Understanding Psychology 14th Edition By Robert Feldmen -Test Bank

Chapter 11 Sexuality and Gender

1) ________ are defined as the set of expectations, defined by a particular society, that indicate what is appropriate behavior for men and women.
A) Gender roles
B) Gender schemas
C) Gender stereotypes
D) Gender scripts

Answer: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Gender Roles
Learning Objective: Differentiate between sexuality and gender.
Bloom’s: Remember
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2) Saanvi is as good as her brother at math. However, her family thinks that she should study English or French in college, while her brother should study engineering. According to her family, math might get too tough for her. Saanvi’s family’s attitude exemplifies
A) hostile sexism.
B) gender stereotyping.
C) gender equity.
D) internalized sexism.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Gender Roles
Learning Objective: Differentiate between sexuality and gender.
Bloom’s: Apply
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3) In which part of the world is gender equality the highest?
A) Australia and New Zealand
B) Bahamas
C) Iceland
D) Canada

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Gender Roles
Learning Objective: Differentiate between sexuality and gender.
Bloom’s: Remember
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4) On an average, in the United States, women overall earn about ________ for every dollar that men earn.
A) $0.51
B) $0.95
C) $1.10
D) $0.82

Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Sexism
Learning Objective: Explain the impact of biological factors and social environment on gender formation.
Bloom’s: Remember
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5) The ________ is the term for unstated but real barriers within an organization that prevent women from being promoted beyond a certain level because of gender discrimination.
A) glass cliff
B) revolving door
C) glass ceiling
D) gray ceiling

Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Sexism
Learning Objective: Explain the impact of biological factors and social environment on gender formation.
Bloom’s: Remember
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6) A movie portrays the male lead as a police officer and the female lead as a secretary in the police department. In the context of gender roles, such casting of lead characters illustrates
A) gender identification.
B) symbolic interactionism.
C) gender neutrality.
D) gender stereotypes.

Answer: D
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Gender Roles
Learning Objective: Differentiate between sexuality and gender.
Bloom’s: Apply
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7) The female protagonist of a novel starts her own software business in partnership with two of her female friends. The male protagonist works as a nurse at the local hospital. From this information, one can infer that the novel does not conform to
A) gender identification.
B) symbolic interactionism.
C) gender neutrality.
D) gender stereotypes.

Answer: D
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Gender Roles
Learning Objective: Differentiate between sexuality and gender.
Bloom’s: Apply
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8) Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?
A) It is limited to the workplace.
B) It starts when women join college.
C) It begins as early as middle school.
D) It is limited to girls and women.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Sexual Harassment
Learning Objective: Explain the impact of biological factors and social environment on gender formation.
Bloom’s: Understand
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9) Benevolent sexism refers to
A) a mental framework that organizes and guides a child’s understanding of information relevant to gender.
B) unwanted sexual attention or explicit coercion to engage in unwanted sexual activity.
C) attitudes relating to gender that appear on the surface to be beneficial to women but are, in reality, harmful.
D) the creation of unstated but real barriers within an organization that prevent women from being promoted beyond a certain level.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Sexism
Learning Objective: Explain the impact of biological factors and social environment on gender formation.
Bloom’s: Understand
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10) Often, we compliment a female professional’s appearance; we rarely compliment a male professional’s appearance. This exemplifies ________ sexism.
A) benign
B) benevolent
C) beneficent
D) malevolent

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 32: Gender and Sex
Topic: Sexual Harassment
Learning Objective: Explain the impact of biological factors and social environment on gender formation.
Bloom’s: Apply
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