In terms of attribution theory, when attempts at self-presentation fail, people often provide excuses that describe the causes of their failures as

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the gender intensification hypothesis in adolescence?

A. During adolescence, girls can be highly pressured to behave in feminine ways without necessarily being punished or labeled deviant for exhibiting some masculine traits at the same time. B. During adolescence, boys can be highly pressured to behave in masculine ways without necessarily being punished or labeled deviant for exhibiting some feminine traits at the same time. C. Boys' gender-role socialization does not intensify during adolescence as much as it does for girls because boys' gender-role socialization is very intense from childhood. D. Girls may feel increasingly pressured to dress nicely and to wear makeup when they reach adolescence, but they are not pressured to give up athletics.

How did many scientists during the 1930s and 1940s try to explain homosexual orientation?

a. By exploring physical differences between male and female gay and straight people b. By exploring men's and women's motivations to identify as gay or lesbian c. By exploring brain differences between gay and straight men and lesbian and straight women d. By exploring the family backgrounds of gay men and lesbian women