Question 1

At what age of development are children able to recognize gender inconsistent behaviour (such as a man putting on lipstick)?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 years 
B)  3 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  5 years 
A)  2 years 
B)  3 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  5 years

Question 2

For some adolescents, advances in cognitive development enable them to experience:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater gender-role flexibility. 
B)  gender-role intensification. 
C)  a stronger interest filter. 
D)  more clearly delineated gender schemas. 
A)  greater gender-role flexibility. 
B)  gender-role intensification. 
C)  a stronger interest filter. 
D)  more clearly delineated gender schemas.

Question 3

An effect size is typically considered large when the overlap between male and female scores on a particular variable is less than:

Accepted Answer

A)  53%. 
B)  42%. 
C)  29%. 
D)  16%. 
A)  53%. 
B)  42%. 
C)  29%. 
D)  16%.

Question 4

The onset of the capacity for ejaculation is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenarche. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  spermarche. 
D)  puberty. 
A)  adrenarche. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  spermarche. 
D)  puberty.

Question 5

Greater levels of TV viewing by children are NOT likely to be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher levels of gender-nonessentialist statements. 
B)  greater preference for gender-typed activities. 
C)  more highly stereotypical beliefs about males and females. 
D)  greater endorsement of gender stereotypes. 
A)  higher levels of gender-nonessentialist statements. 
B)  greater preference for gender-typed activities. 
C)  more highly stereotypical beliefs about males and females. 
D)  greater endorsement of gender stereotypes.

Question 6

Infants appear to be able to understand all of these factors in distinguishing between males and females EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  what it means to be male or female. 
B)  that female voices go with female faces and male voices go with male faces. 
C)  that females and males tend to have different hairstyles. 
D)  that males and females tend to have different vocal pitches. 
A)  what it means to be male or female. 
B)  that female voices go with female faces and male voices go with male faces. 
C)  that females and males tend to have different hairstyles. 
D)  that males and females tend to have different vocal pitches.

Question 7

According to gender schema theory, which schema is children's first gender-related schema?

Accepted Answer

A)  own-sex schema 
B)  other-sex schema 
C)  ingroup/outgroup schema 
D)  good/bad schema 
A)  own-sex schema 
B)  other-sex schema 
C)  ingroup/outgroup schema 
D)  good/bad schema

Question 8

In a study conducted by McMaster University, which type of sexual harassment was reported the MOST frequently?

Accepted Answer

A)  girls reporting they had received unwanted sexual comments 
B)  boys reporting they had received unwanted sexual comments 
C)  girls reporting they had been called a "lesbian" in a negative way 
D)  boys reporting they had been called "gay" in a negative way 
A)  girls reporting they had received unwanted sexual comments 
B)  boys reporting they had received unwanted sexual comments 
C)  girls reporting they had been called a "lesbian" in a negative way 
D)  boys reporting they had been called "gay" in a negative way

Question 9

Which finding is NOT consistent with social identity theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls are more likely to engage in masculine-stereotyped behaviour than boys are to engage in feminine-stereotyped behaviour. 
B)  Gender-typing pressures are more rigid for girls than for boys. 
C)  Masculine-stereotyped characteristics are valued more highly than feminine-stereotyped characteristics. 
D)  Boys are more likely than girls to maintain group boundaries. 
A)  Girls are more likely to engage in masculine-stereotyped behaviour than boys are to engage in feminine-stereotyped behaviour. 
B)  Gender-typing pressures are more rigid for girls than for boys. 
C)  Masculine-stereotyped characteristics are valued more highly than feminine-stereotyped characteristics. 
D)  Boys are more likely than girls to maintain group boundaries.

Question 10

Friendly cross-gender contacts often occur in which context?

Accepted Answer

A)  when a teacher assigns children to work together on a project 
B)  on the playground at recess 
C)  in the cafeteria 
D)  when there are a lot of children around 
A)  when a teacher assigns children to work together on a project 
B)  on the playground at recess 
C)  in the cafeteria 
D)  when there are a lot of children around

Question 11

Which statement is NOT a proposal of biosocial theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biology is destiny. 
B)  Social ecology can shape the different gender roles assigned to men and women. 
C)  Physical differences between males and females have behavioural and social consequences. 
D)  Men's physical abilities tended to confer status in society for much of human history. 
A)  Biology is destiny. 
B)  Social ecology can shape the different gender roles assigned to men and women. 
C)  Physical differences between males and females have behavioural and social consequences. 
D)  Men's physical abilities tended to confer status in society for much of human history.

Question 12

Which difference is the BEST example of children's active role in the development of gender-typed behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  preschoolers' typical choices of Halloween costumes 
B)  parents' setting up of gender-typed environments 
C)  boys' greater tendency to call out answers in class 
D)  girls' greater linguistic ability 
A)  preschoolers' typical choices of Halloween costumes 
B)  parents' setting up of gender-typed environments 
C)  boys' greater tendency to call out answers in class 
D)  girls' greater linguistic ability

Question 13

Body image refers to an individual's thoughts and feelings about his or her:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexuality. 
B)  athletic ability. 
C)  physical appearance. 
D)  all of these factors. 
A)  sexuality. 
B)  athletic ability. 
C)  physical appearance. 
D)  all of these factors.

Question 14

According to the bioecological approach, child socialization practices serve to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforce genetically based gender differences. 
B)  assist children to be successful in their field of interest. 
C)  prepare children for adult roles. 
D)  teach children a variety of behaviours and attitudes so that they can choose among them. 
A)  reinforce genetically based gender differences. 
B)  assist children to be successful in their field of interest. 
C)  prepare children for adult roles. 
D)  teach children a variety of behaviours and attitudes so that they can choose among them.

Question 15

Cognitive theories of gender development stress:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender differences in brain structure. 
B)  children's gender self-socialization. 
C)  opportunity structure. 
D)  differences in male and female social roles. 
A)  gender differences in brain structure. 
B)  children's gender self-socialization. 
C)  opportunity structure. 
D)  differences in male and female social roles.

Question 16

Spatial skills appear to be affected by:

Accepted Answer

A)  androgens. 
B)  estrogen. 
C)  the corpus callosum. 
D)  the size of the brain. 
A)  androgens. 
B)  estrogen. 
C)  the corpus callosum. 
D)  the size of the brain.

Question 17

The biological processes involved in differences between males and females are referred to as relating to:

Accepted Answer

A)  sex. 
B)  gender. 
C)  gender typing. 
D)  gender roles. 
A)  sex. 
B)  gender. 
C)  gender typing. 
D)  gender roles.

Question 18

Organizing influences of androgens on the nervous system occur when:

Accepted Answer

A)  fluctuations in sex-linked hormones influence brain and behavioural responses. 
B)  differences in brain structure result in gender differences in abilities. 
C)  individuals self-socialize as a result of sex-linked hormonal influences. 
D)  sex-linked hormones affect brain differentiation. 
A)  fluctuations in sex-linked hormones influence brain and behavioural responses. 
B)  differences in brain structure result in gender differences in abilities. 
C)  individuals self-socialize as a result of sex-linked hormonal influences. 
D)  sex-linked hormones affect brain differentiation.

Question 19

At what age does research suggest there is the GREATEST difference in activity levels between boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  before birth 
B)  infancy 
C)  childhood 
D)  adolescence 
A)  before birth 
B)  infancy 
C)  childhood 
D)  adolescence

Question 20

The term gender is conventionally used to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  one's social categorization as male or female. 
B)  one's genetically specified category as male or female. 
C)  behaviours associated with being male or female. 
D)  biological processes involving hormones. 
A)  one's social categorization as male or female. 
B)  one's genetically specified category as male or female. 
C)  behaviours associated with being male or female. 
D)  biological processes involving hormones.

Exam 15: Section 2: Gender Development

At what age of development are children able to recognize gender inconsistent behaviour (such as a man putting on lipstick)?

For some adolescents, advances in cognitive development enable them to experience:

An effect size is typically considered large when the overlap between male and female scores on a particular variable is less than:

The onset of the capacity for ejaculation is referred to as:

Greater levels of TV viewing by children are NOT likely to be associated with:

Infants appear to be able to understand all of these factors in distinguishing between males and females EXCEPT:

According to gender schema theory, which schema is children's first gender-related schema?

In a study conducted by McMaster University, which type of sexual harassment was reported the MOST frequently?

Which finding is NOT consistent with social identity theory?

Friendly cross-gender contacts often occur in which context?

Which statement is NOT a proposal of biosocial theory?

Which difference is the BEST example of children's active role in the development of gender-typed behaviour?

Body image refers to an individual's thoughts and feelings about his or her:

According to the bioecological approach, child socialization practices serve to:

Cognitive theories of gender development stress:

Spatial skills appear to be affected by:

The biological processes involved in differences between males and females are referred to as relating to:

Organizing influences of androgens on the nervous system occur when:

At what age does research suggest there is the GREATEST difference in activity levels between boys and girls?

The term gender is conventionally used to refer 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

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