Psychology Applied to Modern Life 11th Edition By Weiten Dunn – Test Bank

1. According to your text, which of the following terms refers to the state of being male or female?
a. Sex b. Gender
c. Gender identity d. Sexual orientation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.01 – Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and their
connection with instrumentality and expressiveness.
KEYWORDS: Factual
2. Scholars often use _____ to refer to male-female differences that are learned and _____ to designate biological
differences.
a. gender; sex b. sex; gender
c. gender; gender d. sex; sex
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.01 – Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and their
connection with instrumentality and expressiveness.
KEYWORDS: Factual
3. If Bruce is a stereotypical male, he will generally be
a. artistic. b. understanding.
c. emotional. d. self-confident.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.01 – Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and their
connection with instrumentality and expressiveness.
KEYWORDS: Conceptual
NOTES: New

4. _____ is an individual’s perception of self as male or female.
a. Gender role b. Gender identity
c. Gender stereotype d. Sexual orientation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.01 – Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and their
connection with instrumentality and expressiveness.
KEYWORDS: Factual
NOTES: New
5. Widely shared beliefs about males’ and females’ abilities, personality, and social behavior are called
a. sexual prototypes. b. gender role differences.
c. gender misattributions. d. gender stereotypes.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.01 – Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and their
connection with instrumentality and expressiveness.
KEYWORDS: Factual
6. Which of the following is generally NOT considered an element of the traditional gender stereotype associated with
masculinity?
a. Active b. Independent
c. Understanding d. Self-confident
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.01 – Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and their
connection with instrumentality and expressiveness.
KEYWORDS: Factual
NOTES: New

7. The boundaries between how the typical male and the typical female are expected to behave is becoming
a. more defined.
b. nonexistent.
c. stagnate.
d. more flexible.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.02 – Discuss four points about gender stereotypes.
KEYWORDS: Factual
8. An important point about gender stereotypes is that since the 1980s, they
a. have become more pronounced. b. seem to have become less rigid.
c. have nearly reversed themselves. d. have become more universal across cultures.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.02 – Discuss four points about gender stereotypes.
KEYWORDS: Factual
9. The fact that gender stereotypes view male behavior as normal reflects an ______ bias.
a. egocentric b. ethnocentric
c. androcentric d. androgynous
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.02 – Discuss four points about gender stereotypes.
KEYWORDS: Conceptual
10. The androcentric bias in gender stereotypes refers to
a. the fact that a greater number of traits are attributed to men than to women.
b. the fact that a greater number of traits are attributed to women than to men.
c. the belief that traits associated with males represent the norm.
d. the belief that traits associated with females represent the norm.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Gender Stereotypes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PSYC.WEIT.11.11.02 – Discuss four points about gender stereotypes.
KEYWORDS: Conceptual