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what type of theory is Kohlberg’s theory

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cognitive

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define maturation

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the way in which we grow and develop throughout our life

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define socialisation

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the process in which we inherit social norms and ideologies

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define universality

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Kohlberg’s belief that all children will go through all the stages he outlined at the same ages

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what is the first stage in Kohlberg’s theory

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gender identity

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what is gender identity

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where you can correctly identify whether you are male or female

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what age does gender identity happen

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age 3-4

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what is the second stage in Kohlberg’s theory

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gender stability

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what is gender stability

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where children understand that their gender is permanent

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what age does gender stability take place

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age 4-6

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what is the final stage in Kohlberg’s theory

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gender constancy

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what is gender constancy

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where children focus on other peoples genders and begin to make gender related stereotypes

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what are does gender constancy take place

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6-12

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evaluation of kohl bergs theory

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  1. STRENGTH: Slaby and Fey research - children asked if they are male or female and could correctly identify
  2. STRENGTH: Thompsons research
  3. LIMITATION: self report technique - based off of assumptions
  4. LIMITATION: comparison to gender schema theory - Martin and Little research
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define what is meant by sex

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whether you are genetically male or female

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define what is meant by gender

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a persons sense of maleness and femaleness which has been constructed by society

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define what is meant by sex role stereotypes

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a set of shared expectations of how men and women should behave/act/think

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define what is meant by androgyny

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having a high combination of both male and female characteristics

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how many chromosomes are in the body

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46

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what does an egg chromosome look like

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XX

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what does a sperm chromosome look like

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XY

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what is the prenatal effect of testosterone

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develops the right hemisphere of the brain first

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what is the postnatal effect of testosterone

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voice deepens, aggression

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what is the prenatal effect of oestrogen

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develops the left hemisphere of the brain first

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what is the postnatal effect of oestrogen

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menstrual cycle

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what is oxytocin effect on women

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breastfeeding & fight or flight response

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what is oxytocin effect on men

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fight or flight response suppressed by testosterone

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evaluation of the role of chromosomes and hormones

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  1. LIMITATION: tricker et al - 43 males given an injection of testosterone or placebo but no difference in levels of aggression after 10 weeks
  2. STRENGTH: bruce Brenda David - biological sex influences behaviour not surroundings
  3. LIMITATION: BBD = idiographic research
  4. STRENGTH: Batista family - born with female anatomy until puberty due to a lack of testosterone
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what are examples of atypical sex chromosome patterns

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kleinfelter’s syndrome and turner’s syndrome

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who does kleinfelters syndrome affect

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males

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physical characteristics of kleinfelters syndrome

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reduced body hair, breast development

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psychological characteristics of kleinfelters syndrome

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poor language/reading skills

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who does turners syndrome affect

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females

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physical characteristics of turners syndrome

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no menstrual cycle

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psychological characteristics of turners syndrome

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advanced reading skills

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evaluation of atypical sex chromosome patterns

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  1. STRENGTH: practical application - 87 individuals with kleinfelters syndrome at an early age and had early treatments had more benefits
  2. LIMITATION: socially sensitive to label people as atypical
  3. STRENGTH: biologival determinism: we know the cause meaning we are able to create treatments
  4. LIMITATION: idiographic research - individual differences
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define identification in terms of gender

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choosing your same sex parent to be your role model

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define internalisation in terms of gender

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copying the same sex parents behaviour

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briefly explain the Oedipus complex in terms of gender

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  1. age 3-4 boys desire their mothers sole attention
  2. dad becomes the rival, child fears castration and wants to eliminate the dad
  3. boy then identifies with dad and internalises dads behaviour
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evaluation of the psychodynamic explanation of gender

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  1. STRENGTH: little Hans - nightmare of horses
  2. LIMITATION: little Hans = idiographic research - we don’t know if little Hans recalled dreams accurately
  3. LIMITATION: beta bias - Electra complex based off of oedipus
  4. LIMITATION: green studied 37 children in non-nuclear families and only found 1 not to have a typical gender identity
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define vicarious reinforcement in terms of gender

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observing the consequences of a role models behaviour

42
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define meditational processes in terms of gender

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attention, retention, motor reproduction, motivation

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define direct reinforcement in terms of gender

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whether you are rewarded or punished for behaviour

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evaluation of the SLT explanation of gender

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  1. STRENGTH: bobo doll - girls copied female role model, boys copied male role model
  2. LIMITATION: biological better - difference in aggression levels not explained in SLT
  3. STRENGTH: Perry&bushey - video of male/female eating fruit - later when given a choice of fruit they copied what they had observed their role models eating
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list people who influence our gender behaviour

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family, friends

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what is the medias role on gender behaviour

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media gives children role models, it portrays gender stereotypes.

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what happens to children who are exposed to the media

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they show strong gender stereotypes

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evaluation of media influence on gender

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  1. STRENGTH: williams - showed children tv for the first time, two years later they had become more stereotypical
  2. LIMITATION: confounding variables - children not monitored so things like the radio could have affected the gender stereotype level
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what is the definition and example of a collectivist culture

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working together eg china

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what is the definition and example of an individualistic culture

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independent eg UK

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evaluation of culture influence on gender

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  1. STRENGTH: meads cultural differences - 3 tribes: Arapesh = males&females gentle, Mundugumor = males&females aggressive, tchambuli = women dominant, males emotionally weak
  2. LIMITATION: mead faked results
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define gender identity disorder

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a condition where there is a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity

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what is the BSTc theory

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an area of the brain where the size refers to gender identity as opposed to sex

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who has larger BSTc’s

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males by 40%

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evaluation of BSTc

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  1. STRENGTH: post mortars - people who had changed from male to female showed to have female sized BSTc
  2. LIMITATION: validity - hormones affect the size of BSTc
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what is the psychoanalytical explanation if atypical gender development

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child has severe separation anxiety, child creates a symbiotic fusion with the mother and then identifies with them, child then wants to become them

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evaluation of social influences of atypical gender development

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  1. STRENGTH: zucker et al -115 boys concerned with their gender identity = 64% also diagnosed with separation anxiety disorder
  2. LIMITATION: rekey believes it is the absence of the father which results in GID

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