[Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank for
d d d d d
Margaret W. Matlin’sd d
The Psychology of Women
d d d
Seventh Edition (2012)
d d
prepared by d
Margaret W. Matlin d d
State University of New York at Geneseo
d d d d d d
Lucinda A. DeWitt d d
DeWitt DeConstruction, Minneapolis, MN
d d d
,Instructor’sdManualdwithdTestdBankdfordMargaretdW.dMatlin’sdPsychologydofdWomen,d7ed(2012)
Contents
Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
d d d d 1
Research Project Handout
d d 8
Details About Research Projects
d d d 13
Chapter Outlines
d 18
Test Bank
d 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
d d d d d 151
3 Infancy and Childhood
d d 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
d d d d d
Attitudes About Achievement
d d 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
d d d d
Personality Characteristics d 232
7 Women and Work d d 248
8 Love Relationships
d 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhoodd d d 307
11 Women and Physical Health
d d d 324
12 Women and Psychological Health
d d d 343
13 Violence Against Women d d 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
d d d 378
15 Moving Onward . . . d d d d 395
, Instructor’sdManualdwithdTestdBankdfordMargaretdW.dMatlin’sdPsychologydofdWomen,d7ed(2012)
SYLLABUS FROM d
DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
d d d d
Mydsyllabusdchangesdsomewhatdfromdonedsemesterdtodthednext,dbutdthedsyllabusdbelowdisdthedversio
ndIduseddindFalldSemester,d2010.d(However,dthedtextbookdfordthatdcoursedwasdthed6thdedition.)dIdthinkd
it’sdimportantdfordadsyllabusdtodincludedadbriefddescriptiondofdthedcourse,dasdwelldasdthedgoals.dFromdt
hedfirstdpagedofdthedsyllabus,dstudentsdshoulddbedabledtodunderstanddthedgeneraldscopedofdthedcourse.
YoudcandfinddseveraldadditionaldsyllabidfordcoursesdondthedPsychologydofdWomendordthedPsycholog
ydofdGenderdondthedwebsitedfordthedSocietydfordthedTeachingdofdPsychologyd(Divisiond2dofdthedAmer
icandPsychologicaldAssociation):dhttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scrollddowndthedlistdofdcoursesdondthedright-
handdside,danddyoudwilldfinddthedtopicd“WomendanddGender.”
Additionaldnote:dPsychologydofdWomendQuarterlydnowdincludesdad“TeachingdSection”dindeachdissu
e.dItdfeaturesdbetweendonedanddthreedshortdarticlesdindeachdissue,dwhichdfocusdondtopicsdrelateddtodwo
mendanddgender,dsuchdasdcriticaldthinking,dsocialdclass,dsocialdjusticedadvocacy.dIdamdthedcurrentdedi
tordofdthisdTeachingdSection;,difdyoudhavedandideadaboutdad
potentialdarticledrelateddtodthisdteaching!
Ondthedfirstddaydofdclass,dstudentsdalsodreceivedaddescriptiondofdthedPsychologydofdWomendResearch
dProject,dandimportantdcomponentdofdmydcourse.dLaterdindthisddocumentdyoudcandfinddaddescriptiondo
fdthisdproject,dasdwelldasdsomeddetailsdaboutdthedproject.
1dofd381
, Instructor’sdManualdwithdTestdBankdfordMargaretdW.dMatlin’sdPsychologydofdWomen,d7ed(2012)
PsychologydofdWomen Dr.dMargaretdW.dMatlin
Psychologyd308 DepartmentdofdPsychology
Fall,d2010 SUNYdGeneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSEdDESCRIPTION
Thedpurposedofdthisdcoursedisdtodexaminedthedlivesdofdgirlsdanddwomen.dWedwilldincludedtopicsds
uchdasdgenderdstereotypes,dtheddevelopmentdofdgenderdroles,dgenderdcomparisons,dwomendanddw
ork,dlovedrelationships,dsexuality,dwomen’sdphysicaldanddmentaldhealth,dviolencedagainstdwome
n,danddwomendindlaterdadulthood.dStudentsdwhodtakedthisdcoursedshoulddacquiredadbetterdundersta
ndingdaboutdgirls,dwomen,danddgenderdindNorthdAmerica.
Asdthedcoursedinstructor,dI’mdhopefuldthatdeachdofdyoudwilldworkdtowarddthedfollowingdgoals:
1. Todunderstanddthedrelevantdinformationdaboutdthedlivesdofdgirlsdanddwomen—
asdwelldasdgender—withdadparticulardemphasisdondthedcomplexitydofdthedissues.
2. Toddevelopdcritical-
thinkingdskills,dsodthatdyoudcandevaluatedbothdthedresearchdindprofessionaldjournalsdanddinforma
tionddescribeddindthedpopulardmedia.
3. Todknowdhowdtoddesigndyourdowndpsychologydresearchdproject,dtodconductdthedresearch,danddt
odwritedandappropriatelydprofessionaldsummarydofdyourdowndresearch,demphasizingdthedpoten
tialdmethodologicaldflawsdanddstrengthsdindyourdstudy.
4. Todexploredyourdowndideasdanddattitudesdaboutdgender,dappreciatingdthatdweddodnotdneeddtodbedc
onstraineddbydourdculture’sdtraditionaldgenderdroles.
5. Todappreciatedthedinequalitiesdthatdmanydindividualsdface,dbaseddondsocialdcategoriesdotherdth
andgender.dThesedcategoriesdincludedage,ddisability,dsexualdorientation,dethnicity,dreligion,dso
cialdclass,danddcountrydofdresidence.dWedwilldalsodconsiderdsomedinformationdaboutdinequalit
iesdindotherdcultures,doutsidedNorthdAmerica.
READINGdMATERIALS
Ourdtextbookdfordthedcoursedwilldbe:
Matlin,dM.dW.d(2008).dThedpsychologydofdwomend(6thded.).dBelmont,dCA:dCengage/Wadsworth.
You’lldneeddtodusedthisd6thdedition,dwhichdhasdadbrowndanddgolddcoverdanddadphotodofdadgirl,dadyoungd
woman,danddandolderdwoman.dThisdeditiondhasdmoredthand1,400dnewdreferencesdthatdweredpublished
th
dsincedthedearlierd5 dedition,dasdwelldasdmanydconceptsdanddresearch-
baseddstudiesdthatdwerednotddiscusseddindthed5thdedition.d(Dodnotdusedthed5thdedition,dwhichdhasdadpurp
2dofd381
d d d d d
Margaret W. Matlin’sd d
The Psychology of Women
d d d
Seventh Edition (2012)
d d
prepared by d
Margaret W. Matlin d d
State University of New York at Geneseo
d d d d d d
Lucinda A. DeWitt d d
DeWitt DeConstruction, Minneapolis, MN
d d d
,Instructor’sdManualdwithdTestdBankdfordMargaretdW.dMatlin’sdPsychologydofdWomen,d7ed(2012)
Contents
Syllabus from Dr. Matlin’s Course
d d d d 1
Research Project Handout
d d 8
Details About Research Projects
d d d 13
Chapter Outlines
d 18
Test Bank
d 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
d d d d d 151
3 Infancy and Childhood
d d 171
4 Adolescence 194
5 Gender Comparisons in Cognitive Abilities and
d d d d d
Attitudes About Achievement
d d 213
6 Gender Comparisons in Social and
d d d d
Personality Characteristics d 232
7 Women and Work d d 248
8 Love Relationships
d 269
9 Sexuality 288
10 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhoodd d d 307
11 Women and Physical Health
d d d 324
12 Women and Psychological Health
d d d 343
13 Violence Against Women d d 361
14 Women and Older Adulthood
d d d 378
15 Moving Onward . . . d d d d 395
, Instructor’sdManualdwithdTestdBankdfordMargaretdW.dMatlin’sdPsychologydofdWomen,d7ed(2012)
SYLLABUS FROM d
DR. MARGARET W. MATLIN’S COURSE
d d d d
Mydsyllabusdchangesdsomewhatdfromdonedsemesterdtodthednext,dbutdthedsyllabusdbelowdisdthedversio
ndIduseddindFalldSemester,d2010.d(However,dthedtextbookdfordthatdcoursedwasdthed6thdedition.)dIdthinkd
it’sdimportantdfordadsyllabusdtodincludedadbriefddescriptiondofdthedcourse,dasdwelldasdthedgoals.dFromdt
hedfirstdpagedofdthedsyllabus,dstudentsdshoulddbedabledtodunderstanddthedgeneraldscopedofdthedcourse.
YoudcandfinddseveraldadditionaldsyllabidfordcoursesdondthedPsychologydofdWomendordthedPsycholog
ydofdGenderdondthedwebsitedfordthedSocietydfordthedTeachingdofdPsychologyd(Divisiond2dofdthedAmer
icandPsychologicaldAssociation):dhttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php
Scrollddowndthedlistdofdcoursesdondthedright-
handdside,danddyoudwilldfinddthedtopicd“WomendanddGender.”
Additionaldnote:dPsychologydofdWomendQuarterlydnowdincludesdad“TeachingdSection”dindeachdissu
e.dItdfeaturesdbetweendonedanddthreedshortdarticlesdindeachdissue,dwhichdfocusdondtopicsdrelateddtodwo
mendanddgender,dsuchdasdcriticaldthinking,dsocialdclass,dsocialdjusticedadvocacy.dIdamdthedcurrentdedi
tordofdthisdTeachingdSection;,difdyoudhavedandideadaboutdad
potentialdarticledrelateddtodthisdteaching!
Ondthedfirstddaydofdclass,dstudentsdalsodreceivedaddescriptiondofdthedPsychologydofdWomendResearch
dProject,dandimportantdcomponentdofdmydcourse.dLaterdindthisddocumentdyoudcandfinddaddescriptiondo
fdthisdproject,dasdwelldasdsomeddetailsdaboutdthedproject.
1dofd381
, Instructor’sdManualdwithdTestdBankdfordMargaretdW.dMatlin’sdPsychologydofdWomen,d7ed(2012)
PsychologydofdWomen Dr.dMargaretdW.dMatlin
Psychologyd308 DepartmentdofdPsychology
Fall,d2010 SUNYdGeneseo
SYLLABUS
COURSEdDESCRIPTION
Thedpurposedofdthisdcoursedisdtodexaminedthedlivesdofdgirlsdanddwomen.dWedwilldincludedtopicsds
uchdasdgenderdstereotypes,dtheddevelopmentdofdgenderdroles,dgenderdcomparisons,dwomendanddw
ork,dlovedrelationships,dsexuality,dwomen’sdphysicaldanddmentaldhealth,dviolencedagainstdwome
n,danddwomendindlaterdadulthood.dStudentsdwhodtakedthisdcoursedshoulddacquiredadbetterdundersta
ndingdaboutdgirls,dwomen,danddgenderdindNorthdAmerica.
Asdthedcoursedinstructor,dI’mdhopefuldthatdeachdofdyoudwilldworkdtowarddthedfollowingdgoals:
1. Todunderstanddthedrelevantdinformationdaboutdthedlivesdofdgirlsdanddwomen—
asdwelldasdgender—withdadparticulardemphasisdondthedcomplexitydofdthedissues.
2. Toddevelopdcritical-
thinkingdskills,dsodthatdyoudcandevaluatedbothdthedresearchdindprofessionaldjournalsdanddinforma
tionddescribeddindthedpopulardmedia.
3. Todknowdhowdtoddesigndyourdowndpsychologydresearchdproject,dtodconductdthedresearch,danddt
odwritedandappropriatelydprofessionaldsummarydofdyourdowndresearch,demphasizingdthedpoten
tialdmethodologicaldflawsdanddstrengthsdindyourdstudy.
4. Todexploredyourdowndideasdanddattitudesdaboutdgender,dappreciatingdthatdweddodnotdneeddtodbedc
onstraineddbydourdculture’sdtraditionaldgenderdroles.
5. Todappreciatedthedinequalitiesdthatdmanydindividualsdface,dbaseddondsocialdcategoriesdotherdth
andgender.dThesedcategoriesdincludedage,ddisability,dsexualdorientation,dethnicity,dreligion,dso
cialdclass,danddcountrydofdresidence.dWedwilldalsodconsiderdsomedinformationdaboutdinequalit
iesdindotherdcultures,doutsidedNorthdAmerica.
READINGdMATERIALS
Ourdtextbookdfordthedcoursedwilldbe:
Matlin,dM.dW.d(2008).dThedpsychologydofdwomend(6thded.).dBelmont,dCA:dCengage/Wadsworth.
You’lldneeddtodusedthisd6thdedition,dwhichdhasdadbrowndanddgolddcoverdanddadphotodofdadgirl,dadyoungd
woman,danddandolderdwoman.dThisdeditiondhasdmoredthand1,400dnewdreferencesdthatdweredpublished
th
dsincedthedearlierd5 dedition,dasdwelldasdmanydconceptsdanddresearch-
baseddstudiesdthatdwerednotddiscusseddindthed5thdedition.d(Dodnotdusedthed5thdedition,dwhichdhasdadpurp
2dofd381
