Ch 2: Studying Sex & Gender Questions And Answers

Ch 2: Studying Sex & Gender Questions
And Answers
bias,soverlap,sminimalists-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Eachstypesofs__________smayshavesnegativesconsequences:sMaximalistsinterpretationsst
endstosignorestheslargesamountsofs__________sthatsoftenscharacterizesspeoplesofsdifferents
sexesswhiles__________sapproachessignorespotentiallysimportantssexsdifferences.

causal,scorrelational,slongitudinals-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Althoughs__________sambiguitysissansinherentsproblemsofs__________sresearch,s______
____sdesignsscanshelpsaddresssthesproblemsofsreversescausation.

century,sbrain,sinferioritys-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Insthes19ths__________,smedicalsresearcherssinterestedsinssexsdifferencessfocusedsmainl
ysonsidentifyingsstructurals__________sdifferencessthatscouldsexplainswomen'ssintellectuals
__________stosmen.

cogntives-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Researchsonssexsdifferencessins__________sabilitiessdebunkedsthesmythsofswomen'ssintell
ectualsinferioritys(Halpern,s2012),spavingstheswaysforsincreasessinswomen'ssaccessstoseduc
ation.

communicatingsthesdistinctionsbetweensstatisticalsandspracticalssignificances-
sCORRECTssANSWER-

Whichsofsthesfollowingsisskeystosavoidingsexaggeratingsthesmagnitudesofssexsdifferences.

-semphasizingsstatisticalssignificancesofsasresultsoversitsseffectssize
-susingsprimarilysexperimentalsmethods
-stakingsasmaximalistsapproachstosresearch
-scommunicatingsthesdistinctionsbetweensstatisticalsandspracticalssignificance

consequencess-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Thessizesofsanseffectsdoessnotsalwaysscorrespondswithsitssimportance:sAssmallseffectscansh
avesimportants__________,sandsaslargeseffectsmaysbesunimportantsinsthesgrandsschemesofs
things.

, correlationals-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Ins__________sdesigns,sresearchersstestshypothesessaboutsthesstrengthsandsdirectionsofsr
elationshipssbetweenspairssofsvariables.

correlationss-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Positives__________sindicatesthatsthesvariablesschangesinsthessamesdirections(i.e.,sassones
increases,sthesothersincreases,sandsvicesversa).

Datascollection/samplings-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Biassatswhichsstagesofsthesresearchsprocesssmostsdirectlysaffectssthesgeneralizabilitysofsthe
sfindings?




empiricals-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Sciencesissassystematic,s__________swaysofsinvestigatingsthesworldsinsorderstosidentifysrul
essandspatternssinstheswaysitsworks.

Falses-sCORRECTssANSWER-Asdsofs−1.12sisssmallseffectssize.

Falses-sCORRECTssANSWER-
True/False:sAskingshowsnegativesstereotypessaboutswomen'ssmathsabilitiesscansartificiallys
lowerstheirsmathsperformancesissasgoodsexamplesofssomeonesoperatingsfromsthesfemalesde
ficitsmodel.

Falses-sCORRECTssANSWER-
True/False:sEmphasizingsstudiessthatsfocussonssexsdifferencessrathersthanssimilaritiessissa
nseffectivesguidelinesforsgendersfairsresearch.

Falses-sCORRECTssANSWER-
True/False:sThespresencesofsasstatisticallyssignificantsdifferencestellssyousthatstheresissaslar
geseffectssize.

gendereds-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Atstimes,sthesquestionssthatsresearcherssasksreflects__________sdifferencessinspower,sstat
us,sandssocialsroles.

gendereds-sCORRECTssANSWER-
Despitesthesprogresssmadesinsthes1970s,sresearchersssoonsbegansquestioningswhethers__
________straitssalonescouldscapturesmasculinitysandsfemininity.

generateshypothesiss-->sstudysdesigns-->scollectionsandsanalysiss-->sdisseminatesresultss-
sCORRECTssANSWER-

Whichsofsthesfollowingsbestsrepresentssthesordersofsthesscientificsprocess?

-sstudysdesigns-->sgenerateshypothesiss-->sdisseminatesresultss-->scollectionsandsanalysis
-sgenerateshypothesiss-->sstudysdesigns-->scollectionsandsanalysiss-->sdisseminatesresults
-sstudysdesigns-->scollectionsandsanalysiss-->sgenerateshypothesiss-->sdisseminatesresults