Question 1

The _____ stance argues that the magnitude of sex differences is comparable to the magnitude of many other effects in psychology and should not be trivialized.

Accepted Answer

A) antifeminist 
B) minimalist 
C) probabilist 
D) maximalist 
A) antifeminist 
B) minimalist 
C) probabilist 
D) maximalist

Question 2

The _____ dimension contains items that reflect nurturance,empathy,and expression of emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) people-things 
B) sociosexuality 
C) masculinity 
D) femininity 
A) people-things 
B) sociosexuality 
C) masculinity 
D) femininity

Question 3

_____ views sex differences as small and inconsequential.

Accepted Answer

A) Social role theory 
B) Socialization theory 
C) The minimalist stance 
D) The maximalist stance 
A) Social role theory 
B) Socialization theory 
C) The minimalist stance 
D) The maximalist stance

Question 4

_____ theory implies a decrease in sex differences as more men assume responsibility for domestic duties now than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) Socialization 
B) Social role 
C) Evolutionary 
D) Hormonal 
A) Socialization 
B) Social role 
C) Evolutionary 
D) Hormonal

Question 5

_____ is the ease with which one can convey emotions,such as crying,showing empathy for the troubles of others,and showing nurturance to those in need.

Accepted Answer

A) Expressiveness 
B) Instrumentality 
C) Surgency 
D) Rumination 
A) Expressiveness 
B) Instrumentality 
C) Surgency 
D) Rumination

Question 6

In the context of the facets of aggressiveness that have been examined for sex differences,which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Women tend to score higher than men on criminal aggressiveness after age 50. 
B) Men tend to score higher than women on verbal insults,a form of aggression. 
C) The largest sex differences in violent crimes show up just after puberty. 
D) Fantasy measures of aggression show negligible sex differences. 
A) Women tend to score higher than men on criminal aggressiveness after age 50. 
B) Men tend to score higher than women on verbal insults,a form of aggression. 
C) The largest sex differences in violent crimes show up just after puberty. 
D) Fantasy measures of aggression show negligible sex differences.

Question 7

One of the largest differences in sexuality between men and women is found in their interest in:

Accepted Answer

A) sex. 
B) casual sex. 
C) specific sex acts. 
D) safe sex. 
A) sex. 
B) casual sex. 
C) specific sex acts. 
D) safe sex.

Question 8

Pat has a garage full of tools,loves to host dinner parties for friends,is very assertive at work,and is usually self-sufficient.He can spend hours listening to his friends' problems or nurturing students whom he tutors after work.Pat most likely scores high on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) sociosexuality 
B) androgyny 
C) masculinity 
D) femininity 
A) sociosexuality 
B) androgyny 
C) masculinity 
D) femininity

Question 9

A statistical method for summarizing the findings of large numbers of individual studies is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis 
B) meta-analysis 
C) gender analysis 
D) qualitative analysis 
A) factor analysis 
B) meta-analysis 
C) gender analysis 
D) qualitative analysis

Question 10

Young girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH):

Accepted Answer

A) show deficits in traditional female characteristics,such as empathy. 
B) show superiority in traditionally masculine cognitive skills as adults. 
C) become hyper-feminized in adulthood. 
D) have extreme difficulty with spatial skills as adults. 
A) show deficits in traditional female characteristics,such as empathy. 
B) show superiority in traditionally masculine cognitive skills as adults. 
C) become hyper-feminized in adulthood. 
D) have extreme difficulty with spatial skills as adults.

Question 11

Which of the following is a belief held by evolutionary psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Physiological differences have primarily caused boys and girls to diverge over development. 
B) Men and women have confronted somewhat different adaptive problems in the domains of mating and sexuality. 
C) Sex differences have originated because men and women are distributed differently into different occupational and family duties. 
D) Boys and girls have become different because boys are reinforced by society for being masculine and girls for being feminine. 
A) Physiological differences have primarily caused boys and girls to diverge over development. 
B) Men and women have confronted somewhat different adaptive problems in the domains of mating and sexuality. 
C) Sex differences have originated because men and women are distributed differently into different occupational and family duties. 
D) Boys and girls have become different because boys are reinforced by society for being masculine and girls for being feminine.

Question 12

Researchers suggest that _____ is a key contributor to women's great experience of depressive symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) hormonal imbalance 
B) genetic susceptibility 
C) rumination 
D) gender difference in the trait of trust 
A) hormonal imbalance 
B) genetic susceptibility 
C) rumination 
D) gender difference in the trait of trust

Question 13

In the context of sex differences in temperament in children ranging in age from 3 to 13,which of the following personality traits showed the largest sex difference with girls scoring more than boys?

Accepted Answer

A) Fearfulness 
B) Surgency 
C) Inhibitory control 
D) Perceptual sensitivity 
A) Fearfulness 
B) Surgency 
C) Inhibitory control 
D) Perceptual sensitivity

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about sex differences in temperament in children ranging in age from 3 to 13?

Accepted Answer

A) Girls score significantly less than boys on amount of distress. 
B) Girls are less sensitive than boys to subtle and low-intensity signals from their external world. 
C) Boys score less than girls on activity levels. 
D) Boys are less able to control their impulses than girls. 
A) Girls score significantly less than boys on amount of distress. 
B) Girls are less sensitive than boys to subtle and low-intensity signals from their external world. 
C) Boys score less than girls on activity levels. 
D) Boys are less able to control their impulses than girls.

Question 15

The term _____ is best defined as beliefs about how men and women differ or are supposed to differ,in contrast to what the actual differences are.

Accepted Answer

A) sex differences 
B) gender differences 
C) adaptive problems 
D) gender stereotypes 
A) sex differences 
B) gender differences 
C) adaptive problems 
D) gender stereotypes

Question 16

Sex difference that shows up in social behavior in group contexts refers to the _____ facet of extraversion.

Accepted Answer

A) activity 
B) trust 
C) assertiveness 
D) impulsiveness 
A) activity 
B) trust 
C) assertiveness 
D) impulsiveness

Question 17

_____ consists of personality traits that involve working with objects,getting tasks completed in a direct fashion,showing independence from others,and displaying self-sufficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) Tender-mindedness 
B) Gender schema 
C) Expressiveness 
D) Instrumentality 
A) Tender-mindedness 
B) Gender schema 
C) Expressiveness 
D) Instrumentality

Question 18

Sex differences in depression are observed:

Accepted Answer

A) during an entire life span. 
B) only in childhood. 
C) mostly in adolescence and in adulthood. 
D) mostly in old age. 
A) during an entire life span. 
B) only in childhood. 
C) mostly in adolescence and in adulthood. 
D) mostly in old age.

Question 19

High levels of testosterone in women are linked to all of the following behaviors EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) being the more "masculine" partner in lesbian relationships. 
B) having an increased sexual desire just prior to ovulation. 
C) being greatly successful in traditionally masculine careers. 
D) having frequent disciplinary infractions when incarcerateD. 
A) being the more "masculine" partner in lesbian relationships. 
B) having an increased sexual desire just prior to ovulation. 
C) being greatly successful in traditionally masculine careers. 
D) having frequent disciplinary infractions when incarcerateD.

Question 20

The social interpretation of what it means to be a man or a woman is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) sex. 
B) gender. 
C) social learning theory. 
D) social role theory. 
A) sex. 
B) gender. 
C) social learning theory. 
D) social role theory.

The _____ stance argues that the magnitude of sex differences is comparable to the magnitude of many other effects in psychology and should not be trivialized.

The _____ dimension contains items that reflect nurturance,empathy,and expression of emotions.

_____ views sex differences as small and inconsequential.

_____ theory implies a decrease in sex differences as more men assume responsibility for domestic duties now than in the past.

_____ is the ease with which one can convey emotions,such as crying,showing empathy for the troubles of others,and showing nurturance to those in need.

In the context of the facets of aggressiveness that have been examined for sex differences,which of the following statements is true?

One of the largest differences in sexuality between men and women is found in their interest in:

Pat has a garage full of tools,loves to host dinner parties for friends,is very assertive at work,and is usually self-sufficient.He can spend hours listening to his friends' problems or nurturing students whom he tutors after work.Pat most likely scores high on _____.

A statistical method for summarizing the findings of large numbers of individual studies is known as _____.

Young girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH):

Which of the following is a belief held by evolutionary psychologists?

Researchers suggest that _____ is a key contributor to women's great experience of depressive symptoms.

In the context of sex differences in temperament in children ranging in age from 3 to 13,which of the following personality traits showed the largest sex difference with girls scoring more than boys?

Which of the following statements is true about sex differences in temperament in children ranging in age from 3 to 13?

The term _____ is best defined as beliefs about how men and women differ or are supposed to differ,in contrast to what the actual differences are.

Sex difference that shows up in social behavior in group contexts refers to the _____ facet of extraversion.

_____ consists of personality traits that involve working with objects,getting tasks completed in a direct fashion,showing independence from others,and displaying self-sufficiency.

Sex differences in depression are observed:

High levels of testosterone in women are linked to all of the following behaviors EXCEPT:

The social interpretation of what it means to be a man or a woman is referred to as:

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Genetics and Personality

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Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

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Exam 16: Sex,Gender,and Personality

The _____ stance argues that the magnitude of sex differences is comparable to the magnitude of many other effects in psychology and should not be trivialized.

The _____ dimension contains items that reflect nurturance,empathy,and expression of emotions.

_____ views sex differences as small and inconsequential.

_____ theory implies a decrease in sex differences as more men assume responsibility for domestic duties now than in the past.

_____ is the ease with which one can convey emotions,such as crying,showing empathy for the troubles of others,and showing nurturance to those in need.

In the context of the facets of aggressiveness that have been examined for sex differences,which of the following statements is true?

One of the largest differences in sexuality between men and women is found in their interest in:

Pat has a garage full of tools,loves to host dinner parties for friends,is very assertive at work,and is usually self-sufficient.He can spend hours listening to his friends' problems or nurturing students whom he tutors after work.Pat most likely scores high on _____.

A statistical method for summarizing the findings of large numbers of individual studies is known as _____.

Young girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH):

Which of the following is a belief held by evolutionary psychologists?

Researchers suggest that _____ is a key contributor to women's great experience of depressive symptoms.

In the context of sex differences in temperament in children ranging in age from 3 to 13,which of the following personality traits showed the largest sex difference with girls scoring more than boys?

Which of the following statements is true about sex differences in temperament in children ranging in age from 3 to 13?

The term _____ is best defined as beliefs about how men and women differ or are supposed to differ,in contrast to what the actual differences are.

Sex difference that shows up in social behavior in group contexts refers to the _____ facet of extraversion.

_____ consists of personality traits that involve working with objects,getting tasks completed in a direct fashion,showing independence from others,and displaying self-sufficiency.

Sex differences in depression are observed:

High levels of testosterone in women are linked to all of the following behaviors EXCEPT:

The social interpretation of what it means to be a man or a woman is referred to as:

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Culture and Personality

Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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