PSY Ch. 16 Test Review

When does gender role development, or gender typing, usually begin?

Which of the following people would likely be the least aggressive in mate selection?

Throughout most of history, what has been the role of women in most parts of the world?

In general, why might men be more suited to warfare and sports competition than women?

When gender roles become rigid and oversimplified, they are known as gender

In which one of the following areas do girls tend to outperform boys?

Which of the following exemplifies the change in gender roles over time in Western society?

Compared to adult females, in a mixed-sex group adult males tend to

Which of the following is a biological theory for explaining gender typing?

What is a weakness in Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of gender typing?

What conclusion can be drawn about gender roles according to social-learning theory?

A father who reacts negatively when his son plays with a doll is demonstrating the learning process called

Which theory holds that children play an active role in developing gender-appropriate behavior?

What widely accepted idea came out of Margaret Mead’s New Guinea study?

Dressing a baby girl in pink and a baby boy in blue is an example of

When a young girl watches her mother apply cosmetics and then pretends to put on makeup, too, this is an example of

What is one explanation for cognitive differences between men and women?

Which of the following best describes the genetic theory of gender typing?

Which of the following statements is true about differences between the genders?

Studies on mate selection find that men are more swayed than women by a partner’s

Critics of the genetic view of gender role origins argue that

Which of the following toys would many girls between the ages of one and three most likely prefer?

Women tend to exceed men in behaviors such as trust and

Which of the following is a biological trait fixed by the genes before birth?

According to gender-schema theorists, why might girls strive to cooperate with others?