Test Bank for The Psychology of Women and Gender, 10th Edition – Else-Quest – Complete Chapter Questions & Answers

[Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for
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Margaret W. Matlin’s
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The Psychology of Women
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Seventh3 Edition3 (2012)




prepared3by

Margaret W. Matlin
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State3University3of3New3York3at3Geneseo


Lucinda A. DeWitt
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DeWitt3DeConstruction,3Minneapolis,3MN

,Instructor’s3Manual3with3Test3Bank3for3Margaret3W.3Matlin’s3Psychology3of3Women,37e3(2012
)

Contents


Syllabus3 from3 Dr.3 Matlin’s3 Course 1
Research3 Project3 Handout 8
Details3 About3 Research3 Projects 13
Chapter3 Outlines 18
Test3 Bank 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender3Stereotypes3and 3Other3Gender3Biases 151
3 Infancy3and3Childhood 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender3Comparisons3in3Cognitive3Abilities3and
Attitudes3About3Achievement 213
6 Gender3Comparisons3in3Social3and
Personality3Characteristics 232
7 Women3and3Work 248
8 Love3Relationships 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy,3Childbirth,3and3Motherhood 307
11 Women3and3Physical 3Health 324
12 Women3and 3Psychological3Health 343
13 Violence3Against3Women 361
14 Women3and3Older3Adulthood 378
15 Moving3Onward3.3. 3. 395

, Instructor’s3Manual3with3Test3Bank3for3Margaret3W.3Matlin’s3Psychology3of3Women,37e3(2012
)




SYLLABUS FROM 3


DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
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My3syllabus3changes3somewhat3from3one3semester3to3the3next,3but3the3syllabus3below3is3the3ver
sion3I3used3in3Fall3Semester,32010.3(However,3the3textbook3for3that3course3was3the36th3edition.)3I
3think3it’s3important 3for3a3syllabus3to3include3a3brief3description3of3the3course,3as3well 3as3the3go
als.3From3the3first3page3of3the3syllabus,3students3should3be3able3to3understand3the3general3scope3
of3the3course.

You3can3find3several3additional3syllabi3for3courses3on3the3Psychology3of3Women3or3the3Psychol
ogy3of3Gender3on3the3website3for3the3Society3for3the3Teaching3of3Psychology3(Division323of3the3
American3Psychological3Association):3http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scroll3down3the3list3of3courses3on3the3right-
hand3side,3and3you3will3find3the3topic3“Women3and3Gender.”

Additional3note:3Psychology3of3Women3Quarterly3now3includes3a3“Teaching3Section”3in3each3is
sue.3It3features3between3one3and3three3short3articles3in3each3issue,3which3focus3on3topics3related3
to3women3and3gender,3such3as3critical3thinking,3social3class,3social3justice3advocacy.3I3am3the3c
urrent3editor3of3this3Teaching3Section;,3if3you3have3an3i
dea3about3a3potential3article3related3to3this3teaching!

On3the3first3day3of3class,3students3also3receive3a3description3of3the3Psychology3of3Women3Rese
arch3Project,3an3important3component3of3my3course.3Later3in3this3document3you3can3find3a3descr
iption3of3this3project,3as3well3as3some3details3about3the3project.




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)
Psychology3of3Women Dr.3Margaret3W.3Matlin
Psychology3308 Department3of3Psychology
Fall,32010 SUNY3Geneseo

SYLLABUS

COURSE3DESCRIPTION

The3purpose3of3this3course3is3to3examine3the3lives3of3girls3and3women.3We3will3include3topics3
such3as3gender3stereotypes,3the3development3of3gender3roles,3gender3comparisons,3women3and3
work,3love3relationships,3sexuality,3women’s3physical3and3mental3health,3violence3against3wo
men,3and3women3in3later3adulthood.3Students3who3take3this3course3should3acquire3a3better3und
erstanding3about3girls,3women,3and3gender3in3North3America.

As3the3course3instructor,3I’m3hopeful3that3each3of3you3will3work3toward3the3following3goals:

1. To3understand3the3relevant3information3about3the3lives3of3girls3and3women—
as3well3as3gender—with3a3particular3emphasis3on3the3complexity3of3the3issues.

2. To3develop3critical-
thinking3skills,3so3that3you3can3evaluate3both3the3research3in3professional3journals3and3infor
mation3described3in3the3popular3media.

3. To3know3how3to3design3your3own3psychology3research3project,3to3conduct3the3research,3an
d3to3write3an3appropriately3professional3summary3of3your3own3research,3emphasizing3the3
potential3methodological3flaws3and3strengths3in3your3study.

4. To3explore3your3own3ideas3and3attitudes3about3gender,3appreciating3that3we3do3not3need3to3b
e3constrained3by3our3culture’s3traditional3gender3roles.

5. To3appreciate3the3inequalities3that3many3individuals3face,3based3on3social3categories3other
3than3gender.3These 3categories3include 3age,3disability,3sexual3orientation,3ethnicity,3religio
n,3social3class,3and3country3of3residence.3We3will3also3consider3some3information3about3i
nequalities3in3other3cultures,3outside3North3America.


READING3MATERIALS

Our3textbook3for3the3course3will3be:

Matlin,3M.3W.3(2008).3The3psychology3of3women3(6th3ed.).3Belmont,3CA:3Cengage/Wadsworth.

You’ll3need3to3use3this36th3edition,3which3has3a3brown3and3gold3cover3and3a3photo3of3a3girl,3a3y
oung3woman,3and3an3older3woman.3This3edition3has3more3than31,4003new3references3that3were3p
ublished3since3the3earlier35th3edition,3as3well3as3many3concepts3and3research-
based3studies3that3were3not3discussed3in3the35th3edition.3(Do3not3use3the35th3edition,3which3has3a3
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