NCC HED251 Chapter 8 Quiz Latest 2021

HED251 Human Sexuality

Chapter 8 Quiz

•             Question 1          An adult who feels that he or she has a gender identity of the opposite sex is a ________.

                transgender

                transvestite

                homosexual

                all of the above

•             Question 2          Jim believes that men should work, support a family, and do the heavy labor around the home, like mowing the lawn. Jim is expressing what he believes to be his gender                                  

                identity

                preference

                role

                androgyny

•             Question 3          The genetic sex of a child is determined by                                         

                the father

                the mother

                both the father and the mother

                environmental forces

•             Question 4          Studies have shown that since 1990, differences between men and women in sexual desire have                                               

                remained about the same

                become smaller

                become greater

                become greater except for number of sexual partners

•             Question 5          A person who is capable of integrating both masculinity and femininity into his or her gender role is                                               

                androgynous

                homosexual

                transsexual

                undifferentiated

•             Question 6          John is a mechanic who not only does the household repairs and mows the lawn, but who also helps with the cooking, cleaning, and care of the baby. John is best described as                                              

                sex-typed

                transsexual

                undifferentiated

                androgynous

•             Question 7__________ theory of gender role development is based on the idea that behavioral differences between men and women are due to the different reproductive pressures each faced over thousands of generations.

                Evolutionary

                Sociocultural

                Schema

                Freudian

•             Question 8          If a person is genetically a man, he received                                       

                an X chromosome from his mother and an X chromosome from his father

                an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father

                a Y chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father

                a Y chromosome from his mother and an X chromosome from his father

•             Question 9          Androgynous individuals are capable of integrating both traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine gender roles.                                 

                True

                False

•             Question 10        Regarding gender stereotyped behavior, which of the following statements is FALSE?   

                many teenage girls view being popular and attractive as the primary way to enhance their self-worth, while for boys achievement in athletics and career-related activities is most important

                “tomboy” behavior in girls is less tolerated than “effeminate” behavior in boys

                physical play at recess is tolerated more in boys than girls

                crying is okay for girls, but boys are encouraged to cry as little as possible