In Hyde's Research on Children's Responses to the Gender-Neutral Occupation

question 16

Multiple Choice

In Hyde's research on children's responses to the gender-neutral occupation, "wudgemaker," the results indicated that ______.

• A) males preferred to be a wudgemaker when they grew up, but females preferred not to be
• B) girls said they would like to be wudgemakers but felt incompetent to do so
• C) children assumed wudgemakers were male
• D) women were rated as significantly more competent at being wudgemakers when the wudgemaker was referred to as "she," rather than "he"

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Definitions:

Property Rights

Legal rights to possess, use, and dispose of land, buildings, goods, intellectual property, and other forms of property.

Effective Market

A market scenario where prices reflect all available information, allowing for efficient allocation of resources and securities pricing.

Government Control

The involvement and regulation by governmental bodies in certain areas of the economy or specific industries to enforce policies and laws.

Consumer Surplus

The disparity between the total payment consumers are willing and have the ability to make for a good or service, and the payment they indeed make.