Question 1

Spatial memory is

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A)  the ability to imagine how an object will look after it has been moved in space
B)  the same thing as mental rotation.
C)  the ability to remember the position of objects in the environment.
D)  a skill in which males excel.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

According to Martin and Halverson's gender-schema theory,children learn

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A)  gender roles through reinforcement and punishment.
B)  gender-appropriate behaviour after achieving gender constancy.
C)  gender-appropriate behaviour by paying attention to experiences and events that are gender-appropriate.
D)  gender roles through prenatal exposure to sex hormones.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Jeannie is eight months pregnant with her first child.She has little use for traditional gender roles and plans for her son or daughter not to view the world in gender-related terms.What can you tell Jeannie about some things that she can do to help achieve her goal and about the influence of other factors in the development of gender stereotypes?

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Question 4

Girls tend to ________ than boys.

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A)  be more active
B)  be less healthy
C)  have better fine-motor coordination
D)  be more likely to have an attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorderE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

What are some of the explanations for gender differences in spatial ability?

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Question 6

Boys' interactions with each other tend to be

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A)  expressive.
B)  stereotyped.
C)  constricting.
D)  enabling.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Gender stereotypes are more extreme in North America than in many other countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

"When you grow up,will you be a mommy or a daddy?" is a question that addresses

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A)  gender stability.
B)  gender constancy.
C)  gender labelling.
D)  gender consistency.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is a biological factor that is related to gender differences in behaviour?

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A)  rewards
B)  gender schemas
C)  hormones
D)  televisionE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Cross-cultural studies of gender stereotypes have shown that

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A)  gender stereotypes are the same in all countries.
B)  gender stereotypes are not influenced by one's culture.
C)  North Americans,especially Americans,have more extreme gender stereotypes than people in other countries.
D)  North Americans,especially Americans,have less extreme gender stereotypes than people in other countries.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Maccoby and Jacklin's conclusions about gender differences have been criticized because they

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A)  included some weak studies in their review.
B)  based their findings on only a few studies.
C)  did not examine gender differences in verbal and mathematical ability.
D)  did not consider the age of children in the studies.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Teachers tend to

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A)  value assertive behaviour in both boys and girls.
B)  praise boys more than girls for their schoolwork.
C)  scold girls more than boys for disruptive classroom behaviour.
D)  give more overall attention to girls.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Who has a trait that is considered characteristically male in North America (and many other parts of the world) ?

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A)  Avery,who is excitable
B)  Pat,who is aggressive
C)  Chris,who is considerate
D)  Austen,who is emotionalE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Social roles are cultural guidelines for people's behaviour.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In a "Battle of the Sexes" to be held at their high school,the boys are allowed to choose one task and the girls are allowed to choose another.Which task should the boys choose to make it most likely that they will win?

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A)  a math problem
B)  a spatial task
C)  a spelling task
D)  a scrambled word taskE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Children whose parents are deeply committed to rearing them without traditional gender stereotypes

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A)  do not like gender-stereotyped activities.
B)  do not have same-gender friends.
C)  have greater stereotyped attitudes about occupations.
D)  have fewer stereotyped attitudes about the use of objects.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Teenage girls are more prone to depression than teenage boys.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the newer view of gender roles that is based on the independent dimensions of instrumentality and expressiveness.Be sure to include a discussion of androgyny.

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Question 19

Your friend Gretchen is an elementary school teacher.She told you that she has noticed that the boys in her class seem to have more language problems than the girls.She's also noticed that the girls seem to have better math skills than the boys but this doesn't seem consistent with the fact that few women are in jobs that require extensive mathematical skill.Gretchen wonders if gender differences in verbal and mathematical ability are substantiated by research or if she has unusual students.What can you tell Gretchen about gender differences in mathematical and verbal ability?

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Question 20

Explain how (1) social cognitive theorists,(2) Kohlberg's cognitive theory,and (3) gender-schema theory propose that children develop their gender identities.

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Children whose parents are deeply committed to rearing them without traditional gender stereotypes

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Social roles are cultural guidelines for people's behaviour.

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"When you grow up,will you be a mommy or a daddy?" is a question that addresses

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