PSY 334 Exam 1 || very Flawless.
Sex correct answers Inborn biological characteristics relating to reproduction, such as sex
chromosomes or sex organs.
Gender correct answers The psychological characteristics and social categories that human
culture creates.
Third gender/two spirit person correct answers gender fluid
Doing gender correct answers You express your gender when you interact with other people; you
also perceive gender in these other people
Sexism correct answers Bias against people on the basis of their gender
Racism correct answers Bias against people on the basis of their race or ethnic group
Classism correct answers Bias against people based on social class
Ableism correct answers Bias against people with disabilities
Heterosexism (aka sexual prejudice) correct answers a bias against anyone who is not
exclusively heterosexual.
Ageism correct answers bias based on chronological age.
Feminism correct answers the principle that values women's experiences and ideas; also
emphasizes that women and men should be socially, economically and legally equal.
Liberal feminism correct answers emphasizes the goal of gender equality, giving women and
men the same rights and opportunities.
We need to pass laws that guarantee men and women as equals in order for this to happen
Cultural feminism correct answers Emphasizes the positive qualities that are presumed to be
stronger in women than in men (ex: nurturing or care taking)
Radical feminism correct answers argues that the basic cause of women's oppression lies deep in
the entire sex and gender system, rather than in some superficial laws and policies
Women of color feminism correct answers emphasize that feminism must pay attention to other
human dimensions such as ethnicity and social class
similarities perspective correct answers believe that men and women are generally similar in
their intellectual and social skills
, Supported theory for the similarities perspective? correct answers liberal feminism
social constructionism correct answers individuals and cultures construct or invent their own
versions of reality based on prior experiences, social interactions and beliefs
What do social constructionists argue? correct answers We can never objectively discover reality
because our belief system always influences our observations
What words are most associated with men? correct answers adventurous, dominant
What words are most associated with women? correct answers Submissive, sentimental and
superstitious
differences perspective correct answers argues that men and women are generally are generally
different in their intellectual and social abilities
Supported theory for differences perspective? correct answers essentialism
Essentialism correct answers argues that gender is a basic, unchangeable characteristic that
resides within an individual
Helen Thompson Wooley and her research correct answers claimed that early research on gender
was permeated with personal bias, unfounded assertions and sentimental rot and drivel
- Her own research demonstrated that men and women had similar intellectual abilities
-Women actually earned higher scores on some memory and thinking tasks
Timeline of study for the history of women and psychology of women correct answers -late
1800s and early 1900s: most researchers in psych were men
- 1920: women got right to vote in US. women also started taking interest in the field of
psychology
1970s: the number of women in psych had increased. Feminism and women movements gained
recognition on college campuses and colleges added numerous studies in women's studies
1969: Association for women in psychology was founded
1970s: lots of work began being done
The white privilege concept: correct answers -assumption that white individuals have special
status
- certain privileges based upon skin color
White as normative concept correct answers being white is the normal standard is US culture
Second largest ethnic group in America correct answers Latina women
Third largest ethnic group in America correct answers Black women
Sex correct answers Inborn biological characteristics relating to reproduction, such as sex
chromosomes or sex organs.
Gender correct answers The psychological characteristics and social categories that human
culture creates.
Third gender/two spirit person correct answers gender fluid
Doing gender correct answers You express your gender when you interact with other people; you
also perceive gender in these other people
Sexism correct answers Bias against people on the basis of their gender
Racism correct answers Bias against people on the basis of their race or ethnic group
Classism correct answers Bias against people based on social class
Ableism correct answers Bias against people with disabilities
Heterosexism (aka sexual prejudice) correct answers a bias against anyone who is not
exclusively heterosexual.
Ageism correct answers bias based on chronological age.
Feminism correct answers the principle that values women's experiences and ideas; also
emphasizes that women and men should be socially, economically and legally equal.
Liberal feminism correct answers emphasizes the goal of gender equality, giving women and
men the same rights and opportunities.
We need to pass laws that guarantee men and women as equals in order for this to happen
Cultural feminism correct answers Emphasizes the positive qualities that are presumed to be
stronger in women than in men (ex: nurturing or care taking)
Radical feminism correct answers argues that the basic cause of women's oppression lies deep in
the entire sex and gender system, rather than in some superficial laws and policies
Women of color feminism correct answers emphasize that feminism must pay attention to other
human dimensions such as ethnicity and social class
similarities perspective correct answers believe that men and women are generally similar in
their intellectual and social skills
, Supported theory for the similarities perspective? correct answers liberal feminism
social constructionism correct answers individuals and cultures construct or invent their own
versions of reality based on prior experiences, social interactions and beliefs
What do social constructionists argue? correct answers We can never objectively discover reality
because our belief system always influences our observations
What words are most associated with men? correct answers adventurous, dominant
What words are most associated with women? correct answers Submissive, sentimental and
superstitious
differences perspective correct answers argues that men and women are generally are generally
different in their intellectual and social abilities
Supported theory for differences perspective? correct answers essentialism
Essentialism correct answers argues that gender is a basic, unchangeable characteristic that
resides within an individual
Helen Thompson Wooley and her research correct answers claimed that early research on gender
was permeated with personal bias, unfounded assertions and sentimental rot and drivel
- Her own research demonstrated that men and women had similar intellectual abilities
-Women actually earned higher scores on some memory and thinking tasks
Timeline of study for the history of women and psychology of women correct answers -late
1800s and early 1900s: most researchers in psych were men
- 1920: women got right to vote in US. women also started taking interest in the field of
psychology
1970s: the number of women in psych had increased. Feminism and women movements gained
recognition on college campuses and colleges added numerous studies in women's studies
1969: Association for women in psychology was founded
1970s: lots of work began being done
The white privilege concept: correct answers -assumption that white individuals have special
status
- certain privileges based upon skin color
White as normative concept correct answers being white is the normal standard is US culture
Second largest ethnic group in America correct answers Latina women
Third largest ethnic group in America correct answers Black women
