Chapter 10 (Exam 3 Study Guide) – Flashcards
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The enhanced brain response of men to erotic images may be due to __________.
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the more primitive male's need to identify sexually receptive females
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According to the Janus report, approximately __________ percent of men and __________ percent of women reported to be predominantly homosexual.
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9 percent; 5 percent
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Which phase of the sexual response can last the longest?
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excitement
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A culture's expectation of masculine and feminine behaviors can be defined as __________.
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gender roles
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According to research, the majority of gay or bisexual college students report they first became aware of their sexual orientation in __________.
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high school
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One secondary male sex characteristic is __________.
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an enlarged larynx
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Fifteen year old Latisha feels that she has been a "boy trapped in a girl's body" for as long as she can remember. She is learning about sexual reassignment surgery from her mother, who supports her daughter after taking her to a doctor who diagnosed her as having __________.
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gender identity disorder
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According to Kinsey, what percentage of females reported extramarital sexual experiences?
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26 percent
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Based on the studies of infant girls who were exposed to androgens before birth, which of the following statements is true?
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In these studies, the girls were found to be more interested in "boy toys" during early childhood.
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Studies of genetically male children who were surgically altered to appear as females found that __________.
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they preferred male play activities
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How many of the 46 chromosome that most human beings have ultimately determine our sex?
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1
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MRI technology has demonstrated that women listen with __________ of the brain.
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both hemispheres
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A person's sense of being a boy or girl, or man or woman, is their gender __________.
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identity
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Psychologist Sandra Bem (1975, 1981) developed the concept of __________.
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androgyny
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According to fMRI images taken when both men and women were shown erotic images, researchers found that the amygdala and hypothalamus areas of the limbic system were __________.
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more strongly active in men than women.
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Sexual problems that result from psychological causes are referred to as __________.
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stress-induced dysfunctions
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In male identical twins, if one of the twins is gay, the other has about a __________% chance of also being gay.
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50
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Research on differences in male and female brain activity has found that __________,
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when doing language tasks, women's brains tend to be more active in the right hemisphere than men.
men use the right side of the brain for emotional expression whereas women use both sides.
men use the left side of the brain for visual/spatial expression whereas women use both sides.
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Desperate for help with her computer, Dana calls her fiancé, thinking that he will know what to do because he is a man, and men are natural fixers. Dana's thinking in this instance is an example of __________.
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benevolent sexism
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What is the term for the condition in which a person is born with both male and female sex organs?
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hermaphroditism
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Which hormone is the primary determinant of whether a baby will develop male or female external genitalia?
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Androgen
