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Essentials of Psychology
Benjamin B Lahey, University of Chicago
Gender
True or False
1
Gender differences in cognitive performance tend to be greater than differences in social and emotional functioning.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
2
Researchers have found the corpus callosum tends to be larger in the adult male than in the adult female.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
3
The brain area called the amygdala is larger in males than in females.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
Research results have conclusively supported the social-role theory of gender differences.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
According to John Money, biological factors are an insignificant factor in the development of homosexuality.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
6
It is possible that gender differences in the brain are actually the result of different social roles rather than vice versa.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
7
Evolutionary theorists argue that women are more likely to be upset by emotional infidelity because they depended on the help of men during ancestral times.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
8
Most psychologists agree that gender differences in sexuality are inherited.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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