Question 1

According to the evolutionary theory of gender differences:

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A)  the aggression and competition of males helps them secure a mate
B)  the attractiveness and nurturance of females helps them retain a mate and raise their children
C)  similar sex differences are found in animals for similar reasons
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Parents do not encourage independence and autonomy:

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A)  for daughters in safe activities
B)  for sons in safe activities
C)  for daughters in risky activities
D)  for sons in risky activities

Question 3

When children fight, parents are more likely to stop them:

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A)  when their son is a victim
B)  when their son is a perpetrator
C)  when their daughter is a perpetrator
D)  when their daughter has received a major injury

Question 4

Which of the following accurately describes parents' shaping of children's gender-typed choices:

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A)  parents actively shape children's gender-typed choices
B)  parents passively shape children's gender-typed choices
C)  both a and b
D)  neither a nor b

Question 5

The corpus callosum:

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A)  is larger in males
B)  is larger in females
C)  has more glutamate and GABA receptors for males
D)  has more glutamate and GABA receptors for females

Question 6

Which of the following are accurate regarding the role of siblings in gender socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  younger siblings' gender typing is less strongly related to the gender typing of older siblings' than to the gender typing of the parents
B)  children with sisters develop less feminine qualities
C)  firstborn sons with brothers have the most gender stereotyped attitudes
D)  boys are influenced by their siblings whereas girls are not

Question 7

Reasons for the earning gap between men and women include:

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A)  self-selection by women into lower-paying professions
B)  reluctance by employers to hire women into higher paying jobs
C)  women being paid less than men for performing the same duties
D)  all of the above

Question 8

The theory that children use physical and behavioral clues to differentiate gender roles and to gender type themselves very early in life is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  information processing theory of gender typing
B)  cognitive developmental theory of gender typing
C)  behavioral theory of gender typing
D)  evolutionary theory of gender typing

Question 9

Limitations of the evolutionary theory of gender differences include:

Accepted Answer

A)  the theory readily explains individual differences but fails to address aggregate differences between males and females
B)  the theory may have been less successful at explaining gender differences in previous centuries
C)  the theory provides insufficient links to genetic determinism
D)  the theory fails to account for variability in gender roles across cultures

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding differences in actual behaviors of boys and girls in early life?

Accepted Answer

A)  boys are physically and neurologically more advanced at birth
B)  boys learn to walk earlier
C)  girls reach puberty at younger ages
D)  boys are more socially responsive C

Question 11

According to Freud, identification with the same-sex parent led to:

Accepted Answer

A)  difficulty in maintaining adequate self-esteem
B)  preference for opposite-sex playmates
C)  impetus toward a closer relationship with the opposite-sex parents
D)  acquisition of feminine or masculine traits and behaviors

Question 12

A child's choice to spend time with same-gender peers is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender segregation
B)  gender association
C)  gender-patterned grouping
D)  gender preference syndrome

Question 13

The problems with boys' gender-role development associated with father absence are most severe when father's unavailability occurs before the boy is 5 years old

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Differences in male and female brains include the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  women have a larger amygdala than men
B)  women have a relatively larger orbital-frontal region of the amygdala
C)  the mirror neuron system shows stronger responses in males than females
D)  the cerebral cortex is more highly developed in males than females

Question 15

Which of the following are accurate regarding depictions of men and women in television:

Accepted Answer

A)  only 4 percent of female TV characters are portrayed as homemakers
B)  females are more likely than males to be portrayed as happy
C)  females are more likely than males to be portrayed as emotional
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following accurately describes gender-typed treatment that parents give infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents use more supportive speech with sons
B)  parents are harsher with sons
C)  parents use more directive speech with sons
D)  parents treat sons as more fragile

Question 17

Which of the following are accurate regarding the reasons behind sex differences in gender typing:

Accepted Answer

A)  the male role is less clearly defined than the female role
B)  the male role is less consistently enforced than the female role
C)  deviations from the male role elicit greater sanction than deviation from the female role
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Parents can help children become multischematic by:

Accepted Answer

A)  regularly engaging in negotiations and discussions about issues
B)  debating and questioning the issues
C)  including children in these discussions
D)  all of the above D

Question 19

An idea that differentiates males and females is labeled:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Exam 10: Sex and Gender: Vive La Différence

According to the evolutionary theory of gender differences:

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Parents do not encourage independence and autonomy:

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When children fight, parents are more likely to stop them:

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Which of the following accurately describes parents' shaping of children's gender-typed choices:

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The corpus callosum:

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Which of the following are accurate regarding the role of siblings in gender socialization?

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Reasons for the earning gap between men and women include:

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The theory that children use physical and behavioral clues to differentiate gender roles and to gender type themselves very early in life is called:

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Limitations of the evolutionary theory of gender differences include:

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Which of the following is true regarding differences in actual behaviors of boys and girls in early life?

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According to Freud, identification with the same-sex parent led to:

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A child's choice to spend time with same-gender peers is referred to as:

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The problems with boys' gender-role development associated with father absence are most severe when father's unavailability occurs before the boy is 5 years old

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Differences in male and female brains include the following:

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Which of the following are accurate regarding depictions of men and women in television:

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Which of the following accurately describes gender-typed treatment that parents give infants:

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Which of the following are accurate regarding the reasons behind sex differences in gender typing:

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Parents can help children become multischematic by:

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