A nursery school teacher in New York State reports a changing attitude on the part of preschool boys. "Boys play in the kitchen more than they used to. Some of them even take on feminine personas
They'll say, 'I'll be the grandma.' On the other hand, right in the middle of
this play, they will often revert to boyish behavior. They'll pick up the mops and start using
them as guns." Discuss and explain the developments noted by this nursery school teacher.
More students will probably note that this example illustrates cultural acceptance of
less rigorously gender-stereotyped behavior (and more androgyny) but indicates
the persistence of tendency, influenced perhaps by both biology and culture, toward
aggression in boys.
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According to the discussion of abortion and miscarriage in the United States,
a. a woman is 30 times more likely to die as a result of childbirth than as a result of a legal abortion. b. 20 years ago, anti-abortion groups murdered professionals who performed abortions, but there have not been any such murders since the 1990s. c. although cigarette smoking affects a baby's birth weight, it has no effect on the miscarriage rate. d. cigarette smoking raises the probability of a miscarriage by about 10%.
The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of
a. social influences in the workplace. b. job interviewing techniques in the creation of a homogenous workforce. c. equity motivation in worker loyalty. d. personality variables in economic decision making.
Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in muscle action, arousal, vigilance, memory, and emotion?
a. serotonin b. GABA c. acetylcholine d. norepinephrine
The reward circuit in the brain involves the neurotransmitter:
A) serotonin. B) norepinephrine. C) acetylcholine. D) dopamine.