Quiz 5

Concepts of masculinity and femininity that influence our comprehension of the world are called gender:

schemas

Our enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex, the other sex, or both sexes, is called our:

sexual orientation

When Marissa imitates her mother, carefully wrapping and setting out presents for the holiday celebration, she is praised and given holiday cookies. Marissa's learning of gender-linked behaviors is best explained by:

social learning theory

Culturally modeled guides for how to act in various situations are:

social scripts

Although Kendra is genetically male, she dresses in women's clothes in order to express her strong sense of identity as a female. Kendra could best be described as:

transgender

Girls with fathers present are less likely to experience teen pregnancy.

true

Women are more likely to commit relational aggression than men.

true

Why are teenage girls at an increased risk for contracting STIs?

They have both an immature anatomy and lower levels of protective antibodies.

Your 17-year-old nephew seems to take a lot of risks compared to his 18-year-old sister. He drives faster than she does, he smokes cigarettes, and he has several casual sexual partners. His sister does not want to have any kind of sexual relationship until she meets the right person. How would an evolutionary psychologist explain the difference between your niece and nephew?

Women are attracted to males who have the potential for long-term mating.

Natalia is a genetically normal baby girl, which means that she received a(n):

X chromosome from both her father and mother.

Mr. Gander has long been distressed by frequently recurring unusual sexual desires that could harm others if he acted on them. His experience is most indicative of:

a paraphilia.

Compared to women, men are more likely to:

die by suicide

The correct order of the stages of the sexual response cycle is:

excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

Women's sexual orientation can be described as more _____ than men's

fluid

Our ___________ __________ is our personal sense of being male, female, or some combination of the two.

gender identity

Your neighbors have three children, and both parents work. Without fail, whenever one of the children is sick, the mother is the parent who stays home to care for the child. The mother is fulfilling a set of expectations called a:

gender role

A recent ad for a ride-on toy car stated the following: "Your son will be able to explore his world and drive his imagination to new places. He might even teach his little sister how to drive." This is an example of advertising exploiting

gender roles.

Because he believes that crying is a feminine trait, 14-year-old George has difficulty admitting that a movie makes him tearful. His experience best illustrates the dynamics highlighted by:

gender schemas

Unlike many of his friends, Vance has not had sexual intercourse. Which of the following factors have likely contributed to his abstinence?

high intelligence

Research suggests that after 18-year-old Kevitt has looked at online images of sexually attractive women, he will be:

less likely to perceive his girlfriend as attractive.