Gender Typing

Gender Typing

Read each of the following descriptions, and choose what is speaking.

Multiple Choice

“I am the specialization of the two sides of the brain that occurs during fetal development.”

• Lateralization

• Gender Typing

• Modeling

• Gender Schema

• Psychoanalytic Theory

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“I am the theory that says boys and girls identify with their same-sex parent and learn gender roles from them.”

• Lateralization

• Gender Typing

• Modeling

• Gender Schema

• Psychoanalytic Theory

Multiple Choice

“I am the process by which social learning can occur through observation and imitation of others.”

• Lateralization

• Gender Typing

• Modeling

• Gender Schema

• Psychoanalytic Theory

Multiple Choice

“I am the cluster of ideas about physical qualities, behaviors, and personality traits associated with one sex or the other.”

• Lateralization

• Gender Typing

• Modeling

• Gender Schema

• Psychoanalytic Theory

Multiple Choice

“I am the process of gender role development.”

• Lateralization

• Gender Typing

• Modeling

• Gender Schema

• Psychoanalytic Theory

Read each of the following descriptions,

Choose the correct answer:

Multiple Choice

process by which children learn about both male and female gender role behavior by observing males and females with whom they interact

• a. gender typing

• b. psychological views of gender typing

• c. modeling

• d. gender schema

• e. biological views of gender typing

Multiple Choice

this begins to take place at a very early age and various theories, which fall into two major categories, have been proposed to explain it

• a. gender typing

• b. psychological views of gender typing

• c. modeling

• d. gender schema

• e. biological views of gender typing

Multiple Choice

these include psychoanalytic theory, social-learning theory, and gender-schema theory

• a. gender typing

• b. psychological views of gender typing

• c. modeling

• d. gender schema

• e. biological views of gender typing

Multiple Choice

these focus on genetics and hormones in the development of gender-related behavior

• a. gender typing

• b. psychological views of gender typing

• c. modeling

• d. gender schema

• e. biological views of gender typing

Multiple Choice

theory which holds that gender is such a strong force in our society that children come to organize their perceptions along gender lines

• a. gender typing

• b. psychological views of gender typing

• c. modeling

• d. gender schema

• e. biological views of gender typing

True or False?

Multiple Choice

Modeling occurs during fetal development and may occur differently in boys and girls.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The genetic theory of gender typing says that the genes that determine sex also determine gendered behavior.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A lateralization is a cluster of ideas about the physical qualities, behaviors, and personality traits associated with both sexes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The social-learning theory says that gender differences are modeled by parents and reinforced by positive and negative reactions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The specialization of two sides of the brain is called lateralization.

• True

• False

True or False?