Psychology of Women (Final Exam) Actual Questions (Correct) Questions and Correct Answers
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Psychology of Women (Final Exam) Actual
Questions (Correct) Questions and Correct
Answers
The set of behaviors culturally defined as appropriate for one's sex is known as
✓ ~~~ gender role
All of the following are true about the concept of stereotype threat EXCEPT
✓ ~~~ Performance suffers when a stereotype threat is reduced or removed
Among elementary and high school students, both girls and boys
✓ ~~~ View their own gender more favorably than the other gender
Brian believes that gender discrimination is no longer a problem in society.
Therefore, he does not support policies such as affirmative action that aim to
overcome unequal treatment. Brian's attitude best reflects
✓ ~~~ modern sexism
Maria, a genetic female, received a(n) __________ chromosome from her mother
and a(n) __________ chromosome from her father
✓ ~~~ X, X
All of the following statements about pro social behavior are true EXCEPT
, ✓ ~~~ Toddler girls and boys under age two are equally likely to comfort someone in
distress
Classroom teachers
✓ ~~~ give boys more time to answer questions
The cluster of traits that include being cooperative and relationship-orientated is
known as
✓ ~~~ communion
According to the text, which of the following helps explain why psychological
research has only infrequently examined topics related to girls and women
✓ ~~~ The field has usually been dominated by male scientists and researchers and
female perspective is often missing
Proponents of the cognitive developmental approach emphasize that the child
✓ ~~~ is an active searcher for information
Ann Hopkin's case is an example of
✓ ~~~ backlash effect
Which statement best describes developmental changes in rigidity/flexibility of
gender stereotypes
✓ ~~~ quite rigid from 5 to 6; more flexible through age 7 to 11; then more rigid
through adolescence
, Patriarchy is of central importance to
✓ ~~~ radical feminism
Which factor(s) contribute(s) to the development of gender intensification
✓ ~~~ physical changes of puberty, the increasing pressure on girls by peers and
parents to display feminine behavior, cognitive changes that make adolescents more
aware of what others think of them (all of the above)
Based on the available research, which of the following types of visual-spatial
performance shows the largest reliable gender difference
✓ ~~~ mental rotation
Beginning in early adolescence, self esteem
✓ ~~~ decreases for both genders
Girls and boys are likely to receive rewards for performing gender-appropriate
behaviors and receive negative consequences for showing gender-inappropriate
behaviors. As a result, they show more gender-appropriate behaviors. This illustrates
the mechanism of __________, a concept of __________ theory
✓ ~~~ reinforcement and punishment; social learning
Parents are more likely to do which of the following with their daughters than with
their sons
✓ ~~~ talk about emotions, emphasize prosocial behaviors and politeness, and make
decisions for them (all of the above)
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