Question 1

A trait controlled by a gene on the X chromosome is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sex-linked trait 
B)  a sex-limited trait 
C)  a sex-determined trait 
D)  expressed more in females than males 
A)  a sex-linked trait 
B)  a sex-limited trait 
C)  a sex-determined trait 
D)  expressed more in females than males A

Question 2

Research shows that if all sources of androgens in women (the adrenals and ovaries) are removed, women lose sexual desire. What can you infer about the driving factors of sexual desire in women based on this research? Based on your inference, what is one way a woman with low sexual desire could increase her sexual desire?

Accepted Answer

Varies. Based on this research, we can infer that androgens, not estrogen, are related to sexual desire in women. If women with low sexual desire are treated with testosterone, their sexual desire will likely increase.

Question 3

Research suggests that long-term practice of meditation results in different levels of activity in brain regions associated with qualities such as attention, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateralization 
B)  localizationism 
C)  cortical mapping 
D)  neural plasticity 
A)  lateralization 
B)  localizationism 
C)  cortical mapping 
D)  neural plasticity D

Question 4

A "trans man" refers to someone who ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  has a birth-assigned male gender and female gender identity 
B)  has a birth-assigned female gender and male gender identity 
C)  has a birth-assigned intersex gender and female gender identity 
D)  has a birth-assigned male gender and is going through genital transition 
A)  has a birth-assigned male gender and female gender identity 
B)  has a birth-assigned female gender and male gender identity 
C)  has a birth-assigned intersex gender and female gender identity 
D)  has a birth-assigned male gender and is going through genital transition

Question 5

Giving replacement doses of testosterone to a male rat castrated in adulthood will cause a return of sex drive. This illustrates ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the organizing effects of hormones 
B)  the importance of estrogen to sex drive 
C)  the importance of prenatal gender differentiation 
D)  the activating effect of hormones 
A)  the organizing effects of hormones 
B)  the importance of estrogen to sex drive 
C)  the importance of prenatal gender differentiation 
D)  the activating effect of hormones

Question 6

Explain Daphna Joel's idea of the human brain as a "gender mosaic" and differentiate between female-leaning, male-leaning, and intermediate. What does this research indicate about there being a "male brain" and a "female brain"?

Accepted Answer

Varies. Daphna Joel calls the human brai

Question 7

Female rat pups born to high-licking mothers are themselves high lickers when they become mothers. If pups born to low-licking mothers are raised by high-licking mothers, they are high lickers in adulthood. This effect is due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  endocrine disrupters 
C)  prenatal differentiation 
D)  epigenetics 
A)  genetics 
B)  endocrine disrupters 
C)  prenatal differentiation 
D)  epigenetics

Question 8

______ refers to changes in gene expression caused by factors other than DNA.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transcription 
B)  Epigenetics 
C)  Genome 
D)  Inactivation 
A)  Transcription 
B)  Epigenetics 
C)  Genome 
D)  Inactivation

Question 9

In the course of biological gender differentiation in prenatal development, ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  major gender differences are created in the frontal lobe of the brain 
B)  major differences are created in the hypothalamus 
C)  most gender differentiation occurs postnatally 
D)  gender differences in the external genitals occur before ovaries or testes differentiate 
A)  major gender differences are created in the frontal lobe of the brain 
B)  major differences are created in the hypothalamus 
C)  most gender differentiation occurs postnatally 
D)  gender differences in the external genitals occur before ovaries or testes differentiate

Question 10

Research on the corpus callosum in humans indicates that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  men have a slightly larger corpus callosum overall 
B)  women have a larger corpus callosum which accounts for their superior verbal ability 
C)  the size of the corpus callosum is stable by 12 years of age 
D)  when it is damaged by stroke, spatial ability is impaired 
A)  men have a slightly larger corpus callosum overall 
B)  women have a larger corpus callosum which accounts for their superior verbal ability 
C)  the size of the corpus callosum is stable by 12 years of age 
D)  when it is damaged by stroke, spatial ability is impaired

Question 11

Androgens are manufactured in females by the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pituitary 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  adrenal gland 
D)  fallopian tubes 
A)  pituitary 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  adrenal gland 
D)  fallopian tubes

Question 12

Gender similarities are the rule when it comes to brain anatomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In brain research, ______ refers to the extent to which a particular function is handled by one hemisphere of the brain or both.

Accepted Answer

A)  hemispherization 
B)  localization 
C)  lateralization 
D)  subordination 
A)  hemispherization 
B)  localization 
C)  lateralization 
D)  subordination

Question 14

Explain how sex hormones can create gender differences, particularly naming the two behaviors sex hormones influence in both women and men.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Women and men have different lev

Question 15

The first step on prenatal gender differentiation is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hormonal differentiation 
B)  gonadal differentiation 
C)  brain differentiation 
D)  differentiation of the external genitals 
A)  hormonal differentiation 
B)  gonadal differentiation 
C)  brain differentiation 
D)  differentiation of the external genitals

Question 16

Gender differences exist in the hypothalamus. Explain one of the consequences of the gender differences in the hypothalamus. Specifically, talk about the differences between men and women in how the hypothalamus directs pituitary hormone secretion.

Accepted Answer

Varies. One consequence of the gender di

Question 17

Prenatally, females and males develop differently ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  beginning at about the sixth to eighth week after conception 
B)  from the moment of conception 
C)  as a result of gender role socialization 
D)  as a result of cultural expectations 
A)  beginning at about the sixth to eighth week after conception 
B)  from the moment of conception 
C)  as a result of gender role socialization 
D)  as a result of cultural expectations

Question 18

Explain a bidirectional model and why many feminist scientists believe it is important.

Accepted Answer

Varies. A bidirectional model is a model

Question 19

Research on male-female differences in brain size ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  shows that women's slightly lower scores on IQ tests are due to their slightly smaller brains 
B)  shows that men have several different advantages because of their larger brain size 
C)  has failed to demonstrate a relationship, in humans, between brain size and intelligence 
D)  shows that although women's brain size is smaller, they outperform males on IQ tests 
A)  shows that women's slightly lower scores on IQ tests are due to their slightly smaller brains 
B)  shows that men have several different advantages because of their larger brain size 
C)  has failed to demonstrate a relationship, in humans, between brain size and intelligence 
D)  shows that although women's brain size is smaller, they outperform males on IQ tests

Question 20

"Epigenetics" refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the genetics of RNA 
B)  changes in gene expression caused by factors other than DNA 
C)  the mass of protein surrounding a chromosome 
D)  criticism of the Human Genome Project 
A)  the genetics of RNA 
B)  changes in gene expression caused by factors other than DNA 
C)  the mass of protein surrounding a chromosome 
D)  criticism of the Human Genome Project

A trait controlled by a gene on the X chromosome is ______.

Research suggests that long-term practice of meditation results in different levels of activity in brain regions associated with qualities such as attention, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. This is an example of ______.

A "trans man" refers to someone who ______.

Giving replacement doses of testosterone to a male rat castrated in adulthood will cause a return of sex drive. This illustrates ______.

Explain Daphna Joel's idea of the human brain as a "gender mosaic" and differentiate between female-leaning, male-leaning, and intermediate. What does this research indicate about there being a "male brain" and a "female brain"?

Female rat pups born to high-licking mothers are themselves high lickers when they become mothers. If pups born to low-licking mothers are raised by high-licking mothers, they are high lickers in adulthood. This effect is due to ______.

______ refers to changes in gene expression caused by factors other than DNA.

In the course of biological gender differentiation in prenatal development, ______.

Research on the corpus callosum in humans indicates that ______.

Androgens are manufactured in females by the ______.

Gender similarities are the rule when it comes to brain anatomy.

In brain research, ______ refers to the extent to which a particular function is handled by one hemisphere of the brain or both.

Explain how sex hormones can create gender differences, particularly naming the two behaviors sex hormones influence in both women and men.

The first step on prenatal gender differentiation is ______.

Gender differences exist in the hypothalamus. Explain one of the consequences of the gender differences in the hypothalamus. Specifically, talk about the differences between men and women in how the hypothalamus directs pituitary hormone secretion.

Prenatally, females and males develop differently ______.

Explain a bidirectional model and why many feminist scientists believe it is important.

Research on male-female differences in brain size ______.

"Epigenetics" refers to ______.

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Gender and Emotion

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Abilities, Motivation, and Achievement

Gender and Work

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Exam 10: Biology and Gender

A trait controlled by a gene on the X chromosome is ______.

Research suggests that long-term practice of meditation results in different levels of activity in brain regions associated with qualities such as attention, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. This is an example of ______.

A "trans man" refers to someone who ______.

Giving replacement doses of testosterone to a male rat castrated in adulthood will cause a return of sex drive. This illustrates ______.

Explain Daphna Joel's idea of the human brain as a "gender mosaic" and differentiate between female-leaning, male-leaning, and intermediate. What does this research indicate about there being a "male brain" and a "female brain"?

Female rat pups born to high-licking mothers are themselves high lickers when they become mothers. If pups born to low-licking mothers are raised by high-licking mothers, they are high lickers in adulthood. This effect is due to ______.

______ refers to changes in gene expression caused by factors other than DNA.

In the course of biological gender differentiation in prenatal development, ______.

Research on the corpus callosum in humans indicates that ______.

Androgens are manufactured in females by the ______.

Gender similarities are the rule when it comes to brain anatomy.

In brain research, ______ refers to the extent to which a particular function is handled by one hemisphere of the brain or both.

Explain how sex hormones can create gender differences, particularly naming the two behaviors sex hormones influence in both women and men.

The first step on prenatal gender differentiation is ______.

Gender differences exist in the hypothalamus. Explain one of the consequences of the gender differences in the hypothalamus. Specifically, talk about the differences between men and women in how the hypothalamus directs pituitary hormone secretion.

Prenatally, females and males develop differently ______.

Explain a bidirectional model and why many feminist scientists believe it is important.

Research on male-female differences in brain size ______.

"Epigenetics" refers to ______.

Introduction

Theoretical Perspectives on Gender

Gender Stereotypes and Gender Differences

The Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity

Gender and Communication

Gender and Emotion

Lifespan Development

Abilities, Motivation, and Achievement

Gender and Work

Psychology, Gender, and Health

Gender and Sexuality

Gender and Sexual Orientation

Gender and Victimization

Gender and Mental Health Issues

The Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Retrospect and Prospect

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