Test Bank for Transformations Women, Gender, and Psychology, 4th Edition by Crawford.pdf

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Margaret W. Matlin’s b b




The Psychology of Women
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Seventh Edition (2012)
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Margaret W. Matlin b b




State University of New York at Geneseo
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Lucinda A. DeWitt b b




DeWitt DeConstruction, Minneapolis, MN
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,Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)


Contents


Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
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Research Project Handout
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Details About Research Projects
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Chapter Outlines
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Test Bank
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1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
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3 Infancy and Childhood
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4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
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Attitudes About Achievement b b 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
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Personality Characteristics b 232
7 Women and Work b b 248
8 Love Relationships
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9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhoodb b b 307
11 Women and Physical Health
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12 Women and Psychological Health
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13 Violence Against Women b b 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
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15 Moving Onward . . . b b b b 395

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SYLLABUS FROM b




DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
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heb first b pageb of bthebsyllabus,b studentsbshould bbebableb tobunderstand b theb generalb scopeb of b theb course.

Youb canb find b severalb additionalb syllabib forb coursesb onb theb Psychologyb of b Womenb orb theb Psycholog
yb of b Genderb onbtheb websiteb forbthebSocietybforb theb Teachingb of bPsychologyb (Divisionb 2b of bthebAmeri
canb Psychologicalb Association):b http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
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hand b side,b and b youb willb find b theb topicb “Womenb and b Gender.”

Additionalb note:b Psychologyb ofb Womenb Quarterlyb nowb includesb ab “Teachingb Section”b inb eachb issu
e.b It b featuresb betweenboneb andbthreeb short barticlesb inb eachbissue,b whichb focusb onbtopicsb related btobwo
menb and b gender,b suchb asb criticalb thinking,b socialb class,b socialb justiceb advocacy.b I bamb thebcurrent b edi
torb of b thisb Teachingb Section;b pleaseb emailb meb at b ,b if b youbhaveb anb ideab about b ab
potentialb articleb related b tob thisb teaching!

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b Project,b anb important b component bof bmyb course.bLaterbinb thisb document byoub canbfind babdescriptionb o

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1b of b 381

, Instructor’sb Manualb withb Test b Bankb forb Margaret b W.b Matlin’sb Psychologyb ofb Women,b 7eb (2012)

Psychologyb of b Women Dr.b Margaret b W.b Matlin
Psychologyb 308 Department b of b Psychology
Fall,b 2010 SUNY b Geneseo

SYLLABUS

COURSEbDESCRIPTION

Theb purposeb of b thisb courseb isb tob examineb theb livesb of bgirlsb and bwomen.b Web willb includeb topicsb suc
hb asb genderb stereotypes,bthebdevelopment b ofbgenderb roles,b genderb comparisons,b womenb andb work,b
loveb relationships,b sexuality,b women’sb physicalb and b mentalb health,b violenceb against b women,b and b
womenb inb laterb adulthood.bStudentsb whob takeb thisb courseb should b acquireb ab betterb understandingb a
bout b girls,b women,b and b genderb inb Northb America.

Asb theb courseb instructor,b I’mb hopefulb that b eachb of b youb willb workb toward b theb followingb goals:

1. Tob understand b theb relevant b informationb about b theb livesb of b girlsb and b women—
asb wellb asb gender—withb ab particularb emphasisb onb theb complexityb of b theb issues.

2. Tob developb critical-
thinkingb skills,b sob that b youb canbevaluateb bothbthebresearchb inb professionalb journalsb and b informa
tionb described b inb theb popularb media.

3. Tob know b howb tobdesignb yourbownbpsychologyb researchb project,b tob conductbthebresearch,b and b t
ob writeb anb appropriatelyb professionalb summaryb of b yourb ownb research,b emphasizingb theb poten
tialb methodologicalb flawsb and b strengthsb inb yourb study.

4. Tob exploreb yourb ownb ideasb andbattitudesb aboutb gender,bappreciatingb thatb webdobnot bneedbtobbeb c
onstrained b byb ourb culture’sb traditionalb genderb roles.

5. Tob appreciateb theb inequalitiesb that b manyb individualsb face,b basedb onbsocialb categoriesb otherb th
anb gender.b Theseb categoriesb includeb age,b disability,b sexualb orientation,b ethnicity,b religion,b so
cialb class,b and b countryb of b residence.b Web willb alsob considerb someb informationb about b inequalit
iesb inb otherb cultures,b outsideb Northb America.


READING bMATERIALS

Ourb textbookb forb theb courseb willb be:

Matlin,b M.b W.b (2008).b Theb psychologyb ofb womenb (6thb ed.).b Belmont,b CA:b Cengage/Wadsworth.

You’llb need b tob useb thisb 6thbedition,b whichbhasb ab brownbandbgold bcoverb andbab photob ofbab girl,b ab youngb
woman,b and b anb olderb woman.b Thisb editionbhasb moreb thanb1,400b newbreferencesb thatbwereb published
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b sinceb theb earlierb 5 b edition,b asb wellb asb manyb conceptsb and b research-

based b studiesb that bwereb not bdiscussed binb theb 5thbedition.b (Dobnotb usebtheb5th b edition,b whichb hasb ab pur
2b of b 381