How do people react when a boy is a sissy or a girl is a tomboy?
a. Cross-sex activity is strongly approved for boys and girls.
b. Cross-sex activity is strongly condemned for boys and girls.
c. Disapproval is worse for boys who are sissies.
d. Disapproval is worse for girls who are tomboys.
Question 2Baby Huey's favorite snack, strained prunes, is always kept in a particular cabinet. When he hears the cabinet's squeaky door open, he becomes excited. Huey has been classically conditioned; what is the CS?
a. Excitement when hearing the squeaky door
b. Excitement when eating strained prunes
c. Sound of the squeaky door
d. Taste of strained prunes
Question 3Wishing to be the opposite sex is more common among girls than among boys because
a. the male gender role has a higher status in society.
b. religious doctrinal books tend to have a pro-male bias.
c. girls are more fantasy-prone and imaginative than boys.
d. girls have a tougher time than boys identifying with the same-sex parent.
Question 4In classical conditioning, the previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a response is the
a. unconditioned response (UR).
b. conditioned response (CR).
c. unconditioned stimulus (US).
d. conditioned stimulus (CS).
Question 5Wishing to be the opposite sex is
a. a childhood indicator of the gay/lesbian homosexual orientation.
b. identified in 90 percent or more of children raised by parents with interests in psychological androgyny.
c. more common in boys than in girls.
d. more common in girls than in boys.
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