Author Question: In adolescence and early adulthood, males and females begin to spend more time in mixed-gender ... (Read 112 times)

londonang · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

In adolescence and early adulthood, males and females begin to spend more time in mixed-gender groups. Studies of who has more influence on the outcome of problem solving in mixed-gender groups indicate that

a. females have an advantage because they have learned to negotiate in their
single-gender groups.
b. males have an advantage because they have learned to negotiate in their
single-gender groups.
c. females have a disadvantage because males do less turn-taking and are
more domineering.
d. males have a disadvantage because females are more skilled at expressing
agreement.

Question 2

Recent research indicates that children who spend more time in same-gender groups show greater increases in gender-related behaviors over time than children who spend less time in same-gender groups.

This process is referred to as the
a. social competence process.
b. degrouping effect.
c. social impact process.
d. social dosage effect.