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Psychology of Sex and Gender 2nd Edition by Jennifer K. Bosson and coauthors provides an introduction to psychological perspectives on sex, gender, sexuality, identity, and social behavior. This test bank is designed as supplementary study material to help students review important concepts and prepare for quizzes, assignments, midterm examinations, final exams, and other psychology or gender studies assessments. The resource can support review of topics related to gender development, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender stereotypes, socialization, interpersonal relationships, gender roles, prejudice, discrimination, and psychological research on sex and gender. It provides additional opportunities to reinforce terminology, theories, research findings, and applications discussed throughout the textbook. Students studying psychology, gender studies, sexuality, social science, and related disciplines can use this resource alongside Psychology of Sex and Gender 2nd Edition by Jennifer K. Bosson. It can help organize study sessions, strengthen understanding of key concepts, identify areas that may require additional review, and provide structured practice for upcoming examinations and course assessments.

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Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender
Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex
and gender equality?
A. Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to win an Emmy award.
B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for
Gender Equality.”
C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
D. A ban on transgender people serving openly in the military was reinstated.
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender
movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the ______ aspects of being
female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the ______ aspects.
A. culturally constructed; biological
B. hormonal; culturally constructed
C. biological; culturally constructed
D. anatomical; hormonal
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to ______ and “gender” to ______.
A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories
B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy




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4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender”
to refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following
reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.
B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.
C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.
D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality.
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Researchers have found that testosterone ______.
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
B. increases during competition but only for men
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors
D. decreases when men perform female-typed behaviors
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women
are ______.
A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men
B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of
androgen during fetal development
C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward
D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex
B. streamlining social interactions
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity
D. fostering complexity in social institutions
Ans: B




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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
Difficulty Level: Hard

8. Around what percent of infants are born with some form of intersexuality?
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Intersexuality refers to instances where ______.
A. gender identity transcends multiple sex categories
B. people feel sexual attraction to others regardless of their gender identity
C. biological components of sex do not fit the typical male/female pattern
D. there is a mismatch between anatomical and psychological gender
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Strict sex and gender binaries are ______.
A. observed in all cultures across the world
B. oversimplified categorical structures people impose on society
C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex
D. necessary to maintain social order
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach
Difficulty Level: Easy

11. For transgender individuals, there exists ______
A. no sense of belonging to any category of sex
B. a mismatch between the sex they are assigned at birth and their psychological
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