PSYC 3300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Adrenal Gland, Karen Horney, Genetic Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3300
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

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Environment counts for more of variability between sexes than. Girls with cah have superior spatial skills compared to girls without. Cah girls more active and aggressive than non-cah girls. Cah girls more likely to play with male toys and less likely to play with female toys. Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (cais) genetically male but have insensitivity to androgens; born with testes instead of uterus but have female genitalia. The strongest evidence for links of sex hormones to cognition and behaviour is in research that has shown prenatal exposure to male hormones (androgens) is associated with enhanced spatial skills and male gender-role behaviour in women. Horney believed the issues outlined by freud were due to social forces rather than biology. Social learning theory theory states that we acquire gender-related behaviour through modeling and reinforcement like models who are reinforced for their behaviour. Boys more likely to be awarded for aggression. Boys more likely than girls to be punished for gender-incongruent behaviour.