PSYCH 422 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: 5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency, Middle Frontal Gyrus, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
21 Feb 2017
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Psych 422 human sexuality: terminology: do you feel as if you are a man or a woman, gender identity. An individual"s sense of being male or female- typically consolidated by age 3 or 4 years: gender role behavior. Aspects of individual"s behavior that are consistent with cultural definitions of masculinity or femininity: sexual identity. Individual"s labeling of self as heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual. Job interest (people vs things: what do you prefer to do, women more likely to work with people, men with things. Spatial cognition (men), verbal fluency (women) spatial cognition in men and verbal fluency in women. Men tend to be better at mental rotation: clarke, fall 2016. 2: men tend to be faster at the virtual water maze, rodents. Brain activation during virtual maze exploration: r middle frontal gyrus (f) greater activity, r inferior parietal lobule (f, left hippocampus (m) xi, gender differences arise early in life.
