The introduction to the discussion of gender stereotypes pointed out that
a. gender stereotypes are almost always a fairly accurate reflection of reality.
b. gender stereotypes refer to beliefs about females' and males' characteristics.
c. people tend to see themselves as being more gender stereotyped than the average person.
d. most people do not have strong gender stereotypes about personality characteristics, but they do have strong gender stereotypes about occupations.
Question 2Imagine that you have conducted your own research on gender comparisons, and you find that the females vary widely from one another; the males also show wide variation. Your statistical analysis is likely to conclude that the
a. difference between females and males is not statistically significant.
b. difference between females and males has practical significance.
c. large variation within each gender must be caused by one or more confounding variables.
d. difference between males and females is larger than the differences within each gender.CHAPTER 2Gender Stereotypes andOther Gender Biases
Question 3What does your textbook conclude about how women differ from one another?
a. In general, women are remarkably similar to one another in their psychological characteristics.
b. In general, women respond similarly to important biological events in their lives.
c. In general, women are similar to one another in their preferences and life choices.
d. In general, women show wide variation from one another.
Question 4If a psychology professor says that a textbook is androcentric, you would be likely to see
a. words such as chairman and mankind..
b. research focusing on the similarities perspective, rather than the differences perspective.
c. an emphasis on social constructionism.
d. an emphasis on social class and racism.
Question 5Which of the following is an example of androcentrism?
a. The advertisements for dishwasher detergents show more women than men doing the dishes.
b. There are more television programs about Blacks than about Latinas/os.
c. People are likely to believe in gender differences, even for characteristics that show gender similarities.
d. When doctors are deciding whether a person has a medical problem, they use a list of symptoms that are usually found in men, rather than in women.
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