PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN 7TH
EDITION PRACTICE SET 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Genderqueer Answer: a gender category that is not exclusively male
or female and therefore is not captured by the gender binary
◉ Gender Answer: state of being male or female, both male and female
or neither male nor female
◉ sex Answer: physical or psychological characteristics of maleness and
femaleness; sexual behaviors
◉ gender binary Answer: system of conceptualizing gender as having
two distinct and opposing groups or kinds
◉ gender identity Answer: persons internal sense of their own gender
◉ cisgender Answer: term used when gender identity and/or expression
aligns with the sex assigned at birth
◉ cisgenderism Answer: Prejudice against people who are outside the
gender binary; also refers to bias that recognizes a person's birth-
assigned gender but not their gender identity. Also termed anti-trans
prejudice.
,◉ transgender Answer: Describes a person whose gender identity differs
from the gender they were assigned at birth
◉ intersex Answer: a general term used for a variety of conditions in
which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that
doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male
◉ trans Answer: an umbrella term for the transgender spectrum may
include people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, cross-dressing,
gender nonconforming, gender fluid or other non binary identity
◉ sexism Answer: Discrimination or bias against other people based on
their gender; also termed gender bias or sex bias.
◉ Old-fashioned sexism Answer: overt sexism, characterized by the
endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of men
and women, and stereotypes about lesser female competence 1950s (ex:
women could not be news anchors)
◉ modern sexism Answer: Subtle prejudiced beliefs about women; also
termed neosexism (ex: girls being in math or science)
◉ hostile sexism Answer: refers to negative, hostile attitudes toward
women and adversarial beliefs about gender relations in which women
are thought to spend most of their time trying to control men, whether
through sexuality or feminism.
, ◉ benevolent sexism Answer: beliefs about women that seem to the
perpetrator to be kind or benevolent—in which women are honored and
put on the proverbial pedestal. In the benevolent view, women are seen
as pure beings who should be protected and adored.
◉ feminist Answer: A person who favors political, economic, and social
equality of all people, regardless of gender, and therefore favors the
legal and social changes necessary
◉ First Wave Feminism Answer: started in the mid-1800s when women
demanded the right to vote
◉ Second Wave Feminism Answer: 1960s-1990s: sexual freedom;
reproductive rights, especially contraception and abortion; pay equity;
equal opportunity in education; and gender-based violence.
◉ Third Wave Feminism Answer: emphasized intersectionality—an
approach originating in Black feminism—and diversity among women
rather than universality of female experience. In addition, it favors the
individual's right to define feminism, instead of everyone accepting a
uniform ideology.
◉ Fourth Wave Feminism Answer: user-generated content, such as
blogs, and social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Building on the third wave, it also includes greater emphasis on
intersectionality and critique and rejection of the gender binary. Thus,
transgender issues are more prominent than in previous waves.
EDITION PRACTICE SET 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Genderqueer Answer: a gender category that is not exclusively male
or female and therefore is not captured by the gender binary
◉ Gender Answer: state of being male or female, both male and female
or neither male nor female
◉ sex Answer: physical or psychological characteristics of maleness and
femaleness; sexual behaviors
◉ gender binary Answer: system of conceptualizing gender as having
two distinct and opposing groups or kinds
◉ gender identity Answer: persons internal sense of their own gender
◉ cisgender Answer: term used when gender identity and/or expression
aligns with the sex assigned at birth
◉ cisgenderism Answer: Prejudice against people who are outside the
gender binary; also refers to bias that recognizes a person's birth-
assigned gender but not their gender identity. Also termed anti-trans
prejudice.
,◉ transgender Answer: Describes a person whose gender identity differs
from the gender they were assigned at birth
◉ intersex Answer: a general term used for a variety of conditions in
which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that
doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male
◉ trans Answer: an umbrella term for the transgender spectrum may
include people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, cross-dressing,
gender nonconforming, gender fluid or other non binary identity
◉ sexism Answer: Discrimination or bias against other people based on
their gender; also termed gender bias or sex bias.
◉ Old-fashioned sexism Answer: overt sexism, characterized by the
endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of men
and women, and stereotypes about lesser female competence 1950s (ex:
women could not be news anchors)
◉ modern sexism Answer: Subtle prejudiced beliefs about women; also
termed neosexism (ex: girls being in math or science)
◉ hostile sexism Answer: refers to negative, hostile attitudes toward
women and adversarial beliefs about gender relations in which women
are thought to spend most of their time trying to control men, whether
through sexuality or feminism.
, ◉ benevolent sexism Answer: beliefs about women that seem to the
perpetrator to be kind or benevolent—in which women are honored and
put on the proverbial pedestal. In the benevolent view, women are seen
as pure beings who should be protected and adored.
◉ feminist Answer: A person who favors political, economic, and social
equality of all people, regardless of gender, and therefore favors the
legal and social changes necessary
◉ First Wave Feminism Answer: started in the mid-1800s when women
demanded the right to vote
◉ Second Wave Feminism Answer: 1960s-1990s: sexual freedom;
reproductive rights, especially contraception and abortion; pay equity;
equal opportunity in education; and gender-based violence.
◉ Third Wave Feminism Answer: emphasized intersectionality—an
approach originating in Black feminism—and diversity among women
rather than universality of female experience. In addition, it favors the
individual's right to define feminism, instead of everyone accepting a
uniform ideology.
◉ Fourth Wave Feminism Answer: user-generated content, such as
blogs, and social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Building on the third wave, it also includes greater emphasis on
intersectionality and critique and rejection of the gender binary. Thus,
transgender issues are more prominent than in previous waves.
