Chapter 4- Cultural and Gender Diversity: Understanding Nature and Nurture

Question 1

A _____ is a set of expectations associated with a particular social position.

Answer 1

role

Question 2

Aggression

Answer 2

is any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone physically or emotionally

Question 3

Imagine an adult monkey was trained to push a button. Rewarded for this behavior, the monkey pushes the button several thousand times each day. The monkey’s brain tissue responsible for this behavior was changed because of this activity. This suggests that:

Answer 3

brain development into adulthood

Question 4

People whose gender expression and identity do not match their birth gender are called:

Answer 4

Transgender

Question 5

Puberty involves the development of _____ sex characteristics such as sex organs and _____ sex characteristics such as changes in body hair and body shape.

Answer 5

primary; secondary

Question 6

An employee attempts to isolate a rival through a campaign of misinformation. This example illustrates _____ aggression.

Answer 6

relational

Question 7

Early Head Start was based on Rosenzweig’s research on rats to provide a(n) _____ environment for preschool children living in poverty.

Answer 7

enriched

Question 8

Heritability refers to the extent to which trait variations among individuals can be attributed to their differing:

Answer 8

genes

Question 9

Jim has a high school education, whereas Jane has a college degree. It is interesting that their individual levels of education can be attributed to _____ gene variations.

Answer 9

over 1200

Question 10

casual, impulsive sex is most frequent among _________ with traditional __________ attitudes.

Answer 10

males; masculine

Question 11

Sam is 50 years old and single. He is looking for a dating partner. He is particularly interested in younger women because he associates youthfulness with fertility. This BEST illustrates:

Answer 11

an evolutionary perspective