Test 1

Question 1

Christine Ladd-Franklin

Answer 1

first american women to complete all the requirements for the Ph.D. in mathematics, but wasn’t awarded the degree until she was 78

Question 2

Mary Whiton Calkins

Answer 2

established one of the first experimental psychology labs in the US at Wellesley; was refused admission to Harvard; invented the paired associate technique; declined doctoral degree from Radcliffe; became first woman president of APA

Question 3

Margaret Floy Washburn

Answer 3

first american women to get Ph.D. in psychology; denied academic position at research institution

Question 4

Leta Stetter Hollingworth

Answer 4

coined term “gifted”

Question 5

Inez Prosser

Answer 5

first african american woman to earn a doctoral degree; oldest of 11 children and established a fund that helped her siblings attend college

Question 6

kinship society

Answer 6

patrilineal and matrilineal societies

Question 7

subsistence base society

Answer 7

the way a society obtains or satisfies the basic necessities of life

Question 8

technology society

Answer 8

info, techniques, and tools used to adapt the material resources of the environment to subsistence needs

Question 9

hunting and gathering societies

Answer 9

make up 99% of human history; status of men and women were somewhat equal

Question 10

changes to hunting and gathering socieites

Answer 10

development of agriculture and domestication of animals (animals could do a woman’s job)

Question 11

bridewealth

Answer 11

paid by groom and his family to the bride’s family

Question 12

menstrual taboo

Answer 12

sending women away when they were on their period

Question 13

purdah

Answer 13

system of excluding women and enforcing high standards of modesty

Question 14

foot binding

Answer 14

in china; for fidelity

Question 15

suttee

Answer 15

hindu custom; throwing themselves on their husbands funeral pyre because she is believed to be responsible for his death

Question 16

number of women that endure genital mutilation

Answer 16

2 million women a year

Question 17

infibulation

Answer 17

removal of clitoris, labia minora, and portion of labia majora

Question 18

defibulation

Answer 18

partial reversal of infibulation for childbirth

Question 19

reinfibulation

Answer 19

closing back up after childbirth

Question 20

industrialized societies

Answer 20

position of women continued to decline as mane took over the tasks formerly done by women; women not encouraged to work, men made enough money, laws prohibited women for working certain hours, women were paid a lot less

Question 21

oberlin

Answer 21

first co-educational college and first to admit african americans; women had to clean men’s clothes and rooms, serve them food, and listen to their speeches to stay there

Question 22

Wheaton college

Answer 22

first female college

Question 23

Lucy Stone

Answer 23

graduated from Oberlin first in her class, married Blackwell and had equal marriage, didn’t take her husbands last name; lead the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls

Question 24

Elizabeth Blackwell

Answer 24

first female doctor in US; started her own hospital run by women, and opened the Women’s Infirmary Medical School

Question 25

Rosenthal Studies

Answer 25

treated different sex children differently which led to different performances from each sex

Question 26

biases surrounding gender research

Answer 26

experimenter expectancy effects, and self-reports

Question 27

women's rights opposed by

Answer 27

liquor businesses, big-city bosses, and catholic church

Question 28

who has more body fat?

Answer 28

women (23% to mens 15%)

Question 29

Who produces more CO2?

Answer 29

men (40% more)

Question 30

who has slower metabolism?

Answer 30

women

Question 31

who matures earlier?

Answer 31

women

Question 32

who is physically stronger?

Answer 32

men; same until puberty, but differences in skeletal structure and upper body muscle mass

Question 33

which fetus sex is more vulnerable?

Answer 33

male; basic fetus is female, female hormones are protective, ability to withstand infection is on X chromosome, female's lower metabolic rate, and male sex role

Question 34

Who is more active?

Answer 34

men, but qualitative differences between men and women

Question 35

who's more manually dexetrous?

Answer 35

women, but smaller fingers?

Question 36

is there an IQ difference between men and women?

Answer 36

no

Question 37

who is more visual-spatial?

Answer 37

men, but nurture could contribute (toy blocks for boys)

Question 38

Who is more creative?

Answer 38

depends on how you measure it

Question 39

who has more friends?

Answer 39

men, but women have closer relationships

Question 40

do women and men feel the same emotions?

Answer 40

yes, but are taught to express different ones

Question 41

who is more susceptible to influence?

Answer 41

no difference between men and women

Question 42

when is an individuals sex genetically determined?

Answer 42

conception

Question 43

mullerian reproductive system

Answer 43

female; fallopian tubes, uterus, and upper vagina

Question 44

wolffian reproductive system

Answer 44

male; vas deferens, seminal vesicles, and prostate

Question 45

turner syndrome

Answer 45

1/2500 females; XX but second X is defective or missing; short stature, eyelid folds, broad chest, weblike configuration around neck; prone to heart, kidney, and thyroid problems, skeletal disorders, and hearing problems

Question 46

double Y syndrome

Answer 46

1/1000 males XYY; abnormally tall, impulsive, short temper, slightly below average in IQ

Question 47

androgen insensitivity syndrome

Answer 47

affects genetic males; internal and external genitalia do not respond to androgen; present female characteristics externally, but have neither internal reproductive structures

Question 48

adrenogenital syndrome

Answer 48

prenatal exposure to too much androgen; affects males and females; females likely to show genital ambiguity, and both may experience fertility problems

Question 49

PMS

Answer 49

premenstrual syndrome

Question 50

PMM

Answer 50

premenstrual magnification of ongoing moods

Question 51

PMDD

Answer 51

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Question 52

follicular phase

Answer 52

hypothalamus secretes GnRH which triggers the pituitary gland to release follicular stimulating hormone which stimulates the ovaries to release estrogen to bring an egg to maturity

Question 53

ovulation

Answer 53

release an egg, high estrogen inhibits FSH, triggers the hypothalamus to produce luteinizing hormone releaser, and stimulates the endometrium to thicken

Question 54

mittelschmerz

Answer 54

painful ovulation

Question 55

luteal phase

Answer 55

LH stimulates follicle to turn into corpus luteum, which releases progesterone to inhibit the production of LH and contributes to thickening of endometrium

Question 56

menstruation

Answer 56

shedding of endometrium; day 1

Question 57

menorrhagia

Answer 57

heavy period usually during menopause

Question 58

endometriosis

Answer 58

endometrium grows outside uterus

Question 59

dysmenorrhea

Answer 59

lower abdominal pain associated with periods

Question 60

anovulatory cycle

Answer 60

bleeding without ovulation

Question 61

primary amenorrhea

Answer 61

absence of period before age of 18

Question 62

secondary amenorrhea

Answer 62

has already menstruated but doesn't get period for 3 months or more

Question 63

climacteric

Answer 63

10-20 yr period where women's body becomes unable to reproduce

Question 64

menopause

Answer 64

stopping of menstruation; pituitary continues normal production of FSH and LH, but ovaries stop responding

Question 65

menopause symptoms

Answer 65

hot flashes, headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations, joint pain, senile vagina (loses acidity, elasticity, and lubrication)