AU PSYC 304 FINAL EXAM 2026 PREMIUM
REVIEW QUESTIONS CORRECT RESPONSES
◉ Research on Gender Differences- empathy, aggression, sex,
personality. Answer: Empathy
Advantage women
Helping
It depends on the type of help
Aggression: perpetration
Aggression: victimization
More men in both cases
Sex
Men have more permissive attitudes
Personality traits
Women higher on all traits except conscientiousness (men higher)
and openness to experience (no difference)
◉ Theories of Gender Differences. Answer: Biology/Evolution
Biological differences have been selected through evolutionary
processes
Psychoanalytic Theory
,Emphasizes natural psychological differences between males and
females
Social Learning Theory
Children learn the expectations for boys and girls and are reinforced
for behaving consistently
Social Role Theory
The roles that women and men typically occupy demand different
behaviors
◉ Attitudes About Gender. Answer: Components of gender-role
attitudes
Affective component
How we feel about gender roles
Cognitive component
What we believe about gender roles
Behavioral component
How we act in regards to gender roles
◉ Attitudes on Gender- Gender-role attitudes. Answer: Affective
component = PREJUDICE
Negative feelings about gender roles
Cognitive component = STEREOTYPES
Overgeneralized or false beliefs about gender roles
, Behavioral component = DISCRIMINATION
Negative treatment of members of a gender category
◉ Sexism. Answer: prejudice toward women
Hostile vs. benevolent sexism
Hostile sexism is overtly negative beliefs and attitudes about women
"Women seek to gain power by getting control over men."
"Once a woman gets a man to commit to her, she usually tries to put
him on a tight leash."
Benevolent sexism involves attitudes that seem positive but that
serve to undermine and belittle women
"Many women have a quality of purity that few men possess."
"Women should be cherished and protected by men."
◉ Prejudice toward LGBT people. Answer: Homophobia
Biphobia
Transphobia
◉ Gender-role Stereotypes. Answer: Beliefs about characteristics of
women and men
When do we rely on gender-role stereotypes?
What are some stereotypes about men and women?
REVIEW QUESTIONS CORRECT RESPONSES
◉ Research on Gender Differences- empathy, aggression, sex,
personality. Answer: Empathy
Advantage women
Helping
It depends on the type of help
Aggression: perpetration
Aggression: victimization
More men in both cases
Sex
Men have more permissive attitudes
Personality traits
Women higher on all traits except conscientiousness (men higher)
and openness to experience (no difference)
◉ Theories of Gender Differences. Answer: Biology/Evolution
Biological differences have been selected through evolutionary
processes
Psychoanalytic Theory
,Emphasizes natural psychological differences between males and
females
Social Learning Theory
Children learn the expectations for boys and girls and are reinforced
for behaving consistently
Social Role Theory
The roles that women and men typically occupy demand different
behaviors
◉ Attitudes About Gender. Answer: Components of gender-role
attitudes
Affective component
How we feel about gender roles
Cognitive component
What we believe about gender roles
Behavioral component
How we act in regards to gender roles
◉ Attitudes on Gender- Gender-role attitudes. Answer: Affective
component = PREJUDICE
Negative feelings about gender roles
Cognitive component = STEREOTYPES
Overgeneralized or false beliefs about gender roles
, Behavioral component = DISCRIMINATION
Negative treatment of members of a gender category
◉ Sexism. Answer: prejudice toward women
Hostile vs. benevolent sexism
Hostile sexism is overtly negative beliefs and attitudes about women
"Women seek to gain power by getting control over men."
"Once a woman gets a man to commit to her, she usually tries to put
him on a tight leash."
Benevolent sexism involves attitudes that seem positive but that
serve to undermine and belittle women
"Many women have a quality of purity that few men possess."
"Women should be cherished and protected by men."
◉ Prejudice toward LGBT people. Answer: Homophobia
Biphobia
Transphobia
◉ Gender-role Stereotypes. Answer: Beliefs about characteristics of
women and men
When do we rely on gender-role stereotypes?
What are some stereotypes about men and women?
