Many Studies Have Indicated That the Generic Pronoun "He

question 1

Multiple Choice

Many studies have indicated that the generic pronoun "he"

• A)tends for children and adults alike to trigger images of both males and females.
• B)tends for adults to trigger images of both males and females,but for children to trigger images of males.
• C)tends for both children and adults to trigger images of males but not females.
• D)for both children and adults triggers images of females about one-fourth of the time it is used.

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Definitions:

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.

Feedback Loops

Mechanisms that use the outcomes of processes to regulate and control the processes themselves, often maintaining stability in systems.

Female Hormones

Chemical substances, such as estrogen and progesterone, produced mainly by the ovaries that regulate female reproductive functions and secondary sex characteristics.

Haploid

Having one of each type of chromosome characteristic of the species.