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AP Psychology 3.3 Gender and Sexual Orientation Question Bank

Practise AP Psychology 3.3 questions by explaining how gender schemas and language shape socialization and development in everyday contexts.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Psychology

Exam points

  • apply gender schema theory to language cues that shape expectations about social roles

Covered syllabus points

3.3.A—Describe how sex and gender influence socialization and other aspects of development

3.3 Gender and Sexual Orientation question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Research has shown that people who read a job description written only with male pronouns (e.g., he, his) are more likely to think of an employee as male than people who read a description that uses gender-neutral language (e.g., he or she). This finding is most closely linked to

A

the linguistic relativity hypothesis.

B

gender schema theory.

C

the social role hypothesis.

D

modeling.

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