Question 1

Fathers are more likely than mothers to treat sons and daughters

Accepted Answer

A)  differently. 
B)  equally. 
C)  warmly. 
D)  according to their individual needs. 
A)  differently. 
B)  equally. 
C)  warmly. 
D)  according to their individual needs.

Question 2

Your friend wonders why girls always seem to do better than boys in classes like English where reading and writing are important. You tell him that, according to your textbook, one possible explanation for girls' verbal superiority over boys is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the right hemisphere in the brain may mature more rapidly in girls than in boys. 
B)  because reading is often stereotyped as an activity for girls, girls may make more effort to master verbal skills like reading. 
C)  girls' mathematical superiority gives them self-confidence that carries over to verbal skills. 
D)  a dominant gene on the X chromosome may promote verbal ability. 
A)  the right hemisphere in the brain may mature more rapidly in girls than in boys. 
B)  because reading is often stereotyped as an activity for girls, girls may make more effort to master verbal skills like reading. 
C)  girls' mathematical superiority gives them self-confidence that carries over to verbal skills. 
D)  a dominant gene on the X chromosome may promote verbal ability.

Question 3

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 4

It is most psychologically healthy to be

Accepted Answer

A)  high in instrumental behaviours and low in expressive behaviours. 
B)  low in instrumental behaviours and high in expressive behaviours. 
C)  high in instrumental behaviours and expressive behaviours. 
D)  low in instrumental behaviours and expressive behaviours. 
A)  high in instrumental behaviours and low in expressive behaviours. 
B)  low in instrumental behaviours and high in expressive behaviours. 
C)  high in instrumental behaviours and expressive behaviours. 
D)  low in instrumental behaviours and expressive behaviours.

Question 5

Which of the following is an expressive trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-confidence 
B)  mechanical aptitude 
C)  consideration 
D)  dominance 
A)  self-confidence 
B)  mechanical aptitude 
C)  consideration 
D)  dominance

Question 6

Girls tend to have ________ interactions with each other.

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental 
B)  stereotyped 
C)  constricting 
D)  enabling 
A)  instrumental 
B)  stereotyped 
C)  constricting 
D)  enabling

Question 7

Who would you expect to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nick, who has a stereotypically male gender role 
B)  Felicity, who has a stereotypically female gender role 
C)  Peter, who is androgynous 
D)  Heather, who is androgynous 
A)  Nick, who has a stereotypically male gender role 
B)  Felicity, who has a stereotypically female gender role 
C)  Peter, who is androgynous 
D)  Heather, who is androgynous

Question 8

You and your spouse want to raise your children so they don't feel bound by traditional gender stereotypes. How could you best accomplish your goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Choose activities and toys based on your children's interests not their genders. 
B)  Model traditional gender roles by engaging in gender-stereotyped household tasks. 
C)  Don't allow your children to watch TV that depicts characters with traditional gender roles. 
D)  Assign chores to your children according to their genders. 
A)  Choose activities and toys based on your children's interests not their genders. 
B)  Model traditional gender roles by engaging in gender-stereotyped household tasks. 
C)  Don't allow your children to watch TV that depicts characters with traditional gender roles. 
D)  Assign chores to your children according to their genders.

Question 9

If Deanna is a girl and Jerrill is a boy, which of the following statements is most likely to be TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerrill understands emotions better than Deanna. 
B)  Deanna is more aggressive than Jerrill. 
C)  Deanna is more active than Jerrill. 
D)  Deanna has better verbal ability than Jerrill. 
A)  Jerrill understands emotions better than Deanna. 
B)  Deanna is more aggressive than Jerrill. 
C)  Deanna is more active than Jerrill. 
D)  Deanna has better verbal ability than Jerrill.

Question 10

Matthew, a preschooler, sees a boy playing with dolls. Matthew is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  also want to play with dolls. 
B)  not yet understand that the boy is engaged in cross-gender play. 
C)  tease the boy for playing with dolls. 
D)  be accepting of the boy even though he knows that he is playing with a girls' toy. 
A)  also want to play with dolls. 
B)  not yet understand that the boy is engaged in cross-gender play. 
C)  tease the boy for playing with dolls. 
D)  be accepting of the boy even though he knows that he is playing with a girls' toy.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about gender differences is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depression is more common in adolescent girls than in boys. 
B)  Males are more easily influenced by others than females. 
C)  Boys get better grades in math. 
D)  Boys are healthier than girls. 
A)  Depression is more common in adolescent girls than in boys. 
B)  Males are more easily influenced by others than females. 
C)  Boys get better grades in math. 
D)  Boys are healthier than girls.

Question 12

"When you grow up, will you be a mommy or a daddy?" is a question that addresses

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stability. 
B)  gender constancy. 
C)  gender labelling. 
D)  gender consistency. 
A)  gender stability. 
B)  gender constancy. 
C)  gender labelling. 
D)  gender consistency.

Question 13

Beliefs about how males and females differ in personality traits, interests, and behaviours are referred to as gender

Accepted Answer

A)  constancy. 
B)  stereotypes. 
C)  schemas. 
D)  identity. 
A)  constancy. 
B)  stereotypes. 
C)  schemas. 
D)  identity.

Question 14

________ 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 15

Your friend has noticed that her daughter seems to pay more attention to what other girls, not boys, do while her son focuses on what other boys, not girls, do. She is surprised because she doesn't see why they both don't pay equal attention to boys and girls. You tell her that her children's behaviour is best explained by ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognitive 
B)  Kohlberg's theory of gender identity 
C)  gender-schema 
D)  biological 
A)  social cognitive 
B)  Kohlberg's theory of gender identity 
C)  gender-schema 
D)  biological

Question 16

Which of the following best reflects gender differences in verbal ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only 10 percent of the published studies on gender differences found that females had greater verbal ability. 
B)  Girls tend to be better readers than boys but boys are better writers. 
C)  Boys have more language-related problems than girls. 
D)  The quality of speech production is lower in girls than in boys. 
A)  Only 10 percent of the published studies on gender differences found that females had greater verbal ability. 
B)  Girls tend to be better readers than boys but boys are better writers. 
C)  Boys have more language-related problems than girls. 
D)  The quality of speech production is lower in girls than in boys.

Question 17

A ________ is a set of cultural guidelines for how a person should behave.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stereotype 
B)  gender schema 
C)  gender label 
D)  social role 
A)  gender stereotype 
B)  gender schema 
C)  gender label 
D)  social role

Question 18

Which of the following is an instrumental trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  independence 
B)  emotionality 
C)  kindness 
D)  awareness of others' feelings 
A)  independence 
B)  emotionality 
C)  kindness 
D)  awareness of others' feelings

Question 19

Androgyny is

Accepted Answer

A)  more beneficial for girls than for boys. 
B)  more beneficial for boys than for girls. 
C)  equally beneficial for boys and girls. 
D)  harmful to both boys and girls. 
A)  more beneficial for girls than for boys. 
B)  more beneficial for boys than for girls. 
C)  equally beneficial for boys and girls. 
D)  harmful to both boys and girls.

Question 20

Most developmentalists today believe that gender differences are ________ Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) suggested.

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly less extensive than 
B)  slightly less extensive than 
C)  as extensive as 
D)  more extensive than 
A)  significantly less extensive than 
B)  slightly less extensive than 
C)  as extensive as 
D)  more extensive than

Exam 13: B: Gender and Development

Fathers are more likely than mothers to treat sons and daughters

Your friend wonders why girls always seem to do better than boys in classes like English where reading and writing are important. You tell him that, according to your textbook, one possible explanation for girls' verbal superiority over boys is that

Gender stereotypes

It is most psychologically healthy to be

Which of the following is an expressive trait?

Girls tend to have ________ interactions with each other.

Who would you expect to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?

You and your spouse want to raise your children so they don't feel bound by traditional gender stereotypes. How could you best accomplish your goal?

If Deanna is a girl and Jerrill is a boy, which of the following statements is most likely to be TRUE?

Matthew, a preschooler, sees a boy playing with dolls. Matthew is likely to

Which of the following statements about gender differences is TRUE?

"When you grow up, will you be a mommy or a daddy?" is a question that addresses

Beliefs about how males and females differ in personality traits, interests, and behaviours are referred to as gender

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

Which of the following best reflects gender differences in verbal ability?

A ________ is a set of cultural guidelines for how a person should behave.

Which of the following is an instrumental trait?

Androgyny is

Most developmentalists today believe that gender differences are ________ Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) suggested.

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

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