chapter 17

Question 1

what is gender identity

Answer 1

what someone subjectively feels

Question 2

what is transgender

Answer 2

gender identity that does not align with a persons sex

Question 3

what are protogenitals

Answer 3

anatomical structures of a fetus that will later devo into genitals

Question 4

what is a genital tubercle

Answer 4

structure at the top of protogenticals that will devo into the clit of penis

Question 5

what are homologous organs

Answer 5

different organs that are derived form the same fetal tissue

Question 6

what is swelling

Answer 6

structures at the side of the protogenitals that devo into the labial for women or penis shaft and scrotal sac for men

Question 7

what are gonads

Answer 7

structure behind the protogentials that devo into the ovaries or testicles

Question 8

what are primary sex characteristics

Answer 8

organs that allow women and men to reproduce

Question 9

what is puberty

Answer 9

rapid devo throughout hte body which is brough by an inc in sex hormones

Question 10

what are secondary sex characteristics

Answer 10

physical differences b/w M and F that are not directly related to sex like more body hair or vocal qualities

Question 11

what is spermarche

Answer 11

when a male first experiences ejacualtion

Question 12

what is menarceh

Answer 12

first time a girl menstruates

Question 13

what is interesx

Answer 13

person whos genitals are not perdominantly male or female

Question 14

what is klinefelter syndrome

Answer 14

when males are born with an extra x chromosome which leads to a man not producing enough testosterone during puberty

Question 15

what is triple x syndrome

Answer 15

xxx chromosome set which does not result in any bodily abnormalities

Question 16

what is the gender similarity hypothesis

Answer 16

the hypothesis that women and men are more similar to each other than they are different

Question 17

what is parental investment

Answer 17

the degree to which women vs men will spend time, resources and effort into creating viable offspring

Question 18

what is the social role theory

Answer 18

the theory that gender roles are adopted by children through a process of imitating others and seeing how their behaviors are rewarded or punished

Question 19

what are gender schemas

Answer 19

culturally constructed ideas of how women and men are supposed to act

Question 20

what are sexual double standards

Answer 20

praising men for having hoes but calling a girl a hoe for having hoes

Question 21

what is sexual prejudice

Answer 21

negative attitudes and sterotypes towards lgtv+ flatscreen hd 1080p resolution

Question 22

are there genes related to being LGB+?

Answer 22

yes which causes their straight relatives to produce more offspring

Question 23

what is the sexual response cycle

Answer 23

physiological stages people experience while having sex which includes the three stages; excitement, orgasm, resolution

Question 24

explain the three stages of the sexual response cycle

Answer 24

-excitement: beginning of sexual arousal, includes vasocongestion (blood flow to genitals)
-includes the plateau stage which is a peak arousal that is reached where arousal levels are the same before orgasm
-oragsm stage: ejaculation
-resolution: when a persons state of physiological arousal returns to baseline levels followed by the refractory period where one cannot be aroused again

Question 25

what two neurotransmitters are activated during arounsal

Answer 25

dopamine: inc sexual desire and arousal
norepinephrine: inc sensitivity of genitals

Question 26

what is the learning theory

Answer 26

proposes that two psychological sensations or behaviors can be associated within the brain if they occur together repeatedly

Question 27

what is masochism

Answer 27

degrading kink

Question 28

what are paraphillic disorders

Answer 28

sexual urge to harm urself or others