Chapter 5

Compared with teenage boys, teenage girls spend

Compared with males, females are more likely to base their sense of personal identity on their

Females are LESS likely than males to

How many human chromosomes are common to both males and females?

Puberty is most closely related to the onset of

Increasingly, women are expected to take responsibility for political leadership. This best illustrates a change in

Because he believes that crying is a feminine trait, 14 year old George has difficulty admitting that a movie makes him cry. This experience best illustrates the impact of

The removal of a woman's ovaries may contribute to decreasing sexual interest because her level of ________ is lowered.

Masters and Johnson described four stages of

Mr. Jen experiences distressing and recurrent urges to inflict suffering on other people in order to become sexually aroused. His difficulty best illustrates

In studies that followed hundreds of New Zealand and U.S. girls from age 5 to 18, ________ was linked to sexual activity before age 16.

The fraternal birth-order refers to a factor associated with

The variability of sexual urges and interests is called

Genetically predisposed traits have a reproductive advantage. This fact is best explained in terms of

Men in all cultures tend to marry women younger than themselves because men are genetically predisposed to seek female features associated with fertility. This suggestion best illustrates

Compared with males, females are ________ likely to be diagnosed with autism and ________ likely to suffer alcohol dependence.

During their teen years, girls become progressively ________ assertive and boys become progressively ________ domineering.

A single ________ on the ________ chromosome plays a crucial role in the prenatal development of external male sex organs.

The expectations that men initiate dates and that women select wedding gifts best illustrate aspects of

The effect of rewards and punishments on gender typing is most clearly emphasized by

The belief that boys have shorter hair than girls is a

During which stage of the sexual response cycle does the refractory period begin?

Mr. Smith is distressed because his low sexual interest and lack of sexual arousal prevent him from experiencing satisfying sexual relations with his wife. His difficulty best illustrates

Teenage girls are especially vulnerable to ________ because of their lower levels of protective antibodies.

Which of the following is NOT true with respect to sexual orientation?

Women, more than men, prefer to alternate periods of high sexual activity with periods of very little sexual activity. This best illustrates gender differences in

Evolutionary psychologists emphasize that women's more relational approach to sex and men's more recreational approach to sex have contributed to

Evolutionary psychologists attribute gender differences in mating preferences to

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to attribute a love of your own children to

Critics of evolutionary psychology are particularly likely to emphasize that gender differences in mate preference are the result of

__(men/women) are more likely to commit relational aggression, and __ are more likely to commit physical aggression.

Adolescence is marked by the onset of

The primary male sex hormone is __. The primary female sex hormone are the __.

The inability to complete the sexual response cycle may be considered a __. Exhibitionism would be considered __.

From a biological perspective, AIDS is passed more readily from women to men than vice versa. True or False?