Question 1

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 2

In general, television portrays women and men in a very stereotyped manner.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mothers are more likely than fathers to treat sons and daughters differently.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 behavior after achieving gender constancy.
C)   gender-appropriate behavior by paying attention to experiences and events that are gender-appropriate.
D)   gender roles through prenatal exposure to sex hormones.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Matthew, a preschooler, sees a boy playing with dolls. Matthew is likely to

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A)   also want to play with dolls.
B)   not yet understand that the boy is engaged in cross-gender play.
C)   tease the boy for playing with dolls.
D)   be accepting of the boy even though he knows that he is playing with a girls' toy.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is an instrumental trait?

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A)   independence
B)   emotionality
C)   kindness
D)   awareness of others' feelingsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Boys' interactions with each other tend to be

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A)   expressive.
B)   stereotyped.
C)   constricting.
D)   enabling.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Aggressive behavior has been linked to androgens, hormones secreted by the testes.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

Which of the following is an expressive trait?

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A)   self-confidence
B)   mechanical aptitude
C)   consideration
D)   dominanceE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Television

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A)   tends to depict males and females in gender-stereotyped ways.
B)   does not influence children's gender role stereotypes.
C)   often helps children view males and females in less stereotyped ways.
D)   tends to influence girls' gender-stereotypes more than boys' gender-stereotypes.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Boys are more likely than girls to take calculus courses in high school.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Your 6-year-old niece does not like to play with boys. Your brother thinks that this is okay but his wife thinks that your niece should play with both boys and girls. What can you tell your sister-in-law about gender differences in styles of interaction and how that is related to the selection of same-sex playmates?

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In many cultures, girls generally play with girls and boys play with boys. Even when parents encourage boys and girls to play with each other most children will resist. Part of this resistance comes from the fact that boys and girls have very different styles of interacting with peers. Girls' remarks and behaviors tend to provide support for each other - enabling interactions. Boys' behavior tends to be rougher and boys try to dominate each other by using intimidation, threats, and exaggeration - constricting interactions. When boys and girls interact, girls find that their enabling style is ineffective with boys. So, your niece is not unusual.

Question 13

Boys do better than girls on tasks that involve fine-motor coordination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Florence, a 4-year-old girl is shown an unfamiliar toy and told that all little girls like this toy, she will like the toy less than if she was told that all little boys like the unfamiliar toy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One way in which experience contributes to gender differences in aggression is that

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A)   the media portrays many aggressive males who are rewarded for their behavior.
B)   parents are more likely to use physical punishment with daughters than with sons.
C)   parents are less tolerant of aggressive behavior in sons than in daughters.
D)   males are stronger than females.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Who would you expect to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?

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A)   Nick, who has a stereotypically male gender role
B)   Felicity, who has a stereotypically female gender role
C)   Peter, who is androgynous
D)   Heather, who is androgynousE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Define and give examples of instrumental and expressive traits. How do they fit with gender stereotypes?

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Question 18

Which pair of children is most likely to have enabling interactions with each other?

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A)   Sam and John, two boys
B)   Drew and Jenny, a boy and a girl
C)   Kelsey and Caitlin, two girls
D)   Sam and John, Drew and Jenny, and Kelsey and Caitlin are equally likely to have enabling interactions.E) All of the above
F) C) and D) C

Question 19

During the _____ years, children start to prefer playing with same-gender peers.

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A)   preschool
B)   early elementary
C)   late elementary
D)   middle schoolE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Androgyny is

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A)   more beneficial for girls than for boys.
B)   more beneficial for boys than for girls.
C)   equally beneficial for boys and girls.
D)   harmful to both boys and girls.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Mothers are more likely than fathers to treat sons and daughters differently.

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Matthew, a preschooler, sees a boy playing with dolls. Matthew is likely to

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Which of the following is an instrumental trait?

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Boys' interactions with each other tend to be

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Florence, a 4-year-old girl is shown an unfamiliar toy and told that all little girls like this toy, she will like the toy less than if she was told that all little boys like the unfamiliar toy.

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