chapter 3- true or false

Question 1

true or false-Sex (whether a person is male, female, or intersex)
is shaped entirely by biological factors?

Answer 1

False: Sex is
shaped by complex interactions between nature and
nurture.

Question 2

true or false-Genetically female (XX) individuals who get exposed
to high levels of androgens in utero can have male-typed
genitalia at birth and are sometimes raised as boys?

Answer 2

True: Genetically female individuals with congenital
adrenal hyperplasia [CAH] experience high levels of
androgens in utero and are sometimes raised male,
especially in countries that lack access to diagnosis and
treatment

Question 3

true or false-All female individuals have an XX pair of
chromosomes, and all male individuals have an XY pair?

Answer 3

False: While most girls have XX pairs and most boys have XY pairs, some female-identifying and male-identifying individuals have different combinations of chromosomes.

Question 4

true or false-From twin studies, we know that gender identity is
determined primarily by socialization (nurture)?

Answer 4

False:
Twin studies indicate that gender identity is determined
by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Question 5

true or false-In the past decade, neuroscientists identified
structural sex differences in the brain and linked them
definitively to specific psychological sex differences?

Answer 5

False: Neuroscientists do not fully understand the
connections between brain structure and function, and
hypotheses about human sex differences in brain
functions remain speculative.