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PSY 339 Quizzes With Complete Solutions Latest Update
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- PSYC 339
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PSY 339 Quizzes With Complete Solutions LatestUpdate
Gender, sex -ANS>________ refers to psychological characteristics, whereas
________ emphasizes biological characteristics
B (ask whether the results are consistent with the psychological characteristics of
people you know) -ANS>which of the following is NOT a requirement of the critical
thinking approach to research on the psychology of women?
A. ask good questions
B. ask whether the results are consistent with the psychological characteristics of
people you know
C. examine the evidence
D. suggest alternative explanations
intersectionality -ANS>women of color experience bias based on both their gender
and race, whereas white women experience bias based on gender but not race.
This consideration of the combination of multiple social groups that people belong
to and their differing experiences demonstrates:
,A (the first wave of the women's movement focused on women's suffrage. the
second wave did focus on challenging the idea of women's "proper" place in the
home, but this was only for middle-class white women. the third wave focuses
more on intersectionality) -ANS>which of the following is true:
A. the first wave of the women's movement focused on women's suffrage.
B. the second wave of the women's movement focused on challenging the idea of
women's "proper" place in the home and intersectionality
C. the third wave of the women's movement focused on primarily middle-class
white women
D. all of the above are true
C (a liberal feminist believes that if the environment is equalized, then the genders
will behave similarly. A & B are parts of cultural feminism, which focus on
differences between men and women.) -ANS>a liberal feminist:
A. emphasizes the unique biological characteristics of women that are different
from men
B. would agree with a statement like "women are kinder and more gentle than
men. therefore, there would be no wars if women ruled the world."
,C. believes that if the environment is equalized, then the genders will behave
similarly
D. both A and B are correct
A (stereotype. a stereotype is a negative belief about the traits of a certain group.
prejudice is negative emotions or attitudes towards a group. discrimination is
negative behavior towards a certain group. the masculine generic is the male as
normative concept - when we do not know gender we assume "he", and in
binomial pairs, male is listed first, ex, king and queen) -ANS>"women don't know
anything about cars" is an example of a:
A. stereotype
B. prejudice
C. discrimination
D. the masculine generic
A (agency. communion is concern for others) -ANS>characteristics for men are
related to _______, or concern with the self and self-interests
A. agency
, B. communion
D (sexy vs. submissive women) -ANS>stereotypes of women of color seem to
reflect:
A. the same stereotypes that are created when white womanhood is imagined
B. positive stereotypes
C. agentic vs. communal personality characteristics
D. sexy vs. submissive women
C (women in swimsuits performed significantly worse on the math problems than
women who wore sweaters. no differences were found for men. self
objectification leads to less ability to concentrate, poorer mental performance,
shame, disgust, and anxiety for women) -ANS>in a study looking at self-
objectification and math ability, the findings demonstrated that:
A. both men and women performed significantly worse on a set of math problems
when wearing a swimsuit rather than a sweater
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