1. Gender Test Please pull out your notebooks and journals. Please answer the journal question on your journal sheet and answer True or False for each of the statements in your notebook.

2. Beginning Journal On a scale to 1 to 10 (10 being the most and 1 being the least), how well do you understand the opposite sex? Why do you believe that number to be true of you? Please explain. When finished with your journal, please number your page in your notebook from 1-10.

3. Statement 1 Females have fewer genetic defects and greater endurance than men.

4. Statement 2 The front part of the brain is more developed in males than in females.

5. Statement 3 Female infants are more active than male infants.

6. Statement 4 Females have a special natural ability to take care of children – some might call it a maternal instinct.

7. Statement 5 Males have better natural ability than females to handle mathematics.

8. Statement 6 Males are more oriented toward achievement than females.

9. Statement 7 When couples break up, men are more likely to initiate the breakup.

10. Statement 8 When it comes to choosing a mate, men and women look for the same characteristics.

11. Statement 9 Only females experience monthly hormonal changes.

12. Statement 10 If parents are extremely strict, their children will tend to develop more masculine traits.

13. Answers Please record the correct answers along side your answers in your notebook.

14. Statement 1 Females have fewer genetic defects and greater endurance than men. Answer: False

15. Statement 2 The front part of the brain is more developed in males than in females. Answer: True

16. Statement 3 Female infants are more active than male infants. Answer: True

17. Statement 4 Females have a special natural ability to take care of children – some might call it a maternal instinct. Answer: True

18. Statement 5 Males have better natural ability than females to handle mathematics. Answer: True

19. Statement 6 Males are more oriented toward achievement than females. Answer: True

20. Statement 7 When couples break up, men are more likely to initiate the breakup. Answer: True

21. Statement 8 When it comes to choosing a mate, men and women look for the same characteristics. Answer: True

22. Statement 9 Only females experience monthly hormonal changes. Answer: True

23. Statement 10 If parents are extremely strict, their children will tend to develop more masculine traits. Answer: True

24. Ending Journal What was your score on the test? Did you do as well as you expected or not? Were you surprised by some of the results? Please explain.