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Package Title: Chapter 10 Test Bank

Course Title: Nevid & Rathus, Adjustment Psychology 14th Edition

Chapter Number: Chapter 10

Question type: Multiple-Choice

1) Our sense of being male or female is our ______.

a) sexual orientation

b) sex role

c) gender identity

d) social orientation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

2) The labeling of a newborn (fetus) as a male or female based on their anatomy is called _______.

a) gender typing

b) sex assignment

c) sexual schematizing

d) sexual orientation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

3) Most children first become aware of their own sex by the age of:

a) 12 months

b) 18 months

c) 2 years

d) 3 years

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

4) Michele’s sex assignment is female. She has internal genitals, a uterus and ovaries, and has an ____ chromosomal pattern.

a) XX

b) XY

c) YY

d) XO

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

5) A person who is born with biological characteristics of both a male and female, including a mixture of chromosomes or ambiguous genitals, has the condition of being ________.

a) androgynous

b) transgender

c) transsexual

d) intersex

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

6) A form of intersex in which a genetically male has a reduced prenatal response to male hormones is called ________.

a) congenital adrenal hyperplasia

b) Tay-Sachs disease

c) androgen insensitivity syndrome

d) transgenderism

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

7) The direction of our erotic and romantic interest is our ______.

a) sexual orientation

b) sex role

c) gender identity

d) social orientation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

8) A cluster of the ways in which males and females are expected to behave is a(n) ______.

a) sexual script

b) gender identity

c) stereotype

d) gender role

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

9) Traditionally, in American culture, men have been expected to be strong, independent providers. This expectation of men is known as a(n) ______.

a) archetype

b) sexual orientation

c) stereotype

d) gender role

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

10) Traditionally in Western cultures, women have been expected to be homemakers, or work in nurturing jobs such as nursing or teaching. This expectation of women is known as a(n) ______.

a) archetype

b) sexual orientation

c) stereotype

d) gender role

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

11) The belief that ALL women are emotional is a(n) ______.

a) sex norm

b) stereotype

c) archetype

d) role norm

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

12) A generalized belief about what men and women are like is a gender ______.

a) role

b) stereotype

c) identity

d) orientation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

13) Claiming that “all men are dogs” is an example of a gender ______.

a) role

b) stereotype

c) identity

d) schema

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

14) Which of the following is NOT a traditional American feminine stereotype?

a) realistic

b) submissive

c) dependent

d) helpful

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

15) Gender-role stereotypes such as “men are logical while women are fickle,” are ______.

a) found only in the United States

b) found only in Western industrialized nations

c) found only in non-Western nations

d) widespread across different cultures

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes Difficulty: Hard

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

16) Most of us consider masculinity and femininity as ______.

a) independent personality dimensions

b) two separate names for the same basic personality characteristics

c) opposite poles of one continuum

d) indefinable

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

17) Today, many behavior scientists have argued that masculinity and femininity are ______.

a) independent personality dimensions

b) part of the same personality dimension

c) opposite poles on one continuum

d) indefinable

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

18) The possession of stereotypic traits and behavior patterns of both genders is called ______.

a) psychological androgyny

b) nonbinary empathy

c) psychic transsexualism

d) paradoxical heterosexuality

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

19) People who possess both stereotypically masculine and feminine traits are ______.

a) undifferentiated

b) androgynous

c) traditional

d) bisexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

20) People who are low in both stereotypical masculine and feminine traits are described as ______.

a) undifferentiated

b) androgynous

c) traditional

d) nonbinary

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

21) Which of the following is NOT true of psychologically androgynous people?

a) They feel more comfortable engaging in a wider range of activities.

b) They are less likely to try to help others in need.

c) They are less likely to stereotype occupations along gender lines.

d) Their traits adjust to the demands of a given situation.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

22) Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.

a) modern life has confirmed our traditional concepts of what it means to be a man or woman

b) throughout history it has been assumed that women and men must be psychologically different

c) understanding psychological gender differences is more complex than understanding biological anatomical differences

d) gender differences are wrapped up in biological, social, cultural, and psychological factors

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

23) Research suggests that girls are somewhat superior to boys in ______.

a) spatial skills

b) mathematical ability

c) verbal ability

d) overall intelligence

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

24) Research suggests that boys are somewhat superior to girls in ______.

a) visual-spatial skills

b cognitive ability

b) verbal skills

c) overall intelligence

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

25) Overall, girls show greater ______ abilities than boys, but boys show better ______ abilities than girls.

a) visual-spatial, verbal

b) verbal, musical

c) musical, visual-spatial

d) verbal, visual-spatial

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

26) According to your text, the small differences that exist between males and females in spatial and math abilities may represent ______.

a) genetic differences

b) brain size and capacity differences

c) flawed methodology in the research

d) sociocultural influences

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

27) Women exceed men in which of the following personality traits?

a) extraversion

b) assertiveness

c) tough-mindedness

d) spatial skills

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

28) Men exceed women in which of the following personality traits?

a) extraversion

b) assertiveness

c) trust

d) cooperation with others

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

29) Manipulating relationships as a means of inflicting harm on others is known as ______.

a) symbiotic reciprocity

b) relational aggression

c) exchange theory

d) overt hostility

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

30) Research indicates that boys are ______ likely than girls to engage in physical aggression and ______ likely than girls to engage in relational aggression.

a) less, less

b) less, more

c) more, less

d) more, more

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

31) Expressing aggression by excluding others from groups or by starting rumors about them, are both types of ______ aggression.

a) relational

b) androgynous

c) passive

d) assertive

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

32) One’s psychological awareness of being male or female is called ______.

a) a gender role

b) sexual orientation

c) differentiation

d) gender identity

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

33) A statement about whether one is attracted to members of one’s own sex, or the opposite sex, or both sexes, is known as ______.

a) gender identity

b) a sex role

c) gender typing

d) sexual orientation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

34) Michael is biologically/genetically male, but believes he is really a female trapped in the body of the wrong sex. His situation is typical of someone who ______.

a) has transvestic fetishism

b) is transgender

c) suffers from a paraphilia

d) is transsexual

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

35) People whose gender identity is the opposite of their anatomical (chromosomal) gender are ______.

a) transvestites

b) bisexual

c) transgender

d) homosexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

36) The process of going from being male to female, or vice versa, is currently termed gender ______.

a) reconstruction

b) confirmation

c) reassignment

d) clarification

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

37) Researchers have found ______ of the brain.

a) no gender differences in the functioning and organization

b) gender differences in the functioning, but not the organization

c) gender differences in the organization, but not the functioning

d) gender differences in the organization and the functioning

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

38) Prenatal differentiation of sex organs of a fetus in the mother's womb is due to ______.

a) environmental influences

b) sex hormones

c) the mother's weight

d) the mother's diet

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

39) Researchers have found that children born as intersex tend to develop ______.

a) no gender identity at all

b) a gender identity consistent with their sex chromosomal pattern

c) a gender identity opposite of their sex chromosomal pattern

d) a gender identity consistent with that with which they were reared, regardless of their sex chromosomal pattern

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

40) Most experts today believe that the development of gender-specific behaviors is due to _______.

a) neither biological nor environmental factors

b) almost exclusively biological factors

c) almost exclusively environmental factors

d) an interaction of biological and environmental factors

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

41) The process of adopting the behaviors and what we assume to be the thoughts and behaviors of others is called ______.

a) differentiation

b) identification

c) assimilation

d) socialization

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

42) Freud explained the acquisition of gender roles in terms of ______.

a) separation

b) identification

c) social learning

d) differentiation

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

43) According to Freud, identification takes place during the resolution of the ______.

a) Oedipus and Electra complexes

b) oral stage

c) anal stage

d) genital stage

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

44) According to Freud, identification takes place during the resolution of the ______ period.

a) oral

b) latency

c) genital

d) phallic

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

45) A little girl pretends to be like her mommy and spends her day dressing, acting like, and helping mommy. According to Freudian theory, the little girl is in the process of ______.

a) identification

b) modeling

c) displacement

d) a reaction formation

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

46) Social cognitive theorists view identification as ______.

a) the result of inappropriate rewards and punishments

b) a one-time event occurring around the ages of 5 or 6

c) an abnormal reaction to improper toilet training

d) a continuous learning process

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

47) The idea that we tend to assume gender-appropriate behavior patterns as a result of blending our self-concepts with society's expectations for us is called ______ theory.

a) gender identification

b) gender schema

c) socialization

d) differentiation

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

48) From the viewpoint of gender-schema theory, ______ is all that is necessary to provide a child with sufficient motivation to assume "gender-appropriate" behavior.

a) gender identity alone

b) gender identity and high self-esteem

c) gender identity, and social reinforcement

d) gender identity, social reinforcement, and high self-esteem

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

49) ______ theory holds that children use gender as one way of organizing their perceptions of the world.

a) Social learning

b) Gender-schema

c) Social-cognitive

d) Field

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

50) A scientist claims that children learn to judge themselves according to the traits or constructs considered relevant to their genders through a process of observational learning and cognitive processing of their environment. This scientist is most likely a supporter of ______ theory.

a) social learning

b) gender-schema

c) social-cognitive

d) humanistic

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

51) Although he has a penis, testicles, and a scrotum, Bill feels that a mistake was made at birth and that he should be female. He identifies with female interests, wishes he had the body of a woman, and prefers to be addressed as Willa. Bill would be best described as ________.

a) intersex

b) transsexual

c) transgender

d) androgynous

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

52) The incongruence or inconsistency experienced by trans people is between their

a) sexual orientation and gender stereotypes

b) gender identity and gender schema

c) gender identity and sexual orientation

d) genital anatomy and gender identity.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

53) Approximately ______ out of every 100,000 people are transgender, according to the available research.

a) 1-2

b) 4-5

c) 7-10

d) 18-20

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

54) For transgender youth who feel uncomfortable with bathroom and/or locker facilities, which of the following is an accurate trend?

a) 65% try not to use the bathroom at school

b) almost none use the bathroom or locker room that does not match their gender identity

c) 85% avoid showering or changing clothes even when they feel that they should

d) Almost all of them use bathrooms designed for a single user.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

55) Marco was born with a male sex assignment. He has male genitals, an XY chromosomal pattern, and he “feels like a boy.” Marco would be best described as ________.

a) heterosexual

b) cisgender

c) omnisexual

d) transgender

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

56) According to Lawrence (2005), what percentage of trans women are able to achieve orgasm during sexual activity after gender confirmation surgery?

a) 15

b) 40

c) 65

d) 85

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

57) The operation currently called gender confirmation surgery has been known by all but WHICH of the following names?

a) sex reassignment surgery

b) sex realignment surgery

c) gender reconstruction surgery

d) gender altering surgery

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

58) Which statement about gender confirmation surgery is the most accurate?

a) It is cosmetic in nature.

b) It changes a person’s sex.

c) It always leads to positive psychological adjustment.

d) Medical insurance companies are legally obligated to pay for it.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

59) Most people are ______.

a) asexual

b) homosexual

c) heterosexual

d) bisexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

60) People who are attracted to members of the same sex have a ______ orientation.

a) transsexual

b) homosexual

c) heterosexual

d) bisexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

61) The direction of one’s erotic interests, meaning whether one is sexually attracted to, and interested in forming romantic relations with people of the opposite or same sex is called sexual______.

a) preference

b) identity

c) schema

d) orientation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

62) People who are sexually attracted to and interested in forming romantic relationships with others of the opposite sex are ______.

a) transsexual

b) homosexual

c) bisexual

d) heterosexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

63) People who are sexually attracted to and interested in forming romantic relationships with others of the same sex are ______.

a) transsexual

b) homosexual

c) bisexual

d) heterosexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

64) People who are sexually attracted to and interested in forming romantic relationships with members of either their own or the other sex are ______.

a) transsexual

b) asexual

c) bisexual

d) heterosexual

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

65) Surveys in the United States indicate that about ______ percent of American males polled identify themselves as gay, bisexual, or transgender.

a) 0.3

b) 3.9

c) 7.3

d) 10.3

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

66) Surveys in the United States indicate that about ______ percent of American females polled identify themselves as lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

a) 1.3

b) 5.1

c) 8.3

d) 11.3

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

67) The researcher known for his studies on human sexuality in the mid-1900s was ______.

a) Benjamin Spock

b) Joseph LoPiccolo

c) Alfred Kinsey

d) Mario DeSalvo

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

68) Which of the following is true?

a) Homosexuality and heterosexuality are mutually exclusive categories.

b) Sexual orientation is a continuum with many gradations.

c) Sexual behavior directly reflects sexual orientation.

d) The majority of people consciously choose their sexual orientation.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

69) Research indicates that ______ choose their sexual orientation.

a) neither gay males nor lesbians

b) gay males, but not lesbians

c) lesbians, but not gay males

d) gay males and lesbians

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

70) The short answer on the causes of sexual orientation is that ______.

a) it is directly the result of genetic inheritance

b) it is directly the result of exposure to prenatal hormones

c) it is the result of observational learning during childhood

d) we just don’t know exactly what causes sexual orientation

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

71) Psychodynamic theory attempted to explain sexual orientation on the basis of _____.

a) denial

b) identification

c) a reaction formation

d) intellectualization

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

72) According to psychodynamic theory, a boy is most likely to develop a homosexual orientation if he has a ______.

a) close-binding mother and father

b) close-binding mother and detached-hostile father

c) a detached-hostile mother and a close-binding father

d) a detached-hostile mother and father

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

73) Researchers have found that when comparing the sexual orientation of identical and fraternal twins, ______.

a) it is impossible to make valid comparisons

b) identical twins are less likely than fraternal twins to have the same sexual orientation

c) identical twins are just as likely as fraternal twins to have the same sexual orientation

d) identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to have the same sexual orientation

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

74) Researchers have found that among male identical (monozygotic) twins, when one twin is gay, around ______ percent of the time, the other twin is also gay.

a) 2

b) 20

c) 50

d) 90

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

75) Recent research suggests that genetics play ______.

a) a negligible role in sexual orientation for both men and women

b) a stronger role in sexual orientation for women than for men

c) a stronger role in sexual orientation for men than for women

d) an equally strong role in sexual orientation for men and for women

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

76) Evidence indicates that sexual orientation is ______.

a) not linked to adult levels of male or female sex hormones

b) is linked to adult levels of sex hormones in males, but not in females

c) is linked to adult levels of sex hormones in females, but not in males

d) is linked to adult levels of sex hormones in both males and females

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

77) Research on the causes of homosexuality indicate that ______.

a) it appears to be the result of direct genetic transmission

b) a variety of factors may influence prenatal sex hormones to create a predisposition toward homosexuality

c) homosexuality is the result of faulty resolution of the Oedipus or Electra complex during the phallic stage of development

d) homosexuality results from pleasurable sexual experiences during adolescence

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

78) Gay males and lesbians are more likely than heterosexuals to have each of the following EXCEPT ______.

a) antisocial personality

b) depression

c) substance abuse

d) anxiety

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

79) Overall, gay males and lesbians tend to be ______ to heterosexual couples and they express ______ satisfaction with their relationships as heterosexual couples.

a) more different than similar, less

b) more similar than different, less

c) more different than similar, as much

d) more similar than different, as much

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

80) The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in ________ that people of the same sex have a constitutional right to get married.

a) 1998

b) 2004

c) 2011

d) 2015

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

81) What is the current trend in the United States with regard to social acceptance of lesbians and gay men?

a) it is rising

b) it is staying relatively unchanged

c) it is decreasing

d) it is impossible to know because surveys cannot be conducted

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

82) Meta-analysis of many research studies finds that LGBT individuals are _____ as heterosexual people to have attempted suicide.

a) five times

b) twice

c) three times

d) ten times

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

83) Donnel and Tray are in a same-sex relationship and have lived together monogamously for several years. What does research predict about their satisfaction with their relationship as compared to heterosexual couples?

a) they will report that they are very happy even if they are not

b) they will be genuinely much happier

c) it will be about the same

d) their likely to be much less satisfied

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

84) Marcie is worried about children who are adopted by homosexual parents. “How can they expect their children to grow up to be heterosexual,” she asks. “I mean if the parents are gay, the kids are going to be gay, right?” How should you respond to Marcie’s concerns?

a) Children of homosexual parents are generally heterosexual, just like children of heterosexual parents.

b) In fact, children of gay parents are far more likely to be heterosexual when compared to the general population.

c) Children of same-sex parents are more likely to be bisexual than hetero-or homosexual.

d) This is a valid concern, but there is nothing wrong with being homosexual.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

85) The first component in the process of coming out is for a person to come out to:

a) themselves.

b) their parents.

c) their peers.

d) their potential partners.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

86) Experts suggest that homophobia is probably less about fear and more about ________ homosexuals.

a) attraction to

b) identification with

c) misunderstanding of

d) hatred of

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

87) Which individual is most likely to hold homophobic views?

a) Karl, who is Asian American and is asexual.

b) Chad, who is an androgynous man with no particular political convictions.

c) Mike, who is a traditional “tough guy: and holds conservative political views.

d) Derrick, who is an African American man who holds a liberal political orientation.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

88) By the time the Supreme Court declared that same sex marriage was a constitutional right, ____ of the 50 states had already recognized gay marriage.

a) 10

b) 20

c) 30

d) 40

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

89) In 2018, approximately ___ percent of American favored same-sex marriage.

a) 33

b) 50

c) 67

d) 75

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

Question type: True-False

90) The psychological state of being male or female refers to a person’s sex.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

91) When Jimmy was born, the midwife delivering him saw his external genitals and called out, “It’s a boy!” This moment refers to Jimmy’s sex assignment.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and Difficulty: Easy

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

92) A person who is born with ambiguous genitals that resemble both a male and a female is called transgender.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and Difficulty: Hard

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

93) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is the most common form of intersexualism for females.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and Difficulty: Medium

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

94) Cultural differences have no impact on gender stereotypes.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

95) Clusters of behavioral expectations for males and females are called gender schemas.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

96) Benevolent sexism assumes that women are the “weaker sex.”

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

97) Sexist attitudes can be modified through education.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

98) Drawing attention to gender stereotyping may undermine women’s performance on math tests.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

99) The more masculine people are, the less feminine they must be.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

100) Androgynous people are usually very “undifferentiated” in their gender identity.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

101) Women, on average, surpass men in verbal abilities throughout their lives.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

102) Parents tend to talk more to baby boys than to baby girls.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

103) Men are more likely than women to use relational aggression in dealing with people they do not like.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

104) Physiologically, the brains of men and women are organized identically.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

105) Sigmund Freud explained the acquisition of gender roles in terms of displacement.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

106) Social cognitive theorists explain the acquisition of gender roles in terms sublimation.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

107) A person who wishes to possess the anatomical features of the other sex and to live as a person of the other sex is referred to as transsexual.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

108) Based on the available research, there are probably between 12,000 and 15,000 transgender people in the United States.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

109) When a person is cisgender, their assigned sex at birth matches their gender identity.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1:

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1:

110) Sexual activity with members of one’s own gender defines one’s sexual orientation.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

111) Sexual orientation is determined by chromosomes and genes.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

112) The term gay refers only to homosexual men

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

113) It is necessary for a person to experience sexual activity with another individual in order to truly know their own sexual orientation.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

114) Alfred Kinsey and his colleagues found that sexual orientation had only three basic distinctions – heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual?

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

115) In the United States, Latin Americans are the group most likely to identify as LGBT, with European American coming a very close second.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

116) Although they are rarely enforced, some laws in the United States still criminalize homosexual activity.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

117) The highest concordance rate for a homosexual orientation occurs between non-twin siblings.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

118) Freud believed that gay male sexual attraction was partially rooted in a boy’s fear of having his own genitals removed, a concept called castration anxiety.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

119) Gay males and lesbians experience no more psychological disorders than heterosexuals.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

120) Two out of three LGBT people have heard their family members making negative comments about LGBT individuals.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

121) The process of “coming out” is a two-staged process: coming out to oneself and coming out to others.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

Question type: Essay

122) Compare and contrast the following two conditions related to being intersex – androgen-insensitivity syndrome and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Define gender and gender identity, and discuss the roles of nature and nurture in gender identity

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Gender and Gender Identity

123) Explain what gender roles and gender-role stereotypes are. Explain stereotype threat. Describe the characteristics typical of the traditional masculine and feminine gender roles in the United States.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender roles and stereotypes

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Gender Roles & Stereotypes

124) Explain what psychological androgyny is and how it is different from other personality styles. Discuss the criticisms that some have of the concept of psychological androgyny.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

125) Discuss the various gender-based differences in cognitive functioning and explain why these differences need to be viewed cautiously.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

126) Compare and contrast the psychodynamic, social-cognitive, and gender-schema views of gender typing.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

127) Compare and contrast the different types of aggressive behavior typically associated with males and females.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities, personality, and social behavior—and their origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Gender Differences

128) Many people mistake being transgender for being homosexual. Discuss what it means to be transgender and how many who are transgender struggle with the social stigma of their situation.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss being transgender

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: On Being Transgender

129) Explain what sexual orientation is and how it is different from sexual preference. Also, summarize research findings in regards to the origins of sexual orientation, and the psychological adjustment of homosexual men and women.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

130) Discuss Freud’s explanation for homosexual orientations and identify the primary weakness of this theory as presented in the textbook.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various sexual orientations and their possible origins

Standard 1: Bloom's || Evaluation

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation

131) Discuss the factors that go into determining a person’s sexual orientation.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Evaluation

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

132) Discuss the findings of the Human Rights Campaign (2018) study as they relate to the adjustment of young people who are non-heterosexual.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society

133) Present some legal issues related to the topic of same-sex marriage in the United States

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay men, including the process of coming out and same-sex marriage

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference 1: Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Society