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The Psychology of Women &
Gender, 8th
Edition Margaret W. Matlin
TEST BANK
, 1
The Psychology of Women &
Gender
8th Edition- Margaret W. Matlin’s Test
Bank
1 Introduction
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
3 Infancy and Childhood
4 Adolescence
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
Attitudes About Achievement
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
Personality Characteristics
7 Women and Work
8 Love Relationships
9 Sexuality
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
11 Women and Physical Health
12 Women and Psychological Health
13 Violence Against Women
14 Women and Older Adulthood
15 Moving Onward . . .
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Page 3
1-1. According to your text, a course in the psychology of women
*a. explores psychological issues of specific concern to women.
b. demonstrates that women really are different from men.
c. illustrates that women from different ethnic groups are impressively similar to one
another.
d. discovers evidence to show that women no longer experience gender
discrimination.
Page 3
1-2. According to the information at the beginning of Chapter 1,
a. women in countries such as Afghanistan are actually treated in a less biased fashion
than women in the United States and Canada.
b. topics such as pregnancy and rape are now a standard part of introductory
psychology textbooks.
*c. psychologists have typically focused on men’s experiences when they study topics
such as achievement and retirement.
d. women in the United States and Canada consistently earn higher salaries than men
if we consider jobs that are traditionally female.
Page 3
1-3. Your textbook contrasts two similar terms, sex and gender. Which of the following
research topics involves the study of sex, rather than gender?
a. What do adults think are ideal characteristics for young girls and boys?
*b. How many weeks after conception do the external genitals of boys and girls
develop?
c. Do people believe that females should be helped more than males?
d. Do young children rate adult women as being more nurturant than adult men?
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1-4. Dr. Chen has conducted a study about whether men and women differ in their honesty
when taking an examination. According to your textbook’s discussion of the terms sex
and gender,
a. the title should be “Sex Comparisons in Honesty.”
*b. the title should be “Gender Comparisons in Honesty.”
c. if Dr. Chen finds differences between men and women, call it “Sex Comparisons in
Honesty.” Otherwise, call it “Gender Comparisons in Honesty.”
d. because the terms sex and gender are interchangeable, either title is acceptable.
Page 3
1-5. Which of the following statements is correct about the distinction between the words sex
and gender?
a. Gender refers to biologically based categories, which are either male or female.
b. Sex refers only to sexual activity, and therefore the term sex chromosomes is not an
appropriate phrase.
*c. Gender refers to social categories and psychological characteristics.
d. The terms sex and gender are so distinctive that they are rarely confused with each
other in the professional literature.
Page 3
1-6. Your textbook discusses the difference between the words sex and gender. Which of the
following differences is correct?
a. Gender refers to animals, whereas sex refers to humans.
b. Gender refers to children, whereas sex refers to adolescents and adults.
c. Gender is a narrower term than sex.
*d. Gender refers to psychological characteristics, whereas sex emphasizes biological
characteristics.
Page 4
1-7. Which of the following students has the best understanding of the term, “doing gender”?
a. Alexei: “The phrase ‘doing gender’ refers to the process of conducting
psychological research about gender comparisons.”
b. Irina: “The phrase ‘doing gender’ refers to a specific kind of historical analysis,
which explores how women have been left out of the standard accounts of history.”
*c. Sarah: “When people convey gender-related messages to each other—for instance,
by the way they smile—they are ‘doing gender.’”
d. Peter: “When people work for gender equality—for instance, in the workplace—
they are ‘doing gender.’”
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