The process by which children become aware of the fact that they are either male or female and that there are different cultural expectations concerning the pattern of behavior for the two sexes is called
a. androgenizing.
b. gender-role stereotyping.
c. sexual orienting.
d. gender typing.
d
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A field experiment in which 6- to 9-year-old boys were given non-violent video games to play found that after 4 months of playing the games, the experimental group __________ compared to the control group.
A. did less reading and studying after school and had lower reading and writing scores in school B. did more poorly on math but not reading C. had both lower reading and writing scores and poorer math scores D. showed no evidence that the video games displaced other activities
In the context of the limbic system, identify a true statement about the basal ganglia.
A. They are involved in voluntary motor control. B. They reside on one side of the thalamus and below the limbic system. C. They play an important role in attention and cognitive control. D. They are responsible for regulating the hormones that human bodies produce.
Existentialism is most closely associated with which personality theorist?
a) Rogers b) Maslow c) Beck d) May
What is the primary advantage of normalization of a skewed distribution?
A. eliminates negative numbers B. easier comparability to other scales C. greater reliability D. greater validity