PSY323H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ambivalent Sexism, Stereotype Threat, Androgyny
Lecture 1: (ch1)
Define sex. Define gender. Explain the difference between the two.
What is the similarities and differences perspectives of sex and gender?
What is the social construct explanation of the similarities perspective?
What two categories does the difference perspective postulate differ radically between men and
women? What is the essential explanation of the differences perspective?
What are stereotypes? What are se6x stereotypes?
Adherence to stereotypes can effect what?
What three components of stereotypes are there?
Define sexism?
What are some stereotypes of women? What are some stereotypes of men?
What are descriptive vs prescriptive components of stereotypes?
Define: gender intensified prescriptions, gender-relaxed prescriptions, gender-relaxed
proscriptions, and gender-intensified proscriptions. Give an example of each one (pg9).
What are core/prototypical traits in gender stereotypes for men and women?
What is a prejudice (pg 17)
What is neosexism/modern sexism?
What is old fashioned sexism?
What typically happens when
What is diversity mindfulness?
Describe how race, socioeconomic status, attractiveness, disability, and sexual orientation may
effect gender perception?
What is a schema?
Briefly describe the process of stereotyping. Include the self-fulfilling prophecy bias.
Define stereotype threat.
Define androgyny.
Lecture 2: (ch 2 & 3)
What is hostile sexism?
What is benevolent sexism?
What is ambivalent sexism?
What is good research?
What is validity?
What is reliability?
What is a biased sample? What is randomization? Give an example to explain.
What mistake did Dr. Stuckles make in her research on fear in relationships?
Define operational definition.
Why should we be wary of generalization? Give an example.
What should you be way of in result interpretation?
Why might giving compensation to people for participating in your study be problematic
ethically?
What is significance? Why might you need to look beyond significance in a study?
What is effect size?
What is a theory?
Why did women go from being perceived as equal to unequal?
What is the opposite view of men and women?
Document Summary
Define: gender intensified prescriptions, gender-relaxed prescriptions, gender-relaxed proscriptions, and gender-intensified proscriptions. Why did he believe women were less moral than men. Make sure you know terms: oedipus complex, electra complex, and penis envy. What is the cognitive developmental stage theory. (3 stages, 3 points, and criticisms) What does it mean to be gender schematic and aschematic. What explains why there is a large adherence to gender schames (pg. Describe the interactive model of gender related behaviours (pg 96). What is the difference between explicit and implicit surveying. What is the gender similarities hypothesis? (practice one type of phrasing) What are some animal studies on aggression and what do they show? (give at least 2 examples and potential problems) The genetic hypothesis about aggression postulates that if aggression is inborn it should be universal. What does current research say about conformity in males and females. What does current research say about dominance in males and females.
