If a Primate Females Were Given Estradiol Shortly After Birth

question 12

Multiple Choice

If a primate females were given estradiol shortly after birth, you might expect that

• A) they would begin to ovulate soon after
• B) they would change their chromosomal makeup to XY
• C) they would develop some masculine characterisitics
• D) they would experience no change and remain phenotypically female
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Priming

The process by which recent experiences increase the accessibility of a schema, trait, or concept, influencing responses.

Weber's Law

A principle in psychology stating that the smallest perceptible change in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus.

Subliminal Audio

Audio stimuli played below the conscious threshold of hearing, designed to influence behavior or emotions without the listener's conscious awareness.

Sensory Transduction

The conversion of a sensory signal from the environment into an electrical signal in the nervous system.