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.   gender consistency
B.   basic gender identity
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.   women being paid less than men for performing the same duties
C.   all of these
D.   self-selection by women into lower-paying professions
Question #3
Boys face stronger pressures than girls to adhere to "gender-appropriate" codes of conduct because
A.   parents perceive a wider range of activities as appropriate for girls than for boys
B.   tomboyism is tolerated to some extent, whereas "sissyish" behavior is not
C.   all of these
D.   parents are quicker to discourage the cross-sex activities of their sons than their daughters
Question #4
In a study in which 6th grade boys and girls expressed equal interest in science and earned the same grades, parents:
A.   were more likely to give girls scientific explanations when working on a physics-related task
B.   treated boys and girls similarly
C.   overestimated their daughters’ interest
D.   believed that science was more difficult for their daughters
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.   common; children often recall gender-inconsistent information incorrectly
B.   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
C.   unusual; it should be very striking and memorable to observe the father rather than the mother cooking
D.   unusual; 7-year-olds tend to be very accurate in their recall of both gender-consistent and gender-inconsistent behaviors
Question #6
The strongest influence on children’s early gender typing comes from
A.   same gender peers
B.   parents
C.   teachers
D.   same-gender siblings
Question #7
The earliest age at which children’s knowledge of gender stereotypes is well developed is
A.   6 years
B.   7 years
C.   5 years (the time they enter school)
D.   8 years
Question #8
A child’s choice to spend time with same-gender peers is referred to as:
A.   gender segregation
B.   gender association
C.   gender preference syndrome
D.   gender-patterned grouping
Question #9
With regard to phases of understanding gender, the correct developmental sequence is the following
A.   gender identity, gender constancy, gender stability
B.   gender stability, gender constancy , gender identity
C.   gender constancy , gender identity,gender stability,
D.   gender identity, gender stability, gender constancy
Question #10
____ have different expectations and/or respond differently to boys and girls.
A.   teachers
B.   neither parents nor teachers
C.   both parents and teachers
D.   parents

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