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Chapter 3: The Nature and Nurture of Sex and Gender Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. As early as 1993, Biologist Ann Fausto-Sterling argued what about biological sex? A. that at least five or more biological sexes should be recognized B. that the cultural tendency to view sex as binary is la...

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Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender 1e

SAGE Publishing, 2018

Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The study of gender psychology first gained traction ______.

A. in 1879 when William Wundt founded the first psychology lab

B. during the Women’s suffrage movement of the early 1900s

C. in response to large numbers of women entering the workforce during World War II

D. during the second wave of the women’s movement in the 1970s

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1-3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introducing Sex and Gender

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the ______ aspects of being female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing

the ______ aspects.

A. culturally constructed; biological

B. hormonal; culturally constructed

C. biological; culturally constructed

D. anatomical; hormonal

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

, Instructor Resource

Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender 1e

SAGE Publishing, 2018

Answer Location: Sex and Gender

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to ______ and “gender”

to ______.

A. groups of people; the meanings given to different sex categories

B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences

C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories

D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sex and Gender

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender” to refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for

which of the following reasons?

A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.

B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.

C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.

D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality.

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sex and Gender

, Instructor Resource

Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender 1e

SAGE Publishing, 2018

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Researchers have found that testosterone ______.

A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events

B. increases during competition but only for men

C. decreases when women perform masculine behaviors

D. decreases when men perform feminine behaviors

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1-2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sex and Gender

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women are ______.

A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men

B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of androgen during fetal development

C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward

D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1-2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sex and Gender

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Which of the following do sex binaries NOT accomplish?

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