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The Psychology of Sex and Gender
JENNIFER KATHERINE BOSSON, CAMILLE E. BUCKNER, JOSEPH ALAN VANDELLO
Second Edition
, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
Test Bank for The Psychology of Sex and Gender 2nd Edition By Jennifer Katherine Bosson
Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex and gender
equality?
A. Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to win an Emmy award.
B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.”
C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
D. A ban on transgender people serving openly in the military was reinstated. Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender movements, and systems
of power, privilege, and inequality.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty Level:
Easy
2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the aspects of being
female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the aspects.
A. culturally constructed; biological
B. hormonal; culturally constructed
C. biological; culturally constructed
D. anatomical; hormonal
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
Level: Easy
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice Eagly (2013)
suggests using “sex” to refer to and “gender” to .
A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories
B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
Level: Easy
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, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender” to refer to the
culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.
B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.
C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.
D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality. Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Comprehension
Answer Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
Level: Medium
5. Researchers have found that testosterone .
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
B. increases during competition but only for men
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors
D. decreases when men perform female-typed behaviors Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty Level:
Easy
6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women are .
A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men
B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of androgen
during fetal development
C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward
D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the
experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer
Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty Level:
Medium
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex
B. streamlining social interactions
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity
D. fostering complexity in social institutions Ans: B
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, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries Difficulty
Level: Hard
8. Around what percent of infants are born with some form of intersexuality?
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries Difficulty
Level: Easy
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where .
A. gender identity transcends multiple sex categories
B. people feel sexual attraction to others regardless of their gender identity
C. biological components of sex do not fit the typical male/female pattern
D. there is a mismatch between anatomical and psychological gender Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Knowledge
Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries Difficulty
Level: Easy
10. Strict sex and gender binaries are .
A. observed in all cultures across the world
B. oversimplified categorical structures people impose on society
C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex
D. necessary to maintain social order Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach Difficulty Level: Easy
11. For transgender individuals, there exists
A. no sense of belonging to any category of sex
B. a mismatch between the sex they are assigned at birth and their psychological gender
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The Psychology of Sex and Gender
JENNIFER KATHERINE BOSSON, CAMILLE E. BUCKNER, JOSEPH ALAN VANDELLO
Second Edition
, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
Test Bank for The Psychology of Sex and Gender 2nd Edition By Jennifer Katherine Bosson
Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex and gender
equality?
A. Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to win an Emmy award.
B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.”
C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
D. A ban on transgender people serving openly in the military was reinstated. Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender movements, and systems
of power, privilege, and inequality.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty Level:
Easy
2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the aspects of being
female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the aspects.
A. culturally constructed; biological
B. hormonal; culturally constructed
C. biological; culturally constructed
D. anatomical; hormonal
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
Level: Easy
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice Eagly (2013)
suggests using “sex” to refer to and “gender” to .
A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories
B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
Level: Easy
1|Page
, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
4. Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender” to refer to the
culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term.
B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces.
C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences.
D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality. Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Comprehension
Answer Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty
Level: Medium
5. Researchers have found that testosterone .
A. is stable and generally insensitive to social events
B. increases during competition but only for men
C. decreases when women perform male-typed behaviors
D. decreases when men perform female-typed behaviors Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty Level:
Easy
6. Research shows that differences in physical aggression between men and women are .
A. due to hormonal differences, such as higher levels of testosterone in men
B. primarily caused by differences in brain structure arising from the presence of androgen
during fetal development
C. caused by men being socialized to be risky and to direct negative emotion outward
D. most likely caused by some mixture of biological and social factors Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the
experience and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer
Location: Sex and Gender Difficulty Level:
Medium
7. Which of the following do sex binaries accomplish?
A. communicating the variety in the biological components of sex
B. streamlining social interactions
C. allowing for the full expression of gender identity
D. fostering complexity in social institutions Ans: B
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, Bosson, The Psychology of Sex and Gender, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries Difficulty
Level: Hard
8. Around what percent of infants are born with some form of intersexuality?
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sex and Gender Binaries Difficulty
Level: Easy
9. Intersexuality refers to instances where .
A. gender identity transcends multiple sex categories
B. people feel sexual attraction to others regardless of their gender identity
C. biological components of sex do not fit the typical male/female pattern
D. there is a mismatch between anatomical and psychological gender Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender. Cognitive Domain:
Knowledge
Answer location: The Sex and Gender Binaries Difficulty
Level: Easy
10. Strict sex and gender binaries are .
A. observed in all cultures across the world
B. oversimplified categorical structures people impose on society
C. reflections of the simple biological facts of sex
D. necessary to maintain social order Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.2: Evaluate how culture, gender identity, and sexual orientation shape the experience
and expression of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Our (Interdisciplinary) Psychological Approach Difficulty Level: Easy
11. For transgender individuals, there exists
A. no sense of belonging to any category of sex
B. a mismatch between the sex they are assigned at birth and their psychological gender
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