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Sex and Gender Key Terms
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- 1SexBiological aspects of an individual.
- 2GenderA persons idea of themselves as being either male or female.
- 3Sex IdentityBiological status of being male or female. E.g. females have XX chromosomes whereas males have the chromosomes XY.
- 4Gender IdentityA psychological status - whether a person is masculine or feminine. This can be identified in a child through their attitudes and behaviour.
- 5XXFemale sex chromosomes.
- 6XYMale sex chromosomes.
- 7HormonesChemicals that effect development of the reproductive organs.
- 8OestrogenA female hormone produced by the ovaries.
- 9TestosteroneMale hormone released by the testes.
- 10Phallic StageFreud's third stage of psychosexual development, in which gender development takes place.
- 11Oedipus ComplexThe conflict experienced by a boy in the phallic stage because he unconsciously desire his mother and fears his father.
- 12Electra ComplexThe conflict experienced by a girl because she unconsciously desires her father and is afraid of losing her mothers love.
- 13Gender StereotypesBelieving that all males are similar and that all females are similar.
- 14Gender SchemaAmental building block of knowledge that contains information about each gender. Some gender schemas are based on stereotypes.
- 15Gender RoleBehaviour seen as masculine or feminine by a particular culture.
- 16Highly Gender SchematisedWhere gender is an important way of thinking about the world so information is organised according to what gender is appropriate and what gender is inappropriate.
- 17IdentificationTo adopt the attitudes and behaviour of the same-sex parent.
- 18ModellingA role model provides an example for the child.
- 19ImitationCopying the behaviour of a model.
- 20Vicarious ReinforcementLearning from the model's being either rewarded or punished.
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- GCSE Psychology (Sex and Gender) Flashcards on Sex and Gender Key Terms, created by Becca Westwell on 01/10/2014.
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- Becca Westwell · Oct 2014
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