Question 1

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the prenatal development of female sexual structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female internal genitalia develop in the presence of MIS, but female external genitalia require the suppression of testosterone to develop. 
B)  Female internal and external genitalia develop in the presence of MIS. 
C)  Female internal genitalia develop with high levels of female hormones, but female external genitalia develop by default. 
D)  Female internal and external genitalia develop in the absence of hormones leading to male
Differentiation and not due to the presence of female hormones.

Question 2

The cultural expectation that men are initiators and women are gatekeepers is embedded within the larger stereotype that men are sexually aggressive and women are sexually passive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The tendency to help women because they are the "weaker sex" is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender role assignment. 
B)  rampant sexism. 
C)  benevolent sexism. 
D)  modern sexism.

Question 4

Describe some of the gender differences that exist in verbal ability.

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Question 5

What is third gender/third sex?

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Question 6

Describe the difference between gender stability and gender constancy.

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Question 7

Which factors may account for the differences between males and females in regards to verbal abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys rely more on verbal skills to interact with people. 
B)  Parents talk more to their infant daughters than their infant sons. 
C)  Reading is generally considered a masculine activity. 
D)  Parents talk more to their infant sons than their infant daughters.

Question 8

A gender schema is a cluster of mental representations about masculine and feminine physical qualities, behaviors, and personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Men are two times more likely to bachelor's degrees in mathematics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss how roles of men and women are part of evolution.

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Question 11

List the four psychological perspective theories from this chapter.

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Exam 4: Gender: Identity, Roles, and Differences

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the prenatal development of female sexual structures?

The cultural expectation that men are initiators and women are gatekeepers is embedded within the larger stereotype that men are sexually aggressive and women are sexually passive.

The tendency to help women because they are the "weaker sex" is __________.

Describe some of the gender differences that exist in verbal ability.

What is third gender/third sex?

Describe the difference between gender stability and gender constancy.

Which factors may account for the differences between males and females in regards to verbal abilities?

A gender schema is a cluster of mental representations about masculine and feminine physical qualities, behaviors, and personality traits.

Men are two times more likely to bachelor's degrees in mathematics.

Discuss how roles of men and women are part of evolution.

List the four psychological perspective theories from this chapter.