Chapter 5

Question 1

Sex

Answer 1

Biological aspect of being male or female

Question 2

Gender

Answer 2

Social or cultural aspect of being male or female

Question 3

Gender ID

Answer 3

Personal sense of being male or female

Question 4

Gender role

Answer 4

Outward expression of gender based on cultural expectations

Question 5

Gender stereotypes

Answer 5

Rigidly held, oversimplified beliefs that males and females have distinctly different traits

Question 6

Gender typing

Answer 6

Child’s learning of culture’s gender roles

Question 7

Social-learning theory

Answer 7

Children are reinforced for gender appropriate behavior

Question 8

Schema

Answer 8

concept

Question 9

When can a child ID gender?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

When is gender permanent?

Answer 10

4-7

Question 11

Physiology of sexuality

Answer 11

hormones

Question 12

What do you need a base level of to have interest

Answer 12

testosterone

Question 13

External stimuli of sexuality

Answer 13

aroused by explicit material

Question 14

Gender differences in sexuality

Answer 14

women look down more on casual sex

Question 15

Sexual Orientation

Answer 15

Enduring sexual attraction towards members of a particular gender

Question 16

How many men are homosexual?

Answer 16

3%

Question 17

How many women are homosexual?

Answer 17

1-2%

Question 18

Is homosexuality biological or environmental?

Answer 18

Biological

Question 19

Brain structures in homosexuality

Answer 19

Anterior hypothalamus is smaller in homosexual men and all women

Question 20

Prenatal influences on homosexuality

Answer 20

Hormones and birth order (men with older brothers are more likely to be gay) (maternal antibodies are stronger with each pregnancy)

Question 21

Why are women more selective with their sexual habits?

Answer 21

They have limited fertility and want to choose a man who will help raise children

Question 22

Why are men promiscuous?

Answer 22

They are constantly fertile