Question 1

Explain how the motherhood mandate influences women's decisions to become mothers. Specifically, how are child-free women typically treated in U.S. society and does this have an impact on women? How might this impact women who experience infertility?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Older women are more likely than older men to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  live in poverty 
B)  experience depression 
C)  feel less satisfied in life 
D)  have higher rates of suicide

Question 3

Name three of the four ways parents influence their children's gender development and provide one example for each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Research indicates that adolescent girls' identity development focuses primarily on nurturing, whereas boys' identity development focuses mainly on autonomous identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A man reaches middle age and beyond and appears more distinguished and handsome. A women of the same age is considered less beautiful or even invisible. This is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural norms 
B)  the double standard of aging 
C)  ageism 
D)  the devaluation of older women

Question 6

When children play alone, gender differences in behavior are minimal. When in their same-gender group, gender differences are large and striking. From this finding, we can infer that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is less pressure to conform to gender role norms in same-gender groups 
B)  peers are the most important gender socializing influence in childhood 
C)  gender differences in behavior are emphasized regardless of the environment 
D)  context is important in shaping gender differences in behavior

Question 7

By 3 years of age, children have a tendency to seek out and play with other children of their own gender, and the all-male groups and all-female groups have different play styles. This is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer group effect 
B)  gender segregation effect 
C)  integration effect 
D)  gender inclusive effect

Question 8

Research shows a spike in depression and loneliness in women after the postparental period of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Children can recognize gender discrimination as early as 6 or 7 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Between birth and 3 months of age, infants ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop the ability to distinguish between female and male faces 
B)  experience peer influences encouraging stereotyped behavior 
C)  have a gender identity 
D)  show gender differences in stranger anxiety

Question 11

Olson et al. (2015) conducted a study with transgender children and cisgender children on implicit and explicit gender identity preferences. The results from this study indicated that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the majority of the transgender children were pretending or confused 
B)  the transgender children's gender identity was true to themselves and inconsistent with their gender assigned at birth 
C)  the transgender children's gender identity was overall consistent with their gender assigned at birth when measuring implicit preferences 
D)  only about 30% of the transgender children were pretending or confused, whereas the rest displayed gender identities that were true to themselves.

Question 12

Define gender constancy. Differentiate between each of the three stages in which it develops and describe what age range each stage typically occurs in.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The longer life expectancy of women and the tendency of women to marry men older than themselves leads to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  women living with their adult children in later life 
B)  higher rates of satisfaction among older women 
C)  women becoming widowed at higher rates than men 
D)  higher rates of remarriage among older women

Question 14

Mina, a 4-year-old girl, recently decided that she will only wear pink and purple dresses and refuses to wear pants. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender consistency 
B)  appearance rigidity 
C)  external stability 
D)  gender identity

Question 15

Research shows that 84% of American women have at least one child by age 50. This is likely influenced by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the motherhood mandate 
B)  a woman's innate desire to be a mother 
C)  her age relative to her husband's age 
D)  intensive mothering

Question 16

Products for girls, like the Bratz dolls and Barbie, are examples of products that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  segregate based on gender 
B)  focus on inclusion 
C)  contribute to sexualization of girls 
D)  are less likely to be played with by children of color

Question 17

Rita's last child is leaving for college out of state and her older children have their own homes and families now. Rita is entering the phase of family life cycle known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  parental period 
B)  emerging older adult phase 
C)  empty nest 
D)  isolation period

Question 18

Sky is 7 years old and was raised as a male and has been dressed and treated as a male his entire life. However, Sky is starting to realize that he does not really feel like he is a boy and has been asking his parents to buy him "girl clothes" and let him grow his hair out. His parents are confused and Sky begins to feel distressed about his gender label. Sky is likely experiencing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender dysphoria 
B)  gender identity misunderstanding 
C)  gender flexibility 
D)  gender constancy

Question 19

Ellen, a young adult, believes that older adults are generally forgetful, incompetent, and depressed. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  double standard of aging 
B)  cultural norms 
C)  devaluation of older adults 
D)  ageism

Question 20

The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges leads to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  same-gender couples being able to adopt children together 
B)  same-gender couples having the right to marry 
C)  polyamorous couples having the right to marry more than one person at one time 
D)  less rights for same-gender couples

Exam 7: Lifespan Development

Explain how the motherhood mandate influences women's decisions to become mothers. Specifically, how are child-free women typically treated in U.S. society and does this have an impact on women? How might this impact women who experience infertility?

Older women are more likely than older men to ______.

Name three of the four ways parents influence their children's gender development and provide one example for each.

Research indicates that adolescent girls' identity development focuses primarily on nurturing, whereas boys' identity development focuses mainly on autonomous identity.

A man reaches middle age and beyond and appears more distinguished and handsome. A women of the same age is considered less beautiful or even invisible. This is referred to as ______.

When children play alone, gender differences in behavior are minimal. When in their same-gender group, gender differences are large and striking. From this finding, we can infer that ______.

By 3 years of age, children have a tendency to seek out and play with other children of their own gender, and the all-male groups and all-female groups have different play styles. This is referred to as ______.

Research shows a spike in depression and loneliness in women after the postparental period of life.

Children can recognize gender discrimination as early as 6 or 7 years old.

Between birth and 3 months of age, infants ______.

Olson et al. (2015) conducted a study with transgender children and cisgender children on implicit and explicit gender identity preferences. The results from this study indicated that ______.

Define gender constancy. Differentiate between each of the three stages in which it develops and describe what age range each stage typically occurs in.

The longer life expectancy of women and the tendency of women to marry men older than themselves leads to ______.

Mina, a 4-year-old girl, recently decided that she will only wear pink and purple dresses and refuses to wear pants. This is an example of ______.

Research shows that 84% of American women have at least one child by age 50. This is likely influenced by ______.

Products for girls, like the Bratz dolls and Barbie, are examples of products that ______.

Rita's last child is leaving for college out of state and her older children have their own homes and families now. Rita is entering the phase of family life cycle known as the ______.

Ellen, a young adult, believes that older adults are generally forgetful, incompetent, and depressed. This is an example of ______.

The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges leads to ______.