Child and Adolescent Development 352 - Applied Social Development » Spring 2022 » Quiz Chapter 10 Gender

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Question #1
The stage of gender identity at which a girl first recognizes that she can never become a father is
A.   basic gender identity
B.   gender consistency
C.   gender stability
D.   "in group--out group" schematization
Question #2
Reasons for the earning gap between men and women include
A.   reluctance by employers to hire women into higher paying jobs
B.   self-selection by women into lower-paying professions
C.   women being paid less than men for performing the same duties
D.   all of these
Question #3
Boys face stronger pressures than girls to adhere to "gender-appropriate" codes of conduct because
A.   tomboyism is tolerated to some extent, whereas "sissyish" behavior is not
B.   all of these
C.   parents are quicker to discourage the cross-sex activities of their sons than their daughters
D.   parents perceive a wider range of activities as appropriate for girls than for boys
Question #4
In a study in which 6th grade boys and girls expressed equal interest in science and earned the same grades, parents:
A.   believed that science was more difficult for their daughters
B.   treated boys and girls similarly
C.   were more likely to give girls scientific explanations when working on a physics-related task
D.   overestimated their daughters’ interest
Question #5
Suppose that a 7-year-old is visiting a neighbor's house where the father, Mr. Chen, is cooking dinner. The child incorrectly reports to his/her mother that Mr. Chen was fixing the stove. Such distortions of recall have been found to be
A.   unusual; it should be very striking and memorable to observe the father rather than the mother cooking
B.   unusual; 7-year-olds tend to be very accurate in their recall of both gender-consistent and gender-inconsistent behaviors
C.   common; 7-year-olds do not yet have a schema for gender appropriateness and simply do not notice the gender of the individual performing an activity
D.   common; children often recall gender-inconsistent information incorrectly
Question #6
The strongest influence on children’s early gender typing comes from
A.   parents
B.   same gender peers
C.   same-gender siblings
D.   teachers
Question #7
The earliest age at which children’s knowledge of gender stereotypes is well developed is
A.   7 years
B.   8 years
C.   6 years
D.   5 years (the time they enter school)
Question #8
A child’s choice to spend time with same-gender peers is referred to as:
A.   gender segregation
B.   gender preference syndrome
C.   gender-patterned grouping
D.   gender association
Question #9
With regard to phases of understanding gender, the correct developmental sequence is the following
A.   gender identity, gender stability, gender constancy
B.   gender stability, gender constancy , gender identity
C.   gender constancy , gender identity,gender stability,
D.   gender identity, gender constancy, gender stability
Question #10
____ have different expectations and/or respond differently to boys and girls.
A.   teachers
B.   parents
C.   neither parents nor teachers
D.   both parents and teachers

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