Which of the following is an accurate definition of gender stability?
a. recognizing that gender does not change, even if one's appearance changes
b. one's knowledge that he or she is male or female
c. recognizing that people retain their gender for a lifetime
d. the internalization of the roles and expectations of one's gender
Question 2Being male, Barrack has only one X chromosome. There is some evidence that night blindness runs in his family. Barrack may be more likely to have night blindness because he has only one X chromosome.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Research on Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental view of gender-role development has shown:
a. boys develop their gender-roles later than girls.
b. the order of development put forward by Kohlberg has been supported.
c. the timing of development put forward by Kohlberg has been supported.
d. none of these.
Question 4A child with cystic fibrosis can expect to live until about the age of 40 years.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Kohlberg suggested a cognitive-developmental view of gender typing that suggests that:
a. gender is stamped into the wiring of the brain and how it processes information.
b. children play an active role in their own gender typing by forming concepts of gender and then fitting their behavior to those concepts.
c. parents (caregivers) are the sole determining force in the gender typing of children.
d. none of these
Question 6Jared and Jenny each are afraid that they may be carriers for Tay-Sacks disease. They might be good candidates for genetic counseling.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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