Suppose One Research Study Compared a Group of Males to a Group

question 32

Multiple Choice

Suppose one research study compared a group of males to a group of females, and another research study compared a group of introverts to a group of extroverts. These two studies are examples of:

• A) correlational studies.
• B) quasi-experiments.
• C) true experiments.
• D) field studies.

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Definitions:

Gender Schema

A cognitive schema (mental network) of knowledge, beliefs, metaphors, and expectations about what it means to be male or female.

Gender Typing

The process by which individuals learn to conform to societal norms and expectations associated with their biological sex, often through socialization.

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.

Secure Gender Identity

A stable and confident understanding of one's own gender identity.