Exam 10: Sexuality and Gender

According to fMRI images taken when both men and women were shown erotic images, researchers found that the amygdala and hypothalamus areas of the limbic system were __________.

Which phase of the sexual-response cycle is typically the shortest?

A __________ is a concept about males or females that assigns various characteristics to them on the basis of nothing more than being male or female.

The refractory period is a time during which a __________.

Consider the following three scenarios: (1) Santiago is walking toward a business office, and when he gets there, he opens the door for a woman and allows her to walk through ahead of him. (2) Santiago is walking toward a business office, and when he gets there, he opens the door for a man and a woman and allows both of them to walk through ahead of him. (3) Santiago is walking toward a business office, and when he gets there, he opens the door for a woman and allows her to walk through ahead of him, but then he walks through without holding the door for the man with whom the woman was having a conversation. In which of these scenarios has Santiago demonstrated the BEST example of benevolent sexism?

Researchers have found that when traditional males, traditional females, and androgynous people are compared in terms of their degree of depression, androgynous people are usually __________.

Joaquin has only dated men in the past. He stated that in high school, he began to notice that he was only attracted to men. As a result, he has been in a relationship with a man for the past 5 years and is very happy. Joaquin is considered __________ in terms of his sexual orientation.

The precursors of male sex organs during prenatal development are called the __________ ducts.

Recent studies have shown that cognitive differences between boys and girls __________.

Countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and England are more likely to have __________.

A set of physical characteristics that defines individuals as boys and men or girls and women is called __________.