Exam 13: Gender and Development

During recess,elementary-school girls are more often found swinging,jumping rope,or perhaps talking quietly in a group whereas boys are more often found playing football or shooting baskets.

Androgyny is

Elizabeth is high on both instrumental and expressive traits.She

Boys and girls do not differ in many aspects of cognition,personality,and social behavior,a point that is easily lost when focusing on gender differences.

Worldwide,boys are more ____________ aggressive than girls,who favor _____________ aggression.

In countries where women have as much the same access to education,occupation,and political power as men,gender differences in math still exist.

Androgens have been found to be related to gender differences in

Androgynous persons are high on both instrumental and expressive traits.

Your friend Gretchen is an elementary school teacher.She told you that she has noticed that the boys in her class seem to have more language problems than the girls.She's also noticed that the girls seem to have better computational skills than the boys but this doesn't seem consistent with the fact that few women are in jobs that require extensive mathematical skill.Gretchen wonders if gender differences in verbal and mathematical ability are substantiated by research or if she has unusual students.What can you tell Gretchen about gender differences in mathematical and verbal ability?

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

Your roommate remarks,"Girls seem to be so much better than boys at expressing emotions and understanding how other people feel." You reply,"Yes,research shows that girls are more emotionally sensitive than boys,

You've heard that parents treat sons and daughters similarly,except for behavior explicitly related to gender roles.Explain.Does it differ from mothers to fathers?

For most traits,

Who has gender consistency?

Riley understands that she will always be a girl and will become a woman.Riley has an understanding of gender

Helping an adult is encouraged more in daughters than in sons.

Most children have acquired adult-like knowledge of gender stereotypes by __________ years of age.

Which of the following statements about gender differences is TRUE?

Maccoby and Jacklin (1974)summarized results from research studies on

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