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Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender T gt gt gt gt gt gt
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1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex
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and gender equality? gt gt
A. Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to win an Emmy award.
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B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-
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50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.”
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C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
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D. A ban on transgender people serving openly in the military was reinstated.
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Ans: D gt
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender move
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ments, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answ gt gt gt
er Location: Sex and Gender Difficult
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y Level: Easy
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2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the
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aspects of being female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing th
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B. hormonal; culturally constructed gt gt
C. biological; culturally constructed gt gt
D. anatomical; hormonal gt
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogni
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tive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender Dif gt gt gt gt gt
ficulty Level: Easy gt gt
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
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Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to
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A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences gt gt gt gt
C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth
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Ans: A gt
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogn
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itive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender Dif gt gt gt gt gt
ficulty Level: Easy gt gt
, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2
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4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender”
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to refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following
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reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.
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B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.
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C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.
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D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality.
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Ans: C gt
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogn
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itive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender Dif
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ficulty Level: Medium gt gt
5. Researchers have found that testosterone . gt gt gt gt
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
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B. increases during competition but only for men gt gt gt gt gt gt
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors gt gt gt gt gt
D. decreases when men perform female- gt gt gt gt
typed behaviors Ans: Dgt gt gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answ gt gt gt
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y Level: Easy
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6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women
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are .
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B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of
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androgen during fetal development gt gt gt
C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward
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D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors
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Ans: D gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension gt gt gt
Answer Location: Sex and Gender gt gt gt gt gt
Difficulty Level: Medium gt gt
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
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A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
B. streamlining social interactions gt gt
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Application gt gt
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Hard gt gt
8. Around what percent of infants are born with some form of intersexuality?
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A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge gt gt
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy gt gt
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where . gt gt gt gt
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B. people feel sexual attraction to others regardless of their gender identity
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D. there is a mismatch between anatomical and psychological gender
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogn
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itive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach Difficult
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11. For transgender individuals, there exists
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A. no sense of belonging to any category of sex
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Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender T gt gt gt gt gt gt
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and gender equality? gt gt
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B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-
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50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.”
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C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
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Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender move
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ments, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answ gt gt gt
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tive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender Dif gt gt gt gt gt
ficulty Level: Easy gt gt
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
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Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogn
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itive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender Dif gt gt gt gt gt
ficulty Level: Easy gt gt
, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2
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SAGE Publishing, 2022 gt gt
4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender”
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to refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following
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reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.
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B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.
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C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.
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D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality.
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Ans: C gt
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogn
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itive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sex and Gender Dif
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ficulty Level: Medium gt gt
5. Researchers have found that testosterone . gt gt gt gt
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B. increases during competition but only for men gt gt gt gt gt gt
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors gt gt gt gt gt
D. decreases when men perform female- gt gt gt gt
typed behaviors Ans: Dgt gt gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answ gt gt gt
er Location: Sex and Gender Difficult
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y Level: Easy
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6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women
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are .
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B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of
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androgen during fetal development gt gt gt
C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward
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D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors
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Ans: D gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation
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shape the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension gt gt gt
Answer Location: Sex and Gender gt gt gt gt gt
Difficulty Level: Medium gt gt
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
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A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
B. streamlining social interactions gt gt
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
D. fostering complexity in social institutions gt gt gt gt gt
Ans: B gt
, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2
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e
SAGE Publishing, 2022 gt gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Application gt gt
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Hard gt gt
8. Around what percent of infants are born with some form of intersexuality?
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A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Ans: A gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge gt gt
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy gt gt
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where . gt gt gt gt
A. gender identity transcends multiple sex categories
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B. people feel sexual attraction to others regardless of their gender identity
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C. biological components of sex do not fit the typical male/female pattern
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D. there is a mismatch between anatomical and psychological gender
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Ans: C gt
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cogn
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itive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy gt gt
10. Strict sex and gender binaries aregt . gt gt gt gt
A. observed in all cultures across the world gt gt gt gt gt gt
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C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
D. necessary to maintain social order gt gt gt gt gt
Ans: B gt
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation sha
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pe the experience and expression of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge gt gt
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach Difficult
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y Level: Easy
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11. For transgender individuals, there exists
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A. no sense of belonging to any category of sex
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B. a mismatch between the sex they are assigned at birth and their psychological
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