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Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that followsThroughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.Q. The study conducted in Samoa tribe proves thata)identity crisis cannot be treated at all with liberal gender attitudeb)stereotyped characteristics emerge because of a child's upbringingc)gender inequality should be made into a punishable offensed)women are becoming more dominant and less emotionalCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? for CAT 2024 is part of CAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared
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Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that followsThroughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.Q. The study conducted in Samoa tribe proves thata)identity crisis cannot be treated at all with liberal gender attitudeb)stereotyped characteristics emerge because of a child's upbringingc)gender inequality should be made into a punishable offensed)women are becoming more dominant and less emotionalCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that followsThroughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.Q. The study conducted in Samoa tribe proves thata)identity crisis cannot be treated at all with liberal gender attitudeb)stereotyped characteristics emerge because of a child's upbringingc)gender inequality should be made into a punishable offensed)women are becoming more dominant and less emotionalCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that followsThroughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. 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