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Title: Eagly's social-role hypothesis argues that gender-role stereotypes Post by: bunnies on Mar 17, 2018 Eagly's social-role hypothesis argues that gender-role stereotypes
a. result from biological differences between males and females. b. are driven by the social context in which males and females find themselves. c. are seldom unfounded. d. tend to be more negatively biased against males. Question 2 The social-role hypothesis predicts that a. once formed, gender differences cannot be changed. b. men and women adopt different roles in society because they differ in basic traits and abilities. c. gender differences vary from culture to culture depending on the roles men and women hold in each society. d. gender differences are fairly universal because they originate in biological differences. Question 3 If we identified 100 typical males and 100 typical females and assessed them across a variety of psychological attributes, chances are that about _____ of the observed differences could be attributed to whether the person was male or female. a. 0 b. 5 c. 25 d. 50 Question 4 What is the best conclusion about psychological differences between the sexes? a. Males and females are far more similar than different. b. Gender stereotypes that are not supported by research can have no effect on actual behavioral or psychological differences between males and females. c. Most gender-role stereotypes have been eliminated in our society. d. When differences are found between males and females, it means that nearly all members of one gender perform better or worse than nearly all members of the other gender. Question 5 If American children Nicholas (a boy) and Alexandra (a girl) are typical of other members of their sex, then you would predict that a. Nicholas would likely be more cooperative. b. Alexandra would show more interest in caring for an infant. c. Nicholas would be more cautious. d. Alexandra would be more likely to be learning disabled. Question 6 Which of the following tends to be found at higher levels in males? a. Anxiety over the little things b. Empathy towards colleagues c. Being tactful in confrontations d. Confidence in computer use Question 7 Research on gender differences suggests that girls are a. more compliant than boys in all situations. b. more demanding than boys. c. more compliant than boys with authority figures but not with peers. d. more likely than boys to engage in risky behavior. Title: Eagly's social-role hypothesis argues that gender-role stereotypes Post by: ilovephysics on Mar 17, 2018 Content hidden
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