Question 1

By the time children enter _______________________,they have considerable knowledge about which activities are linked with being male or female.

Accepted Answer

A) day care 
B) elementary school 
C) middle school 
D) high school 
A) day care 
B) elementary school 
C) middle school 
D) high school

Question 2

Compare and contrast an androgynous girl and boy.

Accepted Answer

A girl may be both powerful an

Question 3

Your instructor assigns an article titled "Imitation and Punishment as Methods of Females' Acquisition of Submissive Behaviour." This article was likely written by a

Accepted Answer

A) social-cognitive learning theorist. 
B) gender-schema theorist. 
C) cognitive-developmental theorist. 
D) neo-Piagetian. 
A) social-cognitive learning theorist. 
B) gender-schema theorist. 
C) cognitive-developmental theorist. 
D) neo-Piagetian.

Question 4

If you wanted to observe behaviour at "gender school," where would you go?

Accepted Answer

A) the bedroom 
B) in front of a television set 
C) a middle-school classroom 
D) a playground with 5- to 10-year-olds 
A) the bedroom 
B) in front of a television set 
C) a middle-school classroom 
D) a playground with 5- to 10-year-olds

Question 5

A person who exhibits masculine and feminine characteristics is described as

Accepted Answer

A) androgynous. 
B) a hermaphrodite. 
C) gender stereotypic. 
D) lacking gender identity. 
A) androgynous. 
B) a hermaphrodite. 
C) gender stereotypic. 
D) lacking gender identity.

Question 6

What are the pros and cons for androgyny education programs in the public schools? Explain each.

Accepted Answer

In general,it is easier to teach androgy

Question 7

_____________________ talk is talk that gives information.Public speaking is an example of this type of talk.Males hold centre stage through this talk with such verbal performances as storytelling,joking,and lecturing with information.

Accepted Answer

A) Report 
B) Rapport 
C) Self-regulation 
D) Report-rapport 
A) Report 
B) Rapport 
C) Self-regulation 
D) Report-rapport

Question 8

__________________________ are considered XY and do not have androgen receptors in their cells because of a genetic error.

Accepted Answer

A) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia females 
B) Pelvic-field defect males and females 
C) Androgen-insensitive males 
D) CAH males 
A) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia females 
B) Pelvic-field defect males and females 
C) Androgen-insensitive males 
D) CAH males

Question 9

Describe the ages and examples of the first signs of gender-typed play.

Accepted Answer

Boys first show this at 17 mon

Question 10

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 11

A weakness of Freud's gender identification theory is that

Accepted Answer

A) it is supported by research. 
B) children do not attach to the opposite-sex parent. 
C) it ignores the possibility of unconscious motivation. 
D) gender-typing occurs before the ages proposed by this theory. 
A) it is supported by research. 
B) children do not attach to the opposite-sex parent. 
C) it ignores the possibility of unconscious motivation. 
D) gender-typing occurs before the ages proposed by this theory.

Question 12

As a day-care worker,Jessica has ample opportunity to see young children interacting.Chances are that even in the 2-year-olds she supervises,she would have observed a consistent sex difference involving

Accepted Answer

A) male aggression. 
B) female verbal abilities. 
C) male leadership. 
D) female gullibility. 
A) male aggression. 
B) female verbal abilities. 
C) male leadership. 
D) female gullibility.

Question 13

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 14

There are many physical similarities and differences between males and females.List a few of these similarities and differences.

Accepted Answer

Females have a longer life expectancy th

Question 15

Compare and contrast the differences between gender identity,roles,and typing.

Accepted Answer

Gender identity is one's own s

Question 16

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 behaviour. 
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 favour 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 behaviour. 
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 favour of her internal male self. 
D) It is unclear whether this is due to hormonal or environmental factors.

Question 17

Which represents a gender stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A) Most math majors at the University of Toronto are female. 
B) Women tend to be slightly shorter than men. 
C) Males are more achievement-oriented than females. 
D) The average male Canadian worker earns more than the average female Canadian worker. 
A) Most math majors at the University of Toronto are female. 
B) Women tend to be slightly shorter than men. 
C) Males are more achievement-oriented than females. 
D) The average male Canadian worker earns more than the average female Canadian worker.

Question 18

Which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A) imitation 
B) attraction anxiety 
C) social-cognitive learning theory of gender 
D) reward 
A) imitation 
B) attraction anxiety 
C) social-cognitive learning theory of gender 
D) reward

Question 19

Some girls have a condition caused by a genetic defect resulting in an abnormally high level of androgens.The girls vary in how much their genitals look like male or female genitals.This condition is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 
B) CAH. 
C) Both answers are correct. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 
B) CAH. 
C) Both answers are correct. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Children are motivated to act in ways that conform to their ______________________,fueling gender typing.

Accepted Answer

A) identity bias 
B) gender schemas 
C) persona 
D) gender constancy 
A) identity bias 
B) gender schemas 
C) persona 
D) gender constancy

By the time children enter _______________________,they have considerable knowledge about which activities are linked with being male or female.

Compare and contrast an androgynous girl and boy.

Your instructor assigns an article titled "Imitation and Punishment as Methods of Females' Acquisition of Submissive Behaviour." This article was likely written by a

If you wanted to observe behaviour at "gender school," where would you go?

A person who exhibits masculine and feminine characteristics is described as

What are the pros and cons for androgyny education programs in the public schools? Explain each.

_____________________ talk is talk that gives information.Public speaking is an example of this type of talk.Males hold centre stage through this talk with such verbal performances as storytelling,joking,and lecturing with information.

__________________________ are considered XY and do not have androgen receptors in their cells because of a genetic error.

Describe the ages and examples of the first signs of gender-typed play.

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

A weakness of Freud's gender identification theory is that

As a day-care worker,Jessica has ample opportunity to see young children interacting.Chances are that even in the 2-year-olds she supervises,she would have observed a consistent sex difference involving

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

There are many physical similarities and differences between males and females.List a few of these similarities and differences.

Compare and contrast the differences between gender identity,roles,and typing.

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?

Which represents a gender stereotype?

Which of the following does not belong?

Some girls have a condition caused by a genetic defect resulting in an abnormally high level of androgens.The girls vary in how much their genitals look like male or female genitals.This condition is referred to as

Children are motivated to act in ways that conform to their ______________________,fueling gender typing.

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 Technology

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Exam 12: Gender

By the time children enter _______________________,they have considerable knowledge about which activities are linked with being male or female.

Compare and contrast an androgynous girl and boy.

Your instructor assigns an article titled "Imitation and Punishment as Methods of Females' Acquisition of Submissive Behaviour." This article was likely written by a

If you wanted to observe behaviour at "gender school," where would you go?

A person who exhibits masculine and feminine characteristics is described as

What are the pros and cons for androgyny education programs in the public schools? Explain each.

_____________________ talk is talk that gives information.Public speaking is an example of this type of talk.Males hold centre stage through this talk with such verbal performances as storytelling,joking,and lecturing with information.

__________________________ are considered XY and do not have androgen receptors in their cells because of a genetic error.

Describe the ages and examples of the first signs of gender-typed play.

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

A weakness of Freud's gender identification theory is that

As a day-care worker,Jessica has ample opportunity to see young children interacting.Chances are that even in the 2-year-olds she supervises,she would have observed a consistent sex difference involving

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

There are many physical similarities and differences between males and females.List a few of these similarities and differences.

Compare and contrast the differences between gender identity,roles,and typing.

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?

Which represents a gender stereotype?

Which of the following does not belong?

Some girls have a condition caused by a genetic defect resulting in an abnormally high level of androgens.The girls vary in how much their genitals look like male or female genitals.This condition is referred to as

Children are motivated to act in ways that conform to their ______________________,fueling gender typing.

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 Technology

Filters