Exaggerations in Gender-Related Differences Tend to Occur

question 7

Multiple Choice

Exaggerations in gender-related differences tend to occur

• A) in all cultures in very similar ways.
• B) regardless of personal experience.
• C) without forming stereotypes.
• D) when people think of the genders in terms of opposites.
• E) in all of the above situations.

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Definitions:

Precausal

Thinking or reasoning that precedes an understanding of causality, often observed in young children who make logical connections between events that are not causally related.

Egocentric

This term describes a cognitive perspective where an individual is unable to differentiate between their own viewpoint and that of others.

Sponge

An object or organism able to absorb liquid quickly; metaphorically, a person who absorbs information readily.

Rock

A naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineral-like substances.