Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Psychology - Psych of Women - VCU
Test #2 - Karen Kersting - VCU - Summer 2011
79
Psychology
Undergraduate 4
07/11/2011

Additional Psychology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Meta analysis
Definition
a statistical method for combining finding from numerous studies on a single topic; few studies summarized and put together
Term
Effect size
Definition
the size of the overall difference between two groups
Term
file drawer phenomenon
Definition
professional journals are less likely to publish studies that find NO differences which may lead to overstating the extent of gender differences
Term
Women are more likely to remember ____ events. Men are more likely to remember _____ ______.
Definition
life; sport's scores
Term
Male and females are both good at remembering things that they are _________ with.
Definition
most familiar
Term
No practical significance that women are better than men at __________ skill.
Definition
verbal
Term
Reading disabilities
Definition
poor reading skills that are not accounted for by general level of intelligence
Term
___ are more likely to be labeled as having reading disabilities.
Definition
Boys
Term
Females do better in ___ during K-12 whereas males do better on the SAT.
Definition
math
Term
spatial visualization
Definition
require complex processing of spatially presented information
Term
spatial perception
Definition
identify a true horizontal or vertical line without being distracted by other information
Term
mental rotation
Definition
ability to rotate a 2 or 3 dimensional figure rapidly and accurately (males do better but with training females get similar scores with training)
Term
Main points: differences between males and females involving spatial, verbal, and reading ability are very small.
Definition
Yeah, that's about it.
Term
Stereotype threat
Definition
find yourself in a situation where a negative stereotype about your group could apply and you are reminded of your membership in that groups, your performance may suffer
Term
acheivement motivation
Definition
Desire to accomplish something on your own and to do it well
Term
___ are more confident in their abilities.
Definition
Males
Term
Comments and feedback from other people are more likely to influence females, true or false?
Definition
True.
Term
Vocational psychology
Definition
study of people's career development; women were not included in this till 1970
Term
Employed women
Definition
women who work for pay
Term
Women only earn about ___% of what men earn in a lifetime.
Definition
75
Term
Both women and men are pushed to different job fields. What are men pushed to? Women?
Definition
Men - business, engineering, sciences, computers
Women - humanities, social work, arts, psychology, communications, etc.
Term
Model of Women's Career Development
Definition
Preparation
Choice
Implementation of choice, work adjustment (see handout)
Term
Personal role redefinition
Definition
Still all her responsibility, but rework priorities
Term
Greater efficiency
Definition
Be a superwoman! Often guilt and burnout associated with this method. Need to focus on self-care.
Term
Structural role redefinition
Definition
Redefine roles for taking care of the home, make responsibilities between partners equal, attend to both labor and managerial work
Term
Sexual harrassment
Definition
Deliberate or repeated comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are unwanted by the recipient
Term
Quid pro quo harassment
Definition
if you have sex with me I’ll promote you
Term
Hostile work/academic environment
Definition
inappropriate comments, lunch at a strip club and a female in the group (not comfortable environment)
Term
Decoding ability
Definition
figuring out from nonverbal and vocal cues what the other person is feeling (women decode more emotions)
Term
Women's non verbal communication
Definition
Women gaze more, have stronger decoding ability of emotion, and sometimes have a smaller "bubble."
Term
Talkativeness
Definition
stereotype is that women talk more but research shows that men talk more
Term
Women use minimal responses, examples?
Definition
pauses, uh huh, ok, mhm, etc.
Term
Tag questions
Definition
short phrase at the end of a declarative sentence that turns it into a question "It's a nice day, isn't it?"; women do this more
Term
Tag question research
Definition
women use them to facilitate interaction, men use them to seek confirmation, don't always reflect uncertainty
Term
Carol Gilligan (2 approaches to moral decision making)
Definition
justic approach, care approach (based off Kohlberg's model, neither are backed by consistent research)
Term
Justic approach
Definition
emphasis on justice/legal system, common to men
Term
Care approach
Definition
emphasis on relationships among people, common to women
Term
Stone Center Relational Theory
Definition
Women's lives are organized around relationship connections and are central to psychological well being.
Term
Women are likely to receive _______ ratings when claiming to be a pro at a "manly profession" .
Definition
negative
Term
Relational aggression
Definition
aggression that could harm another person through intentionally manipulating interpersonal relationship, such as friendships
Term
Physical aggression
Definition
more common among males
Term
Love relationships that are based on friendship.
Definition
Do better and bring more satisfaction
Term
What book/author put the spotlight on relationships?
Definition
John Grey, "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"
Term
Codependency
Definition
tends to pathologize women's relationships; a balanced interdependence, meeting eachother's needs, etc. help relationships
Term
Myths about women and sexuality have contributed to the view that women are ________. That they aren't sexual (just intimate) and if they are sexually active they're "____."
Definition
inferior; sluts
Term
Female genital organs
Definition
Fill in blanks of words (see diagram) in Matlin p. 292
Term
Vulva includes what?
Definition
labia & clitoris
Term
Desire
Definition
wanting sexual activity
Term
Excitement
Definition
sexual arousal (touching, erotic thoughts), blood rushes to genitals (vasocongestion)
Term
Plateau
Definition
clitoris shortens/falls back, very sensitive and is moved by either thrusting penis or other touching
Term
Master's & Johnson came up with the 4 of 5 steps to sex, step 1, "desire," was added by whom?
Definition
Kaplan
Term
Resolution
Definition
sexual organs return to normal size, may take up to 30 minutes or more; cuddle time
Term
Vasocongestion
Definition
swelling resulting from an accumulation of blood in pelvis area
Term
Mytonia
Definition
tightening of muscles in pelvic area
Term
Criticisms of HSRC Model
Definition
biased towards those who have had orgasms or those who are excited about doing the study
Term
Vagina should be replaced with _______.
Definition
vulva
Term
Freud said that clitoral orgasms are "immature" vs. vaginal (ones caused by a penis) after marriage are the best, true or false?
Definition
True, this may be where bias towards men came from. Makes it sound like women don't get "real" pleasure unless they're with a man.
Term
Factors that increase potential for orgasm
Definition
masterbation, fore play
Term
Factors that go against orgasm
Definition
anti- depressants and other methods
Term
G-spot named after __________.
Definition
Ernest Grafenberg
Term
G-spot is not charactertistic of all women. It is not ___________ established.
Definition
scientifically
Term
Domestic violence
Definition
willful intimidation, assault, battery, sexual assault or other abusive behavior perpetrated by a family member or intimate partner against another
Term
Physical abuse
Definition
hitting, shoving, pushing, kicking, etc.
Term
Sexual abuse
Definition
unwanted sexual encounters
Term
Emotional abuse
Definition
calling names or insulting character of a family member, etc.
Term
Verbal abuse
Definition
beratting or degrading against partner, etc. more a name here and there vs. constant insult
Term
Economic abuse
Definition
control in a relationship due to money, assets, etc.
Term
1 and 4 women experience ______________.
Definition
domestic violence
Term
Domestic violence was big issue in what time periods?
Definition
Prohibition and Suffrage (women had no rights here so men could do whatever they wanted - and did)
Term
Abuser uses ______ and ______ in order to establish/maintain authority. Goal is to make you feel like you have nothing and no one else.
Definition
violence, isolation
Term
Domestic violence is _________ not random.
Definition
gradual
Term
Cycle of Abuse (Lenore Walker)
Definition
Building of tension, incident (something sets partner off - small to large and Violence, then Reconciliation (make up phase), Calm (flowers show up to door, remember everything that's "good")
Term
Why do battered women stay in some relationships?
Definition
reinforced by "honey moon phase," exhausted emotionally (no effort to move out), danger if left, loss of self-esteem
Term
Four general charactertistics of Battered Women Syndrome
Definition
woman believe violence was his/her fault, can't place responsibility for abuse somewhere else, women fears for her life and children's, irrational belief that abuser if "God" basically
Term
Domestic violence very ________ in lesbian, gay, transgendered relationships.
Definition
underreported
Term
If someone you know is being abused, what do you do?
Definition
Provide support/encouragement (you deserve to be loved), demonstrate concern, become involved (call 9-11, etc.)
Term
Orgasm
Definition
uterus/outer part of vagina contract at quick intervals; 3-10 rapid contractions in orgasm
Term
[image]
Definition
Page 292 is the diagram we'll be labeling on the test but this is similar to that diagram.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!