PSYC 331 QUIZ ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Suppose you have just conducted a study about the psychological characteristics of males and females.
If you want to report your findings which term would be most preferable in your title? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Gender comparisons
Which of the following students has the accurate summary of the "white-as normative" concept? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The theory means that White is considered to be the standard in our culture to
which other ethnic groups are compared.
Your textbook contrasts two similar terms, sex and gender. Which of the following research topics
involves the study of sex, rather than gender? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How many weeks after
conception do the external genitals of boys and girl develop?
The Psychologist Helen Thompson Woolley is know for: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Her research showing
the similar intellectual abilities in men and women.
Several years ago, the wide of a prominent politician argued that women are naturally attracted to
taking care of the home and the family, rather than achieving in world of work. Which of the following
terms describes this viewpoint? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Essentialism
A sexist person would be most likely to believe that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Female high-school
students should not be permitted to play football.
Which statement is correct about the field of psychology of women? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
interest in psychology of women was partly stimulated by the interest in feminism on college campuses.
According to the similarities perspective on gender: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅men and women are quite
similar to another.
A speaker at a lunch for owners of small businesses says to the audience, "Here's a story you can tell
your wives." This situation would be example of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Androcentric bias.
, Which of the following students' statements about ethnicity is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When
reading research findings about women of color, we need to remember that each ethnic group actually
consists of many smaller subgroups.
According to the social cognitive approach to stereotypes, people may have a tendency toward gender
polarization. This means that they: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Exaggerate the similarities within each
gender and the differences between genders.
In what way are women and men represented differently in the media? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Women are more likely than men to be shown in a reclining body position.
People demonstrate ambivalent sexism if they - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅show high hostile sexism and
high benevolent sexism.
Which of the following students has the most accurate understanding about the internalization of
gender stereotypes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The social setting influences whether people say that they
would act in a stereotypical fashion.
Nosek and his co-authors use the implicit Association test to measure peoples gender stereotypes. This
research showed that people: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have strong implicit gender stereotypes because
they responded relatively quickly when the pairings were consistent with stereotypes and they
responded slowly when the pairings were inconsistent.
One possible practical consequence of peoples attributions for woman's and men's performances is
that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Females are likely to have their success attributed to hard work.
Which of the following characteristics would fit into the category called communion, which was
discussed in connection with gender stereotypes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Concern for others
Studies of stereotypes demonstrate that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Men tend to have more traditional
stereotypes than women do
Suppose you have just conducted a study about the psychological characteristics of males and females.
If you want to report your findings which term would be most preferable in your title? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Gender comparisons
Which of the following students has the accurate summary of the "white-as normative" concept? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The theory means that White is considered to be the standard in our culture to
which other ethnic groups are compared.
Your textbook contrasts two similar terms, sex and gender. Which of the following research topics
involves the study of sex, rather than gender? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How many weeks after
conception do the external genitals of boys and girl develop?
The Psychologist Helen Thompson Woolley is know for: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Her research showing
the similar intellectual abilities in men and women.
Several years ago, the wide of a prominent politician argued that women are naturally attracted to
taking care of the home and the family, rather than achieving in world of work. Which of the following
terms describes this viewpoint? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Essentialism
A sexist person would be most likely to believe that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Female high-school
students should not be permitted to play football.
Which statement is correct about the field of psychology of women? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
interest in psychology of women was partly stimulated by the interest in feminism on college campuses.
According to the similarities perspective on gender: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅men and women are quite
similar to another.
A speaker at a lunch for owners of small businesses says to the audience, "Here's a story you can tell
your wives." This situation would be example of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Androcentric bias.
, Which of the following students' statements about ethnicity is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When
reading research findings about women of color, we need to remember that each ethnic group actually
consists of many smaller subgroups.
According to the social cognitive approach to stereotypes, people may have a tendency toward gender
polarization. This means that they: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Exaggerate the similarities within each
gender and the differences between genders.
In what way are women and men represented differently in the media? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Women are more likely than men to be shown in a reclining body position.
People demonstrate ambivalent sexism if they - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅show high hostile sexism and
high benevolent sexism.
Which of the following students has the most accurate understanding about the internalization of
gender stereotypes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The social setting influences whether people say that they
would act in a stereotypical fashion.
Nosek and his co-authors use the implicit Association test to measure peoples gender stereotypes. This
research showed that people: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have strong implicit gender stereotypes because
they responded relatively quickly when the pairings were consistent with stereotypes and they
responded slowly when the pairings were inconsistent.
One possible practical consequence of peoples attributions for woman's and men's performances is
that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Females are likely to have their success attributed to hard work.
Which of the following characteristics would fit into the category called communion, which was
discussed in connection with gender stereotypes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Concern for others
Studies of stereotypes demonstrate that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Men tend to have more traditional
stereotypes than women do
