Question 1

Which of the following accurately describes patriarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patriarchy is the idea that men automatically hold positions of power and authority,and it is socialized to be viewed as natural and inevitable. 
B)  Patriarchy refers to female power and authority,and the passing of lineage and cultural traditions from one female to another. 
C)  Patriarchy refers to women's equality and possession of power and authority. 
D)  Patriarchy is the idea that women hold dominance and authority over men,despite male power in all areas of structural institutions. 
A)  Patriarchy is the idea that men automatically hold positions of power and authority,and it is socialized to be viewed as natural and inevitable. 
B)  Patriarchy refers to female power and authority,and the passing of lineage and cultural traditions from one female to another. 
C)  Patriarchy refers to women's equality and possession of power and authority. 
D)  Patriarchy is the idea that women hold dominance and authority over men,despite male power in all areas of structural institutions.

Question 2

Tamika,a college student attending an HBC (historically Black college),identifies her experiences of oppression as strongly correlated to both racism and gender;racism plays a dominant and intersecting role in her experiences of gender.Because of these factors,Tamika would probably identity most with which form of feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  mujerismo 
B)  womanism 
C)  cultural feminism 
D)  radical feminism 
A)  mujerismo 
B)  womanism 
C)  cultural feminism 
D)  radical feminism

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a question proposed by psychologist Elizabeth Cole (2009)that researchers should ask when considering intersectionality?

Accepted Answer

A)  What role does inequality play in power differences that shape behaviors and experiences? 
B)  Are predominately White,middle-class women adequately represented in a university study? 
C)  Who is included within this category of participants? 
D)  Where are the similarities and shared experiences or concerns among people from different social groups? 
A)  What role does inequality play in power differences that shape behaviors and experiences? 
B)  Are predominately White,middle-class women adequately represented in a university study? 
C)  Who is included within this category of participants? 
D)  Where are the similarities and shared experiences or concerns among people from different social groups?

Question 4

Explain why intersectionality still needs to address discrimination within feminism.Consider some of the examples provided in the text,such as Patricia Arquette's 2015 Academy Awards acceptance speech or the HBO television show Girls.How do one or both of these examples ignore intersectionality and/or the reluctance of women of color to identify as feminists?

Accepted Answer

White,wealthy,heterosexual feminists suc

Question 5

Propose a sample research question that would be applicable to the lives of girls and women.If you were conducting a study to answer this research question,what are some things to keep in mind in order to eliminate bias in sex/gender research?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary depending on the sampl

Question 6

Heteronormativity refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  fact that heterosexuality is dominant and automatic. 
B)  lack of emphasis placed on compulsory heterosexuality. 
C)  assumption that all people are heterosexual (attracted to the opposite sex)and that sex characteristics are binary (either female or male). 
D)  assumption that people are on a continuum of sexual orientation and that people may vary in terms of biological sex,sexual orientation,and emotional attraction to people of the same or opposite sex. 
A)  fact that heterosexuality is dominant and automatic. 
B)  lack of emphasis placed on compulsory heterosexuality. 
C)  assumption that all people are heterosexual (attracted to the opposite sex)and that sex characteristics are binary (either female or male). 
D)  assumption that people are on a continuum of sexual orientation and that people may vary in terms of biological sex,sexual orientation,and emotional attraction to people of the same or opposite sex.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of the problematic nature of the term "empowerment" as applied to the lives of girls and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empowerment tends to focus on the individual accomplishments of women in male dominated spheres without examining substantial and larger socio-cultural change. 
B)  Female empowerment often focuses on ways of selling products and brands (e.g. ,the Spice Girls proclaiming "girl power" by achieving fame,wearing fashionable clothing,doing their nails,and maintaining stereotypical ideals of women's body shape,size,and appearance). 
C)  Empowerment can be used to focus on large-scale change and examine accomplishments within and among diverse groups of women. 
D)  Empowertising generates a strong response that feels empowering,but doesn't offer any actual solutions for achieving empowerment. 
A)  Empowerment tends to focus on the individual accomplishments of women in male dominated spheres without examining substantial and larger socio-cultural change. 
B)  Female empowerment often focuses on ways of selling products and brands (e.g. ,the Spice Girls proclaiming "girl power" by achieving fame,wearing fashionable clothing,doing their nails,and maintaining stereotypical ideals of women's body shape,size,and appearance). 
C)  Empowerment can be used to focus on large-scale change and examine accomplishments within and among diverse groups of women. 
D)  Empowertising generates a strong response that feels empowering,but doesn't offer any actual solutions for achieving empowerment.

Question 8

Some populations have not been historically welcome within feminist spaces,specifically during the second wave of feminism,to the present.Discuss why populations such as women of color,men,disabled women,and transwomen might not feel welcome in these spaces.

Accepted Answer

Some people do not identify as feminists

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a research and statistical concept to keep in mind when conducting psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A)  How variables are defined and measured. 
B)  The titles of studies rarely indicate when participants are exclusively White or male,and generalizability is often falsely applied. 
C)  Female university students are rarely a source of convenience samples for many researchers. 
D)  Sampling bias is a challenge within the field of psychology of women. 
A)  How variables are defined and measured. 
B)  The titles of studies rarely indicate when participants are exclusively White or male,and generalizability is often falsely applied. 
C)  Female university students are rarely a source of convenience samples for many researchers. 
D)  Sampling bias is a challenge within the field of psychology of women.

Question 10

Compulsory heterosexuality means that

Accepted Answer

A)  heterosexuality is considered normal,natural,and a learned form of sexual preference or sexual orientation. 
B)  there are other options of sexual orientation rather than heterosexuality and homosexuality. 
C)  people can choose their sexual orientation despite social learning and cultural messaging valuing heterosexuality over other forms of sexuality. 
D)  bisexuality,pansexuality,and other non-binary forms of sexual orientation are valued above heterosexuality,especially for people who identify as women. 
A)  heterosexuality is considered normal,natural,and a learned form of sexual preference or sexual orientation. 
B)  there are other options of sexual orientation rather than heterosexuality and homosexuality. 
C)  people can choose their sexual orientation despite social learning and cultural messaging valuing heterosexuality over other forms of sexuality. 
D)  bisexuality,pansexuality,and other non-binary forms of sexual orientation are valued above heterosexuality,especially for people who identify as women.

Question 11

All of the following factors contributed to the formation of the psychology of women in the mid-twentieth century EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1963 publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique,which critiqued Freud and the psychological profession as having some responsibility for women's oppression. 
B)  Weisstein's (1968-1992)revelation of the second-class status of women and the influence of discrimination in psychological studies. 
C)  The establishment of ethical guidelines,following feminist prompting,which prohibited sexual contact between therapists and clients. 
D)  The lack of development of college courses taught by and textbooks written by feminist psychologists. 
A)  The 1963 publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique,which critiqued Freud and the psychological profession as having some responsibility for women's oppression. 
B)  Weisstein's (1968-1992)revelation of the second-class status of women and the influence of discrimination in psychological studies. 
C)  The establishment of ethical guidelines,following feminist prompting,which prohibited sexual contact between therapists and clients. 
D)  The lack of development of college courses taught by and textbooks written by feminist psychologists.

Question 12

Radical feminists advocate for

Accepted Answer

A)  equality for women and men by working side by side. 
B)  separatism. 
C)  non-separatism. 
D)  recognition of gender inequality in a limited number of everyday interactions and social structures. 
A)  equality for women and men by working side by side. 
B)  separatism. 
C)  non-separatism. 
D)  recognition of gender inequality in a limited number of everyday interactions and social structures.

Question 13

Feminist epistemologies are particularly important in the psychology of women and feminist psychology because they

Accepted Answer

A)  establish that knowledge is progressive and cumulative,and that it relies on objectivity,neutrality,and rationality. 
B)  ignore that scientists bring their own perspectives and viewpoints to the subjects they study and to the results they compose and publish. 
C)  encourage researchers to be cognizant of their own biases and influences,and they determine how this will impact research on the lives of marginalized groups,girls,and women. 
D)  ignore the cultural component of research,and they only publish studies that ignore the production and sharing of gender-based research. 
A)  establish that knowledge is progressive and cumulative,and that it relies on objectivity,neutrality,and rationality. 
B)  ignore that scientists bring their own perspectives and viewpoints to the subjects they study and to the results they compose and publish. 
C)  encourage researchers to be cognizant of their own biases and influences,and they determine how this will impact research on the lives of marginalized groups,girls,and women. 
D)  ignore the cultural component of research,and they only publish studies that ignore the production and sharing of gender-based research.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding the application of feminist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminist theory provides an explanation for gender inequality and oppression. 
B)  Feminist theory is part of consciousness raising,which links knowledge with activism. 
C)  Feminist theory provides women with a language to talk about their experiences and understand the structural components of structural/sociopolitical oppression. 
D)  Feminist perspectives provide theory but not practice;they do little to help provide solutions for gender inequalities in everyday life. 
A)  Feminist theory provides an explanation for gender inequality and oppression. 
B)  Feminist theory is part of consciousness raising,which links knowledge with activism. 
C)  Feminist theory provides women with a language to talk about their experiences and understand the structural components of structural/sociopolitical oppression. 
D)  Feminist perspectives provide theory but not practice;they do little to help provide solutions for gender inequalities in everyday life.

Question 15

Emma Watson's 2014 #heforshe campaign addressed underlying social issues around gender by asking men to consider which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  how gender stereotypes are harmful for both men and women 
B)  the positive aspects of toxic masculinity 
C)  that some boys and men are not ready to redefine masculinity and gender roles 
D)  how to create a more female-positive presence on social media sites,such as Twitter 
A)  how gender stereotypes are harmful for both men and women 
B)  the positive aspects of toxic masculinity 
C)  that some boys and men are not ready to redefine masculinity and gender roles 
D)  how to create a more female-positive presence on social media sites,such as Twitter

Question 16

Why do feminists reject the concept of post-feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminists believe gender inequality has been solved. 
B)  Women who self-label as feminists are aware that gender inequalities still exist. 
C)  Post-feminists recognize that stereotypes are not disseminated in order to stigmatize women who address aspects of sexism in daily life. 
D)  Post-feminism shows how gender inequalities impact the psychological development of girls and women and how addressing inequality improves the lives of all genders. 
A)  Feminists believe gender inequality has been solved. 
B)  Women who self-label as feminists are aware that gender inequalities still exist. 
C)  Post-feminists recognize that stereotypes are not disseminated in order to stigmatize women who address aspects of sexism in daily life. 
D)  Post-feminism shows how gender inequalities impact the psychological development of girls and women and how addressing inequality improves the lives of all genders.

Question 17

Which of the following is TRUE about third world feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It argues for an interconnected view of feminism that values cross-cultural differences and does not defer to more powerful countries,such as the Western world or the United States,without lived experience and knowledge of feminism within the culture. 
B)  It examines how race and gender have multiple impacts on oppression in areas other than the first world. 
C)  It searches for internal economic and structural solutions to social problems,such as gender inequality. 
D)  It fails to criticize liberal feminism and its ethnocentric viewpoint,such as the White savior complex. 
A)  It argues for an interconnected view of feminism that values cross-cultural differences and does not defer to more powerful countries,such as the Western world or the United States,without lived experience and knowledge of feminism within the culture. 
B)  It examines how race and gender have multiple impacts on oppression in areas other than the first world. 
C)  It searches for internal economic and structural solutions to social problems,such as gender inequality. 
D)  It fails to criticize liberal feminism and its ethnocentric viewpoint,such as the White savior complex.

Question 18

Define intersectionality and explicate how differences besides gender influence women's daily lives.

Accepted Answer

Intersectionality means that there are m

Question 19

Which of the following accurately describes psychological research and bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers are value-neutral and objective. 
B)  Research questions do not contain assumptions. 
C)  The identities of both the researcher and the selected participants may contribute to bias. 
D)  Feminist researchers do not contribute to sampling bias. 
A)  Researchers are value-neutral and objective. 
B)  Research questions do not contain assumptions. 
C)  The identities of both the researcher and the selected participants may contribute to bias. 
D)  Feminist researchers do not contribute to sampling bias.

Question 20

Cultural feminism is a perspective that focuses on the

Accepted Answer

A)  commonalities between women and men,and the cultural emphasis on differences between genders. 
B)  differences between women and men,and the devaluation of perspectives,qualities,and experiences of girls and women. 
C)  cultural construction of gender norms and ways to rectify equality. 
D)  relativism of gender according to geography and moments in history. 
A)  commonalities between women and men,and the cultural emphasis on differences between genders. 
B)  differences between women and men,and the devaluation of perspectives,qualities,and experiences of girls and women. 
C)  cultural construction of gender norms and ways to rectify equality. 
D)  relativism of gender according to geography and moments in history.

Which of the following accurately describes patriarchy?

Which of the following is NOT a question proposed by psychologist Elizabeth Cole (2009)that researchers should ask when considering intersectionality?

Propose a sample research question that would be applicable to the lives of girls and women.If you were conducting a study to answer this research question,what are some things to keep in mind in order to eliminate bias in sex/gender research?

Heteronormativity refers to the

Which of the following is NOT an example of the problematic nature of the term "empowerment" as applied to the lives of girls and women?

Some populations have not been historically welcome within feminist spaces,specifically during the second wave of feminism,to the present.Discuss why populations such as women of color,men,disabled women,and transwomen might not feel welcome in these spaces.

Which of the following is NOT a research and statistical concept to keep in mind when conducting psychological research?

Compulsory heterosexuality means that

All of the following factors contributed to the formation of the psychology of women in the mid-twentieth century EXCEPT

Radical feminists advocate for

Feminist epistemologies are particularly important in the psychology of women and feminist psychology because they

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding the application of feminist theory?

Emma Watson's 2014 #heforshe campaign addressed underlying social issues around gender by asking men to consider which of the following?

Why do feminists reject the concept of post-feminism?

Which of the following is TRUE about third world feminism?

Define intersectionality and explicate how differences besides gender influence women's daily lives.

Which of the following accurately describes psychological research and bias?

Cultural feminism is a perspective that focuses on the

Power and Privilege

Similarities and Differences

Beyond the Sexgender Binary

Gender Socialization

Womens Bodies

Sexuality and Sexualization

Relationships

Reproduction and Mothering

Work

Older Women

Gender-Based Violence

Mental Health

Tensions, action, and Hope for the Future

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Exam 1: A Feminist Psychology of Women

Which of the following accurately describes patriarchy?

Which of the following is NOT a question proposed by psychologist Elizabeth Cole (2009)that researchers should ask when considering intersectionality?

Propose a sample research question that would be applicable to the lives of girls and women.If you were conducting a study to answer this research question,what are some things to keep in mind in order to eliminate bias in sex/gender research?

Heteronormativity refers to the

Which of the following is NOT an example of the problematic nature of the term "empowerment" as applied to the lives of girls and women?

Some populations have not been historically welcome within feminist spaces,specifically during the second wave of feminism,to the present.Discuss why populations such as women of color,men,disabled women,and transwomen might not feel welcome in these spaces.

Which of the following is NOT a research and statistical concept to keep in mind when conducting psychological research?

Compulsory heterosexuality means that

All of the following factors contributed to the formation of the psychology of women in the mid-twentieth century EXCEPT

Radical feminists advocate for

Feminist epistemologies are particularly important in the psychology of women and feminist psychology because they

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding the application of feminist theory?

Emma Watson's 2014 #heforshe campaign addressed underlying social issues around gender by asking men to consider which of the following?

Why do feminists reject the concept of post-feminism?

Which of the following is TRUE about third world feminism?

Define intersectionality and explicate how differences besides gender influence women's daily lives.

Which of the following accurately describes psychological research and bias?

Cultural feminism is a perspective that focuses on the

Power and Privilege

Similarities and Differences

Beyond the Sexgender Binary

Gender Socialization

Womens Bodies

Sexuality and Sexualization

Relationships

Reproduction and Mothering

Work

Older Women

Gender-Based Violence

Mental Health

Tensions, action, and Hope for the Future

Filters