PSYCH 115.10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
intuition
A period of distraction that enables people to process complex information
unconsciously can improve decision making. This best illustrates the value of
do not have a refractory period and achieve many orgasms during a sexual
encounter
Masters and Johnson reported that unlike men, women _______________________.
females score higher than males on the verbal ability test
Researchers have usually found that __________.
gender
A set of characteristics that defines individuals as boys and men or girls and women is
called __________.
the left hemisphere of the brain
the effects of more equal treatment of men and women in our society
If gender differences in cognition are decreasing, this is probably due to
_______________
identity
A person's sense of being a boy or girl, or man or woman, is their gender __________.
Although supporting a genetic influence on sexual orientation, they do not rule
out environmental influences as a contributor.
What have twin studies told us about sexual orientation?
gender schema
"Children observe the world around them and develop mental concepts to represent the
concepts of male and female. They then develop a concept of their own gender, and
adjust their behaviors to be consistent with that concept." This statement is the
foundation of __________ theory
excitment
The first phase of the sexual response is ____________.
benevolent sexism
intuition
A period of distraction that enables people to process complex information
unconsciously can improve decision making. This best illustrates the value of
do not have a refractory period and achieve many orgasms during a sexual
encounter
Masters and Johnson reported that unlike men, women _______________________.
females score higher than males on the verbal ability test
Researchers have usually found that __________.
gender
A set of characteristics that defines individuals as boys and men or girls and women is
called __________.
the left hemisphere of the brain
the effects of more equal treatment of men and women in our society
If gender differences in cognition are decreasing, this is probably due to
_______________
identity
A person's sense of being a boy or girl, or man or woman, is their gender __________.
Although supporting a genetic influence on sexual orientation, they do not rule
out environmental influences as a contributor.
What have twin studies told us about sexual orientation?
gender schema
"Children observe the world around them and develop mental concepts to represent the
concepts of male and female. They then develop a concept of their own gender, and
adjust their behaviors to be consistent with that concept." This statement is the
foundation of __________ theory
excitment
The first phase of the sexual response is ____________.
benevolent sexism
