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Suzy who previously had an interest as an attorney redirects her interests to nursing after viewing a personality profile of a lawyer (e.g, ambitious). This is an example of:

Suzy's self-selection

Hostile work environment harassment can be perpetrated by anyone in the work environment, including a peer, supervisor, subordinate, vendor, customer or contractor.

True

Quid pro quo harassment is perpetrated by someone who is in a position of power or authority over another (e.g., manager or supervisor over a subordinate).

True

True or False: Egalitarian countries report more sexual satisfaction and happier marriages than non egalitarian countries

True

True or False: Highly egalitarian people tend to use gender stereotypes due to automatic associations

True

Based on last weeks lecture, research on stereotype threat shows that stereotypes can (hint: girls taking a math exam)

Undermine the academic performance of women and minorities

According to the text and lecture, studies examining positive and negative stereotypes about women in across different countries suggest that:

positive stereotypes can have troublesome consequences.

According to the lecture and text regarding the cognitive perspective, research suggests that stereotyping can sometimes be (BLANK) because it can (BLANK) our social environment.

useful; decrease the time and effort needed to deal with

Which group faces harsher backlash as children for deviant gender behavior?

Boys

In which of the following ways are men's and women's sex drives different?

- Women are more likely to call themselves bisexual. - Women are more influence by the attitudes of their peer group in decisions about sex. - A woman's willingness to perform various sexual practices is more likely to change over time

Researchers should make use of when assessing attitudes that people may be unwilling or unable to report.

Implicit measures

What's the average length of an erect penis?

5 to 6 inches

How many times a year does the average American couple have sex?

66

Based on your reading, stereotypes about men and women present

A kernel of the truth that is oversimplified and exaggerated, and therefore inaccurate.

Studies that find that unprejudiced people can still show negative implicit attitudes toward people of different races highlight the importance of distinguishing between

Automatic and controlled processing.

According to lecture, research indicates that the activation of stereotypes is typically a(n) (BLANK) process, and thus stereotypes (BLANK)

Automatic; are difficult for people to control

Suzy is rude to Bob in response to his perceived moodiness. This then puts Bob in a bad mood, causing him to engage in behaviors that verify (to Suzy) that he is usually moody. This is an example of which concept?

Behavioral confirmation

How is sexual dysfunction cause in women?

Body Shaming

While boarding a plane, Doug feels fear when he notices another passenger sitting in his seat looking agitated, sweating profusely, and holding a backpack. In this situation, Doug's

Emotional reaction probably occurs before careful, systematic thought takes over.

True or False: A lot of victims lie about being raped or give false reports.

False

High-heeled shoes, now considered feminine, were originally worn by upper-class men hunting on horseback. As women began wearing heels, heels grew taller and thinner, and male heels slowly grew shorter and wider. The perception of heels are now seen as feminine due to social norms. This is an example of:

Gender

Using the following example, identify the concept. "Women are more concerned with men with caregiving because of their inborn nature, not because society currently assigns women the task of taking care of children"

Gender Essentialism

How individual present themselves in terms of society's ideals of masculine and feminine

Gender Expression

How individuals interpret and view themselves (e.g., transgender)

Gender Identity

Gender has a unique form of intergroup relations as compared to other groups (Black and Whites)

Gender exceptionalism

What is the most common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) in the U.S.?

HPV

The (BLANK) test has been shown to reveal unconscious prejudices of people who say they advocate universal equality for all groups.

Implicit Association

Sandy was born with ambigious genitalia. This is an example of which concept?

Intersex

Tanner believes that women are needy and unintelligent. When he meets Leslie, an independent and intelligent woman who does not match his stereotype, he is likely to conclude that:

Leslie must be a special exception to the rule.

Which of the following is the best example of benevolent sexism?

On a crowded bus, a man should always offer his seat to a woman

'If you have sex with me, I'll give you the promotion,' is an example of which type of sexual harassment?

Quid Pro Quo

The function of descriptive stereotype is to:

Reduce cognitive effort

Sarah took the implicit association test (IAT) and found that she responded faster when "strong" words were paired with male names, compared with when "strong" words were paired with female names. What does this finding suggest?

Sarah holds an implicit belief that men are stronger than women.

Suppose you were running a mail-in poll/survey to examine how many people in a district could read. This illustrates which concept?

Self-selection bias

Referring to the biological characteristics of a person's body is an example of

Sex

Tom has a penis and testes, as well as normal levels of testosterone for a male. Which concept is this an example?

Sex

Marc prefers having sex with both men and women. This is an example of which concept?

Sexuality

People demonstrate ambivalent sexism if they

Show high hostile and high benevolent sexism

Roles/positions of groups in society and conditions that shape group relations (i.e.,resources)

Social Structural Approach

Based on your reading, what theory suggests that gender stereotypes results from expectations created by a sex-based division of the labor ?

Social role

(BLANK) is the fear that one will confirm the stereotypes that others have regarding one's own group.

Stereotype threat

Kayla is biologically female, but feels psychologically male. This is an example of which concept?

Transgender

Monica has successfully transitioned from a male to a female with the use of hormones and surgery. This is an example of which concept?

Transsexuality

Feminism benefits both women and men

True

Which of the following statement is the best example of hostile sexism?

Women are too sensitive, and therefore should not be allowed to have high status positions.

The mind processes information in two different ways in a social situation. Automatic processing is often based on , whereas controlled processing is often based on.

emotional factors; careful thought

According to our class discussion, all of the following are changes that can be made on a societal level to reduce stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination EXCEPT to

foster competition between groups so that each group is motivated to improve.

Callie, a college student, believes that all male professors think alike, act alike, and look alike. Callie is demonstrating the (BLANK) effect.

outgroup homogeneity

Bill's belief that all women are good at nurturing children exemplifies (BLANK). Bill's refusal to hire women in his business exemplifies (BLANK)

stereotyping; discrimination

Gender roles refer to

the rights, responsibilities, expectations, and relationships of women and men.


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