Question 1

The term gender role refers to

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A)  enduring behaviors,attitudes,and traditions transmitted from one generation to the next.
B)  a set of behavior expectations for males and females.
C)  a rule for accepted and expected behaviors.
D)  the personality characteristics by which people define male and female.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Twin and adoption studies indicate that genetic influences explain approximately ___ percent of individual variations in personality traits.

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A)  0 to 10
B)  15
C)  25
D)  50E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

What are the pros and cons of seeing ourselves as free agents while viewing others as influenced by their environments?

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Question 4

A set of behavioral expectations for males and females defines gender

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A)  type.
B)  role.
C)  identity.
D)  position.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Discuss cultural versus evolutionary explanations for gender differences in aggressiveness.Given the implications of this theory,what do you suggest for reducing aggression in our society?

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Cultural explanations for gender differe...

Question 6

Twin and adoption studies indicate that shared environmental influences explain approximately ___ percent of individual variations in personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  0 to 10
B)  15
C)  25
D)  50E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Compared to girls,boys

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A)  play less aggressively.
B)  play in larger groups.
C)  talk more intimately.
D)  spend more time on social networking sites.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

According to Pratto and her colleagues (1997) ,which type of job is a male most likely to gravitate toward?

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A)  public defender
B)  advertiser for charity organizations
C)  corporate advertising
D)  elementary school guidance counselorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Human kinship is to the _______ perspective as social diversity is to the _______ perspective.

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A)  evolutionary;cultural
B)  cognitive;psychoanalytical
C)  humanistic;cultural
D)  biological;humanisticE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

______ is the study of the evolution of behavior using principles of natural selection.

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A)  Evolutionary adaptation
B)  Evolutionary psychology
C)  Natural adaptation
D)  Natural selectionE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In how many societies today do we see women dominating men?

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A)  0
B)  5
C)  7
D)  10E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

In a 2010 survey,_____ believed that men have more rights to a job than women when jobs are scarce.

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A)  the majority of people from individualistic and collectivist cultures
B)  the majority of people from collectivist cultures
C)  the majority of people from individualistic cultures
D)  the majority of men from individualistic and collectivist culturesE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

You read about an unsolved murder in the newspaper.Given what you have learned in social psychology,you can reasonably predict a(n) _______ committed the murder.

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A)  man
B)  woman
C)  provoked individual
D)  innocent bystanderE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

The male-to-female arrest ratio for murder in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  80 to 1.
B)  50 to 1.
C)  9 to 1.
D)  2 to 1.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The enduring behaviors,ideas,attitudes,and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next are called

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs.
B)  norms.
C)  cultures.
D)  values.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

According to the text,women of all ages tend to prefer men _______ themselves.

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A)  slightly older than
B)  slightly younger than
C)  the same age as
D)  less dominant thanE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Worldwide,women's vocational interests,compared to men,

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A)  relate to things rather than people.
B)  relate to people rather than things.
C)  relate to things and people.
D)  have no difference.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

_____ refer(s) to enduring behaviors,ideas,traditions,and attitudes that are shared by large groups of people and transferred generation to generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture
B)  Natural selection
C)  Evolution
D)  MemesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Harris (1996) argued that 40 to 50 percent of the personality differences between siblings can be explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  the sex of the child.
B)  parental influence.
C)  peer influence.
D)  sibling rivalry.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

According to the text,what term best describes the relationship between biology and culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  competition
B)  interaction
C)  interpolation
D)  reciprocationE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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