PSY 3050 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
different cause theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅suggestion that there are different causes of girls' and
boys' depression and the cause of girls' depression increases during adolescence
differential exposure hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅idea that men and women are exposed to a
different number of or kinds of stressors
emotion-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅approach to stressful situations in which individuals
attempt to accommodate themselves to the stressor
gender intensification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gender roles becoming salient during adolescence,
causing boys and girls to adhere more strongly to these roles
learned helplessness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅learning that our actions are independent of outcomes,
which then leads us to stop responding (give up) in other situations
problem-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅approach to stressful situations in which we attempt
to alter the stressor itself
same cause theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅suggestion that the same factor could cause depression in
both men and women, but the factor increases during adolescence only for girls
access discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Situation in which an individual is not offered a given job
or is offered a lesser job because of some defining characteristic (e.g., sex).
Denial of disadvantage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition in which women perceive that discrimination
exists but deny that they personally are victims of it
differential vulnerability hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅proposition that a specific role has
different effects on men's and women's health
, glass ceiling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅label applied to barriers to the advancement of women and
minorities in organizations
glass cliff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tendency to hire women into leadership positions that entail higher
levels of risk
glass escalator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅term referring to the ability of men to be promoted quickly
when they take positions in traditionally female fields
hostile environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of sexual harassment in which one person is creating
a hostile, intimidating work environment for another
marital bonus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase in income granted to men who are married and/or have
children compared to men who are single
maternal wall - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅employer's devaluation and limitation of job opportunities of
female employees when they become parents
Pay disparity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of treatment discrimination in which women are paid less
than men for doing comparable work
quid pro quo - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of sexual harassment in which one person offers work
benefits or threatens work repercussions in exchange for sexual favors
role conflict - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition in which the demands of one role are at odds with the
demands of another role
Role expansion hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅idea that benefits are to be gained from having
diverse roles
role overload - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition that arises when time limitations create difficulties in
fulfilling obligations for one's roles
different cause theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅suggestion that there are different causes of girls' and
boys' depression and the cause of girls' depression increases during adolescence
differential exposure hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅idea that men and women are exposed to a
different number of or kinds of stressors
emotion-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅approach to stressful situations in which individuals
attempt to accommodate themselves to the stressor
gender intensification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gender roles becoming salient during adolescence,
causing boys and girls to adhere more strongly to these roles
learned helplessness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅learning that our actions are independent of outcomes,
which then leads us to stop responding (give up) in other situations
problem-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅approach to stressful situations in which we attempt
to alter the stressor itself
same cause theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅suggestion that the same factor could cause depression in
both men and women, but the factor increases during adolescence only for girls
access discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Situation in which an individual is not offered a given job
or is offered a lesser job because of some defining characteristic (e.g., sex).
Denial of disadvantage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition in which women perceive that discrimination
exists but deny that they personally are victims of it
differential vulnerability hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅proposition that a specific role has
different effects on men's and women's health
, glass ceiling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅label applied to barriers to the advancement of women and
minorities in organizations
glass cliff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tendency to hire women into leadership positions that entail higher
levels of risk
glass escalator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅term referring to the ability of men to be promoted quickly
when they take positions in traditionally female fields
hostile environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of sexual harassment in which one person is creating
a hostile, intimidating work environment for another
marital bonus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase in income granted to men who are married and/or have
children compared to men who are single
maternal wall - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅employer's devaluation and limitation of job opportunities of
female employees when they become parents
Pay disparity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of treatment discrimination in which women are paid less
than men for doing comparable work
quid pro quo - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of sexual harassment in which one person offers work
benefits or threatens work repercussions in exchange for sexual favors
role conflict - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition in which the demands of one role are at odds with the
demands of another role
Role expansion hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅idea that benefits are to be gained from having
diverse roles
role overload - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition that arises when time limitations create difficulties in
fulfilling obligations for one's roles
