PSYCHOLOGY 140 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Human sexuality is ____ influenced by biological factors than by ______________ and
______-cultural factors. - answers-less, psychological, social
Prejudice is the negative _______ toward an individual based solely on group
membership - answers-attitude
define males, females and intersex - answers-biologically
Gender in psychology is the _________ characteristics associated with the different
binaries, boy, girl, man, woman - answers-behavioral
Intersex possessing biological sexual characteristics of ____ sexes, male and female -
answers-
Gender identity is our ________ sense of being male, female, or some combination of
the two. - answers-personal
Gender expression is how you __________ your gender to others - answers-
demonstrate
Pronouns are a word you use to _________ someone, he, her - answers-reference
Cisgender is when sex _______ gender identity - answers-matches
Discrimination is the unjust ______ or behaviors directed at member of a _______
group based on perceived differences, also known as personal ________ - answers-
actions, certain, opinions
People can be discriminated against because of many different factors, including:
•____/ ethnic
•gender identity / __________
•age
•disability
•_______ beliefs
•national origin
•pregnancy
•socio-_______
•language / accent - answers-race, expression, religious, economic
Sex in psychology is defined as the __________ influenced characteristics by which
people
,Transgender is when sex does ___ match someone's gender _______ - answers-not,
identity
Genderqueer, gender nonbinary, and gender non-conforming all do ___ identify as
either a ___ or a _____ - answers-not, man, woman
Agender does ___ identify with gender - answers-not
Whether male, female, or intersex, each person receives 23 chromosomes from the
______ and 23 from the ______. Of these 46 chromosomes, __ are unisex. Most
similarities are seen through creativity levels, _________ ability, and everyone
experiencing similar ________ and longings. The most notable differences can be seen
in self-______, the age with we enter _______, size, strength, life _________,
emotional ___________, and different risks - answers-mother, father, 45, cognitive,
emotions, esteem, puberty, expression
Aggression is any physical or verbal behavior that _____ someone physically or
emotionally - answers-harms
Relational aggression is an act of aggression intended to ____ a person's relationship
or ______ standing - answers-harm, social
Differences in agression
•minor physical aggression in romantic relationships: men and women are roughly ____.
•extreme violent acts: ___ commit far more _____ than women.
•relational aggression: _____ commit slightly more _____ than men. - answers-equal,
Men, often
Women, often
Gender differences in power and social connectedness are greatest in __________ and
subsides by age __ - answers-adolescence, 50
Gender bias in the workplace exists throughout differences in perception, differences in
the amount of ___, differences in ______-care responsibilities, differences in workplace
gender ____ - answers-pay, family, bias
Biology does not dictate gender, but it can influence it in two way. One way is
___________, because we have differing sex chromosomes, and _______________
because we have differing concentrations of sex ________, which trigger other
________ differences - answers-genetically, physiologically, hormones, anatomical
, Around 7th week of prenatal development the _ chromosome prompts testes to develop
and produce __________ - answers-y, testosterone
Between 4th and 5th months: ___ hormones in fetal brain support female or male _____
characteristic development - answers-sex, brain
Puberty is a period of sexual __________, during which a person becomes capable of
____________. This is due to a surge of hormones which triggers a ___-year period of
rapid ________ development - answers-maturation, reproducing, two, physical
Primary sex characteristics are ____ structures that make sexual ___________
possible such as the _______, testes, and external _________ - answers-body,
reproduction, ovaries, genitalia
Secondary sex characteristics are ___-reproductive sexual traits, like a female's hips or
_______, male _____ and body ____ differences - answers-non, breasts, voice, hair
At about age __ in girls and age __ in boys, a surge of hormones triggers a variety of
physical changes. - answers-11, 12
Klinefelter's syndrome is characterized by an individual with an ___ chromosome
pattern. It is a human aneuploid disorder that causes the ______ to generally be
underdeveloped, so they are often _________. These individuals tend to exhibit weaker
______ strength than their peers, are likely ______ than them, may develop ______
tissue and may experience mild _________ deficits. (the deficit is up for debate) -
answers-xxy, testes, infertile, muscle, taller, breast, cognitive
Those with turner syndrome are characterized by having ___ x chromosome. They are
usually _______ than their peers, are sexually __________ and do not experience
puberty, exhibit a ______ neck, and have an increased risk for _______ disease,
obesity, arthritis, and scoliosis - answers-one, shorter, underdeveloped, webbed,
cardiac
A gender role is a set of expectations or _____ about a social position, defining how
each gender ought to _____ - answers-norms, behave
Social learning theory is the idea that social behavior is _______ in childhood by
observing and imitating other's ______-linked behavior and by being rewarded or
________ for specific actions.... (operant conditioning!!!) - answers-learned, gender,
punished
Gender typing is the acquisition of a ___________ masculine or feminine ____ and
varies from child to child, indicating there is ____ to gender typing than solely
observation and imitation - answers-traditional, role, more