WGS FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 | WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Compared to males, females receive, on average - correct answer ✔✔lower scores on the math section
of the SAT and better math grades in college
Jamal's father is mowing the lawn. Jamal received a toy lawnmower for his birthday, and starts to follow
his Father around the yard, "mowing." Jamil has learned through - correct answer ✔✔observation
lesbians - correct answer ✔✔Strong and athletic women are likely to be stereotyped as
a gender management strategy - correct answer ✔✔To avoid being called names by the men working for
her, Mikhala goes out of her way to appear warm and friendly. She is utilizing
All Above - correct answer ✔✔Women are more likely to identify as feminists when they
the fetus has a structure that will become EITHER a penis or a clitoris - correct answer ✔✔During the
first month after conception
any person's probability of receiving appropriate care may either increase or decrease - correct answer
✔✔If a therapist has sexist assumptions about psychological symptoms, then
Stereotype threat most effects individuals who care about their performance in the threatened domain -
correct answer ✔✔Important features of stereotype threat include
b & c - correct answer ✔✔Career interest of each person is more likely to be fairly equal in lesbian or
bisexual couples than in heterosexual couples because
more likely to be liberal. - correct answer ✔✔Research on formerly cohabiting couples who are then
married indicates they are
a variety of reasons to pursue IVF. - correct answer ✔✔Kelly has decided to undergo in vitro fertilization
(IVF). Studies suggest she is likely to have
Which of the following is true about gender differences and coronary heart disease? - correct answer
✔✔Heart disease has decreased for men but is increasing for women.
In the majority of the world, which of the following is NOT true about marriage and love? - correct
answer ✔✔Romantic love is secondary to decision-making.
Which factor is present in an "egalitarian" marriage? - correct answer ✔✔all above
Samples employed in research studies on disorders are usually nonrandom and nonrepresentative. In
some cases, this means - correct answer ✔✔a connection between gender stereotypes and
psychological diagnoses.
, Which of the following statements about the development of gender is INCORRECT? - correct answer
✔✔Parents are aware of the extent they treat their sons and daughters differently.
Which of the following tendencies is a gender difference in play for children? - correct answer ✔✔all
above
Researchers found older women are upset about changes in their bodies' ________ while men reported
more upset by changes in their bodies'__________. - correct answer ✔✔appearance; function
Elder abuse - correct answer ✔✔all above
Though people often ask why a battered woman doesn't just leave, research shows that a woman is
more likely - correct answer ✔✔to be injured or killed after she leaves her partner
Most news reports and magazine articles addressing violence against women - correct answer ✔✔All the
above are correct
Those individuals whose biological sex is not completely, clearly male or female are referred to as -
correct answer ✔✔intersexed
Today, women earn ______________ of higher degrees in psychology - correct answer ✔✔majorty
Social differences between the behaviors of men and women should be called "gender differences"
rather than "sex differences" because the differences are - correct answer ✔✔likely to be constructed
within a social context
The main reason couples in the US do not use condoms is - correct answer ✔✔they believe safer sex is
not romantic or spontaneous
Individuals with gender identity disorder - correct answer ✔✔often feel that they are trapped in the
wrong body
High-status individuals are more likely than low-status individuals to look away when the subordinate
speaks. This tendency is called - correct answer ✔✔visual dominance
The most powerful feminist criticism of traditional psychotherapy approaches is that it - correct answer
✔✔focuses on individual rather than social change
Males who have XXY chromosomes are referred to as - correct answer ✔✔having Klinefelter's syndrome
Learning gender-typed behavior is particularly easy for children when - correct answer ✔✔parents set
up gender-differentiated environments (e.g. bedrooms
Recent research investigating the influence ethnicity and gender have to earnings suggests - correct
answer ✔✔b & c
Gender-related difference in the rates of some mental health issues may occur because - correct answer
✔✔all above
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Compared to males, females receive, on average - correct answer ✔✔lower scores on the math section
of the SAT and better math grades in college
Jamal's father is mowing the lawn. Jamal received a toy lawnmower for his birthday, and starts to follow
his Father around the yard, "mowing." Jamil has learned through - correct answer ✔✔observation
lesbians - correct answer ✔✔Strong and athletic women are likely to be stereotyped as
a gender management strategy - correct answer ✔✔To avoid being called names by the men working for
her, Mikhala goes out of her way to appear warm and friendly. She is utilizing
All Above - correct answer ✔✔Women are more likely to identify as feminists when they
the fetus has a structure that will become EITHER a penis or a clitoris - correct answer ✔✔During the
first month after conception
any person's probability of receiving appropriate care may either increase or decrease - correct answer
✔✔If a therapist has sexist assumptions about psychological symptoms, then
Stereotype threat most effects individuals who care about their performance in the threatened domain -
correct answer ✔✔Important features of stereotype threat include
b & c - correct answer ✔✔Career interest of each person is more likely to be fairly equal in lesbian or
bisexual couples than in heterosexual couples because
more likely to be liberal. - correct answer ✔✔Research on formerly cohabiting couples who are then
married indicates they are
a variety of reasons to pursue IVF. - correct answer ✔✔Kelly has decided to undergo in vitro fertilization
(IVF). Studies suggest she is likely to have
Which of the following is true about gender differences and coronary heart disease? - correct answer
✔✔Heart disease has decreased for men but is increasing for women.
In the majority of the world, which of the following is NOT true about marriage and love? - correct
answer ✔✔Romantic love is secondary to decision-making.
Which factor is present in an "egalitarian" marriage? - correct answer ✔✔all above
Samples employed in research studies on disorders are usually nonrandom and nonrepresentative. In
some cases, this means - correct answer ✔✔a connection between gender stereotypes and
psychological diagnoses.
, Which of the following statements about the development of gender is INCORRECT? - correct answer
✔✔Parents are aware of the extent they treat their sons and daughters differently.
Which of the following tendencies is a gender difference in play for children? - correct answer ✔✔all
above
Researchers found older women are upset about changes in their bodies' ________ while men reported
more upset by changes in their bodies'__________. - correct answer ✔✔appearance; function
Elder abuse - correct answer ✔✔all above
Though people often ask why a battered woman doesn't just leave, research shows that a woman is
more likely - correct answer ✔✔to be injured or killed after she leaves her partner
Most news reports and magazine articles addressing violence against women - correct answer ✔✔All the
above are correct
Those individuals whose biological sex is not completely, clearly male or female are referred to as -
correct answer ✔✔intersexed
Today, women earn ______________ of higher degrees in psychology - correct answer ✔✔majorty
Social differences between the behaviors of men and women should be called "gender differences"
rather than "sex differences" because the differences are - correct answer ✔✔likely to be constructed
within a social context
The main reason couples in the US do not use condoms is - correct answer ✔✔they believe safer sex is
not romantic or spontaneous
Individuals with gender identity disorder - correct answer ✔✔often feel that they are trapped in the
wrong body
High-status individuals are more likely than low-status individuals to look away when the subordinate
speaks. This tendency is called - correct answer ✔✔visual dominance
The most powerful feminist criticism of traditional psychotherapy approaches is that it - correct answer
✔✔focuses on individual rather than social change
Males who have XXY chromosomes are referred to as - correct answer ✔✔having Klinefelter's syndrome
Learning gender-typed behavior is particularly easy for children when - correct answer ✔✔parents set
up gender-differentiated environments (e.g. bedrooms
Recent research investigating the influence ethnicity and gender have to earnings suggests - correct
answer ✔✔b & c
Gender-related difference in the rates of some mental health issues may occur because - correct answer
✔✔all above
