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Which statement(s) about the concept of mathematics self-efficacy is/are false?


A) Compared to males, females display equal or superior performance on math tests in the classroom.
B) Females are more anxious about mathematics than males and have less confidence in the ability to learn math.
C) Females view math and science as part of the male domain.
D) none of the above is false; all are true

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Possible reasons for males doing better than females in math performance include:


A) teachers have higher expectations for boys than girls in math courses.
B) college males take more math courses than college females do.
C) males have more positive attitudes toward math than females do.
D) all of the above

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Compared to men, women are more likely to:


A) help change a tire.
B) donate a kidney.
C) pick up a hitchhiker.
D) all of the above

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Which of the following is/are true of gender differences in emotion?


A) There are no gender differences in expressed anger and fearfulness during the preschool years.
B) By adolescence, girls express more sadness, shame and guilt than boys do.
C) Girls report experiencing emotions more intensely than boys do.
D) b and c

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Which of the following is/are true of gender differences in aggression?


A) Differences do not emerge until age 5.
B) Boys show more physical and relational aggression than girls do.
C) Males are more aggressive than females in American and European cultures, but few if any differences are found in Asian cultures.
D) none of the above

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All of the following are true of gender difference in mathematical performance except:


A) Gender differences in math performance no longer exist among U.S. elementary or high school students.
B) The magnitude of gender differences in mathematics performance is about the same in all cultures.
C) Girls are now as likely as boys to take advanced math courses in high school.
D) Girls earn better grades in math than boys do.

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Women's lower social status is one possible explanation of their:


A) ability to interpret nonverbal cues.
B) tendency to talk less than men do.
C) use more uncertainty verbs than men do.
D) all of the above

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Which of the following statements about gender differences in moral reasoning is/are true?


A) A significant body of research has supported Kohlberg's view that males have higher levels of moral reasoning than females.
B) Research shows that females are significantly more oriented toward a caring moral orientation than males are.
C) Research shows that males are significantly more oriented toward a justice moral orientation than females are.
D) none of the above

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Discuss both biological and environmental factors that may contribute to gender differences in aggression.

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The largest gender difference in spatial skills occurs on tests of:


A) mental rotation.
B) spatial perception.
C) spatial visualization.
D) Differences are equally large in all three areas.

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Studies of gender differences in nonverbal communication show that:


A) males are more likely than females to gaze at their conversational partners.
B) females are more likely than males to smile at their conversational partners.
C) males are more likely than females to accurately perceive the nonverbal messages of others.
D) all of the above

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