Question 1

Preschool children prefer to play with same-gender peers

Accepted Answer

A) only when they have been discouraged from playing with opposite-gender peers. 
B) but will readily comply when parents encourage them to play with opposite-sex peers. 
C) spontaneously,without adult pressure. 
D) except when they are engaged in gender-neutral activities such as playing tag. 
A) only when they have been discouraged from playing with opposite-gender peers. 
B) but will readily comply when parents encourage them to play with opposite-sex peers. 
C) spontaneously,without adult pressure. 
D) except when they are engaged in gender-neutral activities such as playing tag.

Question 2

You and a friend have an argument in which your friend insists that males and females are very different in many intellectual and social domains.What can you tell your friend about gender differences and their importance?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 3

Girls tend to have better mental-rotation skills than boys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Adolescents and young adults from middle-class homes have more flexible ideas about gender than individuals from lower-class homes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The benefits of androgyny are greater for boys than for girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Parents who want to raise androgynous children should shelter children from outside forces,such as the media,which often works against the goals of parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Boys tend to be healthier than girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Kohlberg,gender identity develops in the following order:

Accepted Answer

A) gender labeling,gender consistency,gender stability. 
B) gender consistency,gender stability,gender labeling. 
C) gender labeling,gender stability,gender consistency. 
D) gender stability,gender labeling,gender consistency. 
A) gender labeling,gender consistency,gender stability. 
B) gender consistency,gender stability,gender labeling. 
C) gender labeling,gender stability,gender consistency. 
D) gender stability,gender labeling,gender consistency.

Question 9

Boys do better than girls on tasks that involve fine-motor coordination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Aggressive behavior has been linked to androgens,hormones secreted by the testes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Florence,a 4-year-old girl is shown an unfamiliar toy and told that all little girls like this toy,she will like the toy less than if she was told that all little boys like the unfamiliar toy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding a cross-cultural look at gender differences in math?

Accepted Answer

A) In many countries there are small differences favoring girls on math skills (countries like France and Germany). 
B) In some countries there are large differences favoring boys on math skills (countries like the Republic of Korea and the Slovak Republic). 
C) In Iceland,girls have the advantage over boys on math skills. 
D) Math skills vary country to country because of math-related career opportunities for men and women. 
A) In many countries there are small differences favoring girls on math skills (countries like France and Germany). 
B) In some countries there are large differences favoring boys on math skills (countries like the Republic of Korea and the Slovak Republic). 
C) In Iceland,girls have the advantage over boys on math skills. 
D) Math skills vary country to country because of math-related career opportunities for men and women.

Question 13

A child's ability to understand that they are either a boy or a girl is referred to as gender

Accepted Answer

A) stability. 
B) stereotyping. 
C) labeling. 
D) constancy. 
A) stability. 
B) stereotyping. 
C) labeling. 
D) constancy.

Question 14

Teri and Chris have a 3-year-old daughter Fran.Teri and Chris don't want their daughter to grow up with traditional views of gender and gender roles.Based on the gender-schema theory,which of the following would you tell to Teri and Chris?

Accepted Answer

A) Now that Fran knows she is a girl,there is nothing you can do to stop her from developing traditional views of gender and gender roles. 
B) You should limit Fran's exposure to traditional gender roles - only allow her to see and engage in gender-neutral roles and activities. 
C) Now that Fran knows she is a girl it is very hard to avoid gender-typical activities and roles.So,you should expose her to as many counterstereotypical examples as possible (e.g. ,women who fly planes). 
D) You should expose Fran to only countersterotypical activities and roles so that she learns that men should have expressive traits and women should have instrumental traits. 
A) Now that Fran knows she is a girl,there is nothing you can do to stop her from developing traditional views of gender and gender roles. 
B) You should limit Fran's exposure to traditional gender roles - only allow her to see and engage in gender-neutral roles and activities. 
C) Now that Fran knows she is a girl it is very hard to avoid gender-typical activities and roles.So,you should expose her to as many counterstereotypical examples as possible (e.g. ,women who fly planes). 
D) You should expose Fran to only countersterotypical activities and roles so that she learns that men should have expressive traits and women should have instrumental traits.

Question 15

Gender stereotypes

Accepted Answer

A) are limiting because people use them to make assumptions about individuals based on their gender that may not be true. 
B) help people make more accurate inferences about people they don't know very well. 
C) are based on underlying biological sex differences. 
D) are similar in all parts of the world. 
A) are limiting because people use them to make assumptions about individuals based on their gender that may not be true. 
B) help people make more accurate inferences about people they don't know very well. 
C) are based on underlying biological sex differences. 
D) are similar in all parts of the world.

Question 16

In general,teachers spend more time interacting with boys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The prevailing view among developmental psychologists is that gender differences in emotional sensitivity are

Accepted Answer

A) primarily due to experience. 
B) primarily due to biological differences. 
C) reflect both nature and nurture. 
D) nonexistent. 
A) primarily due to experience. 
B) primarily due to biological differences. 
C) reflect both nature and nurture. 
D) nonexistent.

Question 18

__________ appear(s)to contribute to gender roles and gender differences.

Accepted Answer

A) Biology 
B) Socializing influences including people and the media 
C) Children's own thinking 
D) Biology,socializing influences,and children's own thinking 
A) Biology 
B) Socializing influences including people and the media 
C) Children's own thinking 
D) Biology,socializing influences,and children's own thinking

Question 19

Boys typically

Accepted Answer

A) have better fine-motor coordination than girls. 
B) are healthier than girls. 
C) are weaker than girls. 
D) are more active than girls. 
A) have better fine-motor coordination than girls. 
B) are healthier than girls. 
C) are weaker than girls. 
D) are more active than girls.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Preschool children prefer to play with same-gender peers

You and a friend have an argument in which your friend insists that males and females are very different in many intellectual and social domains.What can you tell your friend about gender differences and their importance?

Girls tend to have better mental-rotation skills than boys.

Adolescents and young adults from middle-class homes have more flexible ideas about gender than individuals from lower-class homes.

The benefits of androgyny are greater for boys than for girls.

Parents who want to raise androgynous children should shelter children from outside forces,such as the media,which often works against the goals of parents.

Boys tend to be healthier than girls.

According to Kohlberg,gender identity develops in the following order:

Boys do better than girls on tasks that involve fine-motor coordination.

Aggressive behavior has been linked to androgens,hormones secreted by the testes.

Florence,a 4-year-old girl is shown an unfamiliar toy and told that all little girls like this toy,she will like the toy less than if she was told that all little boys like the unfamiliar toy.

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding a cross-cultural look at gender differences in math?

A child's ability to understand that they are either a boy or a girl is referred to as gender

Teri and Chris have a 3-year-old daughter Fran.Teri and Chris don't want their daughter to grow up with traditional views of gender and gender roles.Based on the gender-schema theory,which of the following would you tell to Teri and Chris?

Gender stereotypes

In general,teachers spend more time interacting with boys.

The prevailing view among developmental psychologists is that gender differences in emotional sensitivity are

__________ appear(s)to contribute to gender roles and gender differences.

Boys typically

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

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Preschool children prefer to play with same-gender peers

You and a friend have an argument in which your friend insists that males and females are very different in many intellectual and social domains.What can you tell your friend about gender differences and their importance?

Girls tend to have better mental-rotation skills than boys.

Adolescents and young adults from middle-class homes have more flexible ideas about gender than individuals from lower-class homes.

The benefits of androgyny are greater for boys than for girls.

Parents who want to raise androgynous children should shelter children from outside forces,such as the media,which often works against the goals of parents.

Boys tend to be healthier than girls.

According to Kohlberg,gender identity develops in the following order:

Boys do better than girls on tasks that involve fine-motor coordination.

Aggressive behavior has been linked to androgens,hormones secreted by the testes.

Florence,a 4-year-old girl is shown an unfamiliar toy and told that all little girls like this toy,she will like the toy less than if she was told that all little boys like the unfamiliar toy.

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding a cross-cultural look at gender differences in math?

A child's ability to understand that they are either a boy or a girl is referred to as gender

Teri and Chris have a 3-year-old daughter Fran.Teri and Chris don't want their daughter to grow up with traditional views of gender and gender roles.Based on the gender-schema theory,which of the following would you tell to Teri and Chris?

Gender stereotypes

In general,teachers spend more time interacting with boys.

The prevailing view among developmental psychologists is that gender differences in emotional sensitivity are

__________ appear(s)to contribute to gender roles and gender differences.

Boys typically

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

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 Behavior

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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