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Question 1

What is gender?

Answer 1

Social, psychological, and cultural roles associated with being male, female, or non-binary.

Question 2

What are sex role stereotypes?

Answer 2

Widely held beliefs about appropriate behaviours based on perceived gender.

Question 3

What is androgyny?

Answer 3

Gender identity combining masculine and feminine qualities.

Question 4

What does BSRI stand for?

Answer 4

Bem Sex-Role Inventory: assesses gender identity traits.

Question 5

What are chromosomes?

Answer 5

Thread-like structures carrying genetic information.

Question 6

What is the typical chromosome pattern in humans?

Answer 6

Humans have 46 chromosomes, including sex chromosomes XX (female) and XY (male).

Question 7

What is an atypical chromosome pattern?

Answer 7

Deviation from typical chromosomal patterns affecting biological sex.

Question 8

What is the SRY gene?

Answer 8

Sex-determining Region Y gene on the Y chromosome.

Question 9

What is a hormone?

Answer 9

Chemical messengers regulating physiological processes.

Question 10

What is testosterone?

Answer 10

Primary male sex hormone for male characteristics.

Question 11

What is oestrogen?

Answer 11

Primary female sex hormone for female characteristics.

Question 12

What is oxytocin?

Answer 12

Hormone for social bonding, attachment, and maternal behaviors.

Question 13

What is Turner’s syndrome?

Answer 13

Absence of one X chromosome in females (45, X).

Question 14

What is Klinefelter’s syndrome?

Answer 14

Extra X chromosome (XXY) in males, affecting physical and behavioral aspects.

Question 15

What is Kohlberg’s cognitive development theory?

Answer 15

Theory focusing on moral reasoning and decision-making.

Question 16

What is gender identity?

Answer 16

Individual’s understanding of their own gender.

Question 17

What is gender stability?

Answer 17

Recognition that one’s gender remains consistent over time.

Question 18

What is gender constancy?

Answer 18

Realisation that one’s gender is a stable, unchanging characteristic.

Question 19

What is a role model?

Answer 19

Individual admired for gender-related behaviour, influencing others.

Question 20

What is social learning theory?

Answer 20

Acquisition of behaviour through observation and socialisation.

Question 21

What is gender schema theory?

Answer 21

Development of gender roles through cognitive processes.

Question 22

What is socialisation?

Answer 22

Influences on gender schemas from societal and cultural factors.

Question 23

What does it mean to assimilate in the context of gender?

Answer 23

Integration of new gender-related information into existing schemas.

Question 24

What is an in-group?

Answer 24

Social group where individual identifies (e.g., male, female).

Question 25

What is an out-group?

Answer 25

Social group not identified with (e.g., opposite gender).

Question 26

What is psychosexual development?

Answer 26

Theory on unconscious conflicts shaping personality and behaviour.

Question 27

What is the phallic stage?

Answer 27

Developmental stage (ages 3-6) focusing on genital area.

Question 28

What is the Oedipus complex?

Answer 28

Young boy's attraction to mother and rivalry with father.

Question 29

What is the Electra complex?

Answer 29

Young girl's attraction to father and rivalry with mother.

Question 30

What is identification in gender development?

Answer 30

Desire to associate with desirable characteristics, shaping gender identity.

Question 31

Who is Little Hans?

Answer 31

Child with horse phobia reflecting unconscious conflicts.

Question 32

What is a single parent family?

Answer 32

Family with child cared for by one caregiver, affecting gender identity.

Question 33

What is positive reinforcement?

Answer 33

Presentation of pleasant stimulus to increase behaviour likelihood.

Question 34

What is negative reinforcement?

Answer 34

Removal of aversive stimulus to encourage behaviour repetition.

Question 35

What is a negative reinforcer?

Answer 35

Relief from discomfort by avoiding incongruent behaviours.

Question 36

What is modelling in learning?

Answer 36

Learning through observing and imitating others.

Question 37

What are mediational processes?

Answer 37

Cognitive mechanisms between stimulus and response.

Question 38

What is internalisation?

Answer 38

Adopting societal norms into one's beliefs.

Question 39

What is cultural variability?

Answer 39

Differences in gender roles across cultures.

Question 40

What is a gender role?

Answer 40

Societal expectations based on gender identity.

Question 41

What is nature in the context of gender development?

Answer 41

Biological factors influencing gender development.

Question 42

What is nurture in the context of gender identity?

Answer 42

Environmental influences on gender identity.

Question 43

What is media exposure?

Answer 43

Impact of media on internalising gender norms.

Question 44

What is information giving in media?

Answer 44

Media transmitting gender-related messages.

Question 45

What is atypical gender development?

Answer 45

Non-conforming gender identity and roles.

Question 46

What is gender dysphoria?

Answer 46

Distress from incongruence of gender identity.

Question 47

What are intersex conditions?

Answer 47

Physical characteristics not fitting male or female.

Question 48

What is the social-psychological explanation of gender?

Answer 48

Understanding gender through social psychology.

Question 49

What is psychoanalytic theory in gender?

Answer 49

Exploring unconscious influences on gender.

Question 50

What is cognitive theory in understanding gender?

Answer 50

Understanding gender through cognitive processes.