The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 2nd Edition (King)

Chapter 11: Gender and Sexuality

Applied Multiple Choice Questions

1
Pat is biologically a female but doesn't feel like one. Although her parents enrolled her in dance lessons and she tried wearing makeup and dresses she can't fight the feeling that she was born into the wrong body. As an adult these feelings are causing her a great amount of stress. She often avoids social situations and jobs where she needs to interact with others because she is so uncomfortable in her own skin. Pat is experiencing
A)a disorder of sexual development.
B)gender identity disorder.
C)homosexuality.
D)a conduct disorder.
2
Four-year-old Amy is learning what it means to be a girl. Her parents have decorated her room all in pink and buy her lots of dolls. When she shows interest in playing with her brother's toy cars, they direct her back to her toy kitchen set. She told her friends about this experience one day and they teased her saying, "Why would you want to play with boy toys?" Which of the following best explains Amy's gender development?
A)the biological approach
B)the evolutionary approach
C)social role theory
D)the social cognitive approach
3
Fourteen-year-old Karen is angry at her classmate, Joan. Karen doesn't want to get into a physical altercation with Joan, though. Instead, she starts a rumor that Joan is a shoplifter and that Joan tried to steal someone else's boyfriend. Karen's behavior is an example of
A)conduct disorder.
B)overt aggression.
C)relational aggression.
D)subtle aggression.
4
Karla and Ron have been making out for 30 minutes and it is starting to get intense. Karla's pulse is racing and her blood pressure is increasing. She's notices her breath is coming faster and Ron is more erect. Karla and Ron are most clearly in the _____ phase of the human sexual response pattern.
A)excitement
B)plateau
C)orgasm
D)resolution
5
When Sabrina thinks about sex she thinks of the physical expression of love and the intimacy that comes from sharing yourself with another person. When Tom thinks about sex, he mostly thinks about how he will feel physically and what the orgasm will be like. Sabrina and Tom seem to have different
A)sexual identities.
B)sexual scripts.
C)sexual stereotypes.
D)definitions of sexual behavior.
6
Kevin is about to interview Sally for a job. Although he has never met her before, as soon as he looks at his calendar and sees he is interviewing a woman he assumes that she will be a warm person but a little too emotional for his likings. Kevin's though process is an example of a(n)
A)gender stereotype.
B)gender identity.
C)sexual script.
D)sexual identity.
7
Ten-year-olds Bill and Sam are playing outside. Sam decides he wants to play on the swings instead of in the sandbox with Bill. When Sam gets up to leave, Bill is upset and pushes Sam back into the sandbox. They two boys end up rolling around in the sand hitting each other until their teacher comes out to break it up. This is an example of
A)relational aggression.
B)overt aggression.
C)gender stereotypes.
D)conduct disorder.
8
Sharon has enrolled in a sex education class. Her teacher encourages Sharon and her classmates to hold out on having sex for as long as they can and tells them about how they can contract different sexually transmitted infections. She then shows them how to use condoms and discusses the pros and cons of other safe sex methods. Sharon is most clearly enrolled in a(n)
A)abstinence-only program.
B)sexual-inhibition program.
C)comprehensive sex education program.
D)a revised abstinence-only program.
9
When Wonda and Phil have sex, Wonda likes to dominate Phil. Phil, in turn, enjoys it when Wonda tells him what to do and takes charge. Wonda and Phil are an example of a couple with a(n)
A)disorder of sexual development.
B)fetish.
C)paraphilia.
D)conduct disorder.
10
When she was growing up, Farah noticed that her mother always cooked the meals and cleaned the house and her father always did the yard work and paid the bills. As a newly married adult, Farah assumes that it is her job to cook and clean and expects her husband to mow the lawn and handle the finances. Farah's expectations are based on
A)sexual scripts.
B)sexual selection.
C)sexual orientation.
D)gender roles.
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