Exam 5: Genes, Culture, and Gender

Which of the following statements is an example of aggression?

Evolutionary psychologists study:

In physiological and subjective responses to sexual stimuli,_____.

One dramatic finding from developmental psychology (Plomin & Daniels,1987)is that two children in the same family are,on average,

According to natural selection,those with genes best suited to an environment are likely to:

According to Schmitt (2005),an international survey indicated that more _____ than _____ desire unrestricted sex.

The Nurture Assumption refers to the belief that:

Research has found that _____ are generally superior at decoding others' emotional messages.

The term "gender role" refers to:

Which is NOT a worldwide gender difference found by research?

According to research conducted by Leung and Bond (2004),those people who espouse _____ express lower life satisfaction and favor assertive influence tactics and right-wing politics.

As women's employment in formerly male occupations has increased,the gender difference in self-reported assertiveness has:

Rules for accepted and expected social behavior are called:

Tyler,a middle-aged man,has been married for 15 years and has two children.During the early years of his marriage,he was very assertive.However,over the years,he has become nurturing too.Identify the gender role performed by Tyler in this scenario.

Mia,a teenager,likes to wear skirts and has long hair.She also likes to shop in her leisure.On the other hand,David,her brother,likes sports and other physically aggressive activities.In this scenario,Mia and David most likely exemplify the characteristics associated with _____.

Anthropologists argue that if we could trace our ancestors back 100,000 years or more,we would see that we are all:

Ryan,a young adult,was assigned a male sex at birth.However,he feels that he is a woman trapped inside a man's body.After multiple counseling sessions,he decides to live as a woman and have sex reassignment surgery.In this scenario,Ryan most likely exhibits the characteristics of a _____.

Diego,an immigrant worker from Mexico,is despised by his North American friends as he is always late for meetings.His girlfriend,another North American,complains that he never turns up on time when they meet.Diego,however,is puzzled by their time-obsessed behavior.In the context of culture and behavior,which of the following cultural behaviors is exemplified in this scenario?

Which of the following is an apparent universal norm for friendship?

In the context of friendship,identify a true statement about the behavior of men and women.