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N110 Leon Lecture 1 - Gender Differences(solved 2024).
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N110 Leon Lecture 1 -Gender
Differences(solved
2024)
differences between men and women aren't only
relative, but can depend on - answer context; ex.
females do worse on math tests if told they do
worse than males
why does the male math advantage disappear in
societies like Sweden and Norway - answer
society regard women as equals
which part of the brain is larger in males and
females - answer outer is larger in females;
center is larger in males
males produce more - answer serotonin
y chromosome has a gene called - answer SRY
, SRY - answer produces testis determining factor
testis determining factor - answer causes
indeterminant gonad to develop into testis
what happens if there is no testis determining
factor - answer indeterminate gonad becomes
and ovary
testis produces - answer androgens
(testosterone)
absence of testosterone during development -
answer look & act like females, even if male
presence of testosterone in males and females -
answer look and act like males
mullerian inhibiting hormone - answer causes
internal female duct system to regress
newborn female has early testosterone exposure
causes - answer masculinized female; test
introduction induces females to become more like
males
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