Question 1

Who has a trait that is considered characteristically male in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avery, who is excitable 
B)  Pat, who is aggressive 
C)  Chris, who is considerate 
D)  Austen, who is emotional 
A)  Avery, who is excitable 
B)  Pat, who is aggressive 
C)  Chris, who is considerate 
D)  Austen, who is emotional B

Question 2

On standardized tests of achievement in mathematics, during the elementary-school years

Accepted Answer

A)  boys and girls score equally well. 
B)  boys usually get greater scores than girls. 
C)  girls usually get greater scores than boys. 
D)  sex differences vanish when scores are adjusted for the number of math courses that students have taken. 
A)  boys and girls score equally well. 
B)  boys usually get greater scores than girls. 
C)  girls usually get greater scores than boys. 
D)  sex differences vanish when scores are adjusted for the number of math courses that students have taken. C

Question 3

Which pair of children is most likely to have enabling interactions with each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sam and John, two boys 
B)  Drew and Jenny, a boy and a girl 
C)  Kelsey and Caitlin, two girls 
D)  Sam and John, Drew and Jenny, and Kelsey and Caitlin are equally likely to have enabling interactions. 
A)  Sam and John, two boys 
B)  Drew and Jenny, a boy and a girl 
C)  Kelsey and Caitlin, two girls 
D)  Sam and John, Drew and Jenny, and Kelsey and Caitlin are equally likely to have enabling interactions. C

Question 4

According to Bob, all women are emotional and gentle. Bob's beliefs about women

Accepted Answer

A)  are atypical for Americans. 
B)  show that he sees women as possessing many instrumental traits. 
C)  are shared equally by adults worldwide. 
D)  are best described as gender stereotypes. 
A)  are atypical for Americans. 
B)  show that he sees women as possessing many instrumental traits. 
C)  are shared equally by adults worldwide. 
D)  are best described as gender stereotypes.

Question 5

Spatial memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space 
B)  the same thing as mental rotation. 
C)  the ability to remember the position of objects in the environment. 
D)  a skill in which males excel. 
A)  the ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space 
B)  the same thing as mental rotation. 
C)  the ability to remember the position of objects in the environment. 
D)  a skill in which males excel.

Question 6

Androgynous individuals

Accepted Answer

A)  display more instrumental traits. 
B)  display more expressive traits. 
C)  display many expressive and instrumental traits. 
D)  suffer from a hormonal imbalance. 
A)  display more instrumental traits. 
B)  display more expressive traits. 
C)  display many expressive and instrumental traits. 
D)  suffer from a hormonal imbalance.

Question 7

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young girls are more likely than young boys to comply with an adult's request. 
B)  Boys and men are influenced more than girls and women by persuasive messages. 
C)  Boys and men are influenced more than girls and women by peer pressure. 
D)  Males tend to value group harmony more than females. 
A)  Young girls are more likely than young boys to comply with an adult's request. 
B)  Boys and men are influenced more than girls and women by persuasive messages. 
C)  Boys and men are influenced more than girls and women by peer pressure. 
D)  Males tend to value group harmony more than females.

Question 8

Riley understands that even if she wishes she were a boy, she will always be a girl. Riley has an understanding of gender

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypes. 
B)  labelling. 
C)  stability. 
D)  consistency. 
A)  stereotypes. 
B)  labelling. 
C)  stability. 
D)  consistency.

Question 9

Mrs. Peterson, a typical third grade teacher, is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be more influential than parents on her students. 
B)  encourage behaviours that are considered masculine for both boys and girls. 
C)  spend more time interacting with boys than with girls. 
D)  spend more time interacting with girls than with boys. 
A)  be more influential than parents on her students. 
B)  encourage behaviours that are considered masculine for both boys and girls. 
C)  spend more time interacting with boys than with girls. 
D)  spend more time interacting with girls than with boys.

Question 10

Dr. Root finds that males on average are slightly higher than females on Trait A. What is this most likely to mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The boy with the lowest level of Trait A will be higher in Trait A than the girl with the highest level of Trait A. 
B)  The girl with the lowest level of Trait A will be higher in Trait A than the boy with the highest level of Trait A. 
C)  There will be many more boys than girls with very low levels of Trait A. 
D)  There will be many more boys than girls with very high levels of Trait A. 
A)  The boy with the lowest level of Trait A will be higher in Trait A than the girl with the highest level of Trait A. 
B)  The girl with the lowest level of Trait A will be higher in Trait A than the boy with the highest level of Trait A. 
C)  There will be many more boys than girls with very low levels of Trait A. 
D)  There will be many more boys than girls with very high levels of Trait A.

Question 11

Jeff and Julie are working together on a group project for class. If they are typical for their genders, when they disagree on how to do the project,

Accepted Answer

A)  Julie is more likely to give in and do it Jeff's way, for the sake of group harmony. 
B)  Julie is more likely to give in and do it Jeff's way, because she is less likely to see the flaws. 
C)  Jeff is more likely to give in and do it Julie's way, because he wants her to like him. 
D)  they both are likely to go to the teacher and ask for help with the project. 
A)  Julie is more likely to give in and do it Jeff's way, for the sake of group harmony. 
B)  Julie is more likely to give in and do it Jeff's way, because she is less likely to see the flaws. 
C)  Jeff is more likely to give in and do it Julie's way, because he wants her to like him. 
D)  they both are likely to go to the teacher and ask for help with the project.

Question 12

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

Question 13

One way in which experience contributes to gender differences in aggression is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the media portrays many aggressive males who are rewarded for their behaviour. 
B)  parents are more likely to use physical punishment with daughters than with sons. 
C)  parents are less tolerant of aggressive behaviour in sons than in daughters. 
D)  males are stronger than females. 
A)  the media portrays many aggressive males who are rewarded for their behaviour. 
B)  parents are more likely to use physical punishment with daughters than with sons. 
C)  parents are less tolerant of aggressive behaviour in sons than in daughters. 
D)  males are stronger than females.

Question 14

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 15

One explanation proposed in your textbook for why girls no longer have lower math scores in high school and college is

Accepted Answer

A)  there have been efforts to encourage girls to pursue mathematics generally and to take more math courses specifically. 
B)  girls are likely to take easier math courses than boys. 
C)  boys have lost confidence in their math skills. 
D)  the left hemisphere of the brain matures more rapidly in girls than in boys. 
A)  there have been efforts to encourage girls to pursue mathematics generally and to take more math courses specifically. 
B)  girls are likely to take easier math courses than boys. 
C)  boys have lost confidence in their math skills. 
D)  the left hemisphere of the brain matures more rapidly in girls than in boys.

Question 16

Ellie, a girl, is likely to be ________ than Eddie, a boy.

Accepted Answer

A)  more emotionally sensitive 
B)  less easily influenced by others 
C)  more aggressive 
D)  less empathic 
A)  more emotionally sensitive 
B)  less easily influenced by others 
C)  more aggressive 
D)  less empathic

Question 17

Teachers

Accepted Answer

A)  value assertive behaviour in both boys and girls. 
B)  praise boys more than girls for their schoolwork. 
C)  scold girls more than boys for disruptive classroom behaviour. 
D)  give more overall attention to girls. 
A)  value assertive behaviour in both boys and girls. 
B)  praise boys more than girls for their schoolwork. 
C)  scold girls more than boys for disruptive classroom behaviour. 
D)  give more overall attention to girls.

Question 18

For the traits in which gender differences were reported in your text,

Accepted Answer

A)  either all boys were higher than all girls on the trait or all girls were higher than all boys on the trait. 
B)  average differences between boys and girls were quite large, but the differences at the extremes of the distributions were insignificant. 
C)  there was substantial overlap between girls' and boys' abilities. 
D)  the average score for boys was the same as the average score for girls. 
A)  either all boys were higher than all girls on the trait or all girls were higher than all boys on the trait. 
B)  average differences between boys and girls were quite large, but the differences at the extremes of the distributions were insignificant. 
C)  there was substantial overlap between girls' and boys' abilities. 
D)  the average score for boys was the same as the average score for girls.

Question 19

Instrumental traits

Accepted Answer

A)  are associated with females. 
B)  include traits such as emotional and creative. 
C)  describe individuals who act on the world and influence it. 
D)  describe individuals who value interpersonal relationships. 
A)  are associated with females. 
B)  include traits such as emotional and creative. 
C)  describe individuals who act on the world and influence it. 
D)  describe individuals who value interpersonal relationships.

Question 20

The tilted waterline question is meant to test ________________;____________ tend to be more accurate.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial ability; girls 
B)  spatial ability; boys 
C)  verbal ability; boys 
D)  verbal ability; girls 
A)  spatial ability; girls 
B)  spatial ability; boys 
C)  verbal ability; boys 
D)  verbal ability; girls

Exam 13: B: Gender and Development

Who has a trait that is considered characteristically male in the U.S.?

On standardized tests of achievement in mathematics, during the elementary-school years

Which pair of children is most likely to have enabling interactions with each other?

According to Bob, all women are emotional and gentle. Bob's beliefs about women

Spatial memory is

Androgynous individuals

Which of the following is TRUE?

Riley understands that even if she wishes she were a boy, she will always be a girl. Riley has an understanding of gender

Mrs. Peterson, a typical third grade teacher, is likely to

Dr. Root finds that males on average are slightly higher than females on Trait A. What is this most likely to mean?

Jeff and Julie are working together on a group project for class. If they are typical for their genders, when they disagree on how to do the project,

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

One way in which experience contributes to gender differences in aggression is that

Boys typically

One explanation proposed in your textbook for why girls no longer have lower math scores in high school and college is

Ellie, a girl, is likely to be ________ than Eddie, a boy.

Teachers

For the traits in which gender differences were reported in your text,

Instrumental traits

The tilted waterline question is meant to test ________________;____________ tend to be more accurate.

A: The Science of Child Development

B: The Science of Child Development

C: The Science of Child Development

A: Genetic Bases of Child Development

B: Genetic Bases of Child Development

C: Genetic Bases of Child Development

A: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

B: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

C: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

A: Growth and Health

B: Growth and Health

C: Growth and Health

A: Perceptual and Motor Development

B: Perceptual and Motor Development

C: Perceptual and Motor Development

A: Theories of Cognitive Development

B: Theories of Cognitive Development

C: Theories of Cognitive Development

A: Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

B: Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

C: Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

A: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

B: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

C: Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

A: Language and Communication

B: Language and Communication

C: Language and Communication

A: Emotional Development

B: Emotional Development

C: Emotional Development

A: Understanding Self and Others

B: Understanding Self and Others

C: Understanding Self and Others

A: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

B: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

C: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

A: Gender and Development

C: Gender and Development

A: Social Influences

A2: Social Influences

B: Social Influences

B2: Social Influences

C: Social Influences

C2: Social Influences

Filters

The tilted waterline question is meant to test ____; tend to be more accurate.