PSYCH 300: HUMAN DIVERSITY

The Psychology of Individual Differences

Quiz #6 – April 13, 2000

  1. (4 points) In their comprehensive review of studies of sex differences in behavior, on what four dimensions did Maccoby & Jacklin (1974) find consistent mean differences between boys and girls? Indicate the direction of difference in each area.
     
     
  1. (4 points) Briefly describe the sex-typed toy preferences of the four groups of children (normal boys and girls, and boys and girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia—CAH) in the recent study by Berenbaum and Hines (1992). Specifically, what were the differences (a) between normal boys and girls, and (b) between normal girls and CAH girls.
  1. Briefly describe two of the following terms (2points each)
    1. Gender identity:
    2. Sex difference:
    3. Androgeneous:
    4. Fundamental attribution error:
    5. Stereotype: