Question 1

Often,we compliment a female professional's appearance; we rarely compliment a male professional's appearance.This exemplifies _____ sexism.

Accepted Answer

A) benign 
B) benevolent 
C) beneficent 
D) malevolent

Question 2

Describe the impact of social environment on gender differences.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Male sex hormones secreted by the testes at puberty are known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) estrogen 
B) genitals 
C) androgens 
D) progesterone

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE of potential gender differences in self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) Men generally have higher self-esteem than do women. 
B) Men and women base their self-esteem on identical things. 
C) In general,men evaluate themselves more harshly than women. 
D) Women's self-esteem stems more from their assessment of their unique characteristics and abilities than men's.

Question 5

When women reach maturity at puberty,the two ovaries begin to produce _____ and progesterone,the female sex hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) androgen 
B) estrogen 
C) genitals 
D) ovaries

Question 6

Which sequence correctly orders the phases of the human sexual response cycle,from first to last?

Accepted Answer

A) Excitement $\rarr$ plateau $\rarr$ orgasm $\rarr$ resolution 
B) Excitement $\rarr$ resolution $\rarr$ plateau $\rarr$ orgasm 
C) Plateau $\rarr$ excitement $\rarr$ orgasm $\rarr$ resolution 
D) Plateau $\rarr$ resolution $\rarr$excitement $\rarr$ orgasm

Question 7

Ten-year-old Rowan does not play softball because he thinks it is a girls' sport.Which of the following would have helped Rowan make this evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A) Gray ceiling 
B) Feminism 
C) Gender schema 
D) Glass cliff

Question 8

Which alternative best expresses the proportion of men who experience problems associated with sexual performance?

Accepted Answer

A) One-fifth 
B) One-quarter 
C) One-third 
D) One-half

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE of chlamydia?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a virus related to the cold sores that sometimes appear around the mouth. 
B) It is caused by a virus that destroys the body's immune system. 
C) It initially produces no symptoms in females. 
D) It is an infection,which cannot be cured.

Question 10

Which of the following conclusions is probably most reasonable regarding gender differences in cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) Gender differences in cognition are large and pervasive. 
B) Gender differences in cognition are nonexistent. 
C) Gender differences in cognition are minimal,showing up in only a few specific tasks. 
D) Gender differences in cognition aren't real; they are just stereotypes.

Question 11

_____ are people who believe they were born with the body of the other gender.

Accepted Answer

A) Homosexuals 
B) Transsexuals 
C) Hermaphrodites 
D) Intersex people

Question 12

Approximately,what percentage of 14- to 18-year-old girls have been forced into sexual activity by a date?

Accepted Answer

A) 19 to 20 
B) 12 to 15 
C) 4 or 5 
D) 8 or 9

Question 13

Kinsey's early studies of human sexual behavior exemplify the _____ research technique.

Accepted Answer

A) observational 
B) survey 
C) archival 
D) experimental

Question 14

Why might speech of women seem more tentative than that of men?

Accepted Answer

A) Women often lower their pitch at the end of a sentence. 
B) Women often add question-like tags at the end of statements. 
C) Women look at a conversational partner about the same length of time while listening and speaking. 
D) Women are generally better than men at decoding others' facial expressions.

Question 15

Which of the following refers to the "double standard"?

Accepted Answer

A) Premarital sex is wrong. 
B) Women are not expected to enjoy sex. 
C) Premarital sex is permissible for males but not for females. 
D) Extramarital sex is permissible for males and for females.

Question 16

Since 1970,the proportion of women engaging in premarital sex has:

Accepted Answer

A) remained the same. 
B) doubled. 
C) declined. 
D) tripled.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is TRUE of personality factors that affect gender differences?

Accepted Answer

A) Generally,men experience greater guilt about their aggressiveness than women. 
B) Men are generally better than women at decoding others' facial expressions. 
C) Women's self-esteem is influenced primarily by their perception of their sense of interdependence. 
D) In general,men evaluate themselves more harshly than women.

Question 18

Nine-year-old Sarah is sexually abused by her 33-year-old stepfather.In the long term,she:

Accepted Answer

A) may become a sexual abuser herself. 
B) may turn to substance abuse. 
C) may sexually abuse females. 
D) may become a homosexual.

Question 19

Review the prevalence of AIDS,both in the United States and worldwide.Identify some of the demographic correlates of the disease.Outline some of the safe sex practices that one might adopt to reduce the likelihood of acquiring the disorder.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Research suggests that levels of the female hormone,estrogen,are _____ correlated with performance on verbal tasks and _____ correlated with performance on spatial tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) positively; negatively 
B) negatively; positively 
C) positively; positively 
D) negatively; negatively

Exam 11: Sexuality and Gender