Exam 47: Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

According to the American Psychiatric Association,an individual who is experiencing extreme distress as a consequence of his/her gender variance would be diagnosed with _______.

The researchers who gave the BSRI to thousands of people found that the percentage of people surveyed who fell into traditional feminine or masculine categories was 75 percent.

Which of the following statements regarding gender roles and culture is FALSE?

Which of the following would be considered a "feminine" trait on the Ben Sex Role Inventory?

Subjects who scored high on both masculine and feminine items of the Bem Sex Role Inventory tended to be more

Which of the following created a sex role inventory that consists of 20 traditionally "masculine" traits,20 traditionally "feminine" traits,and 20 neutral traits?

Declining differences between male and female scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test are probably the result of

Which of the following would be an example of biological biasing in humans?

In business,academia,medicine,law,sports,and politics,women in the United States continue to earn less money and achieve lower status than men.

Four-year-old Debbie tells her father that she wants to fix cars and be a race car driver when she grows up.Her father tells her that she cannot do that because a person has to be "strong and rough and has to understand how machines work,and women have trouble doing that." Debbie's father is

Regarding gender roles and gender role strain,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The stress associated with a conflict between your personal "reality" and the expectations associated with a gender role is called _______.

The hypothesized effect that the prenatal exposure to sex hormones has on development of the body,nervous system,and later behavior patterns is known as the _______ effect.

Regarding the gender roles of the Tchambuli people of New Guinea,

As compared to highly masculine or highly feminine individuals,androgynous individuals typically show

In Western cultures,boys are encouraged to

According to recent research,which statement appears to be FALSE regarding androgyny?

Beginning at what age do boys start to play mostly with boys,while girls play with girls?

According to Sandra Bem,which statement is FALSE regarding highly masculine men,highly feminine women,and androgynous individuals?

Monty has been experiencing extreme distress for the last 10 years regarding his gender variance and has sought professional help from a counselor.Using the newest DSM-5 guidelines,this counselor will most likely diagnose Monty with