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Undergraduate 3
02/16/2010

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what does the term sex refer to?
Definition
inborn biological characteristics relating to reproduction
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gender refers to what type of characteristic?
Definition
psychological
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what is sexism?
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bias against people based on gender
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what is not a main factor that defines social class
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heritage
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what is ableism?
Definition
bias agaisnt people with disabilities
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define feminism
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belief system where women's experiences and ideas are valued/ emphasize women and men should be socially,economically, legally equal. high regard to women, not antagonism to men.
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radical feminists argue what?
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the basic cause of women's oppression lies deep in the sex and gender system.
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what feminism emphasizes positive qualities presumed to be stronger in women than in men?
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cultural
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liberal feminist
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laws need to be passed that guarantee equal rights for women and men
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supporters of similarities perspective are..
Definition
liberal feminists
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social constructionism
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cultures develop own version of reality
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what does the version of reality depend on?
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prior experience, social interactions, beliefs
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difference perspective
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men and women are generally different in intellectual and social skills.
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what feminists are supporters of diff. perspective?
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cultural feminism
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mexican americans account for what % of latino population
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60
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what is an operational definition
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tells how researchers will measure a variable in a study
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what is not a bias in Designing a study
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participant expectancies
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practical significance
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means the results have some meaningful and useful implications for the real world.
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3 sources of bias when interpreting data
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emphasizing stat. sig. /ignoring pract. sign., overlooking alternative explanations, making inappropriate generalizations
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stereotype
Definition
belief associated with groups of people
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gender stereotype
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belief associated with males/females
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gender bias includes 3 issues..
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gender stereotype, prejudice, discrimination.
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front page news refers to women what %
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15-25
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what % do women report economic, political, international issues
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20%
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% of male prime-tiem actors
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60-70
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% of women radio hosts
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5%
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% male voice overs
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60-70
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scale used by glick and Fiske
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Ambivalent sexism inventory
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Bernice Lott's study
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women rarely responded negatively to partner, men made more neg. comments to fem. than male.
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% of h.s students harrassed about sexual orientation
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over 50%
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stereotype according to social cognitive approach
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belief systems taht guide hwo we process information
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attribution
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explanations about the causes of a person's behavior
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developed BSRI
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sandra bem, bem sex-role inventory
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menarche
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beginning of menstruation
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age for puberty, age for menarche
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10/15, age 12
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average liftime menstruation
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450
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hypothalamus
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brain structure critical for menstruation
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pituitary gland produces?
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luteinizing hormone and progesterone
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feedback loop
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what menstrual cycle is operated by
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dysmenorrhea
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name for menstrual pain, cramps, headache, nausea, dizzy, fatigue,
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% of h.s./coll. women that exp. menst. pain
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50-75
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prostaglandins
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substances that body produces before menstruation, can cause cramping
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physical exercise, avoid salt, sugar and caffeinne, antidepressants
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recommended by docs during pms
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% latina's didnt talk w/ parents about mens.
Definition
55%
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identity
Definition
self-rating of personal characteristics/along w/biological,phychological, social dimensions
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time when women women form neg. attitude toward male courses
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middle school
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%women in U.S. colleges, %women w/ph.D.
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56% and 51%
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important source for young women and how they should act romantically
Definition
media
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early heterosexual relations usually last how many months?
Definition
4 months
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% of gay/lesbian youth reported anti-gay remarks in school
Definition
99%
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D'Augelli's study. % bi-females happy to be les/bi
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94%
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T/F: social and cultural explanations play more important role than biology in explanation of gender diff. in cog. skills
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True
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almost all research on cog. abilities focuses on whom?
Definition
college students
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frequency distribution
Definition
how many people in a sample received each score
Term
% female engineers
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12%
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denotes effect size
Definition
d
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4 cog. abilities with evidence of gender diff.
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memory, verbal ability, math, spatial
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recognize faces, odors more
Definition
women
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what area does research not show gender sim.
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word associations, statistic sig, not practical sig.
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male/female comparison on math
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gender similarity
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spatial abilities
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understanding, perceiving, manipulating shapes/figures
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mental rotation
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reveals largest gender difference
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rotation effect size
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.5-.9
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left hemisphere specializes in?
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language and verbal tasks
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2 divisions of gender differences
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different experiences, different attitudes
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age when males perceive self as more competent in math
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11
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threatens females performance on math/spatial tests
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stereotype threats
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achievement motivation
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desire to accomplish something on your own and to do it well
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m/f are similar in  achievement motivation and intrinsic motivation
Definition
Term
self confidence larger when people make PUBLIC estimates rather than PRIVATE
Definition
Term
success is attributed to four factors for achievement tasks
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ability, effort, luck, subject familiarity
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m/f have similar attribution patterns from early ad-adulthood
Definition
Term
infancy is period between birth and ... months
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18 months
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mullarian regression hormone, androgen
Definition
2 substances testes secrete
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androgen insensitive females
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genetic male, shallow cavity, no uterus, no menstruation
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prenatal sex determination is popular in what 2 countries
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india, korea
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social learning approach
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reward, punishment, modeling
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schema
Definition
general concept that we use to organize our thoughts about a topic
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gender id developed/ accurate id age?
Definition
1.5 to 2.5
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when does gender segregation begin, when does tendency increase
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3-4, age 11
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what age can children id themselves as male/female
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age 3
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children cant explain male/female differences until what age
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6 or 7
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what age do children show pref. for gender app. toys
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5 years
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gender roles constrict boys mroe than girls
Definition
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age when children develop stereotypes about g/b responses to emotional events
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age 5
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