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Describe Lewis Terman and Catherine Cox Miles's scale and its findings.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What assumption did Lewis Terman and Catherine Cox Miles make about masculinity and femininity?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Lewis Terman and Catherine Cox Miles wrote one of the earliest assessments of psychological masculinity and femininity. The test involved identifying ambiguous drawings. They found that male college athletes and engineers scored the most masculine on their test. The most feminine women were domestic workers.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Lewis Terman and Catherine Cox Miles assumed that masculinity and femininity were on one scale, so it was not possible to score high on both.



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