Gender
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What is the definition of 'sex' as presented in the text?
View answer and explanationHow is 'gender' defined in contrast to 'sex'?
View answer and explanationWhat are 'gender roles' defined as in the text?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following describes the concept of 'gender stereotypes'?
View answer and explanationWhat is 'gender identity' according to the provided text?
View answer and explanationWhat is the key difference between boys' and girls' aggression as noted in the text?
View answer and explanationRegarding temperament, what difference between boys and girls is mentioned?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text say about the development of language skills in girls compared to boys?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text conclude about the difference in spatial abilities between boys and girls?
View answer and explanationWhat percentage of girls are more active than the average boy, despite the stereotype that boys are more active?
View answer and explanationAccording to large meta-analyses cited in the text, which statement about gender stereotypes is NOT supported by research?
View answer and explanationAt what age can children typically first distinguish faces by gender?
View answer and explanationBy their second birthday, what two gender-related skills can children typically perform?
View answer and explanationWhat developmental milestone regarding gender do children typically reach by their third birthday?
View answer and explanationWhat is 'gender constancy' and during what age range does it typically develop?
View answer and explanationUntil what age do children's gender stereotypes typically remain rigid?
View answer and explanationWhich theory postulates that adults' heavy focus on gender leads children to pay close attention to it and form rigid stereotypes?
View answer and explanationWhat is the central argument of Gender Schema Theory?
View answer and explanationHow does Social Learning Theory explain the formation of gender roles?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, which theory of gender role formation has less empirical support compared to Gender Schema Theory?
View answer and explanationHow do gender schemas affect memory?
View answer and explanationHow do fathers, more than mothers, tend to socialize their children regarding gender?
View answer and explanationHow much more often do parents talk about numbers and counting with sons than with daughters?
View answer and explanationHow does peer socialization related to gender typically manifest by age 3?
View answer and explanationWhat is 'ambivalent sexism'?
View answer and explanationWhat does 'hostile sexism' refer to?
View answer and explanationWhat is 'benevolent sexism'?
View answer and explanationAccording to the timeline provided, in what year was the Equal Pay Act passed by Congress?
View answer and explanationWhat significant event related to homosexuality and psychology occurred in 1973, as shown in the timeline?
View answer and explanationWhat was the average earning of a woman for every dollar earned by a man in 1987, according to the timeline?
View answer and explanationIn what year was the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy repealed, allowing people who identify as gay to openly serve in the military?
View answer and explanationWhat is the consequence of gender stereotypes for children who are perceived as gender atypical?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, why might benevolent sexism have considerable empirical support?
View answer and explanationThe term for differential treatment on the basis of gender is known as what?
View answer and explanationWhen gender discrimination is based on unwanted treatment related to sexual behaviors or appearance, what is it called?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text state about the relationship between sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation?
View answer and explanationWhat do cross-cultural studies find regarding stereotypes associated with males?
View answer and explanationIn what way do parents talk differently to their sons and daughters about science?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, how do the play styles of children typically differ by gender?
View answer and explanationWhat did the timeline in Figure 3 indicate happened in 1964?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, which is a key way parents discuss emotions differently with their children based on gender?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is an example of misremembering schema-inconsistent information as described in the chapter?
View answer and explanationWhat happens to rates of depression in girls compared to boys after puberty?
View answer and explanationAt what age do children begin to consistently identify their own gender?
View answer and explanationWhat are the two components of ambivalent sexism?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for the gender categories into which children actively organize others’ behavior, activities, and attributes, according to gender schema theory?
View answer and explanationWhat conclusion did large meta-analyses reach regarding the stereotype that girls are more talkative than boys?
View answer and explanationWhich theory posits that children are active learners who socialize themselves by organizing behaviors into gender categories?
View answer and explanationAccording to the timeline in Figure 3, what significant event for women's rights happened in 1920?
View answer and explanationWhat is the difference in how parents treat their sons and daughters regarding stereotypical activities?
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