Question 1

_____ is one's sense of one's own gender, including knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of being male or female.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender role 
B)  Sex 
C)  Gender identity 
D)  Gender stereotypes 
A)  Gender role 
B)  Sex 
C)  Gender identity 
D)  Gender stereotypes

Question 2

What advice about bicultural identity would psychologist Laura Brown give to a gay or lesbian couple?

Accepted Answer

A)  Isolate yourselves as a couple and avoid contact with other people. 
B)  Maintain contact with both the gay community and the heterosexual mainstream. 
C)  Develop a circle of gay and lesbian friends and avoid frequent contact with heterosexual people. 
D)  Develop a circle of heterosexual friends and avoid strong associations with the gay community. 
A)  Isolate yourselves as a couple and avoid contact with other people. 
B)  Maintain contact with both the gay community and the heterosexual mainstream. 
C)  Develop a circle of gay and lesbian friends and avoid frequent contact with heterosexual people. 
D)  Develop a circle of heterosexual friends and avoid strong associations with the gay community.

Question 3

Describe one criticism of the evolutionary psychology view of gender role development.

Accepted Answer

1. Hypotheses are backed by speculations

Question 4

What can safely be said about the debate on what determines a person's sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

An individual's sexual orientation is li

Question 5

How many college freshman women report having been date raped or having experienced an attempted date rape at least once?

Accepted Answer

A)  2/3 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/2 
D)  1/4 
A)  2/3 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/2 
D)  1/4

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people living with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  Approximately half of all new HIV cases around the world occur in 20- to 30-year-olds. 
C)  As of 2012, female-male sexual contact was the most frequent AIDS transmission category. 
D)  Deaths due to HIV/AIDS have remained stable in the United States. 
A)  Most people living with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  Approximately half of all new HIV cases around the world occur in 20- to 30-year-olds. 
C)  As of 2012, female-male sexual contact was the most frequent AIDS transmission category. 
D)  Deaths due to HIV/AIDS have remained stable in the United States.

Question 7

According to the gender-intensification hypothesis, what is a likely result of adolescent boys attempting to be viewed as more masculine?

Accepted Answer

A)  They obsess about academic achievement and reward. 
B)  They form exclusive, male peer groups and minimize interaction with females. 
C)  They take body bulking steroidal supplements. 
D)  They engage in risk-taking and rebellious behavior. 
A)  They obsess about academic achievement and reward. 
B)  They form exclusive, male peer groups and minimize interaction with females. 
C)  They take body bulking steroidal supplements. 
D)  They engage in risk-taking and rebellious behavior.

Question 8

Which of the following is a likely reason that boys may find it difficult to learn the masculine gender role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male role models are less accessible to young children. 
B)  Boys fight against the well-defined requirements of masculine roles. 
C)  The masculine role has become so flexible, that boundaries are difficult to distinguish. 
D)  Boys are inept at picking up social information from their environment. 
A)  Male role models are less accessible to young children. 
B)  Boys fight against the well-defined requirements of masculine roles. 
C)  The masculine role has become so flexible, that boundaries are difficult to distinguish. 
D)  Boys are inept at picking up social information from their environment.

Question 9

Older women face the double jeopardy of

Accepted Answer

A)  ageism and sexism. 
B)  anxiety and shame. 
C)  a lack of confidence, education, and financial security. 
D)  guilt and mental disabilities. 
A)  ageism and sexism. 
B)  anxiety and shame. 
C)  a lack of confidence, education, and financial security. 
D)  guilt and mental disabilities.

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding current-day knowledge about sexual orientation is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  If homosexual males receive androgen therapy, their sexual orientation is likely to change. 
B)  No firm answers are available as to the specific causal factors for why some individuals are homosexual and some are heterosexual. 
C)  Sexual orientation is most likely due to environmental factors. 
D)  Today, it is most acceptable to view sexual orientation as a polar opposite-homosexual or heterosexual. 
A)  If homosexual males receive androgen therapy, their sexual orientation is likely to change. 
B)  No firm answers are available as to the specific causal factors for why some individuals are homosexual and some are heterosexual. 
C)  Sexual orientation is most likely due to environmental factors. 
D)  Today, it is most acceptable to view sexual orientation as a polar opposite-homosexual or heterosexual.

Question 11

Male rapists share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  they want to hurt their victims. 
B)  they are angry at women in general. 
C)  they were abused as children. 
D)  aggression enhances their sense of power. 
A)  they want to hurt their victims. 
B)  they are angry at women in general. 
C)  they were abused as children. 
D)  aggression enhances their sense of power.

Question 12

Social cognitive psychologists Luria and Herzog watched elementary school children play repeatedly in same-sex groups and characterized the playground as

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive vacation. 
B)  social theatre. 
C)  gender school. 
D)  stereotyped role confinement. 
A)  cognitive vacation. 
B)  social theatre. 
C)  gender school. 
D)  stereotyped role confinement.

Question 13

Which of the following factors is true of the effects of being an adolescent mother or father?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescent mothers are more likely to suffer a disruption in education. 
B)  Adolescent mothers typically stay behind their peers economically until the mid-20s. 
C)  Men who are teenage fathers do not suffer any higher rates of education or career disruption. 
D)  Teen pregnancy poses extra health risks for the child, but not for the mother. 
A)  Adolescent mothers are more likely to suffer a disruption in education. 
B)  Adolescent mothers typically stay behind their peers economically until the mid-20s. 
C)  Men who are teenage fathers do not suffer any higher rates of education or career disruption. 
D)  Teen pregnancy poses extra health risks for the child, but not for the mother.

Question 14

List two ways Ron Levant suggests men can reconstruct their masculinity concepts in more positive ways.

Accepted Answer

Each man should:
1. Reexamine

Question 15

Pablo feels pressure to be a strong, independent provider. His wife, however, complains that he is not sensitive enough. According to Pleck, Pablo is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stereotyping. 
B)  role strain. 
C)  role discontinuity. 
D)  role conflict. 
A)  gender stereotyping. 
B)  role strain. 
C)  role discontinuity. 
D)  role conflict.

Question 16

Which theory of gender emphasizes the role of peers in gender typing?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic theory of gender 
B)  social cognitive theory of gender 
C)  gender schema theory 
D)  evolutionary psychology 
A)  psychoanalytic theory of gender 
B)  social cognitive theory of gender 
C)  gender schema theory 
D)  evolutionary psychology

Question 17

When reviewing factors related to school achievement, such as class participation, attentiveness, and academic success,

Accepted Answer

A)  females show higher achievement than males. 
B)  males show higher achievement than females. 
C)  there is no difference between males and females. 
D)  females outrank males in the area of class participation only. 
A)  females show higher achievement than males. 
B)  males show higher achievement than females. 
C)  there is no difference between males and females. 
D)  females outrank males in the area of class participation only.

Question 18

Santiago waited until college to have sex. Which of the following most likely did NOT influence his decision to wait?

Accepted Answer

A)  high self-regulation 
B)  religious affiliation and involvement 
C)  future aspirations 
D)  popular TV shows and commercials 
A)  high self-regulation 
B)  religious affiliation and involvement 
C)  future aspirations 
D)  popular TV shows and commercials

Question 19

Which of the following is a alternative to hormone replacement therapy sought by some women during menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonsteroidal medicine 
B)  acupuncture 
C)  exercise 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  nonsteroidal medicine 
B)  acupuncture 
C)  exercise 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 20

Researchers have found links between hormone levels and certain behaviors. Which of the following is a documented correlation?

Accepted Answer

A)  High levels of estrogens are linked with aggressive and sexual behavior. 
B)  Violent criminals have above-average levels of estrogens. 
C)  High levels of cortisol are correlated with sexual behavior during puberty. 
D)  High levels of fetal testosterone are linked with aggressive and sexual behavior. 
A)  High levels of estrogens are linked with aggressive and sexual behavior. 
B)  Violent criminals have above-average levels of estrogens. 
C)  High levels of cortisol are correlated with sexual behavior during puberty. 
D)  High levels of fetal testosterone are linked with aggressive and sexual behavior.

_____ is one's sense of one's own gender, including knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of being male or female.

What advice about bicultural identity would psychologist Laura Brown give to a gay or lesbian couple?

Describe one criticism of the evolutionary psychology view of gender role development.

What can safely be said about the debate on what determines a person's sexual orientation?

How many college freshman women report having been date raped or having experienced an attempted date rape at least once?

Which of the following is TRUE?

According to the gender-intensification hypothesis, what is a likely result of adolescent boys attempting to be viewed as more masculine?

Which of the following is a likely reason that boys may find it difficult to learn the masculine gender role?

Older women face the double jeopardy of

Which of the following statements regarding current-day knowledge about sexual orientation is correct?

Male rapists share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Social cognitive psychologists Luria and Herzog watched elementary school children play repeatedly in same-sex groups and characterized the playground as

Which of the following factors is true of the effects of being an adolescent mother or father?

List two ways Ron Levant suggests men can reconstruct their masculinity concepts in more positive ways.

Pablo feels pressure to be a strong, independent provider. His wife, however, complains that he is not sensitive enough. According to Pleck, Pablo is experiencing

Which theory of gender emphasizes the role of peers in gender typing?

When reviewing factors related to school achievement, such as class participation, attentiveness, and academic success,

Santiago waited until college to have sex. Which of the following most likely did NOT influence his decision to wait?

Which of the following is a alternative to hormone replacement therapy sought by some women during menopause?

Researchers have found links between hormone levels and certain behaviors. Which of the following is a documented correlation?

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Exam 12: Gender and Sexuality

_____ is one's sense of one's own gender, including knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of being male or female.

What advice about bicultural identity would psychologist Laura Brown give to a gay or lesbian couple?

Describe one criticism of the evolutionary psychology view of gender role development.

What can safely be said about the debate on what determines a person's sexual orientation?

How many college freshman women report having been date raped or having experienced an attempted date rape at least once?

Which of the following is TRUE?

According to the gender-intensification hypothesis, what is a likely result of adolescent boys attempting to be viewed as more masculine?

Which of the following is a likely reason that boys may find it difficult to learn the masculine gender role?

Older women face the double jeopardy of

Which of the following statements regarding current-day knowledge about sexual orientation is correct?

Male rapists share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Social cognitive psychologists Luria and Herzog watched elementary school children play repeatedly in same-sex groups and characterized the playground as

Which of the following factors is true of the effects of being an adolescent mother or father?

List two ways Ron Levant suggests men can reconstruct their masculinity concepts in more positive ways.

Pablo feels pressure to be a strong, independent provider. His wife, however, complains that he is not sensitive enough. According to Pleck, Pablo is experiencing

Which theory of gender emphasizes the role of peers in gender typing?

When reviewing factors related to school achievement, such as class participation, attentiveness, and academic success,

Santiago waited until college to have sex. Which of the following most likely did NOT influence his decision to wait?

Which of the following is a alternative to hormone replacement therapy sought by some women during menopause?

Researchers have found links between hormone levels and certain behaviors. Which of the following is a documented correlation?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, Identity, and Personality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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