PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Chromosome, Psy, Personal Identity
26 Jul 2018
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Males and similar except for one chromosome. Men and women have similar levels of intelligence, vocabularies, happiness. Women enter puberty two years earlier than men. Women live 5 years longer than men. Women carry more body fat, less muscle mass and are 5 inches shorter than men. Women are more prone to depression, anxiety and eating disorders. Men are more prone to alcoholism and suicide. More likely to be diagnosed with autism, adhd as children, color blind, and anti-social personality disorder. Men admit to and commit more aggression, men are more socially dominant. Women are more interdependent, more socially connected and greater ability to understand and perceive emotions of others. Behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values and the traditions that are shared by a group of people. Enables social and economic systems that confer an adaptive advantage. Shared common language is a powerful tool, purchase food, other things that are necessary for our species survival, rules.
