L33 Psych 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Neuroendocrinology, Sex Reassignment Surgery, Scrotum
5 Mar 2019
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Gender stereotypes: males independent, active, competitive and aggressive, females dependent, emotional, sensitive and gentle, changes in some stereotypes in the last few decades the us views are more extreme, expectations perceptions of infants. Maccoby & jacklin (1974) clear cut differences in only 4 areas: verbal ability (females have more, mathematical ability (males, spatial ability (males, aggression (males) Verbal ability: hyde & linn (1988) review, females better than males in more than 75, true in children, adolescents and adults, small but consistent differences, general ability, solving anagrams, quality of speech production. Spatial ability: spatial visualization, no sex differences, spatial perception, clear in adults trend in childhood, mental rotation, nature. Later puberty, longer specialization period: nurture. Social behavior: emotional sensitivity, females more willing to admit feelings, social influence, females may value group harmony, sex differences are tied to status (i. e. female managers, aggressive behavior, nature. Evident a few years after birth less likely to have been shaped by parents.
