PSY 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Turner Syndrome, Penis Envy, Linda Hunt
17 Jul 2018
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Development of embryo, sexual difference, genital development. Instead of 46 chromosomes, they have 47 xxy. More female weight distribution, small testicles, wider hips. Sterility, low libido, long legs, higher voice, no beard language deficits, academic difficulties (some do, some don"t) Default is for them to become female genitalia. But when testosterone becomes produced by the 10th week, it becomes a penis. Psuedo "" - correct gonads, incorrect genitals. Social behavior is viewed as having a functional biological basis. Freud, children acquire characteristics and behaviors of their same-sex parent. Males feel sexually rejected by mother and instead identify with father. Females are angry, feeling she castrated, penis envy. Emphasizes role of reward and punishment in explaining how children learn gender role behavior. Kohlberg, 30 months - children understand the difference between boy vs girl. 6-7 years old when they have the cognitive ability to understand gender permanence. Meta analysis, 78% of difference small or 0.
