Why Do Most of Us Do Gender,at Least a Little,in

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why do most of us do gender,at least a little,in our everyday interactions?

• A)If you don't do gender,you become culturally unintelligible and people will not know how to interact with you.
• B)We all find doing gender to be enjoyable and pleasurable.
• C)Our biological differences program us to act in specific,gendered ways.
• D)It isn't possible to not do gender,so everyone always does it.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment on the experimental group.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Experimental Group

In research, a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under investigation to assess its effect.

Potential Confound

A variable that could distort the results or conclusions of a study or experiment by intermingling its effects with those of the variables of interest.