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Answer the following Questions :

1. Which of the following groups tend to evoke the MOST negative stereotypes overall?

a. heterosexual women

b. gay men

c. lesbian women

d. bisexual people

2. When it comes to judging which sex differences tend to be largest and which tend to be smallest people are

a. poor judges

b. reasonably accurate

c. biased according to their own gender

d. motivated to rate differences that favor men as larger than differences that favor women

3. Research shows that ______ is an effective strategy for increasing tendencies to view people as unique individuals, as similar to ourselves, and to like them.

a. considering the multiple subgroups that people belong to

b. describing people in agentic rather than communal traits

c. stereotyping people according to superordinate rather than subordinate identities

d. participating in intergroup competitions

4. ______ sexism consists of subjectively positive and well-intentioned beliefs about women and their importance that also portray women as weak and in need of protection.

a. Implicit

b. Explicit

c. Hostile

d. Benevolent

5. ______ power manifests by shaping how society operates in determining which groups of people have access to resources.

a. Structural

b. Relational

c. Dyadic

d. Patrilineal

6. Which of the following groups is MOST likely to be targeted with benevolent sexism?

a. feminists

b. homemakers

c. lesbians

d. women of color

7. A society that traces descent through the mother's kinship line, but men hold higher political power would be ______ and ______.

a. matriarchal; patrilocal

b. matrilineal; patriarchal

c. matrilocal; patrilineal

d. matriarchal; matrilineal

8. Which area of verbal ability is an exception to the typical female advantage?

a. vocabulary

b. reading

c. verbal reasoning

d. writing

9. A test asking participants to generate as many words as possible that fit in a given category (e.g., birds) would be an example of a measure of ______.

a. writing

b. verbal reasoning

c. verbal fluency

d. verbal memory

10. Research shows that when stigmatized groups appropriate and label themselves with derogatory words they ______.

a. are more likely to be targeted with discrimination

b. feel, and are viewed, as more powerful

c. report enhanced physical health

d. no longer feels negative emotions when others use those words in a derogatory manner

11. Which of the following theories suggests that men and women are genetically disposed toward displaying different personality traits?

a. biosocial constructionist theory

b. evolutionary psychology

c. social role theory

d. genetic recapitulation

12. ______ is(are) a defining feature of stereotyping.

a. Generalizing from traits assigned at the group level to individuals

b. Negative affect

c. Unfavorable trait ascriptions

d. Explicit, conscious awareness of group level attitudes

13. Frazer and Miller's (2008) study found that newspapers were more likely to use ______ when describing partner violence perpetrated by males than by females.

a. active voice

b. passive voice

c. detailed adjectives

d. mugshots

14. Analyses indicate that the language use by reporters when describing domestic violence may unknowingly have what effect?

a. increased blame associated with male perpetrators

b. increased blame associated with female victims

c. increasing the influence of gender stereotypes

d. decreasing awareness of domestic abuse

15. Examples of cognitive abilities include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. attention

b. speaking

c. openness to new experience

d. problem-solving

16. According to research on the allies of disadvantaged groups, you might expect each of the following to be TRUE of a vocal, male proponent of gender equality EXCEPT:

a. He will be more likely to be perceived as inauthentic.

b. He will be stereotyped as highly feminine.

c. He will report meeting needs for belongingness and community.

d. He will gain knowledge about disadvantaged groups.

17. While the average performance of adolescent boys on ______ in the United States exceeds the girls, girls consistently outperform boys when it comes to ______.

a. problem solving; spatial reasoning

b. verbal tests; math tests

c. standardized verbal tests; school English grades

d. standardized math tests; school math grades

18. Researchers examining the extent that teachers' attitudes influence children's math attitudes found all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Teachers' expectations of their students' math abilities are primarily driven by stereotypes.

b. Teachers' gender stereotypes about math can influence students' gender stereotypes.

c. Teachers' perceptions of their students' math abilities tend to be accurate.

d. Teachers' beliefs about their students' math potential predicts students' interest for both males and females.

19. According to sex ratio theory, which of the following is an outcome of women outnumbering men?

a. women expect more from their relationship

b. increases in women's economic and political influence

c. women gain dyadic power

d. increased male promiscuity and decreased commitment

20. The idea that differences in socialization lead boys and girls to develop different communication styles is represented by ______.

a. differences in grammatical gender

b. the Whorfian hypothesis

c. the sociocultural model of communication

d. the different cultures approach

21. While on average women are rated more highly than men on traits such as ______, men are rated more highly on

a. effectiveness; competitiveness

b. emotional sensitivity; cooperativeness

c. competence; agreeableness

d. kindness; assertiveness

22. ______ is treatment based solely on one's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

a. Systemic sexism

b. Hostile sexism

c. Benevolent sexism

d. Gender discrimination

23. At what age are sex differences in decoding accuracy largest?

a. infancy

b. childhood

c. adolescence

d. adulthood

24. Which type of cues tend to elicit larger stereotype threat effects?

a. subtle

b. blatant

c. nonconscious

d. explicit

25. Examining males' and females' interests within different STEM sub-disciplines reveals what pattern?

a. Males show more interest in all STEM disciplines.

b. Females show more interest in STEM disciplines that emphasize agency and autonomy.

c. Females are more likely to take STEM classes that are less math-intensive.

d. Males are more likely to take STEM classes that involve interpersonal interactions.