[Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for
b b b b b
Margaret W. Matlin’s b b
The Psychology of Women
b b b
Seventh Edition (2012)
b b
prepared by b
Margaret W. Matlin b b
State University of New York at Geneseo
b b b b b b
Lucinda A. DeWitt b b
DeWitt DeConstruction, Minneapolis, MN
b b b
,Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)
Contents
Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
b b b b 1
Research Project Handout
b b 8
Details About Research Projects
b b b 13
Chapter Outlines
b 18
Test Bank
b 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
b b b b b 151
3 Infancy and Childhood
b b 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
b b b b b
Attitudes About Achievement b b 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
b b b b
Personality Characteristics b 232
7 Women and Work b b 248
8 Love Relationships
b 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhoodb b b 307
11 Women and Physical Health
b b b 324
12 Women and Psychological Health
b b b 343
13 Violence Against Women b b 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
b b b 378
15 Moving Onward . . . b b b b 395
, Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)
SYLLABUS FROM b
DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
b b b b
Myb syllabusb changesb somewhat b fromb oneb semesterb tob thebnext,bbut b theb syllabusb below b isb theb versio
nb I b used binb Fallb Semester,b 2010.b(However,b thebtextbookb forbthatb coursebwasbtheb6thbedition.)b I bthinkbi
t’sb important b forb ab syllabusb tob includebab brief bdescriptionb of b theb course,b asb wellb asb theb goals.b Fromb t
heb first b pageb of bthebsyllabus,b studentsbshould bbebableb tobunderstand b theb generalb scopeb of b theb course.
Youb canb find b severalb additionalb syllabib forb coursesb onb theb Psychologyb of b Womenb orb theb Psycholog
yb of b Genderb onbtheb websiteb forbthebSocietybforb theb Teachingb of bPsychologyb (Divisionb 2b of bthebAmeri
canb Psychologicalb Association):b http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scrollb downb theb list b of b coursesb onb theb right-
hand b side,b and b youb willb find b theb topicb “Womenb and b Gender.”
Additionalb note:b Psychologyb ofb Womenb Quarterlyb nowb includesb ab “Teachingb Section”b inb eachb issu
e.b It b featuresb betweenboneb andbthreeb short barticlesb inb eachbissue,b whichb focusb onbtopicsb related btobwo
menb and b gender,b suchb asb criticalb thinking,b socialb class,b socialb justiceb advocacy.b I bamb thebcurrent b edi
torb of b thisb Teachingb Section;b pleaseb emailb meb at b ,b if b youbhaveb anb ideab about b ab
potentialb articleb related b tob thisb teaching!
Onb theb first b daybof bclass,b studentsbalsob receiveb ab descriptionb of b thebPsychologyb of bWomenb Research
b Project,b anb important b component bof bmyb course.bLaterbinb thisb document byoub canbfind babdescriptionb o
f b thisb project,b asb wellb asb someb detailsb about b theb project.
1b of b 381
, Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)
Psychologyb of b Women Dr.b Margaret b W.b Matlin
Psychologyb 308 Department b of b Psychology
Fall,b 2010 SUNY b Geneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSEbDESCRIPTION
Theb purposeb of b thisb courseb isb tob examineb theb livesb of bgirlsb and bwomen.b Web willb includeb topicsb suc
hb asb genderb stereotypes,bthebdevelopment b ofbgenderb roles,b genderb comparisons,b womenb andb work,b
loveb relationships,b sexuality,b women’sb physicalb and b mentalb health,b violenceb against b women,b and b
womenb inb laterb adulthood.bStudentsb whob takeb thisb courseb should b acquireb ab betterb understandingb a
bout b girls,b women,b and b genderb inb Northb America.
Asb theb courseb instructor,b I’mb hopefulb that b eachb of b youb willb workb toward b theb followingb goals:
1. Tob understand b theb relevant b informationb about b theb livesb of b girlsb and b women—
asb wellb asb gender—withb ab particularb emphasisb onb theb complexityb of b theb issues.
2. Tob developb critical-
thinkingb skills,b sob that b youb canbevaluateb bothbthebresearchb inb professionalb journalsb and b informa
tionb described b inb theb popularb media.
3. Tob know b howb tobdesignb yourbownbpsychologyb researchb project,b tob conductbthebresearch,b and b t
ob writeb anb appropriatelyb professionalb summaryb of b yourb ownb research,b emphasizingb theb poten
tialb methodologicalb flawsb and b strengthsb inb yourb study.
4. Tob exploreb yourb ownb ideasb andbattitudesb aboutb gender,bappreciatingb thatb webdobnot bneedbtobbeb c
onstrained b byb ourb culture’sb traditionalb genderb roles.
5. Tob appreciateb theb inequalitiesb that b manyb individualsb face,b basedb onbsocialb categoriesb otherb th
anb gender.b Theseb categoriesb includeb age,b disability,b sexualb orientation,b ethnicity,b religion,b so
cialb class,b and b countryb of b residence.b Web willb alsob considerb someb informationb about b inequalit
iesb inb otherb cultures,b outsideb Northb America.
READING bMATERIALS
Ourb textbookb forb theb courseb willb be:
Matlin,b M.b W.b (2008).b Theb psychologyb ofb womenb (6thb ed.).b Belmont,b CA:b Cengage/Wadsworth.
You’llb need b tob useb thisb 6thbedition,b whichbhasb ab brownbandbgold bcoverb andbab photob ofbab girl,b ab youngb
woman,b and b anb olderb woman.b Thisb editionbhasb moreb thanb1,400b newbreferencesb thatbwereb published
th
b sinceb theb earlierb 5 b edition,b asb wellb asb manyb conceptsb and b research-
based b studiesb that bwereb not bdiscussed binb theb 5thbedition.b (Dobnotb usebtheb5th b edition,b whichb hasb ab pur
2b of b 381
b b b b b
Margaret W. Matlin’s b b
The Psychology of Women
b b b
Seventh Edition (2012)
b b
prepared by b
Margaret W. Matlin b b
State University of New York at Geneseo
b b b b b b
Lucinda A. DeWitt b b
DeWitt DeConstruction, Minneapolis, MN
b b b
,Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)
Contents
Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
b b b b 1
Research Project Handout
b b 8
Details About Research Projects
b b b 13
Chapter Outlines
b 18
Test Bank
b 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
b b b b b 151
3 Infancy and Childhood
b b 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
b b b b b
Attitudes About Achievement b b 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
b b b b
Personality Characteristics b 232
7 Women and Work b b 248
8 Love Relationships
b 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhoodb b b 307
11 Women and Physical Health
b b b 324
12 Women and Psychological Health
b b b 343
13 Violence Against Women b b 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
b b b 378
15 Moving Onward . . . b b b b 395
, Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)
SYLLABUS FROM b
DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
b b b b
Myb syllabusb changesb somewhat b fromb oneb semesterb tob thebnext,bbut b theb syllabusb below b isb theb versio
nb I b used binb Fallb Semester,b 2010.b(However,b thebtextbookb forbthatb coursebwasbtheb6thbedition.)b I bthinkbi
t’sb important b forb ab syllabusb tob includebab brief bdescriptionb of b theb course,b asb wellb asb theb goals.b Fromb t
heb first b pageb of bthebsyllabus,b studentsbshould bbebableb tobunderstand b theb generalb scopeb of b theb course.
Youb canb find b severalb additionalb syllabib forb coursesb onb theb Psychologyb of b Womenb orb theb Psycholog
yb of b Genderb onbtheb websiteb forbthebSocietybforb theb Teachingb of bPsychologyb (Divisionb 2b of bthebAmeri
canb Psychologicalb Association):b http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scrollb downb theb list b of b coursesb onb theb right-
hand b side,b and b youb willb find b theb topicb “Womenb and b Gender.”
Additionalb note:b Psychologyb ofb Womenb Quarterlyb nowb includesb ab “Teachingb Section”b inb eachb issu
e.b It b featuresb betweenboneb andbthreeb short barticlesb inb eachbissue,b whichb focusb onbtopicsb related btobwo
menb and b gender,b suchb asb criticalb thinking,b socialb class,b socialb justiceb advocacy.b I bamb thebcurrent b edi
torb of b thisb Teachingb Section;b pleaseb emailb meb at b ,b if b youbhaveb anb ideab about b ab
potentialb articleb related b tob thisb teaching!
Onb theb first b daybof bclass,b studentsbalsob receiveb ab descriptionb of b thebPsychologyb of bWomenb Research
b Project,b anb important b component bof bmyb course.bLaterbinb thisb document byoub canbfind babdescriptionb o
f b thisb project,b asb wellb asb someb detailsb about b theb project.
1b of b 381
, Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)
Psychologyb of b Women Dr.b Margaret b W.b Matlin
Psychologyb 308 Department b of b Psychology
Fall,b 2010 SUNY b Geneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSEbDESCRIPTION
Theb purposeb of b thisb courseb isb tob examineb theb livesb of bgirlsb and bwomen.b Web willb includeb topicsb suc
hb asb genderb stereotypes,bthebdevelopment b ofbgenderb roles,b genderb comparisons,b womenb andb work,b
loveb relationships,b sexuality,b women’sb physicalb and b mentalb health,b violenceb against b women,b and b
womenb inb laterb adulthood.bStudentsb whob takeb thisb courseb should b acquireb ab betterb understandingb a
bout b girls,b women,b and b genderb inb Northb America.
Asb theb courseb instructor,b I’mb hopefulb that b eachb of b youb willb workb toward b theb followingb goals:
1. Tob understand b theb relevant b informationb about b theb livesb of b girlsb and b women—
asb wellb asb gender—withb ab particularb emphasisb onb theb complexityb of b theb issues.
2. Tob developb critical-
thinkingb skills,b sob that b youb canbevaluateb bothbthebresearchb inb professionalb journalsb and b informa
tionb described b inb theb popularb media.
3. Tob know b howb tobdesignb yourbownbpsychologyb researchb project,b tob conductbthebresearch,b and b t
ob writeb anb appropriatelyb professionalb summaryb of b yourb ownb research,b emphasizingb theb poten
tialb methodologicalb flawsb and b strengthsb inb yourb study.
4. Tob exploreb yourb ownb ideasb andbattitudesb aboutb gender,bappreciatingb thatb webdobnot bneedbtobbeb c
onstrained b byb ourb culture’sb traditionalb genderb roles.
5. Tob appreciateb theb inequalitiesb that b manyb individualsb face,b basedb onbsocialb categoriesb otherb th
anb gender.b Theseb categoriesb includeb age,b disability,b sexualb orientation,b ethnicity,b religion,b so
cialb class,b and b countryb of b residence.b Web willb alsob considerb someb informationb about b inequalit
iesb inb otherb cultures,b outsideb Northb America.
READING bMATERIALS
Ourb textbookb forb theb courseb willb be:
Matlin,b M.b W.b (2008).b Theb psychologyb ofb womenb (6thb ed.).b Belmont,b CA:b Cengage/Wadsworth.
You’llb need b tob useb thisb 6thbedition,b whichbhasb ab brownbandbgold bcoverb andbab photob ofbab girl,b ab youngb
woman,b and b anb olderb woman.b Thisb editionbhasb moreb thanb1,400b newbreferencesb thatbwereb published
th
b sinceb theb earlierb 5 b edition,b asb wellb asb manyb conceptsb and b research-
based b studiesb that bwereb not bdiscussed binb theb 5thbedition.b (Dobnotb usebtheb5th b edition,b whichb hasb ab pur
2b of b 381