only in males. 
C)  only in females. 
D)  in both females and males in the exact same concentration. 
A)  in both females and males in different concentrations. 
B)  only in males. 
C)  only in females. 
D)  in both females and males in the exact same concentration.

Question 19

There is a concern about boys who adopt a strong masculine role in adolescence because some

Accepted Answer

A)  of their activities are not socially acceptable. 
B)  of the young boys turn to premarital sex. 
C)  turn to drugs and alcohol. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  of their activities are not socially acceptable. 
B)  of the young boys turn to premarital sex. 
C)  turn to drugs and alcohol. 
D)  All of these.

Question 20

Peer demands for conformity to gender role become especially intense during

Accepted Answer

A)  early childhood. 
B)  middle childhood. 
C)  late childhood. 
D)  adolescence. 
A)  early childhood. 
B)  middle childhood. 
C)  late childhood. 
D)  adolescence.

The author of the text uses the movie Jerry Maguire to reflect a growing trend in society of

___________________________ emphasize that evolutionary adaptations produced psychological sex differences.They argue that women and men faced different evolutionary pressures in primeval environments when the human species was evolving.

In terms of parental and family influences,when does the family start treating the child like a boy or a girl?

According to recent research,which statement is not true about emotional differences between males and females?

Which of the following statements regarding physical differences between the sexes is true?

Which best defines gender?

At birth,Glenda,who is genetically female,had her masculinized genitalia surgically corrected to resemble those of a female.Research suggests that as an adult Glenda will exhibit masculine characteristics.Why?

The expectation that a woman should be nurturing and compliant is an example of a gender

William Pollack says the "crisis of boyhood" promotes

Harming someone by manipulating a relationship is called relational

Critics of the evolutionary psychology view argue that

Which of the following statements about school achievement is not true?

Many social scientists,such as Eagly,locate the cause of psychological sex differences not in biologically evolved dispositions but in

Who developed a theory of gender development based on children identifying with the same sex parent?

___________________________ is the view that when an individual's competence is at issue,it should be conceptualized on a personal basis,rather than on the basis of masculinity,femininity,or androgyny.

Compare and contrast an androgynous girl and boy.

______________________ talk is the language of conversation and a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

Both estrogens and androgens are present

There is a concern about boys who adopt a strong masculine role in adolescence because some

Peer demands for conformity to gender role become especially intense during

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters

Exam 12: Gender

The author of the text uses the movie Jerry Maguire to reflect a growing trend in society of

___________________________ emphasize that evolutionary adaptations produced psychological sex differences.They argue that women and men faced different evolutionary pressures in primeval environments when the human species was evolving.

In terms of parental and family influences,when does the family start treating the child like a boy or a girl?

According to recent research,which statement is not true about emotional differences between males and females?

Which of the following statements regarding physical differences between the sexes is true?

Which best defines gender?

At birth,Glenda,who is genetically female,had her masculinized genitalia surgically corrected to resemble those of a female.Research suggests that as an adult Glenda will exhibit masculine characteristics.Why?

The expectation that a woman should be nurturing and compliant is an example of a gender

William Pollack says the "crisis of boyhood" promotes

Harming someone by manipulating a relationship is called relational

Critics of the evolutionary psychology view argue that

Which of the following statements about school achievement is not true?

Many social scientists,such as Eagly,locate the cause of psychological sex differences not in biologically evolved dispositions but in

Who developed a theory of gender development based on children identifying with the same sex parent?

___________________________ is the view that when an individual's competence is at issue,it should be conceptualized on a personal basis,rather than on the basis of masculinity,femininity,or androgyny.

Compare and contrast an androgynous girl and boy.

______________________ talk is the language of conversation and a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

Both estrogens and androgens are present

There is a concern about boys who adopt a strong masculine role in adolescence because some

Peer demands for conformity to gender role become especially intense during

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters