Sex & Gender

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What decides a person's gender according to the Biological Approach?
The chromosomes of a person decide their gender.
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What are 3 effects of the testosterone hormone?
Increased aggression, mathematical skill, and spatial skill.
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What are 2 effects of the oestrogen hormone?
Increased sensitivity and improved verbal skills.
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What does the Psychodynamic Approach argue?
That gender is more to do with upbringing/nurture rather than nature.
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Give a feature of the Oedipus and Electra complex.
Boys have a desire for their mother/Castration anxiety. Girls desire their fathers/Penis envy.
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What did Diamond & Sigmundson aim to show?
That a child cannot be socialised to take on the role of the opposite sex.
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What was the final result of this case study?
Brenda's genetics had a larger effect than the way she was brought up, meaning nature decides the gender identity of a person.
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What is meant by the term "sex"?
A biological term for whether someone if male or female.
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What is meant by the term "gender"?
A psychological term for whether someone is masculine, feminine, or androgynous.
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What is meant by the term "evolution"?
A process by which species adapt to their environment in order to survive and reproduce.
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