Psych 1300- Ch. 11

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X chromosomes

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are sex chromosomes that exist as a matched pair in females and as part of an unmatched pair in males (the other part being a Y chromosome).

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Y chromosomes

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are sex chromosomes that exist in males as part of an unmatched pair (the other part being an X chromosome).
Gender is a set of behaviors and characteristics that define individuals as boys and men or girls and women in society.

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Primary sex characteristics

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are sexual organs present at birth and directly involved in human reproduction.

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Gonads

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are the first sex organs to develop; these are identical in male and female fetuses for the first four weeks of prenatal development.

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Müllerian system

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is the precursor of female sex organs.

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Wolffian system

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is the precursor of male sex organs.

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External genitalia

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consist of the penis and scrotum in males and the labia, clitoris, and external vagina in females

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome

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is a condition in which a genetically male fetus’s receptors for androgens fail to function, resulting in the development of external female genitalia

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Secondary sex characteristics

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are sexual organs and traits that develop at puberty and are not directly involved in reproduction.

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Gender identity

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is a person’s sense of being a boy or girl, man or woman.

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Intersex

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refers to those people who are born with non-standard male or female genitalia

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Gender typed

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refers to boys and men who show traditionally masculine traits and behaviors, and girls and women who show traditionally feminine traits and behaviors.

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Androgynous

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people are neither specifically masculine nor feminine

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Gender identity disorder

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is a condition in which a person feels he or she was born with the body of the wrong sex

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Transsexual

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is a person who has had sex reassignment surgery

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Social learning theory

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emphasizes the role of cognition in motivation and the importance of expectations in shaping behavior

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Gender schema theory

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states that the process of gender differentiation begins at a very young age; as a children develop schemas for other things around them, they also develop a schema for their gender and adjust their behavior to align with it.

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Gender roles

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are expectations about the way men and women behave

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Gender stereotype

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is a widely held concept about a person or group of people that is based only on gender

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Sexism

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consists of prejudice and unfair treatment against men or women based on gender stereotypes

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Benevolent sexism

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is acceptance of positive stereotypes or favorable biased behavior that propagates unfairness and inequalities based on gender.

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Male answer syndrome

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is a phenomenon in which males are more likely than females to guess at answers to difficult questions rather than reveal their uncertainty.

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Sexual orientation

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describes enduring sexual attraction toward members of our own sex, the other sex, or both.