Exam 3 Review Psyc 2301- Mike Pinney
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What are the three primary ways we begin to learn about sex and sexuality? -
✔✔1. Judging Without Naming (ex: Billy plays with his penis at the grocery store
and his mother gets mad)
2. Mislabeling (ex: "weenie")
3. Undefined Words (ex: cursing, pornography)
What is the "nature vs nurture" debate and how does it relate to sexual
orientation? - ✔✔Homosexuality is seen in nature (Bonobos and Pygmy Chimps)
and Simon LaVay studied the brain showing similarities in the hypothalamus
size, structure and density between straight women/ gay men and gay women/
straight men
Environments where being homosexual is a sin or is frowned upon, opportunity
is limited (think prison), or cultures like Sambian Youth Rights may potentially
influence sexuality
Little is known as to what causes sexuality.
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, What is oxytocin and how does it relate to sexuality? - ✔✔Oxytocin is "the love
hormone" and increases during touch, hugging and orgasm. It is responsible for
uterine contractions during childbirth and lactation. It is also a chemical
messenger for sexual arousal, trust, mother-infant bonding and anxiety relief.
What is hermaphroditism/intersexuality and the guevedoces? -
✔✔Hermaphroditism/Intersexuality- condition of having both male and female
sex organs, both ovarian and testicular tissue
Guevedoces- children born apparently female, but begin to develop penises
around puberty and then go through a typical male adolescence besides having
slightly smaller penises than average. They do have XY chromosomes but lack
the dihydrotestosterone (resulting in their lack of male appearance at birth)
How long is the normal gestational period? - ✔✔38 weeks from conception to
birth
40 weeks from last menstrual cycle to birth
What are the 3 stages of gestation? - ✔✔1. Germinal Stage
2. Embryonic Stage
3. Fetal Stage
Germinal Stage - ✔✔Conception-14 days Period of Pregnancy
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
(Blinn College) Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
What are the three primary ways we begin to learn about sex and sexuality? -
✔✔1. Judging Without Naming (ex: Billy plays with his penis at the grocery store
and his mother gets mad)
2. Mislabeling (ex: "weenie")
3. Undefined Words (ex: cursing, pornography)
What is the "nature vs nurture" debate and how does it relate to sexual
orientation? - ✔✔Homosexuality is seen in nature (Bonobos and Pygmy Chimps)
and Simon LaVay studied the brain showing similarities in the hypothalamus
size, structure and density between straight women/ gay men and gay women/
straight men
Environments where being homosexual is a sin or is frowned upon, opportunity
is limited (think prison), or cultures like Sambian Youth Rights may potentially
influence sexuality
Little is known as to what causes sexuality.
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, What is oxytocin and how does it relate to sexuality? - ✔✔Oxytocin is "the love
hormone" and increases during touch, hugging and orgasm. It is responsible for
uterine contractions during childbirth and lactation. It is also a chemical
messenger for sexual arousal, trust, mother-infant bonding and anxiety relief.
What is hermaphroditism/intersexuality and the guevedoces? -
✔✔Hermaphroditism/Intersexuality- condition of having both male and female
sex organs, both ovarian and testicular tissue
Guevedoces- children born apparently female, but begin to develop penises
around puberty and then go through a typical male adolescence besides having
slightly smaller penises than average. They do have XY chromosomes but lack
the dihydrotestosterone (resulting in their lack of male appearance at birth)
How long is the normal gestational period? - ✔✔38 weeks from conception to
birth
40 weeks from last menstrual cycle to birth
What are the 3 stages of gestation? - ✔✔1. Germinal Stage
2. Embryonic Stage
3. Fetal Stage
Germinal Stage - ✔✔Conception-14 days Period of Pregnancy
2|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
