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Gender
Sex and gender
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What is sex defined as in the study material?
Biological
status as male or female
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How is gender defined according to the study material?
It refers to
psychosocial
identity as
masculine
or feminine
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What are sex-role stereotypes?
Ideas about
sex-roles
that are widely held
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What is a common example of a sex-role stereotype?
Women
should look after children
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Who challenged the traditional idea of gender identities?
Bem
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What identity did Bem add to masculine and feminine?
Androgynous
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Why did Bem believe being androgynous was beneficial?
It allows adaptability to
modern
life demands
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What is androgyny linked to according to the study material?
Psychological wellbeing
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What did Bem design to test her ideas on gender identity?
The
SRI
(Sex Role Inventory)
questionnaire
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How did participants rate themselves in the SRI questionnaire?
On a
7-point
scale
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What percentage of male participants were found to be aggressive according to Bem's findings?
34%
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What percentage of female participants were found to be affectionate according to Bem's findings?
27%
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What did researchers find about androgynous individuals?
They are more
adaptable
and have greater
wellbeing
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What evidence supports the idea that androgyny is related to psychological health?
Prakash et al's
study on
married females
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What outcomes were measured in Prakash et al's study?
Physical health
, depression,
anxiety
,
perceived stress
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What was found about females high in masculinity in Prakash et al's study?
They had lower
depression scores
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What was found about females high in femininity in Prakash et al's study?
They had higher
depression scores
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What is a weakness of using correlational research to support androgyny's psychological benefits?
It cannot establish
causation
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What is a weakness of using self-report measures like Bem's questionnaire?
It reduces
gender identity
to a
score
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Why might Bem's ideas about gender be considered simplistic?
They focus only on
traits
, ignoring behaviors
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