UBC PSYC 305 Exam 3 David King Study Guide
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Cultural identity - ANSWER a persons sense of belonging to a particular culture or group
- formed by internalizing beliefs, values, norms, and social practices of one's culture
sex - ANSWER biological categories based on physical attributes
Gender - ANSWER attitudes, feelings, and behaviours that a given culture associates with
a person's biological sex; socially constructed
gender identity - ANSWER a persons deeply-felt inherent sense of being a man, a
woman, or an alternative gender that may not correspond with sex
gender expressions - ANSWER a person's presentation and expressed behaviour that
communicate aspects of their gender or gender role
sexual orientation and sexual identity - ANSWER involve sexual or emotional attraction
to others based on their sex or gender
identity clarity - ANSWER being clear on your identity
- important factor in psychological health
,how has indigenous identitiy clarity been affected - ANSWER they have a low cultural
identity clarity, which is believed to have resulted from direct attacks on indigenous
culture
how does low gender identity effect trans people - ANSWER associated with suicide
ideation
- ambiguity about sexual identity has been associated with alcohol misuse and suicidal
ideation in gay and straight women
intersectionality - ANSWER the study of intersecting overlapping social identities and
labels; and related systems of discrimination and oppressoin
Gender Similarity hypothesis - ANSWER Janet Hyde suggests that males and females are
similar on most, but not all, psych variables
sex differences in extraversion - ANSWER males are more assertive (dominant, active)
females have more enthusiasm (warm, gregarious, positive)
sex differences in neuroticism - ANSWER females are more volatile (hostile, impulsive),
and more withrdawn (depressed, anxious, self-conscious)
sex differences in oppenness - ANSWER men are have more intellect (ideas)
, women are more open (feelings, fantasy)
sex differences in conscientiousness - ANSWER neither is more industrious
(self-disciplined, achievement)
women are more orderly (ordered, methodical)
sex differences in agreeableness - ANSWER women are more compassionate
(tenderminded, altruistic), and more polite (modest, compliant, straightforward)
sex differences in emotionality - ANSWER females across cultures report experiencing
more positive AND negative emotions
- greater frequency and intensity
sex differences in nurturance - ANSWER females across cultures consistently score higher
on all aspects of agreeableness and tender-mindedness
- higher nurturance
sex differences in aggression - ANSWER by 4 or 5 boys show higher aggression
- across cultures, males are more aggressive
- also higher in dark triad
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Cultural identity - ANSWER a persons sense of belonging to a particular culture or group
- formed by internalizing beliefs, values, norms, and social practices of one's culture
sex - ANSWER biological categories based on physical attributes
Gender - ANSWER attitudes, feelings, and behaviours that a given culture associates with
a person's biological sex; socially constructed
gender identity - ANSWER a persons deeply-felt inherent sense of being a man, a
woman, or an alternative gender that may not correspond with sex
gender expressions - ANSWER a person's presentation and expressed behaviour that
communicate aspects of their gender or gender role
sexual orientation and sexual identity - ANSWER involve sexual or emotional attraction
to others based on their sex or gender
identity clarity - ANSWER being clear on your identity
- important factor in psychological health
,how has indigenous identitiy clarity been affected - ANSWER they have a low cultural
identity clarity, which is believed to have resulted from direct attacks on indigenous
culture
how does low gender identity effect trans people - ANSWER associated with suicide
ideation
- ambiguity about sexual identity has been associated with alcohol misuse and suicidal
ideation in gay and straight women
intersectionality - ANSWER the study of intersecting overlapping social identities and
labels; and related systems of discrimination and oppressoin
Gender Similarity hypothesis - ANSWER Janet Hyde suggests that males and females are
similar on most, but not all, psych variables
sex differences in extraversion - ANSWER males are more assertive (dominant, active)
females have more enthusiasm (warm, gregarious, positive)
sex differences in neuroticism - ANSWER females are more volatile (hostile, impulsive),
and more withrdawn (depressed, anxious, self-conscious)
sex differences in oppenness - ANSWER men are have more intellect (ideas)
, women are more open (feelings, fantasy)
sex differences in conscientiousness - ANSWER neither is more industrious
(self-disciplined, achievement)
women are more orderly (ordered, methodical)
sex differences in agreeableness - ANSWER women are more compassionate
(tenderminded, altruistic), and more polite (modest, compliant, straightforward)
sex differences in emotionality - ANSWER females across cultures report experiencing
more positive AND negative emotions
- greater frequency and intensity
sex differences in nurturance - ANSWER females across cultures consistently score higher
on all aspects of agreeableness and tender-mindedness
- higher nurturance
sex differences in aggression - ANSWER by 4 or 5 boys show higher aggression
- across cultures, males are more aggressive
- also higher in dark triad
