A Father Believes That Certain Behaviours Are More Appropriate for Boys

question 13

Multiple Choice

A father believes that certain behaviours are more appropriate for boys than for girls.His wife wonders whether his beliefs are partly responsible for the fact that he relates differently to his son,with whom he tends to use more verbal and physical prohibition than he does with his daughter.In this example,the father's beliefs would be examples of ____________,whereas the fact that he treats his children differently depending on their gender demonstrates the concept of ______________.

• A) gender identities;gender constancies
• B) sex-role stereotypes;gender preferences
• C) sex-role stereotypes;sex typing
• D) gender identities;sex typing

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavioral training in which an unwanted behavior is associated with discomfort in order to discourage that behavior.

Transference

The process in psychotherapy where patients project feelings and attitudes from a past relationship onto the therapist.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique involving the conditioning of an undesirable behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by association of positive actions with the stimulus.

Meta-Analysis

A statistical technique for synthesizing the results of multiple studies on a particular topic, aiming to derive a pooled estimate of effect size more powerfully than individual studies.