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Question 1

What is the definition of 'sex' as presented in the text?

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Question 2

How is 'gender' defined in contrast to 'sex'?

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Question 3

What are 'gender roles' defined as in the text?

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Question 4

Which of the following describes the concept of 'gender stereotypes'?

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Question 5

What is 'gender identity' according to the provided text?

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Question 6

What is the key difference between boys' and girls' aggression as noted in the text?

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Question 7

Regarding temperament, what difference between boys and girls is mentioned?

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Question 8

What does the text say about the development of language skills in girls compared to boys?

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Question 9

What does the text conclude about the difference in spatial abilities between boys and girls?

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Question 10

What percentage of girls are more active than the average boy, despite the stereotype that boys are more active?

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Question 11

According to large meta-analyses cited in the text, which statement about gender stereotypes is NOT supported by research?

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Question 12

At what age can children typically first distinguish faces by gender?

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Question 13

By their second birthday, what two gender-related skills can children typically perform?

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Question 14

What developmental milestone regarding gender do children typically reach by their third birthday?

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Question 15

What is 'gender constancy' and during what age range does it typically develop?

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Question 16

Until what age do children's gender stereotypes typically remain rigid?

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Question 17

Which theory postulates that adults' heavy focus on gender leads children to pay close attention to it and form rigid stereotypes?

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Question 18

What is the central argument of Gender Schema Theory?

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Question 19

How does Social Learning Theory explain the formation of gender roles?

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Question 20

According to the text, which theory of gender role formation has less empirical support compared to Gender Schema Theory?

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Question 21

How do gender schemas affect memory?

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Question 22

How do fathers, more than mothers, tend to socialize their children regarding gender?

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Question 23

How much more often do parents talk about numbers and counting with sons than with daughters?

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Question 24

How does peer socialization related to gender typically manifest by age 3?

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Question 25

What is 'ambivalent sexism'?

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Question 26

What does 'hostile sexism' refer to?

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Question 27

What is 'benevolent sexism'?

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Question 28

According to the timeline provided, in what year was the Equal Pay Act passed by Congress?

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Question 29

What significant event related to homosexuality and psychology occurred in 1973, as shown in the timeline?

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Question 30

What was the average earning of a woman for every dollar earned by a man in 1987, according to the timeline?

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Question 31

In what year was the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy repealed, allowing people who identify as gay to openly serve in the military?

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Question 32

What is the consequence of gender stereotypes for children who are perceived as gender atypical?

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Question 33

According to the text, why might benevolent sexism have considerable empirical support?

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Question 34

The term for differential treatment on the basis of gender is known as what?

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Question 35

When gender discrimination is based on unwanted treatment related to sexual behaviors or appearance, what is it called?

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Question 36

What does the text state about the relationship between sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation?

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Question 37

What do cross-cultural studies find regarding stereotypes associated with males?

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Question 38

In what way do parents talk differently to their sons and daughters about science?

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Question 39

According to the chapter, how do the play styles of children typically differ by gender?

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Question 40

What did the timeline in Figure 3 indicate happened in 1964?

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Question 41

According to the text, which is a key way parents discuss emotions differently with their children based on gender?

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Question 42

Which of the following is an example of misremembering schema-inconsistent information as described in the chapter?

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Question 43

What happens to rates of depression in girls compared to boys after puberty?

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Question 44

At what age do children begin to consistently identify their own gender?

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Question 45

What are the two components of ambivalent sexism?

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Question 46

What is the term for the gender categories into which children actively organize others’ behavior, activities, and attributes, according to gender schema theory?

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Question 47

What conclusion did large meta-analyses reach regarding the stereotype that girls are more talkative than boys?

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Question 48

Which theory posits that children are active learners who socialize themselves by organizing behaviors into gender categories?

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Question 49

According to the timeline in Figure 3, what significant event for women's rights happened in 1920?

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Question 50

What is the difference in how parents treat their sons and daughters regarding stereotypical activities?

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