gender development

Question 1

sex

Answer 1

biological distinction between male and female

Question 2

gender

Answer 2

social assignment or self-categorization as female or male

Question 3

cisgender

Answer 3

individuals who identify with gender assigned at birth

Question 4

transgender

Answer 4

individuals who do not identify with gender assigned at birth

Question 5

nonbinary

Answer 5

individuals who do not identify as exclusively one gender

Question 6

gender fluid

Answer 6

individuals who self-identify with a different gender depending on the context

Question 7

agender

Answer 7

individuals who do not identify with a gender category

Question 8

bigender

Answer 8

individuals who identify with two genders

Question 9

gender-typing

Answer 9

process of gender socialization

Question 10

gender-typed

Answer 10

behaviors stereotyped or expected for a given person’s assigned gender

Question 11

cross-gender-typed

Answer 11

behaviors stereotyped or expect for the gender other than that of a given person

Question 12

gender nonconforming

Answer 12

individuals who do not conform to gender norms

Question 13

Cognitive Developmental Theory

Answer 13

children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore their world

Question 14

gender identity

Answer 14

children become aware of oneself as a gender around 30 months

Question 15

gender stability

Answer 15

children learn gender remains the same over time around 3-4 years

Question 16

gender constancy

Answer 16

children learn gender remains constant around 6 years

Question 17

Gender Schema Theory

Answer 17

children learn gender roles from their culture and schemas

Question 18

gender schema

Answer 18

organized mental representations about gender including stereotypes

Question 19

gender schema filter

Answer 19

initial evaluation of information as relevant for one’s own gender

Question 20

interest filter

Answer 20

initial evaluation of information as being personally interesting

Question 21

Social Cognitive Theory

Answer 21

behavior, environment, and person/cognitive factors are important in understanding personality

Question 22

Social Identity Theory

Answer 22

theory in which the formation of a person’s identity within a particular social group is explained by social categorization, social identity, and social comparison

Question 23

milestones in gender development: infancy

Answer 23

attend to gender differences and begin to form gender-stereotypic associations with objects and activities

Question 24

milestones in gender development: preschool/early childhood

Answer 24

learn gender stereotypes and begin gender segregation and same-gender peer preferences

Question 25

milestones in gender development: middle childhood

Answer 25

gender constancy attained, ideas about gender are consolidated, understand gender discrimination and its unfairness

Question 26

milestones in gender development: adolescence

Answer 26

gender role intensification, gender-role flexibility, heterosexual dating

Question 27

gender differences in cognitive abilities

Answer 27

-females higher verbal skills
-males higher math skills
-males higher visual-spacial skills

Question 28

gender differences in academic achievement

Answer 28

girls achieve higher overall age and more bachelors degrees, more boys drop out of highschool

Question 29

gender differences in aggression

Answer 29

aggression in boys is tolerated more than girls