10.5 sex differences

Question 1

cognitive differences

Answer 1

Male advantage in mathematical & spatial skills may be based on female lack of confidence or unequal treatment

Question 2

social & personality differences

Answer 2

• Males tend to talk w/ each other in a “report” style
• Females tend to talk to each other in a “relate” style

Question 3

sexual orientation

Answer 3

a person’s sexual attraction to & affection for members of either the opposite or the same sex

Question 4

heterosexual

Answer 4

sexual attraction toward, or sexual activity w/, members of the opposite sex
- most common
- socially acceptable in all cultures

Question 5

homosexual

Answer 5

sexual attraction toward, or sexual activity w/, members of the same sex
- Often faced w/ discrimination, prejudice & mistreatment
- Difficult to obtain an accurate percentage

Question 6

bisexual

Answer 6

sexual attraction toward, or sexual activity w/, both men & women

Question 7

asexual

Answer 7

lack of sexual attraction to anyone, or lack of interest in sexual activity

Question 8

development of sexual orientation

Answer 8

Full acceptance of alt. to heterosexuality, although increasing, is a long way off
Coming to terms w/ identities
Adolescents are at high risk
When paired w/ another minority group, issues are compounded

Question 9

sexual orientation (environment or biology)

Answer 9

As a product of the environment

• Upbringing & environmental experiences, creates the assumption that it is a behavior that can be changed
• Invites a “normal” vs. “abnormal” attitude

Question 10

birth order

Answer 10

w/ every male birth the mother develops an “anti-body” against the male chromosome (Y) affecting the sexual orientation of later male births

Question 11

neurological imaging

Answer 11

• Heterosexual men & homosexual women are neurologically similar
• Heterosexual women & homosexual men are neurologically similar