PSY 2603 Final: Psych Final Study Guide
8 May 2016
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Biological, social, and cognitive influences, gender differences, and gender identity development. Sex: biological aspect of being male or female. Gender: social and psychological aspects: gender roles, expectations, behaviors. Development of female sex characteristics and helps regulate the menstrual cycle: androgens (male) Promotes development of male genitals and secondary sex characteristics. Evolutionary view: premise: males and females faced different challenges due to different roles in reproduction, natural selection favored different strategies depending on sex. Males- having as many babies as possible and having more resources to attract mates; violence, competition, and risk-taking. Females- ensuring survival of as many babies as possible by obtaining long-term mates that could support a family; devoted effort to parenting. Early socialization of gender roles: social cognitive theory of gender. Premise: gender develops via observation, imitation, rewards and punishments for gendered behavior. Girls and boys are talked to differently, treated differently from infancy: communication: Focus on anticipated roles: behavior toward boys and girls.
