Psychology 2301 Exam 3 Questions With Correct Answers

What are the 3 primary ways we begin to learn about sex and sexuality? 1. Judging without naming 2. Mislabeling 3. Undefined words What is the "nature vs nurture" debate and how does this relate to sexual orientation? Whether biology or environment cause sexual orientation What is oxytocin and how does it relate to sexuality? "love drug"... experiences that cause oxytocin release can trigger a certain sexuality What is hermaphroditism/intersexuality and the guevedoces? Hermaphroditism: born with both male & female parts 1/2000 births Guevedoces: born as a female and male genitalia grows during puberty How long is the normal gestational period? 38 weeks from conception to birth (40 weeks from last period to birth) What are the 3 stages of gestation (include what happens in those stages)? 1. Germinal 2. Embryonic 3. Fetal