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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 T T T T T T T T T T T T
and gender equality?
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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 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for
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Gender Equality.” T
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 T
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender
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movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the________ aspects of being
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female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the ________ aspects.
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A. culturally constructed; biological T T
B. hormonal; culturally constructed T T
C. biological; culturally constructed T T
D. anatomical; hormonal T T
Ans: C T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
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
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B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
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C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
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D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth
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Ans: A T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
,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 T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Medium T T
5. Researchers have found that testosterone ______ _. T T T T
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
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B. increases during competition but only for men T T T T T T
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors T T T T T
D. decreases when men perform female-typed behaviors T T T T T T
Ans: D T
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: Knowledge T T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women
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are ____ _.
A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men
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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 T T T
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 T
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 T T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Medium T T
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
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A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex T T T T T T T T
B. streamlining social interactions T T
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity
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D. fostering complexity in social institutions T T T T T
Ans: B T
, 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: Application T T
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Hard T T
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 T
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: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where ______ _. T T T T
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 T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
10. Strict sex and gender binaries are _____ _.
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A. observed in all cultures across the world T T T T T T
B. oversimplified categorical structures people impose on society T T T T T T
C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex T T T T T T T
D. necessary to maintain social order T T T T T
Ans: B T
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: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
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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gender
,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 T T T T T T T T T T T T
and gender equality?
T T
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 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for
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Gender Equality.” T
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 T
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender
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movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the________ aspects of being
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female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the ________ aspects.
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A. culturally constructed; biological T T
B. hormonal; culturally constructed T T
C. biological; culturally constructed T T
D. anatomical; hormonal T T
Ans: C T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to
T and “gender” to
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A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories
T T T T T T T T T
B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
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C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
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D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth
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Ans: A T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
,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 T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Medium T T
5. Researchers have found that testosterone ______ _. T T T T
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
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B. increases during competition but only for men T T T T T T
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors T T T T T
D. decreases when men perform female-typed behaviors T T T T T T
Ans: D T
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: Knowledge T T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women
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are ____ _.
A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men
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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 T T T
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 T
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 T T T
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
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Difficulty Level: Medium T T
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
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A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex T T T T T T T T
B. streamlining social interactions T T
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity
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D. fostering complexity in social institutions T T T T T
Ans: B T
, 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: Application T T
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Hard T T
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 T
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: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where ______ _. T T T T
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 T
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
10. Strict sex and gender binaries are _____ _.
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A. observed in all cultures across the world T T T T T T
B. oversimplified categorical structures people impose on society T T T T T T
C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex T T T T T T T
D. necessary to maintain social order T T T T T
Ans: B T
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.
T T T T T T T T
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge T T
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach
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Difficulty Level: Easy T T
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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gender
