Exam 10: Biology and Gender

Research on differences in the brains of people who are transgender is based on the assumption that ______.

A genetic female has ______.

The traditional model in psychology has maintained that hormones influence behavior. However, research shows that testosterone levels rise in both men and women following an interpersonal competitive victory. This highlights ______.

A "trans woman" refers to someone who ______.

______ is the term for a rare genetic condition that causes the fetus's adrenal glands to produce abnormally large amounts of androgens, resulting in genetic females born with masculinized genitals.

In regard to Joel's (2015) concept of the gender brain mosaic, regions that don't show a male-female difference are termed ______.

Research indicates that there are gender differences in brain lateralization.

As of right now, there is no solid evidence of a particular gene or genes that create a tendency to becoming transgender.

SRY is ______.

The differences in the levels of sex hormones may affect behavior at two major stages of development. Identify these two stages. Then, explain the two types of effects that can occur based on which stage someone is in and their implications.

Differences between female and male brains are found in the ______.

If pregnant guinea pigs are administered testosterone, their genetic female offspring will show male, not female, patterns of sexual behavior. This is an example of ______.

The gonads (ovaries and testes), pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands are all ______.

In general, boys' and men's bodies mount a stronger immune response to infections than girls' and women's bodies do.

The theory that women's smaller brain size relative to men means they are not as intelligent as men is an example of the female deficit model.

In animals, the two behaviors that are most affected by prenatal hormone exposure are ______.

A researcher uses fMRI and finds that a region "lights up" more for men doing math problems than for women. Explain why we cannot infer that those differences are hardwired.

Provide an example of how women and men differ in basic physiological processes.

Estrogen is the source of sexual desire in women.

Most women have brains with all female-leaning regions and most men have brains with all male-leaning regions.