Test bank for Psychology Modules for Active Learning, 12th
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Edition - Dennis Coon Chapter 10 Module 10.1-
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10.4 With Answers e e
Chaptere10:eSex,eGender,eandeSexualityeMo
dulee10.1
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. WhicheofetheefollowingestatementseregardingesexeandegendereiseFALSE?
a. Bothesexeandegenderehaveeaelargeeimpacteoneourerelationships,ehealtheandeothereas
pectseofeoureeverydayelives.
b. Oneethingeweenevereforgeteabouteaepersoneisehiseoreheresex.
c. Genderedifferencesereferetoebiologicalecharacteristics,ewhileesexedifferencesereferetoep
sychologicaleandesocialefactors.
d. Inetranssexuals,eaeperson’sephysical,ebiologicalesexeconflictsewithehiseoreherep
referredepsychologicaleandesocialegendereroles.
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:e REF:eModulee10.1
KEY:e * MSC:e TYPE:eConcept
2. Inedifferentiatingebetweenetheetermsesexeandegender,
a. sexerefersetoebiologicaleaspectseofeidentity,eandegendererefersetoepsychologicaleandes
ocialeidentity.
b. bothetermsegendereandesexereferetoeone’sesocioculturaleidentity.
c. sexerefersetoesocioculturaleidentity,eandegendererefersetoebiologicaleidentity.
d. noneeofetheseerepresentetheetermsecorrectly.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
3. Whicheofetheefollowingedescribesetheetermesexe(aseopposedetoetheetermegender)?
a. gendereidentity
b. secondaryesexualeattitudes
c. biologicalesexualecharacteristics
d. roleseofemaleseandefemaleseinesociety
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:eeeModulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
4. One’sebiologicaleclassificationeasefemaleeoremaleeisereferredetoeaseone’s.
a. sex.
b. gender.
c. androgyny.
d. geneticegenderepotential.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
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,5. Ms.eGarratt,etheehealtheteachereatetheejuniorehigh,eiseexplainingetheedifferenceseinemaleeandefem
aleereproductiveecharacteristicseasewelleasetheedifferenceseinemaleseandefemaleseregardingetheire
chromosomes.eMs.eGarratteiseteachingetheeclasseabout
a. gendereidentity.
b. gendereroles.
c. sexedifferences.
d. genderedifferences.
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, ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
6. Theepsychologicaleandesocialecharacteristicseassociatedewithebeingemaleeorefemaleeisereferredeto
as
e
a. theesexualescript.
b. geneticegenderepotential.
c. sex.
d. gender.
ANS:e D DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
7. Four-year-
oldeMaggieetellseheregrandmotherethatesheeknowsethategirlsegroweupetoebee“mommies,”eandethe
yeareeveryegoodeatetakingecareeofeotherepeople,ewhileeboyseareebraveeandegroweupetoemarryegirlse
andegetejobseandeprotectetheirefamilies.eRegardingemaleseandefemales,
Maggieeisedescribingewhatesheeunderstandseabout
a. sexedifferences.
b. genderedifferences.
c. sexualescripts.
d. biologicalebiasingeeffects.
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
8. Aepersonewitheaedeepeconflictebetweenehiseoreherebiologicalesexeandepreferredepsychologicalean
desocialegendereroleseisereferredetoeas
a. genderedysfunctional.
b. homosexual.
c. transsexual.
d. bisexual.
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
9. Michelleeexperiencesesucheaedeepeconflictebetweeneherebiologicalesexeofemaleeandeherepreferrede
gendereroleeaseaefemaleethatesheehadeaesurgicaleoperationetoebecomeefemale.eMichelle
a. haseaegendereparaphilia.
b. haveeaesexualedysfunction.
c. wouldebeeconsideredetranssexual.
d. wouldebeeconsideredebisexual.
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
10. AlthougheGabeestartedeoutelifeebiologicallyeaseaefemaleenamedeGabrielle,eheealwaysefeltethatepsy
chologicallyeheewasemale,esoeheehadeaesexechangeeoperationeandenoweliveseaseaemale.eGabe
a. haseaegendereparaphila.
b. wouldebeeconsideredetranssexual.
c. wouldebeeconsideredebisexual.
d. wouldebeeconsideredehomosexual.
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
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, 11. ProfessoreConstantineeisediscussingetheefouredimensionseofesexewithehisepsychologyeclass.e
WhichepairewouldeheeNOTediscuss?
a. geneticesexeandegenitalesex
b. androgynousesexeandeinheritedesex
c. genitalesexeandegonadalesex
d. hormonalesexeandegenitalesex
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate
REF:e Modulee10.1e KEY:e *eMSC:e TYPE:eApplic
ation
12. TheedimensioneofesexethaterefersetoeXeandeYechromosomeseisecalled
a. gonadalesex.
b. inheritedesex.
c. genitalesex.
d. geneticesex.
ANS:e D DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
13. Concerningegeneticesex,efemalesenormallyehaveewhichechromosomalecombination?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XYY
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate
REF:e Modulee10.1e KEY:e *eMSC:e TYPE:eFact
14. Concerningegeneticesex,emalesenormallyehaveewhichechromosomalecombination?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XXX
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate
REF:e Modulee10.1e KEY:e *eMSC:e TYPE:eFact
15. Mrs.eHathorne,eaehigheschoolebiologyeteacher,eiseexplainingetoehereclassethatethee23rdepaireofechr
omosomeseisedifferenteinemaleseandefemales.eMalesehaveeaneXY,eandefemalesehaveeaneXX.eMrs.e
Hathorneeisedescribingewhichedimensioneofesex?
a. androgyny
b. gendereidentity
c. geneticesex
d. genitalesex
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
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Edition - Dennis Coon Chapter 10 Module 10.1-
e e e e e e e
10.4 With Answers e e
Chaptere10:eSex,eGender,eandeSexualityeMo
dulee10.1
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. WhicheofetheefollowingestatementseregardingesexeandegendereiseFALSE?
a. Bothesexeandegenderehaveeaelargeeimpacteoneourerelationships,ehealtheandeothereas
pectseofeoureeverydayelives.
b. Oneethingeweenevereforgeteabouteaepersoneisehiseoreheresex.
c. Genderedifferencesereferetoebiologicalecharacteristics,ewhileesexedifferencesereferetoep
sychologicaleandesocialefactors.
d. Inetranssexuals,eaeperson’sephysical,ebiologicalesexeconflictsewithehiseoreherep
referredepsychologicaleandesocialegendereroles.
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:e REF:eModulee10.1
KEY:e * MSC:e TYPE:eConcept
2. Inedifferentiatingebetweenetheetermsesexeandegender,
a. sexerefersetoebiologicaleaspectseofeidentity,eandegendererefersetoepsychologicaleandes
ocialeidentity.
b. bothetermsegendereandesexereferetoeone’sesocioculturaleidentity.
c. sexerefersetoesocioculturaleidentity,eandegendererefersetoebiologicaleidentity.
d. noneeofetheseerepresentetheetermsecorrectly.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
3. Whicheofetheefollowingedescribesetheetermesexe(aseopposedetoetheetermegender)?
a. gendereidentity
b. secondaryesexualeattitudes
c. biologicalesexualecharacteristics
d. roleseofemaleseandefemaleseinesociety
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:eeeModulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
4. One’sebiologicaleclassificationeasefemaleeoremaleeisereferredetoeaseone’s.
a. sex.
b. gender.
c. androgyny.
d. geneticegenderepotential.
ANS:e A DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
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,5. Ms.eGarratt,etheehealtheteachereatetheejuniorehigh,eiseexplainingetheedifferenceseinemaleeandefem
aleereproductiveecharacteristicseasewelleasetheedifferenceseinemaleseandefemaleseregardingetheire
chromosomes.eMs.eGarratteiseteachingetheeclasseabout
a. gendereidentity.
b. gendereroles.
c. sexedifferences.
d. genderedifferences.
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, ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
6. Theepsychologicaleandesocialecharacteristicseassociatedewithebeingemaleeorefemaleeisereferredeto
as
e
a. theesexualescript.
b. geneticegenderepotential.
c. sex.
d. gender.
ANS:e D DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
7. Four-year-
oldeMaggieetellseheregrandmotherethatesheeknowsethategirlsegroweupetoebee“mommies,”eandethe
yeareeveryegoodeatetakingecareeofeotherepeople,ewhileeboyseareebraveeandegroweupetoemarryegirlse
andegetejobseandeprotectetheirefamilies.eRegardingemaleseandefemales,
Maggieeisedescribingewhatesheeunderstandseabout
a. sexedifferences.
b. genderedifferences.
c. sexualescripts.
d. biologicalebiasingeeffects.
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
8. Aepersonewitheaedeepeconflictebetweenehiseoreherebiologicalesexeandepreferredepsychologicalean
desocialegendereroleseisereferredetoeas
a. genderedysfunctional.
b. homosexual.
c. transsexual.
d. bisexual.
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
9. Michelleeexperiencesesucheaedeepeconflictebetweeneherebiologicalesexeofemaleeandeherepreferrede
gendereroleeaseaefemaleethatesheehadeaesurgicaleoperationetoebecomeefemale.eMichelle
a. haseaegendereparaphilia.
b. haveeaesexualedysfunction.
c. wouldebeeconsideredetranssexual.
d. wouldebeeconsideredebisexual.
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
10. AlthougheGabeestartedeoutelifeebiologicallyeaseaefemaleenamedeGabrielle,eheealwaysefeltethatepsy
chologicallyeheewasemale,esoeheehadeaesexechangeeoperationeandenoweliveseaseaemale.eGabe
a. haseaegendereparaphila.
b. wouldebeeconsideredetranssexual.
c. wouldebeeconsideredebisexual.
d. wouldebeeconsideredehomosexual.
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
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, 11. ProfessoreConstantineeisediscussingetheefouredimensionseofesexewithehisepsychologyeclass.e
WhichepairewouldeheeNOTediscuss?
a. geneticesexeandegenitalesex
b. androgynousesexeandeinheritedesex
c. genitalesexeandegonadalesex
d. hormonalesexeandegenitalesex
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate
REF:e Modulee10.1e KEY:e *eMSC:e TYPE:eApplic
ation
12. TheedimensioneofesexethaterefersetoeXeandeYechromosomeseisecalled
a. gonadalesex.
b. inheritedesex.
c. genitalesex.
d. geneticesex.
ANS:e D DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eFact
13. Concerningegeneticesex,efemalesenormallyehaveewhichechromosomalecombination?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XYY
ANS:e C DIF: Moderate
REF:e Modulee10.1e KEY:e *eMSC:e TYPE:eFact
14. Concerningegeneticesex,emalesenormallyehaveewhichechromosomalecombination?
a. XXY
b. XY
c. XX
d. XXX
ANS:e B DIF: Moderate
REF:e Modulee10.1e KEY:e *eMSC:e TYPE:eFact
15. Mrs.eHathorne,eaehigheschoolebiologyeteacher,eiseexplainingetoehereclassethatethee23rdepaireofechr
omosomeseisedifferenteinemaleseandefemales.eMalesehaveeaneXY,eandefemalesehaveeaneXX.eMrs.e
Hathorneeisedescribingewhichedimensioneofesex?
a. androgyny
b. gendereidentity
c. geneticesex
d. genitalesex
ANS:e C DIF: Easy REF:e Modulee10.1eee MSC:e TYPE:eApplication
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