Generally, gender differences are most likely to be found when
a. behavior is recorded objectively.
b. people are observed in laboratory settings.
c. high-school students are studied, rather than older adults.
d. people know that they are being evaluated by others.
Question 2Imagine that a group of psychologists is conducting research on aggressiveness. The gender differences are likely to be the largest when
a. the study is done at a location in the community, rather than in a laboratory.
b. the researchers record the behavior objectively, rather than asking the participants to rate themselves.
c. people are not aware that researchers are evaluating them.
d. we study elderly people, rather than young adults.
Question 3Which kind of situation is likely to encourage the finding that the genders are psychologically similar?
a. a situation in which behavior is recorded objectively
b. a real-life setting, such as a shopping mall
c. when people are aware that they are being observed
d. when people report about their customary activities
Question 4Researchers are especially likely to discover gender similarities when
a. people rate themselves on a particular characteristic.
b. people know that other people are evaluating them.
c. men and women are in a real-life setting.
d. researchers are recording people's behavior objectively.
Question 5Theme 1 in your textbook emphasizes that psychological gender differences are relatively small. One implication of this theme is that
a. this theme supports the essentialist perspective.
b. our genetic backgrounds are more important than the way we were raised.
c. gender as a subject variable is extremely important.
d. researchers may find gender differences in some conditions, but not in other conditions.
Question 6What is one general conclusion in your textbook, concerning psychological gender comparisons?
a. In general, gender differences are larger than most people suspect.
b. If gender differences are found, they are very likely to appear in all situations.
c. Gender similarities are generally more likely than gender differences.
d. Gender differences appear to be larger in the studies conducted since 2000 than in the earlier studies.