Question 1

Parents can most effectively increase their influence on their children by

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A)   encouraging their children to achieve athletic success.
B)   helping to select their children's neighborhood and schools.
C)   spacing the birth of their children over a large number of years.
D)   encouraging them to value individualism.

Question 2

Gender differences in spatial perception skills are consistent with evidence that part of the

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A)   frontal lobes is thicker in men than in women.
B)   parietal cortex is thicker in men than in women.
C)   frontal lobes is thicker in women than in men.
D)   parietal cortex is thicker in women than in men.

Question 3

The hormone testosterone

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A)   is found only in females.
B)   determines the sex of the developing person.
C)   stimulates growth of the female sex organs.
D)   stimulates growth of the male sex organs.

Question 4

People whose gender identity feels mismatched with their biological sex are

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A)   transgender.
B)   bisexual.
C)   heterosexual.
D)   lesbian.

Question 5

Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to emphasize that human adaptiveness to a variety of different environments has contributed to human

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A)   gender typing.
B)   genetic mutations.
C)   gender schemas.
D)   reproductive success.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true regarding gender and sexuality?

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A)   Men more often than women attribute a woman's friendliness to sexual interest.
B)   Women are more likely than men to cite affection as a reason for first intercourse.
C)   Men are more likely than women to initiate sexual activity.
D)   Gender differences in sexuality are noticeably absent among gay men and

Question 7

Exceptionally inhibited and fearful infants tend to become introverted adolescents. This best illustrates the long-term stability of

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A)   temperament.
B)   individualism.
C)   gender schemas.
D)   the X chromosome.

Question 8

The diversity of human traits is enabled by our shared

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A)   individualism.
B)   temperament.
C)   collectivism.
D)   adaptive capacity.

Question 9

The genome is best defined as

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A)   a complex molecule containing genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.
B)   a segment of DNA.
C)   the complete instructions for making an organism.
D)   the code for synthesizing protein.

Question 10

The belief that boys are more independent than girls is a

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A)   gender role.
B)   gender identity.
C)   gender schema.
D)   gender type.

Question 11

During the course of a conversation between Lola, Martha, and Gus, which of the following events is most likely to occur?

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A)   Gus interrupts Lola.
B)   Lola interrupts Martha.
C)   Martha interrupts Gus.
D)   All of these events are equally likely to occur.

Question 12

Some individuals are transgender, meaning that their gender identity feels mismatched with their

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A)   sexual orientation
B)   birth sex.
C)   individualism.
D)   gender schemas.

Question 13

Who are likely to show the greatest similarity in temperament?

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A)   Ruth and Ramona, identical twins
B)   Philip and Paul, fraternal twins
C)   Larry and Laura, brother and sister
D)   Vincent Sr. and Vincent Jr., father and son

Question 14

In agricultural societies, children typically socialize into more distinct gender roles than do children in nomadic societies. This best illustrates that gender-role differences between social groups result from

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A)   cultural influence.
B)   a pruning process.
C)   natural selection.
D)   individualism.

Question 15

When evolutionary psychologists use the word fitness, they are specifically referring to

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A)   an animal's ability to adapt to changing environments.
B)   the diversity of a species' gene pool.\
C)   the total number of members of the species currently alive.
D)   our ability to survive and reproduce.

Question 16

Each cell of the human body has a total of

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A)   23 chromosomes.
B)   23 genes.
C)   46 chromosomes.
D)   46 genes.

Question 17

Those who defend evolutionary psychology against criticism are most likely to suggest that evolutionary principles

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A)   generate testable predictions.
B)   are intended to be descriptive but not explanatory.
C)   are more applicable to men than to women.
D)   are more applicable to humans than to nonhuman animal species.

Question 18

Which of the following would likely prevent DNA from producing the proteins coded by a gene?

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A)   epigenetic molecules
B)   Neurotransmitters
C)   gender schemas
D)   sex chromosomes

Question 19

Genetically male children who underwent sex-reassignment surgery and were raised as girls later

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A)   all described themselves as female.
B)   all described themselves as male.
C)   all had an unclear sexual identity.
D)   described themselves either as female or male, or had an unclear sexual

Question 20

A collectivist culture is especially likely to emphasize the importance of

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A)   social harmony.
B)   personal privacy.
C)   innovation and creativity.
D)   racial diversity.

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The hormone testosterone

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