Question 1

Affiliation includes an emphasis on which quality?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitive 
B)  active 
C)  task-oriented 
D)  influential 
A)  sensitive 
B)  active 
C)  task-oriented 
D)  influential

Question 2

Infants appear to know:

Accepted Answer

A)  that female voices go with female faces and male voices go with male faces. 
B)  that females and males tend to have different hairstyles. 
C)  that males and females tend to have different vocal pitches. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  that female voices go with female faces and male voices go with male faces. 
B)  that females and males tend to have different hairstyles. 
C)  that males and females tend to have different vocal pitches. 
D)  all of these.

Question 3

Liben and Bigler's addition of the _____ helps to account for findings indicating that children are often more traditional in some areas than they are in others.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender schema filter 
B)  gender identity schema 
C)  interest filter 
D)  ability filter 
A)  gender schema filter 
B)  gender identity schema 
C)  interest filter 
D)  ability filter

Question 4

_____ focuses on physical sex differences and their behavioural and social consequences.

Accepted Answer

A)  Evolutionary psychology 
B)  Neuroscientific perspective 
C)  Gender schema theory 
D)  Biosocial theory 
A)  Evolutionary psychology 
B)  Neuroscientific perspective 
C)  Gender schema theory 
D)  Biosocial theory

Question 5

Affiliation refers to the tendency to:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimize one's own self-worth. 
B)  take action on behalf of the self. 
C)  establish connections with others. 
D)  blend a variety of behaviours. 
A)  minimize one's own self-worth. 
B)  take action on behalf of the self. 
C)  establish connections with others. 
D)  blend a variety of behaviours.

Question 6

Research by Leaper and colleagues demonstrated that, among 5- to 7-year-olds, _____ statements were the most common for girls, and _____ statements were the most common for boys.

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborative; collaborative 
B)  obliging; controlling 
C)  collaborative; controlling 
D)  controlling; collaborative 
A)  collaborative; collaborative 
B)  obliging; controlling 
C)  collaborative; controlling 
D)  controlling; collaborative

Question 7

By 1st grade, children spend approximately _____ times as much time playing with same-sex children as with other-sex children.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eleven 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eleven

Question 8

Which statement about adolescent males' and females' gender flexibility is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males and females are both flexible to a moderately high degree in adolescence. 
B)  Males and females are both inflexible in adolescence. 
C)  Boys are more flexible than girls. 
D)  Girls are more flexible than boys. 
A)  Males and females are both flexible to a moderately high degree in adolescence. 
B)  Males and females are both inflexible in adolescence. 
C)  Boys are more flexible than girls. 
D)  Girls are more flexible than boys.

Question 9

Which statement about gender differences is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are many more gender differences than people generally assume. 
B)  There are more differences between males and females than among the members of one sex. 
C)  There are more similarities between males and females than there are differences between them. 
D)  When there are gender differences, all males differ from all females. 
A)  There are many more gender differences than people generally assume. 
B)  There are more differences between males and females than among the members of one sex. 
C)  There are more similarities between males and females than there are differences between them. 
D)  When there are gender differences, all males differ from all females.

Question 10

A study of recent emergency room patients in Newfoundland found which difference in parental reports?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fathers talked about the emotional experiences of their injured children much less than mothers did. 
B)  Mothers and fathers talked about the emotional reaction of their daughters more than their sons. 
C)  Mothers talked more about the physical symptoms of their injured children than fathers did. 
D)  Fathers talked more about the emotional response of sons more than daughters. 
A)  Fathers talked about the emotional experiences of their injured children much less than mothers did. 
B)  Mothers and fathers talked about the emotional reaction of their daughters more than their sons. 
C)  Mothers talked more about the physical symptoms of their injured children than fathers did. 
D)  Fathers talked more about the emotional response of sons more than daughters.

Question 11

Evolutionary psychologists view gender differences in behaviour as stemming from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the history of the human species. 
B)  differences in the contexts in which males and females reside. 
C)  imitating same-sex models. 
D)  gender segregation. 
A)  the history of the human species. 
B)  differences in the contexts in which males and females reside. 
C)  imitating same-sex models. 
D)  gender segregation.

Question 12

Which condition is associated with high levels of rough-and-tumble play in girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  ADD 
B)  congenital adrenal hyperplasia 
C)  epilepsy 
D)  androgen insensitivity syndrome 
A)  ADD 
B)  congenital adrenal hyperplasia 
C)  epilepsy 
D)  androgen insensitivity syndrome

Question 13

The cognitive perspective on gender development is concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  children's efforts to socialize themselves. 
B)  parents' and teachers' unintentional socialization of children. 
C)  differences in brain functioning between girls and boys. 
D)  all of these factors. 
A)  children's efforts to socialize themselves. 
B)  parents' and teachers' unintentional socialization of children. 
C)  differences in brain functioning between girls and boys. 
D)  all of these factors.

Question 14

The process of socialization and development of males and females is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sex typing. 
B)  gender typing. 
C)  sex education. 
D)  gender socialization. 
A)  sex typing. 
B)  gender typing. 
C)  sex education. 
D)  gender socialization.

Question 15

In comparison with girls, boys are more likely to be diagnosed with:

Accepted Answer

A)  language-related intellectual disabilities. 
B)  ADHD. 
C)  autism. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  language-related intellectual disabilities. 
B)  ADHD. 
C)  autism. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 16

Five-year-old John is shown two toys. He is told the first toy, a type of machine that he has never before seen, is "for girls." He is told the second toy, a type of kitchen apparatus that he has never before seen, is "for boys." John is MOST likely to play with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the machine. 
B)  the kitchen apparatus. 
C)  both toys equally. 
D)  neither toy, as he will be confused about which one is appropriate for him. 
A)  the machine. 
B)  the kitchen apparatus. 
C)  both toys equally. 
D)  neither toy, as he will be confused about which one is appropriate for him.

Question 17

The onset of sexual attraction appears to coincide with:

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenarche. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  spermarche. 
D)  both menarche and spermarche. 
A)  adrenarche. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  spermarche. 
D)  both menarche and spermarche.

Question 18

Gender differences in direct aggression appear to be influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  lower levels of empathy in boys than in girls. 
B)  poorer emotional regulation among boys than among girls. 
C)  gender-typed goals regarding assertion and affiliation. 
D)  all of these factors. 
A)  lower levels of empathy in boys than in girls. 
B)  poorer emotional regulation among boys than among girls. 
C)  gender-typed goals regarding assertion and affiliation. 
D)  all of these factors.

Question 19

Which statement about differences between girls' and boys' intellectual capabilities is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are completely due to biological differences between boys and girls. 
B)  They are very small in magnitude. 
C)  There are more differences than similarities. 
D)  They are completely due to societal gender norms. 
A)  They are completely due to biological differences between boys and girls. 
B)  They are very small in magnitude. 
C)  There are more differences than similarities. 
D)  They are completely due to societal gender norms.

Question 20

The concepts of in-group bias and in-group assimilation are central to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kohlberg's theory. 
B)  gender schema theory. 
C)  social identity theory. 
D)  social cognitive theory. 
A)  Kohlberg's theory. 
B)  gender schema theory. 
C)  social identity theory. 
D)  social cognitive theory.

Exam 15: Section 2: Gender Development

Affiliation includes an emphasis on which quality?

Infants appear to know:

Liben and Bigler's addition of the _____ helps to account for findings indicating that children are often more traditional in some areas than they are in others.

_____ focuses on physical sex differences and their behavioural and social consequences.

Affiliation refers to the tendency to:

Research by Leaper and colleagues demonstrated that, among 5- to 7-year-olds, _____ statements were the most common for girls, and _____ statements were the most common for boys.

By 1st grade, children spend approximately _____ times as much time playing with same-sex children as with other-sex children.

Which statement about adolescent males' and females' gender flexibility is true?

Which statement about gender differences is true?

A study of recent emergency room patients in Newfoundland found which difference in parental reports?

Evolutionary psychologists view gender differences in behaviour as stemming from:

Which condition is associated with high levels of rough-and-tumble play in girls?

The cognitive perspective on gender development is concerned with:

The process of socialization and development of males and females is referred to as:

In comparison with girls, boys are more likely to be diagnosed with:

Five-year-old John is shown two toys. He is told the first toy, a type of machine that he has never before seen, is "for girls." He is told the second toy, a type of kitchen apparatus that he has never before seen, is "for boys." John is MOST likely to play with:

The onset of sexual attraction appears to coincide with:

Gender differences in direct aggression appear to be influenced by:

Which statement about differences between girls' and boys' intellectual capabilities is true?

The concepts of in-group bias and in-group assimilation are central to:

Section 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 2: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 1: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 2: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 1: Biology and Behavior

Section 2: Biology and Behavior

Section 1: Theories of Cognitive Development

Section 2: Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Section 1: Conceptual Development

Section 2: Conceptual Development

Section 1: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 2: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 1: Theories of Social Development

Section 2: Theories of Social Development

Section 1: Emotional Development

Section 2: Emotional Development

Section 1: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 2: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 1: The Family

Section 2: The Family

Section 1: Peer Relationship

Section 2: Peer Relationship

Section 1: Moral Development

Section 2: Moral Development

Section 1: Gender Development

Section 1: Conclusions

Section 2: Conclusions

Filters

Research by Leaper and colleagues demonstrated that, among 5- to 7-year-olds, _ statements were the most common for girls, and _ statements were the most common for boys.