,Week 1 Quiz Chapter 1
1.
According to the information at the beginning of Chapter 1,
A) women in countries such as Afghanistan are actually treated in a less biased fashion
than women in the United States and Canada.
B) topics such as pregnancy and rape are now a standard part of introductory
psychology textbooks.
C) psychologists have typically focused on men’s experiences when they study topics
such as achievement and retirement.
D) women in the United States and Canada consistently earn higher salaries than men if
we consider jobs that are traditionally female.
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct C
Answer(s):
2.
Suppose that a researcher wants to see which gender is most helpful, men or women.
The researcher parks a car with a flat tire on a road and tallies the number of men and
women who stop to help. What would be an example of one confounding variable in this
study?
A) The men are more likely than women to be familiar with fixing a flat tire.
B) The gender of the participants cannot be accurately determined.
C) The operational definition of helping has not been specified with precision.
D) The results probably depend upon the amount of traffic that passes by.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct A
Answer(s):
3.
Cynthia is very polite to the principal at her daughter’s school, but she is rude to the
cleaning staff at this school. Cynthia is most clearly demonstrating
A) ableism.
B) ageism.
,C) classism.
D) sexism.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct C
Answer(s):
4.
The psychologist Helen Thompson Woolley is known for
A) her early studies of the menstrual cycle.
B) her investigations of specific brain areas and intelligence.
C) her research showing similar intellectual abilities in men and women.
D) being the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct C
Answer(s):
5.
Suppose that you hear a lecture about gender, and the speaker emphasizes how each
culture creates its own set of ideas about gender. Thus, our current conceptions about
gender are not inevitable. Based on this information, which of the following approaches
is the speaker most likely to support?
A) Social constructionism
B) The differences perspective
C) Cultural feminism
D) Essentialism
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct A
Answer(s):
, 6.
Biases can influence research during the stage in which the hypothesis is formulated
because
A) researchers may formulate their hypothesis using previous research that is actually
unrelated to the idea they want to study.
B) this is the stage in which the interpretation of the data can be biased.
C) researcher expectancy is particularly likely to operate during this stage.
D) the formulation stage occurs at the end of the research process, when all these
biases are especially powerful.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct A
Answer(s):
7.
Generally, gender differences are most likely to be found when
A) behavior is recorded objectively.
B) people are observed in laboratory settings.
C) high-school students are studied, rather than older adults.
D) people know that they are being evaluated by others.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct D
Answer(s):
8.
Several years ago, the wife of a prominent politician argued that women are naturally
attracted to taking care of the home and the family, rather than achieving in the world of
work. Which of the following terms describes this viewpoint?
A) Social constructionism
B) Essentialism
C) Liberal feminism
D) Radical feminism
1.
According to the information at the beginning of Chapter 1,
A) women in countries such as Afghanistan are actually treated in a less biased fashion
than women in the United States and Canada.
B) topics such as pregnancy and rape are now a standard part of introductory
psychology textbooks.
C) psychologists have typically focused on men’s experiences when they study topics
such as achievement and retirement.
D) women in the United States and Canada consistently earn higher salaries than men if
we consider jobs that are traditionally female.
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct C
Answer(s):
2.
Suppose that a researcher wants to see which gender is most helpful, men or women.
The researcher parks a car with a flat tire on a road and tallies the number of men and
women who stop to help. What would be an example of one confounding variable in this
study?
A) The men are more likely than women to be familiar with fixing a flat tire.
B) The gender of the participants cannot be accurately determined.
C) The operational definition of helping has not been specified with precision.
D) The results probably depend upon the amount of traffic that passes by.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct A
Answer(s):
3.
Cynthia is very polite to the principal at her daughter’s school, but she is rude to the
cleaning staff at this school. Cynthia is most clearly demonstrating
A) ableism.
B) ageism.
,C) classism.
D) sexism.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct C
Answer(s):
4.
The psychologist Helen Thompson Woolley is known for
A) her early studies of the menstrual cycle.
B) her investigations of specific brain areas and intelligence.
C) her research showing similar intellectual abilities in men and women.
D) being the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct C
Answer(s):
5.
Suppose that you hear a lecture about gender, and the speaker emphasizes how each
culture creates its own set of ideas about gender. Thus, our current conceptions about
gender are not inevitable. Based on this information, which of the following approaches
is the speaker most likely to support?
A) Social constructionism
B) The differences perspective
C) Cultural feminism
D) Essentialism
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct A
Answer(s):
, 6.
Biases can influence research during the stage in which the hypothesis is formulated
because
A) researchers may formulate their hypothesis using previous research that is actually
unrelated to the idea they want to study.
B) this is the stage in which the interpretation of the data can be biased.
C) researcher expectancy is particularly likely to operate during this stage.
D) the formulation stage occurs at the end of the research process, when all these
biases are especially powerful.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct A
Answer(s):
7.
Generally, gender differences are most likely to be found when
A) behavior is recorded objectively.
B) people are observed in laboratory settings.
C) high-school students are studied, rather than older adults.
D) people know that they are being evaluated by others.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct D
Answer(s):
8.
Several years ago, the wife of a prominent politician argued that women are naturally
attracted to taking care of the home and the family, rather than achieving in the world of
work. Which of the following terms describes this viewpoint?
A) Social constructionism
B) Essentialism
C) Liberal feminism
D) Radical feminism
