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1. According to lecture, androgyny is similar to a win-win attitude because both include

a. traditional unidimensional roles.

b. being both considerate and loving.

c. combining instrumental competence and helpful caring.

d. the avoidance of conflict.

2. According to lecture, which of the following is LEAST consistent with a win-win philosophy?

a. I must get my needs met.

b. Conflict is inevitable.

c. The other person must get his or her needs met.

d. It is best to avoid conflict whenever possible.

3. According to lecture, defining the problem in win-win problem solving most involves

a. listening and confronting.

b. listening and brainstorming.

c. brainstorming and confronting.

d. strength and considerateness.

4. According to The New Male Sexuality, which of the following is LEAST important as a requirement for great sex?

a. focusing on pleasure rather than performance

b. focusing primarily on the other person's needs and preferences

c. focusing on the relationship

d. communicating verbally and nonverbally

5. According to The New Male Sexuality, in general, women's style of love is different from men's in that men focus more on

a. shared activities.

b. personal discussion.

c. side by side intimacy.

d. both a and c are correct.

6. According to The New Male Sexuality, being present in a relationship is most like

a. being available and willing to do things your partner wants done.

b. giving lavish compliments and appreciation.

c. a mystical union in which two become one.

d. being fully attentive.

7. According to The New Male Sexuality, one common barrier to listening is the assumption that

a. listening is very important.

b. feelings are important.

c. understanding is the same as agreeing.

d. presence involves commitment.

8. According to The New Male Sexuality, in the exercise in which you are to act as your partner's "defense attorney," the thing you will most need to do is to use

a. empathy.

b. assertiveness.

c. presence.

d. a cavalier approach.

9. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, gender stereotyping of physique on television generally

a. shows men, married or single, as trim and fit.

b. shows women, especially married women, as less fit and heavier.

c. has been shown to make viewers less satisfied with their own physiques, compared to viewers of nonsexist ads.

d. all of a, b, and c are correct.

10. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, in general, compared with girls' friendships, boys' friendships provide

a. support for defiance of authority.

b. support during personal crises.

c. support for assertion of independence.

d. both a and c are correct.

11. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, in developing a sense of identity, the growing child must develop both

a. a stereotyped identity and a non-stereotyped identity.

b. identity diffusion and identity cohesion.

c. a sense of self-in-relation to others and a sense of separateness and individual purpose.

d. the integration of parental values and the exclusion of developmental stage confusion.

12. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, the notion of male bonding

a. is well supported by research.

b. is consistent with evidence that males have more durable bonds than females.

c. is consistent with the finding that males report more same-sex friendships than women.

d. all of a, b, and c are correct.

13. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, one study reported qualitative differences in male's and female's experience of loneliness. The findings of this study are most consistent with

a. internal attributions for loneliness made by males.

b. internal attributions for loneliness made by females.

c. loneliness as more related to a lack of social risk taking for males.

d. both a and c are correct.

14. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, recent studies of male batterers suggest that

a. there are three different types of male batterers, and different factors may be linked to violent behavior for each group.

b. most batterers are similar in motivation and personality.

c. almost all batterers direct their violence *only* toward family members.

d. almost all batterers have marked tendencies to drug and alcohol abuse.

15. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, women tend to show the most achievement motivation when the achievement-arousing instructions involve

a. artistic ability.

b. intellectual ability.

c. social skills.

d. fear of success.

16. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, compared with concrete resources, personal resources

a. are almost the only ones that matter in relationships.

b. leave the influencer dependent on others.

c. are essentially the same thing as indirect influence and helplessness.

d. are usually more powerful when a battle enters the legal arena.  

17. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, men who enter female-dominated professions

a. are more likely to have their sexual orientation questioned than are females who enter maledominated professions.

b. are more likely to be promoted to senior administrative positions than are women in those professions.

c. are less likely to make more money than women in those professions.

d. both a and b are correct.

18. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, if men in a work setting treat women protectively and argue that men and women make complementary contributions to the work setting, this would be an example of

a. covert harassment.

b. traditional advantage patterning.

c. benevolent sexism.

d. hostile sexism.

19. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, with regard to the participation of women in professions traditionally dominated by men,

a. women now make up nearly 40% of the top wage earners in large North American companies.

b. women in management and executive positions tend to view their pay as fair and equitable, even when this is actually not the case.

c. the percentage of female social scientists has actually dropped slightly in recent years.

d. nearly half of all law students are now women.

20. According to Sex and Gender: An Introduction, women who report behaving violently toward their spouses usually

a. are initiating the violence at about the same rate as their spouses.

b. are being treated violently by these same spouses.

c. have been abused as children to about the same extent as men who are violent were abused as children.

d. avoid ineffectual attacks such as biting.