What Is the Scope of the Biological Perspective

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the scope of the biological perspective?

• A) It deals with the ways in which children encode information.
• B) It examines how children learn to act by observing models.
• C) It views children as going through stages of psychosexual development.
• D) It refers to various physical areas of development, including brain growth and heredity.

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Definitions:

Hermaphrodites

Organisms that have both male and female reproductive organs, allowing them to perform both roles in reproduction.

Intersexed

Individuals having reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the typical definitions of female or male, often due to genetic, hormonal, or anatomical variations.

Ambiguous Genitals

A condition present at birth where the external genitalia do not have the typical appearance of either male or female, making it difficult to assign a baby's sex.

Baby Brenda

A pseudonym used in case studies involving gender reassignment and socialization, highlighting the complexities of gender identity formation.