Psychology - Personality Psychology, Quizlet 1

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Your textbook discusses a typical theory about brain lateralization. According to this discussion, gender differences in cognitive performance can be traced to the observation that

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Researchers have examined whether gender differences in some cognitive areas might be explained by hormonal factors. The discussion of this possibility emphasizes that

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One of the categories of biological explanations for cognitive gender differences focuses on genetic gender differences. A typical genetic explanation proposes that

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Chapter 5 discusses some biological explanations that have been proposed to account for gender differences in cognitive ability. Which of the following statements is correct about these explanations?

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Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the research on spatial abilities?

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According to the research on spatial abilities,

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Your text describes Favreau's re-analysis of data on gender differences in mental rotation. When Favreau examined the distributions of scores for males and females, she noticed that

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According to the discussion of gender comparisons on a mental-rotation task,

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On which of the following spatial abilities are the gender differences likely to be the largest?

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On which of the following spatial abilities are the gender differences likely to be the largest?

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Suppose that you are hanging a rectangular picture on a large white wall. The wall has no markings and no other pictures to help you hang the picture in a straight orientation, rather than being tilted. Which measure of spatial ability would be assessed in this task?

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According to the discussion of spatial visualization, a meta-analysis of the research reported an effect size of 0.19, favoring males. From this information, you can conclude that

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In which of the following cognitive skills are statistically significant gender differences most likely to be found?

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In which of the following cognitive areas are gender differences the largest?

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Your roommate Alex is reading the paper and suddenly exclaims, "See, I knew women weren't as good as men at math. This article says that women score more than 30 points lower than men on the math SAT.". Based on the material in your text, your best response would be:

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Chapter 5 pointed out that the SAT has a problem with validity. Why is this issue relevant for the psychology of women?

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Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the term validity?

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Suppose a professor is discussing a personality test that was designed to test optimism. She says that the test has high validity. From this statement, you know that

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What can we conclude about the grades that males and females receive in mathematics courses?

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On which of the following measures of math ability would you expect to find a gender difference favoring females?

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What can we conclude about studies on gender comparisons in mathematics ability?

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According to the discussion of gender comparisons in verbal ability, a meta-analysis reported an effect size of 0.11 . From this information, you can conclude that

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