Question 1

Meta-analysis is an improvement over simple reviews of studies because

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A) it takes into account sample size. 
B) it takes into account the magnitude and consistency of differences. 
C) reviews fail to attend to moderator variables. 
D) All the above are correct

Question 2

Explain how women's supposed "emotionality" is actually strength rather than a weakness.

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Question 3

Children learn what they are "supposed" to feel and act in various situations,which translates to "boys feel A and girls feel B" or "boys should show X emotion.: These rules are called

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A) feeling rules. 
B) display rules. 
C) consciousness rules. 
D) AB/XY rules.

Question 4

Rather than attributing their daughters' success in math to natural talent as they tend to do for sons,parents often attribute girls' successes in math to

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A) good luck. 
B) following directions carefully. 
C) hard work. 
D) the teachers' ability to teach.

Question 5

The book says that "Gender is more than just sex." In what ways is this true? Explain your answer.

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Question 6

If a researcher tested both men and women on reasoning ability,but the men had college degrees and the women were high school graduates,level of education would be a

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A) difference variable. 
B) statistically significant variable. 
C) confounding variable. 
D) moderator variable.

Question 7

The variability hypothesis suggested that

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A) women were more biologically adaptable than men. 
B) men were statistically more likely than women to be geniuses. 
C) women were more likely than men to be mentally defective. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 8

Imagine yourself picking up tomorrow's morning newspaper and reading the following headline: "Reasoning Ability: New Research Shows Boys May Have Genetic Advantage." Using what you have learned from this chapter,how would you go about attempting to evaluate this claim?

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Question 9

Experimental design in the field of psychology strongly emphasizes finding

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A) errors. 
B) differences. 
C) similarities. 
D) bias.

Question 10

In the classroom,race and gender interact.Those getting the most attention are __________;those getting the least attention are ____________.

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A) white boys;minority boys 
B) white boys and minority boys;white girls 
C) white boys;minority girls 
D) white boys;white girls

Question 11

Describe the cycle that occurs when boys and girls define gender in relation to their primary caregivers,usually women.

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Question 12

Summarize the research regarding gender-related differences in mathematical abilities.Do the findings support the notion that there are large differences between males and females?

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Question 13

The ability to recognize the emotions expressed by others is called

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A) decoding ability. 
B) the display rule. 
C) the feeling rule. 
D) relational theory.

Question 14

Feminist critiques of the proposition males are biologically predisposed to be better in math than females include findings

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A) items in standardized tests tend to appear in contexts more familiar to boys,such as sports. 
B) performance on a standardized test has great relevance to most jobs and everyday thinking skills. 
C) women get higher scores on the SAT than men,but lower grades in college. 
D) the media have popularized the success of male engineers.

Question 15

__________ by men are often not labeled as emotionality.

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A) Tears 
B) Emotional displays 
C) Narcissistic behaviors 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 16

The right to display anger,something men do more often than women,is a kind of

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A) discrimination. 
B) congruence. 
C) social power. 
D) oppression.

Question 17

Cite two flaws in the argument that male-female differences in primate behavior can be generalized to humans.

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Question 18

Given the research on gender-related differences in cognitive abilities,we can conclude all of the following EXCEPT

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A) cognitive differences can easily be traced to biological dissimilarities. 
B) social factors are powerful influences in cognitive development. 
C) research methods focus on detecting differences more than detecting similarities. 
D) future research should focus on causes of gender-related differences.

Question 19

Some feminist psychologists argue studying gender differences is not very useful because of which of the following issues?

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A) Problems defining a true gender difference 
B) Difficulties measuring gender differences 
C) Problems with values and interpretation of the research results 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 20

All of the following EXCEPT,indicate a sexist bias in the classroom?

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A) Girls are praised for appearance while boys are praised for performance. 
B) Girls are exposed to more sexual harassment than boys. 
C) Girls are not exposed to as many math-enriched experiences as boys. 
D) Girls are more likely to be punished for wrong answers than boys.

Exam 4: The Meanings of Difference