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Chapter 10: Sex, Gender, and Sexualit
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmregardingmsexmandmgendermismFALSE?
a. Bothmsexmandmgendermhavemamlargemimpactmonmourmrelationships,mhealthmandmot
hermaspectsmofmourmeverydaymlives.
b. Onemthingmwemnevermforgetmaboutmampersonmismhismormhermsex.
c. Gendermdifferencesmrefermtombiologicalmcharacteristics,mwhilemsexmdifferencesmreferm
tompsychologicalmandmsocialmfactors.
d. Inmtranssexuals,mamperson’smphysical,mbiologicalmsexmconflictsmwithmhismormh
ermpreferredmpsychologicalmandmsocialmgendermroles.
ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:m REF:mModulem10.1
KEY:m * MSC:m TYPE:mConcept
2. Inmdifferentiatingmbetweenmthemtermsmsexmandmgender,
a. sexmrefersmtombiologicalmaspectsmofmidentity,mandmgendermrefersmtompsychologicalma
ndmsocialmidentity.
b. bothmtermsmgendermandmsexmrefermtomone’smsocioculturalmidentity.
c. sexmrefersmtomsocioculturalmidentity,mandmgendermrefersmtombiologicalmidentity.
d. nonemofmthesemrepresentmthemtermsmcorrectly.
ANS:m A DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmdescribesmthemtermmsexm(asmopposedmtomthemtermmgender)?
a. gendermidentity
b. secondarymsexualmattitudes
c. biologicalmsexualmcharacteristics
d. rolesmofmmalesmandmfemalesminmsociety
ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:mmmModulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
4. One’smbiologicalmclassificationmasmfemalemormmalemismreferredmtomasmone’s.
a. sex.
b. gender.
c. androgyny.
d. geneticmgendermpotential.
ANS:m A DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
5. Ms.mGarratt,mthemhealthmteachermatmthemjuniormhigh,mismexplainingmthemdifferencesminmmaleman
dmfemalemreproductivemcharacteristicsmasmwellmasmthemdifferencesminmmalesmandmfemalesmregar
dingmtheirmchromosomes.mMs.mGarrattmismteachingmthemclassmabout
a. gendermidentity.
b. gendermroles.
c. sexmdifferences.
d. gendermdifferences.
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ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mApplication
6. Thempsychologicalmandmsocialmcharacteristicsmassociatedmwithmbeingmmalemormfemalemismreferr
edmtomas
a. themsexualmscript.
b. geneticmgendermpotential.
c. sex.
d. gender.
ANS:m D DIF: Moderate REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
7. Four-year-
oldmMaggiemtellsmhermgrandmothermthatmshemknowsmthatmgirlsmgrowmupmtombem“mommies,”man
dmtheymaremverymgoodmatmtakingmcaremofmothermpeople,mwhilemboysmarembravemandmgrowmupmtom
marrymgirlsmandmgetmjobsmandmprotectmtheirmfamilies.mRegardingmmalesmandmfemales,
Maggiemismdescribingmwhatmshemunderstandsmabout
a. sexmdifferences.
b. gendermdifferences.
c. sexualmscripts.
d. biologicalmbiasingmeffects.
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mApplication
8. Ampersonmwithmamdeepmconflictmbetweenmhismormhermbiologicalmsexmandmpreferredmpsychologi
calmandmsocialmgendermrolesmismreferredmtomas
a. gendermdysfunctional.
b. homosexual.
c. transsexual.
d. bisexual.
ANS:m C DIF: Moderate REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
9. Michellemexperiencesmsuchmamdeepmconflictmbetweenmhermbiologicalmsexmofmmalemandmhermprefe
rredmgendermrolemasmamfemalemthatmshemhadmamsurgicalmoperationmtombecomemfemale.mMichelle
a. hasmamgendermparaphilia.
b. havemamsexualmdysfunction.
c. wouldmbemconsideredmtranssexual.
d. wouldmbemconsideredmbisexual.
ANS:m C DIF: Moderate REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mApplication
10. AlthoughmGabemstartedmoutmlifembiologicallymasmamfemalemnamedmGabrielle,mhemalwaysmfeltmtha
tmpsychologicallymhemwasmmale,msomhemhadmamsexmchangemoperationmandmnowmlivesmasmammale.m
Gabe
a. hasmamgendermparaphila.
b. wouldmbemconsideredmtranssexual.
c. wouldmbemconsideredmbisexual.
d. wouldmbemconsideredmhomosexual.
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mApplication
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11. ProfessormConstantinemismdiscussingmthemfourmdimensionsmofmsexmwithmhismpsychologymcla
ss.mWhichmpairmwouldmhemNOTmdiscuss?
a. geneticmsexmandmgenitalmsex
b. androgynousmsexmandminheritedmsex
c. genitalmsexmandmgonadalmsex
d. hormonalmsexmandmgenitalmsex
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate
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tion
12. ThemdimensionmofmsexmthatmrefersmtomXmandmYmchromosomesmismcalled
a. gonadalmsex.
b. inheritedmsex.
c. genitalmsex.
d. geneticmsex.
ANS:m D DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
13. Concerningmgeneticmsex,mfemalesmnormallymhavemwhichmchromosomalmcombination?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XYY
ANS:m C DIF: Moderate
REF:m Modulem10.1m KEY:m *mMSC:m TYPE:mFact
14. Concerningmgeneticmsex,mmalesmnormallymhavemwhichmchromosomalmcombination?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XXX
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate
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15. Mrs.mHathorne,mamhighmschoolmbiologymteacher,mismexplainingmtomhermclassmthatmthem23rdmpairm
ofmchromosomesmismdifferentminmmalesmandmfemales.mMalesmhavemanmXY,mandmfemalesmhavema
nmXX.mMrs.mHathornemismdescribingmwhichmdimensionmofmsex?
a. androgyny
b. gendermidentity
c. geneticmsex
d. genitalmsex
ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mApplication
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16. Sexmasmindicatedmbymampreponderancemofmestrogensm(female)mormandrogensm(male)minmthemb
odymrefersmto sex.
a. genetic
b. gonadal
c. hormonal
d. genital
ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
17. Sexmasmindicatedmbymthempresencemofmovariesm(female)mormtestesm(male)mrefersmto sex.
a. genetic
b. gonadal
c. hormonal
d. genital
ANS:m B DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
18. Genitalmsexmrefersmto
a. XXmormXYmchromosomes.
b. ovariesmormtestes.
c. malemormfemalemhormones.
d. vaginamandmclitorisminmfemalesmandmthempenismandmscrotumminmmales.
ANS:m D DIF: Easy REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
19. Regardingmthemdimensionsmofmsex,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismTRUE?
a. XXmchromosomesminitiatemdevelopmentmofmammale,mandmanmXYmpairmproduce
smamfemale.
b. Geneticmsexmismdeterminedmatmtheminstantmofmconception.
c. Geneticmsexmswitchesmthreemormfourmtimesmpriormtombirth.
d. Genitalmsexmrefersmtomthempresencemofmovariesmormtestes.
ANS:m B DIF: Moderate
REF:m Modulem10.1m KEY:m *mMSC:m TYPE:mFact
20. Regardingmthemdimensionsmofmsex,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismFALSE?
a. Gonadalmsexmrefersmtomthemovariesmormtestes.
b. GeneticmsexminvolvesmthemXXmormXYmchromosomempairs.
c. Genitalmsexmrefersmtomthemclitorismandmvaginaminmfemalesmandmthempenismandmscrotum
inmmales.
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d. Hormonalmsexminvolvesmthemthyroidmglandsminmthemfemalemandmthemadrenalsminmt
hemmale.
ANS:m D DIF: Moderate REF:m Modulem10.1mmm MSC:m TYPE:mFact
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