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1
During the 1970s, many scholars worried that studies of gender differences might
A)lead to too much emphasis on correlational research.
B)reinforce gender stereotypes.
C)detract from the study of social influence.
D)increase the conflict between biological and cultural explanations of social behavior.
2
Cross-cultural studies of sexual behaviors indicate that
A)males are more likely than females to initiate sexual relations.
B)males and females are equally likely to initiate sexual relations.
C)in societies where females outnumber males, females initiate sexual relations.
D)females everywhere are more likely than males to initiate sexual relations.
3
In essentially every known society,
A)there are more male than female physicians.
B)men are more verbally fluent.
C)men are socially dominant.
D)males are responsible for finding enough food to eat.
4
Evolutionary psychologists believe that knowing about __________ is the key to understanding the development of social behavior.
A)cultural norms
B)hormonal factors
C)natural selection
D)brain organization
5
A set of behavior expectations for males or females is a
A)sexual orientation.
B)sex-role preference.
C)gender assignment.
D)gender role.
6
According to the textbook, which of the following is true of biological and cultural influences?
A)Biological and cultural factors are independent of one another.
B)They are contradictory.
C)Biology and culture interact.
D)Biology is always a stronger influence than culture.
7
Research indicates that _________ are better at reading others' emotions, and __________ are better at expressing emotions nonverbally.
A)women; women
B)women; men
C)men; women
D)men; men
8
According to the textbook, hormonal differences influence the gender gap
A)when children begin walking.
B)in vocabulary.
C)in creativity.
D)in aggression.
9
Critics have suggested that evolutionary psychology is characterized by
A)the base-rate fallacy.
B)counterfactual thinking.
C)hindsight bias.
D)regression toward the average.
10
Evolutionary psychology has greatest difficulty explaining
A)women's and men's mate preferences.
B)the enormous cultural variation in human marriage patterns.
C)why females have greater emotion-detecting ability.
D)why males exert more sexual initiative than females do.





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