Lesson 4.3.3.2

4.3.3.2 Gender identities, gender incongruence and the Bem Sex Role Inventory Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

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Lesson 4.3.3.2, Gender identities, gender incongruence and the Bem Sex Role Inventory: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA Psychology (7182), Unit 3: Issues and options in Psychology, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is gender identity?

    • The hormones that are most active in a person's body
    • The gender roles a person is expected to perform by society
    • The physical sex characteristics a person is born with
    • A person's internal sense of being male, female, both or neither

  2. Which term describes a gender identity that is neither exclusively male nor exclusively female?

    • Gender constancy
    • Gender stability
    • Androgynous only
    • Non-binary

  3. What does 'gender fluid' describe?

    • A condition that is caused by a chromosome variation
    • A measure of how masculine a person is on a questionnaire
    • A gender identity that varies over time or between situations
    • A gender identity that is fixed from birth and never changes

  4. What does the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) measure?

    • Levels of masculinity, femininity and androgyny
    • The reaction time to male and female faces
    • Chromosome patterns in males and females
    • The level of hormones in the bloodstream

  5. What does androgyny mean on the Bem Sex Role Inventory?

    • A person has an XXY karyotype and male appearance
    • A person scores highly on both masculine and feminine traits
    • A person scores low on both masculine and feminine traits
    • A person has an XY karyotype and female appearance

  6. What is gender incongruence?

    • A condition in which a person's chromosomes are not XX or XY
    • A marked discordance between a person's experienced gender and the sex they were assigned at birth
    • A preference for dressing in clothes associated with one's sex
    • A measure of the difference between masculinity and femininity scores

  7. Which explanations are typically offered for gender incongruence?

    • Biological and social or cultural explanations
    • Only explanations based on sexual orientation
    • Only genetic explanations with no social input
    • Only explanations based on personal choice

  8. Why has the BSRI been used in research on gender identity?

    • It measures the hormone levels in saliva
    • It measures how fast participants can identify faces
    • It classifies participants by their chromosome patterns
    • It allows researchers to measure gender-typed traits on a continuum rather than as a simple yes or no

  9. A person scores high on the masculinity scale and low on the femininity scale of the BSRI. How would they be classified?

    • Masculine
    • Androgynous
    • Undifferentiated
    • Feminine

  10. What is a limitation of the BSRI in measuring gender identity?

    • It was designed around the traditional masculine and feminine traits of its time, so it may not reflect changing views of gender
    • It measures only chromosome patterns and cannot be used with adults
    • It can only be used with children under the age of ten
    • It has been shown to be entirely unrelated to gender traits

  11. A researcher argues that gender is always binary. Which evidence most directly challenges this view?

    • Children who learn to read at an early age
    • People who identify as non-binary or gender fluid
    • Men who have a higher average height than women
    • Women who have a higher average oestrogen level than men

  12. Which evaluation best describes the BSRI?

    • It has been proven to predict a person's sexual orientation
    • It is a useful measure of gender-typed traits, but it relies on self-report and on the traits chosen by its authors
    • It is an objective measure of biological sex that needs no interpretation
    • It is useful only for measuring hormone levels in adults

  13. What does a person's gender identity refer to, compared with their gender role?

    • Gender identity is the set of behaviours society expects, while gender role is the internal sense of gender
    • Gender identity is determined by hormones, and gender role by chromosomes
    • Gender identity is the internal sense of gender, while gender role is the set of behaviours society expects of that gender
    • Gender identity and gender role are always identical in every person

  14. Which description best fits the term 'binary' in relation to gender?

    • The division of gender into two categories, male and female
    • The division of gender into three categories, male, female and neutral
    • The division of gender based only on hormone levels
    • The division of gender into ten categories based on personality

  15. Which statement about gender incongruence is most accurate?

    • It is a personality disorder with no link to gender identity
    • It involves a discordance between experienced gender and assigned sex, and both biological and social factors may contribute
    • It is always caused by a single gene variant
    • It can only be explained by social learning theory

  16. A person who identifies as gender fluid says their gender changes depending on the day. What is the best description?

    • A medical condition caused by hormones
    • A measure of androgyny on the BSRI
    • A gender identity that varies over time
    • A fixed binary gender identity

  17. Why is measuring gender on a continuum more informative than a simple male or female classification?

    • It shows that gender is determined entirely by chromosomes
    • It proves that all people have the same gender traits
    • It captures variation in traits within each sex and allows people who combine traits to be described
    • It removes the need for any questionnaires in research

  18. A researcher uses the BSRI and finds high scores on both scales. What would be the most accurate conclusion?

    • The participant is definitely non-binary
    • The participant has a chromosome disorder
    • The participant has high testosterone and low oestrogen
    • The participant is androgynous on the BSRI

  19. Which is a strength of the BSRI as a research tool?

    • It is free from any measurement error
    • It directly measures a person's chromosomes
    • It is widely used and allows gender-related traits to be compared across groups
    • It diagnoses gender incongruence without any further assessment

  20. Which of these is a limitation of relying on self-report measures of gender identity?

    • Self-report measures always produce the same answers across all people
    • Responses can be influenced by social desirability and the way the questions are worded
    • Self-report measures cannot be scored in any way
    • Self-report measures can only be used with children

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