Test Yourself by taking a moment to answer each of these Learning Objective Questions (repeated here from within the module). Research suggests that trying to answer these questions on your own will improve your long-
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sex (p. 172) gender (p. 172) aggression (p. 173) relational aggression (p. 173) X chromosome (p. 175) Y chromosome (p. 175) testosterone (p. 175) puberty (p. 175) primary sex characteristics (p. 175) secondary sex characteristics (p. 175) spermarche (p. 175) menarche (p. 176) disorder of sexual development (p. 177) role (p. 177) gender role (p. 177) gender identity (p. 178) social learning theory (p. 178) gender typing (p. 178) androgyny (p. 178) transgender (p. 179) | an act of aggression (physical or verbal) intended to harm a person's relationship or social standing. in psychology, the socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women. a set of expected behaviors, attitudes, and traits for males or for females. a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave. the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child. displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics. [sper- nonreproductive sexual traits, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair. the period of sexual maturation, when a person becomes capable of reproducing. a condition present at birth that involves unusual development of sex chromosomes and anatomy. [meh- in psychology, the biologically influenced characteristics by which people define males and females. the most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs during the fetal period, and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. our sense of being male, female, or some combination of the two. the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have two X chromosomes; males have one. An X chromosome from each parent produces a female child. the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible. the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished. the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role. an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth sex. any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally. |
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1. Psychologists define as the biologically influenced characteristics by which people define males and females. The socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women is .
2. Females and males are very similar to each other. But one way they differ is that
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3. A fertilized egg will develop into a boy if it receives a/n chromosome from its father.
4. Primary sex characteristics relate to ________; secondary sex characteristics refer to ________.
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5. On average, girls begin puberty at about the age of , boys at about the age of .
6. An individual who is born with sexual anatomy that differs from typical male or female anatomy has a .
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8. When children have developed a , they have a sense of being male, female, or some combination of the two.
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