After considering the research about gender comparisons in motivation, which of the following statements is most accurate?
a. Gender differences are relatively large in achievement motivation.
b. Men and women give similar explanations for their success on a task.
c. Men and women are similar in their levels of self-confidence.
d. Gender differences in motivation explain a large portion of the gender differences in the workplace.CHAPTER 6Gender Comparisons in Social and Personality Characteristics
Question 2In which of the following situations would you expect to find the greatest gender similarities in self-attribution patterns?
a. when other people are present
b. when testing adolescents
c. when women are low in achievement motivation
d. on a task that is typically considered to be masculine
Question 3In which of the following conditions would you expect to find the largest gender differences in people's explanations for their own success?
a. when the women are high in achievement motivation
b. when judgments are made in private
c. when the women are nontraditional
d. when performing a task that is stereotypically masculine
Question 4Suppose that college students are asked to state out loud in a group why they think that they did so well on the last exam in organic chemistry. What might you expect to find with respect to gender comparisons?
a. Females would be somewhat more likely to attribute their success to high ability.
b. Males would be somewhat more likely to attribute their success to hard work.
c. Males would be somewhat more likely to attribute their success to high ability.
d. There would be no gender differences in attribution patterns.
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