Test Bank for The Psychology of Sex and Gender Second Edition by Jennifer Katherine Bosson

, Bosson,rtThertPsychologyrtofrtSexrtandrtGender,rt
2e
SAGErtPublishing,
TestrtBankrtforrtThertPsychologyrtofrtSexrtandrtGenderrt2ndrtEditionrtByrtJenniferrtKatherine rt2022
rtBosson




Chapterrt1:rtIntroducingrtSexrtandrtGenderrt
TestrtBank

MultiplertChoice

1. Whichrtofrtthertfollowingrtisrtanrtexamplertofrtthertpushbackrtinrtrecentrtyearsrtregardingrts
exrtandrtgenderrtequality?
A. LavernertCoxrtbecamertthertfirstrtopenlyrttransgenderrtpersonrttortwinrtanrtEmmyrtaward.
B. ThertUnitedrtNationsrtendorsedrtanrtinitiativertcalledrt“Planetrt50-
50rtbyrt2030:rtSteprtItrtUprtforrtGenderrtEquality.”
C. ThertMertToortMovementrtwentrtviralrtonrtTwitter.
D. Artbanrtonrttransgenderrtpeoplertservingrtopenlyrtinrtthertmilitaryrtwasrtreinstate
d.rtAns:rtD
LearningrtObjective:rt1.3:rtEvaluatertthertmeaningrtandrtrelevancertofrtfeminisms,rtgenderrtmov
ements,rtandrtsystemsrtofrtpower,rtprivilege,rtandrtinequality.
CognitivertDomain:rtKnowledgertAnsw
errtLocation:rtSexrtandrtGenderrtDifficult
yrtLevel:rtEasy

2. RhodartUngerrt(1979)rtarguedrtforrtusingrt“sex”rttortreferrttortthe
aspectsrtofrtbeingrtfemalertorrtmalertwhilert“gender”rtshouldrtbertusedrtwhenrtdiscussingrt
the aspects.
A. culturallyrtconstructed;rtbiological
B. hormonal;rtculturallyrtconstructed
C. biological;rtculturallyrtconstructed
D. anatomical;rthormonal
rtAns:rtC
LearningrtObjective:rt1.1:rtExplainrtcentralrtterminologyrtinrtthertstudyrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.rtCo
gnitivertDomain:rtKnowledge
AnswerrtLocation:rtSexrtandrtGenderrtD
ifficultyrtLevel:rtEasy

3. Tortaddressrtthertambiguityrtofrtbiologicalrtandrtsocialrtcausesrtofrtsexrtdifferences,rtAli
certEaglyrt(2013)rtsuggestsrtusingrt“sex”rttortreferrtto andrt“gender”rtto .
A. categoriesrtofrtpeople;rtthertmeaningsrtgivenrttortdifferentrtsexrtcategories
B. culturallyrtconstructedrtdifferences;rtbiologicalrtdifferences
C. biologicalrtcategories;rtsocialrtmeaningrtgivenrttortthosertcategories
D. artchosenrtsocialrtidentity;rtartcategoryrtgivenrttortyourtatrtbirt
hrtAns:rtA
LearningrtObjective:rt1.1:rtExplainrtcentralrtterminologyrtinrtthertstudyrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.rtCo
gnitivertDomain:rtKnowledge
AnswerrtLocation:rtSexrtandrtGenderrtD
ifficultyrtLevel:rtEasy

, Bosson,rtThertPsychologyrtofrtSexrtandrtGender,rt
2e
SAGErtPublishing,rt2022
4. Usingrt“sex”rttortreferrttortbiologicalrtdifferencesrtbetweenrtmenrtandrtwomenrtandrt“gende
r”rttortreferrttortthertculturallyrtconstructedrtdifferencesrtisrtproblematicrtforrtwhichrtofrtthertfollo
wingrtreasons?
A. Biologyrthasrttoortsmallrtofrtanrtinfluencerttortwarrantrtitsrtownrtterm.
B. Itrtoveremphasizesrtthertrolertofrtsocializationrtandrtculturalrtforces.
C. Itrtisrtdifficultrttortpinpointrtthertprecisertinfluencertofrtbiologyrtandrtculturertinrtsexrtdifferences
.
D. Therttermsrtsexrtandrtgenderrtfailrttortaccountrtforrtissuesrtrelatedrttortintersectionalit
y.rtAns:rtC
LearningrtObjective:rt1.1:rtExplainrtcentralrtterminologyrtinrtthertstudyrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.rtCo
gnitivertDomain:rtComprehension
AnswerrtLocation:rtSexrtandrtGenderrtD
ifficultyrtLevel:rtMedium

5. Researchersrthavertfoundrtthatrttestosterone .
A. isrtstablertandrtgenerallyrtinsensitiverttortsocialrtevents
B. increasesrtduringrtcompetitionrtbutrtonlyrtforrtmen
C. decreasesrtwhenrtwomenrtperformrtmale-typedrtbehaviors
D. decreasesrtwhenrtmenrtperformrtfemale-
typedrtbehaviorsrtAns:rtD
LearningrtObjective:rt1.2:rtEvaluaterthowrtculture,rtgenderrtidentity,rtandrtsexualrtorientationrts
hapertthertexperiencertandrtexpressionrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.
CognitivertDomain:rtKnowledgertAnsw
errtLocation:rtSexrtandrtGenderrtDifficult
yrtLevel:rtEasy

6. Researchrtshowsrtthatrtdifferencesrtinrtphysicalrtaggressionrtbetweenrtmenrtandrtwome
nrtare .
A. duerttorthormonalrtdifferences,rtsuchrtasrthigherrtlevelsrtofrttestosteronertinrtmen
B. primarilyrtcausedrtbyrtdifferencesrtinrtbrainrtstructurertarisingrtfromrtthertpresencert
ofrtandrogenrtduringrtfetalrtdevelopment
C. causedrtbyrtmenrtbeingrtsocializedrttortbertriskyrtandrttortdirectrtnegativertemotionrtoutward
D. mostrtlikelyrtcausedrtbyrtsomertmixturertofrtbiologicalrtandrtsocialrtfactor
srtAns:rtD
LearningrtObjective:rt1.2:rtEvaluaterthowrtculture,rtgenderrtidentity,rtandrtsexualrtorientatio
nrtshapertthertexperiencertandrtexpressionrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.
CognitivertDomain:rtComprehension
rtAnswerrtLocation:rtSexrtandrtGend
errtDifficultyrtLevel:rtMedium

7. Whichrtofrtthertfollowingrtdortsexrtbinariesrtaccomplish?
A. communicatingrtthertvarietyrtinrtthertbiologicalrtcomponentsrtofrtsex
B. streamliningrtsocialrtinteractions
C. allowingrtforrtthertfullrtexpressionrtofrtgenderrtidentity
D. fosteringrtcomplexityrtinrtsocialrtinstitutions
rtAns:rtB

, Bosson,rtThertPsychologyrtofrtSexrtandrtGender,rt
2e
SAGErtPublishing,rt2022
LearningrtObjective:rt1.2:rtEvaluaterthowrtculture,rtgenderrtidentity,rtandrtsexualrtorientationrts
hapertthertexperiencertandrtexpressionrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.
CognitivertDomain:rtApplication
AnswerrtLocation:rtThertSexrtandrtGenderrtBinarie
srtDifficultyrtLevel:rtHard

8. Aroundrtwhatrtpercentrtofrtinfantsrtarertbornrtwithrtsomertformrtofrtintersexuality?
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Ans:rtA
LearningrtObjective:rt1.2:rtEvaluaterthowrtculture,rtgenderrtidentity,rtandrtsexualrtorientationrts
hapertthertexperiencertandrtexpressionrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.
CognitivertDomain:rtKnowledge
AnswerrtLocation:rtThertSexrtandrtGenderrtBinarie
srtDifficultyrtLevel:rtEasy

9. Intersexualityrtrefersrttortinstancesrtwhere .
A. genderrtidentityrttranscendsrtmultiplertsexrtcategories
B. peoplertfeelrtsexualrtattractionrttortothersrtregardlessrtofrttheirrtgenderrtidentity
C. biologicalrtcomponentsrtofrtsexrtdortnotrtfitrttherttypicalrtmale/femalertpattern
D. therertisrtartmismatchrtbetweenrtanatomicalrtandrtpsychologicalrtgende
rrtAns:rtC
LearningrtObjective:rt1.1:rtExplainrtcentralrtterminologyrtinrtthertstudyrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.rtCo
gnitivertDomain:rtKnowledge
Answerrtlocation:rtThertSexrtandrtGenderrtBinariesr
tDifficultyrtLevel:rtEasy


10. Strictrtsexrtandrtgenderrtbinariesrtare .
A. observedrtinrtallrtculturesrtacrossrtthertworld
B. oversimplifiedrtcategoricalrtstructuresrtpeoplertimposertonrtsociety
C. reflectionsrtofrtthertsimplertbiologicalrtfactsrtofrtsex
D. necessaryrttortmaintainrtsocialrtorder
rtAns:rtB
LearningrtObjective:rt1.2:rtEvaluaterthowrtculture,rtgenderrtidentity,rtandrtsexualrtorientationrts
hapertthertexperiencertandrtexpressionrtofrtsexrtandrtgender.
CognitivertDomain:rtKnowledge
AnswerrtLocation:rtOurrt(Interdisciplinary)rtPsychologicalrtApproachrtDifficu
ltyrtLevel:rtEasy

11. Forrttransgenderrtindividuals,rttherertexistsrt
A. nortsensertofrtbelongingrttortanyrtcategoryrtofrtsex
B. artmismatchrtbetweenrtthertsexrttheyrtarertassignedrtatrtbirthrtandrttheirrtpsychologic
alrtgender