Males out-perform females on tests of mental rotation
a. only until about 10 years of age.
b. only during adolescence.
c. only during adulthood.
d. throughout the lifespan.
Question 2Outline factors involved in adolescent substance abuse.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3The best summary concerning differences in verbal abilities is that
a. males appear to have a large advantage.
b. males appear to have a small advantage.
c. females appear to have a small advantage.
d. females appear to have a large advantage.
Question 4If Kirsten believes in the saying, Boys and girls are more alike than different, she is clearly a fan of
a. psychodynamic theory.
b. a double standard.
c. the gender similarity hypothesis.
d. gender segregation.
Question 5The gender similarity hypothesis proposes that males and females are similar on
a. all psychological variables.
b. most psychological variables.
c. most physical variables.
d. all physical variables.
Question 6With regard to gender stereotypes in the 1990s vs. today,
a. more males now view themselves as having no communality traits.
b. more women now view themselves as having more agentic traits.
c. more boys who reject communality traits are developing homosexual or bisexual orientations.
d. more girls who reject agentic traits are experiencing teen pregnancy.