Quiz 14: Psych of Gender

Women who have been battered may suffer

all of the above

According to "no-drop" policy

battering victims may not choose to drop the charges.

For women who have been traumatized by rape and develop PTSD,

cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective.

"The rapist is the product of male gender‑role socialization." The psychologist who said this most likely believes in the _____ theoretical model of rape.

feminist

Wife‑battering is caused by inequality of power between women and men, according to _____ theory.

feminist

Date rape

is one of the most common forms of rape, especially on college campuses.

The EEOC definition of sexual harassment contains two parts; these are

quid pro quo harassment; hostile environment.

Research shows that, if a woman is the victim of a rape attempt, her best strategy is to

resist loudly and physically

Partner violence that occurs in one generation and repeats itself in the next generation is termed

the intergenerational transmission of partner violence.

A juror who decides that the rape victim was really a slut who got what she deserved is using the concept of

victim‑precipitated rape.

Approximately _____ percent of the victims of domestic violence are women.

85

___ percent of all persons arrested for rape are men.

99

A woman says "I feel jumpy, I'm afraid of men, and I can't get any sleep." Most likely she is

a woman who has recently been raped.

Which factor(s) predispose men to become rapists?

*******All of the above

Which of the following are elements of current legal definitions of rape?

*******All of the above

According to research what seems to be the main reason(s) why battered women stay with the batterer?

******All of the above

A woman who has been beaten repeatedly by her husband/partner is likely to experience

*****All of the above

According to Baron and Straus's study of rape rates across the states of the United States,

*****All of the above

Rape prevention programs

*****all of the above.

According to research, which of these factors contribute(s) to rape?

****All of the above

Well-sampled studies indicated that the lifetime chance of a woman being raped is

15 to 25 percent

According to one national survey, a woman has a ___ percent lifetime chance of being a victim of rape, whereas a man has a ___ percent lifetime chance of being a victim of rape.

15;2

Looking across many studies, the data indicate that the lifetime chance of a woman being raped is between and percent.

15;25

In a well-sampled study of college women, _____ percent of rapes by strangers, and _____ percent of rapes by acquaintances had been reported to the police.

21:2

In a well-sampled study of college women by Koss, _____ percent had experienced an act that met the legal definition of rape.

28

Of all women murdered in the United States each year, percent are murdered by their husband/partner.

33

___ percent of murders of women are committed by an intimate partner, compared with ___ percent for men.

33;4

According to feminist analysis, what do rape, wife‑battering, sexual harassment, and incest all have in common?

All represent expressions of male power and dominance over women.

Which factor reduces a man's likelihood of raping?

Empathy

Which of the following is true about sexual harassment at work?

It is quite common. Approximately 44% of women have experienced such incidents.