PSYC 2290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Gender Role, Spatial Memory, Mental Rotation

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2290
• Professor: proulx

Document Summary

Beliefs about how males and females differ in personality traits, interests and behaviors. Instrumental traits: describe individuals that are active and influential in their world. Expressive traits: describe individuals that are high in emotional functioning and value interpersonal relationships. By 1 years babies begin to pay more attention to toys that are associated with their gender. There is a gradual accumulation of beliefs and behaviors. By 11 they have the same gender stereotypes as adults. Education is negatively correlated with stereotyped views. There are more gender similarities than differences. Existing differences are not large: physical development and behavior. Boys preform better at strength based tasks and skills. Girls preform better at tasks requiring fine-motor coordination. Boys tend to be more physically active. Boys engage in more risk taking behaviors. Girls tend to be healthier than boys: intellectual abilities and achievement.