1)
The psychological aspects of being masculine or feminine are
known as:
intersex.
gender.
sex characteristics.
androgen.
2)
The process of acquiring gender-role characteristics is
called:
gender role acquisition.
gender typing.
gender transfiguration.
gender identity.
3)
Prejudice that is more socially acceptable but still leads
to unequal treatment of men and women is:
gender stereotyping.
sexism.
benevolent sexism.
androgyny.
4)
The ______ theory proposes that gender identity is acquired
as a child develops a mental pattern for being male or female
and then
organizes observed and learned behavior around that mental
pattern.
social learning
gender schema
gender stereotype
benevolent sexism
5)
Studies have shown that infant girls exposed to _______
hormones before birth were found to behave as “tomboys,”
displaying more
masculine characteristics.
transsexual
winkte
androgen
estrogen
6)
An individual’s sense of being male or female is called:
gender typing.
gender identity.
gender.
gender role.
7)
_______ is the culture’s expectations for either masculine
or feminine behavior, including actions, attitudes, and
personality traits
associated with being male or female in that culture.
Gender
Gender role
Gender typing
Gender identity
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8)
Research has shown that cultures that are more ______ and
have high standards of living are more nontraditional in
gender role
expectations, while cultures that are more ______ and have
less wealth are more
traditional in gender role expectations.
religious; atheist
atheist; religious
individualistic; collectivistic
collectivistic; individualistic
9)
The characteristic of possessing the most positive
personality characteristics of males and females regardless
of actual sex is
called:
transgender.
gender identity disorder.
androgyny.
transsexual gender.
10)
The term _____ refers to people whose sense of gender
identity does not always match their external appearance or
their sex
chromosomes.
androgyny
transsexual
transgendered
hermaphroditism
11)
The _______ theory attributes gender-role development to
learning behavior through observation and imitation of
models.
gender schema
social learning
benevolent sexism
gender stereotype
12)
Organic factors, psychological factors, and sociocultural
factors can all be causes of:
sexual orientation.
sexual dysfunction.
sexually transmitted infection.
sexual identity disorder.
13)
One of the earliest studies of the impact of biological
factors on sexual orientation found that if the mother
experienced severe
stress during the second trimester:
the chance of a male child becoming heterosexual is
significantly higher.
the chance of a female child becoming homosexual is
significantly higher.
the chance of either a male or female child becoming
homosexual is significantly lower.
the chance of a male child becoming homosexual is
significantly higher.
14)
________ are sexual organs and traits that develop at
puberty and are indirectly involved in human
reproduction.
Secondary sex characteristics
Primary sex characteristics
Androgen
Gonads
15)
The ______ are organs present in an embryo that are
undifferentiated—not yet male or female.
ovaries
testes
gonads
prostates
16)
_______ are sexual organs present at birth and are directly
involved in human reproduction.
Primary sex characteristics
Secondary sex characteristics
Androgen
Gonads
17)
Which of the following is an example of female primary sex
characteristics?
ovaries
mammary glands become capable of producing milk
testes
menstrual cycle
18)
Which of the following is an example of male secondary sex
characteristics?
the scrotum
the penis
a deeper voice
the prostate gland
19)
A person’s sexual attraction and affection for members of
either the opposite or the same sex is called:
sexual orientation.
sexism.
sexual preference.
sexual identity.
20)
A person who is either male or female and is attracted to
both sexes is called:
homosexual.
heterosexual.
bisexual.
transsexual.
21)
Masters and Johnson are known for research concerning:
alternative human sexual behavior.
the physical responses that occur during sexual activity.
the psychological responses that occur during sexual
activity.
the psychology involved in acquiring gender roles and
identity.
22)
Alfred Kinsey is most known for:
the shocking results he reported from a survey concerning
sexism.
the study he published on the physiological aspects of
sexual intercourse.
the report he published concerning human sexual behavior and
the different ways in which people engage in the sex act.
the study he published on transsexual gender identity.
23)
________ are types of sexual problems caused by physical
sources or disorders.
Socially unacceptable behaviors
Transgender disorders
Paraphilias
Organic dysfunctions
24)
A sexual condition in which the person either prefers to, or
must, achieve sexual arousal and fulfillment through sexual
behavior that is
unusual or not socially acceptable is called:
a psychogenic disorder.
an organic sexual dysfunction.
a paraphilia.
sexual arousal disorder.
25)
The most common sexually transmitted infection is:
chlamydia.
HIV.
syphilis.
AIDS.
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