PSY 3105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation, Prefrontal Cortex, Intelligence Quotient

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3105
• Professor: David Collins

Document Summary

Changes in gender attitudes in the us 1977-2006: more ppl disagree that men are better politicians, moms can be good mothers while working. Gender: social categories of male and female, results of developmental and social experience. Sex: biological status of being male or female. Gender confusion child confused about gender identity i. e cross-gender dressing and play, gender dysphoria; alternatively, the notion of transgendered. Individual feels they have gender identity of the other sex, may decide to alter biological sex. 2: canada passed legislation in 2013 that makes it illegal to discriminate against transgender cans. Gender and self-esteem effects body image on self-esteem: girls more affected by personal relationships; false self- pretenses to protect relationship self-esteem decliens during adolescence for both genders. Gender, emotion and mood emotionality diffs result of experiences and expectations: depression levels equal during childhood; after puberty, girls are twice as depressed.