Question 1

The contributing role of hormones to gender differences and gender typing is shown by:

Accepted Answer

A)  research showing that monkeys given hormones changed their social behavior patterns
B)  research showing that children exposed prenatally to elevated levels of hormones behaved in ways consistent with their hormonal exposure
C)  research showing that boys born without a penis behaved like boys even though their parents believed they were girls
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is accurate regarding gender differences in toy preferences:

Accepted Answer

A)  observations of toy preference among nonhuman primates suggest that toy preferences are socialized
B)  some toys, like Legos, which used to be considered masculine are now considered neutral
C)  in letters to Santa, girls are as likely as boys to ask for sports equipment
D)  all of the above

Question 3

The earliest age at which children's knowledge of gender stereotypes is well developed is:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 years (the time they enter school) 
B)  6 years
C)  7 years
D)  8 years

Question 4

The perception of oneself as either male or female is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity
B)  gender-based belief
C)  gender typing
D)  gender-trait acquisition

Question 5

Desire to possess certain gender-typed characteristics is labeled:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity
B)  gender-based belief
C)  gender typing
D)  gender role preference

Question 6

List three theories gender role development and briefly describe the main arguments that these theories make.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Gender differences in occupational stereotypes:

Accepted Answer

A)  illustrate how gender-role development is embedded in a societal context
B)  reflects parity in males' and females' status
C)  are generally found only in North America
D)  all of the above

Question 8

The first sex change supplemented by hormone therapy occurred in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the early 1930s
B)  the early 1940s
C)  the early 1950s
D)  the early 1960s

Question 9

Children begin to be more flexible about gender stereotyping by:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 years (the time they enter school) 
B)  6 years
C)  7 years
D)  8-9 years

Question 10

Which theory uses principles such as observational learning, positive and negative feedback, and self-efficacy to explain gender role development:

Accepted Answer

A)  social structural theory of gender roles
B)  cognitive developmental theory of gender typing
C)  social cognitive theory of gender development
D)  information-processing gender-schema theory

Question 11

Which of the following is accurate regarding gender constancy and attention to adults:

Accepted Answer

A)  boys who achieve gender constancy attend to same-sex adults more
B)  boys who achieve gender constancy attend to same-sex adults less
C)  girls who achieve gender constancy attend to same-sex adults more
D)  both a and c

Question 12

A shift towards more gender-typed behavior that occurs in adolescence is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender focusing
B)  gender role augmentation
C)  gender intensification
D)  gender rigidity

Question 13

Teachers treat boys and girls differently. List 4 ways.

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Question 14

The view that children develop naïve theories that help them organize and structure their experience related to gender differences and gender roles:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive developmental theory of gender typing
B)  gender-identification theory
C)  gender-structure theory
D)  gender-schema theory

Question 15

In U.S. middle-class samples, gender stability is acquired b:

Accepted Answer

A)  4-5 years
B)  2-3 years
C)  6-7 years
D)  3-4 years

Question 16

Discuss the role of male-female brain differences for gender role development.

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