Name: __________________________ Date: _____________


1.
Research on possible hormonal influences on aggression has indicated that
A.
testosterone levels influence animal aggression but not human aggression.
B.
violent male criminals have higher than normal testosterone levels.
C.
gender differences in aggression are clearly unrelated to hormonal differences.
D.
administering testosterone reduces aggression in most animals.


2.
When the effect of one factor depends on another factor, the two factors are said to ________.


3.
When surveyed, women are far more likely than men to describe themselves as having
A.
empathy for others.
B.
difficulty with important relationships.
C.
envy of others.
D.
problems expressing their emotions.


4.
As children, girls are more likely than boys to
A.
play in groups.
B.
display conflict.
C.
display sharing.
D.
All of the above.


5.
When Zanna and Pack led women to believe that they would meet an attractive, unattached, nonsexist man who liked strong, ambitious women, the women
A.
behaved more intelligently and solved more problems.
B.
presented themselves in “traditionally feminine” terms.
C.
experienced a great deal of conflict over how they should present themselves.
D.
denigrated him as being probably not very attractive at all.


6.
Hindsight bias is cited by critics as a problem with evolutionary psychology.


7.
_______ style of influence and leadership tends to be more indirect compared to _______.


8.
In essentially every society, men are socially dominant.


9.
Men are 20 times more likely to murder men than women are to murder women.


10.
Putting oneself in another's shoes and being able to feel what another feels is called ________.


11.
Women are generally better than men
A.
at expressing emotions nonverbally.
B.
in self-esteem.
C.
in intelligence.
D.
in overall happiness.


12.
Evolutionary psychologists suggest that males are sexually assertive, whereas females are more selective of sexual partners because
A.
worldwide, males outnumber females.
B.
each strategy is likely to promote gene survival.
C.
males and females are socialized differently.
D.
of differences in brain chemistry.


13.
Evolutionary psychology has been criticized for
A.
hindsight bias.
B.
unethical treatment of human participants.
C.
use of unrepresentative samples.
D.
functional fixedness.


14.
In groups, men talk more ______________, whereas women talk more _____________.
A.
about others; about themselves
B.
about people; about issues
C.
to give information; to show support
D.
to show support; to criticize


15.
A very strong cultural norm dictates that males should be taller than their female mates. This height norm is cited in your text as evidence that
A.
relationship behavior is influenced more by biology than culture.
B.
gender roles are essentially cultural and thus completely arbitrary.
C.
what is biologically “fit” may be culturally disastrous.
D.
biology and culture interact to develop gender-role norms.


16.
Research on sexual behavior indicates that
A.
compared to women, men more easily become rearoused immediately after orgasm.
B.
females are more likely than males to initiate sexual activity.
C.
men are more likely than women to approve of casual sex.
D.
All of the above.


17.
When a 1990 Gallup survey asked respondents whether upbringing or biology accounted for gender differences,
A.
most said “upbringing.”
B.
most said “biology.”
C.
nearly equal numbers said “upbringing” and “biology.”
D.
most men said “biology,” and most women said “upbringing.”


18.
Compared to women, men
A.
are more likely to commit suicide.
B.
are more vulnerable to anxiety disorders.
C.
are less likely to become alcoholic.
D.
All of the above.


19.
Higher than normal levels of testosterone have been found in
A.
violent male criminals.
B.
boisterous fraternity members.
C.
National Football League players.
D.
All of the above.


20.
The term gender role refers to
A.
enduring behaviors, attitudes, and traditions transmitted from one generation to the next.
B.
a set of behavior expectations for males or females.
C.
a rule for accepted and expected behavior.
D.
the personality characteristics by which people define male and female.


Answer Key

1. B
2.
INTERACT
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. True
7.
WOMEN'S, MEN'S
8. True
9. True
10.
EMPATHY
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B