Katz and Walsh (1991) Found That Interventions Aimed at Changing

question 150

Multiple Choice

Katz and Walsh (1991) found that interventions aimed at changing gender-role attitudes were more effective when led by an adult _____ because _____.

• A) male; male leaders are more prestigious than female leaders
• B) male; adult males normally make stronger distinctions between gender appropriate behaviors, thus making them noteworthy as agents of change
• C) female; females argue more passionately for change than males do
• D) female; children are normally persuaded more by their mothers than by their fathers

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Definitions:

Hostility

Aggressive behavior or attitudes often stemming from anger or antagonism towards others.

Relational Aggression

Relational Aggression involves harm within relationships through manipulation, exclusion, or damaging someone's social standing, distinct from physical aggression.

Subtle Aggression

A form of indirect aggression characterized by understated or concealed actions aimed at harming another individual emotionally or psychologically.

Overt Aggression

Visible, external acts of aggression, such as physical violence or verbal threats, as opposed to covert or internalized forms.