Psychology of Women, SOP |! |! |! |!
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detailed answers |!
According to the information at the beginning of Chapter 1 - Correct answer
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✔Psychologists have typically focused on men's experiences when they study |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
topics such as achievement and retirement
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Your textbook discusses the diffeerenvee between the words sex and gender.
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Which of the following differences is correct? - Correct answer ✔Gender
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refers to psychological characteristics, whereas sex emphasizes biological
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characteristics
Suppose that you are trying to explain the phrase "doing gender" to a high
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school student. Which of the following statements would be most accurate? -
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Correct answer ✔When a female student meets a male student, she may
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smile and act very interested in him; this is an example of "doing gender"
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Example of Sexism - Correct answer ✔Your next door neighbor is saving
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money for his son to go to college, but he doesn't think that females should
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pursue higher education |! |!
Chris is respectful towards his female professors, but he often speaks rudely
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to the female secretaries at his college. Chris is most clearly demonstrating -
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Correct answer ✔classism |! |!
,Which of the following students best describes the role of social biases in the
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psychology of women? - Correct answer ✔Andrew: "Understanding the |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
psychology of women requires an examination of a number of social biases
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including sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, and ageism."
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According to the definition given in your textbook - Correct answer ✔a
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feminist has a high regard for women and believes that both genders should
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be treated similarly
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A feminist psychologist who emphasizes the differences perspective on
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gender is likely to - Correct answer ✔emphasize the importance of positive
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personality attributes that are typically associated with women, rather than
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men
Which statement is correct about the field of psychology of women? - Correct
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answer ✔The interest in psychology of women was partly stimulated by the
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interest in feminism on college campuses
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Which of the following statements is the best summary of the current status
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of research in the psychology of women? - Correct answer ✔One reason that
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research in psychology of women is challenging is that women's and men's
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lives today are different than they were in previous decades
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Most accurate summary of the "white-as normative" concept - Correct answer
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✔Scott: "The 'White-as-normative' idea means that white is considered to be
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the standard in our culture to which other ethnic groups are compared"
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,The discussion of Latinas and Latinos in your textbook points out that -
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Correct answer ✔this ethnic group is currently the second largest in the US
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The concept called "intersectionality" means that - Correct answer ✔people
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belong to many social categories, so a low-income black woman may have
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different experiences from a low-income white woman
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Your textbook discussed research methods in the area of psychology of
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women. According to this discussion, the term "operational definition"
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describes - Correct answer ✔how researchers measure the relevant variables
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Researcher expectancy is a problem because - Correct answer ✔researchers'
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stereotypes may influence the way that the participants respond
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Which of the following statements is correct about gender bias in history? -
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Correct answer ✔Women artists usually expressed themselves in art forms
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that were less durable and long lasting than mens art forms
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One of the problems with the concept of androgyny is that - Correct answer
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✔the theory suggests that society's problems can be solved by changing
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individuals
Terms used for women and men differ in which of the following respects -
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Correct answer ✔Terms used for women are more likely to be negative,
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compared to terms for men |! |! |! |!
, In what way are women and men represented differently in the media -
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Correct answer ✔Women are more likely than men to be shown in a
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reclining body position |! |!
Suppose you are reading a journal article about gender and social class. The
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author of this article emphasizes that the experiences of a wealthy woman are
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veery different from the experiences of a low-income women, even though
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both of them are female. This author is emphasizing the concept called -
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Correct answer ✔Intersectionality
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The best example of an "implicit gender stereotype that - Correct answer
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✔people use automatically but are not aware they have
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According to current research, people typically think that - Correct answer
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✔Feminists are not as nice as other women |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Which of the following is an example of institutional heterosexism? - Correct
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answer ✔In some states, state laws do not prohibit employment
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discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
According to the social cognitive approach to stereotypes - Correct answer
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✔People tend to split the world into two categories on the basis of a person's
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gender
3742 Final exam with verified |! |! |! |! |! |!
detailed answers |!
According to the information at the beginning of Chapter 1 - Correct answer
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✔Psychologists have typically focused on men's experiences when they study |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
topics such as achievement and retirement
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Your textbook discusses the diffeerenvee between the words sex and gender.
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Which of the following differences is correct? - Correct answer ✔Gender
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refers to psychological characteristics, whereas sex emphasizes biological
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characteristics
Suppose that you are trying to explain the phrase "doing gender" to a high
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school student. Which of the following statements would be most accurate? -
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Correct answer ✔When a female student meets a male student, she may
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smile and act very interested in him; this is an example of "doing gender"
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Example of Sexism - Correct answer ✔Your next door neighbor is saving
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money for his son to go to college, but he doesn't think that females should
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pursue higher education |! |!
Chris is respectful towards his female professors, but he often speaks rudely
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to the female secretaries at his college. Chris is most clearly demonstrating -
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Correct answer ✔classism |! |!
,Which of the following students best describes the role of social biases in the
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psychology of women? - Correct answer ✔Andrew: "Understanding the |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
psychology of women requires an examination of a number of social biases
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including sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, and ageism."
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According to the definition given in your textbook - Correct answer ✔a
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feminist has a high regard for women and believes that both genders should
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
be treated similarly
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A feminist psychologist who emphasizes the differences perspective on
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gender is likely to - Correct answer ✔emphasize the importance of positive
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personality attributes that are typically associated with women, rather than
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men
Which statement is correct about the field of psychology of women? - Correct
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answer ✔The interest in psychology of women was partly stimulated by the
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interest in feminism on college campuses
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Which of the following statements is the best summary of the current status
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of research in the psychology of women? - Correct answer ✔One reason that
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research in psychology of women is challenging is that women's and men's
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
lives today are different than they were in previous decades
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Most accurate summary of the "white-as normative" concept - Correct answer
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✔Scott: "The 'White-as-normative' idea means that white is considered to be
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the standard in our culture to which other ethnic groups are compared"
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,The discussion of Latinas and Latinos in your textbook points out that -
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Correct answer ✔this ethnic group is currently the second largest in the US
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The concept called "intersectionality" means that - Correct answer ✔people
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belong to many social categories, so a low-income black woman may have
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
different experiences from a low-income white woman
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Your textbook discussed research methods in the area of psychology of
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
women. According to this discussion, the term "operational definition"
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
describes - Correct answer ✔how researchers measure the relevant variables
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Researcher expectancy is a problem because - Correct answer ✔researchers'
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stereotypes may influence the way that the participants respond
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Which of the following statements is correct about gender bias in history? -
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Correct answer ✔Women artists usually expressed themselves in art forms
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that were less durable and long lasting than mens art forms
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One of the problems with the concept of androgyny is that - Correct answer
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✔the theory suggests that society's problems can be solved by changing
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individuals
Terms used for women and men differ in which of the following respects -
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Correct answer ✔Terms used for women are more likely to be negative,
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compared to terms for men |! |! |! |!
, In what way are women and men represented differently in the media -
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Correct answer ✔Women are more likely than men to be shown in a
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reclining body position |! |!
Suppose you are reading a journal article about gender and social class. The
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author of this article emphasizes that the experiences of a wealthy woman are
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
veery different from the experiences of a low-income women, even though
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both of them are female. This author is emphasizing the concept called -
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Correct answer ✔Intersectionality
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The best example of an "implicit gender stereotype that - Correct answer
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✔people use automatically but are not aware they have
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According to current research, people typically think that - Correct answer
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✔Feminists are not as nice as other women |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Which of the following is an example of institutional heterosexism? - Correct
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answer ✔In some states, state laws do not prohibit employment
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discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
According to the social cognitive approach to stereotypes - Correct answer
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✔People tend to split the world into two categories on the basis of a person's
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gender
