Which of the following is not true of studies on peer enforcement of gender roles?
a. Boys are more severely punished for sex-atypical behaviors than girls are.
b. Girls are more severely punished for sex-atypical behaviors than boys are.
c. Boys who display sex-atypical behavior are punished by their same-sex peers.
d. Girls who display sex-atypical behaviors experience no consequences from female peers.
Question 2The process of neuron migration appears to proceed
a. by neurons attaching to glial cells, which radiate outward to their programmed destination.
b. by neurons randomly colliding with each other and pushing each other toward the neural tube.
c. after birth, when all glial cells have already been produced.
d. prior to the formation of glial cells.
Question 3In general, children are likely to engage in sex-typical behaviors in response to _________ reinforcement and to terminate behaviors their _________ punish.
a. parental; parents c. peer; peers
b. parental; peers d. peer; parents
Question 4Neuron proliferation occurs primarily during prenatal development and much of it ends
a. a few hours before birth.
b. a few hours after birth.
c. by the sixth month of postnatal development.
d. by the sixth month of prenatal development.
Question 5The influence of peers on gender-role development can be observed
a. as early as the teen years. c. in preverbal children.
b. among very young children. d. only after children enter school.
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