What Does It Mean to Be 'Cisgender

question 54

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be 'cisgender'?

• A) you perform your gender in a culturally normative way and one that matches your apparent sex
• B) you perform your gender in a culturally normative way
• C) it's the same as 'transgender'
• D) you perform your gender in a way that matches gender expectations for the opposite sex
• E) you are in a culturally constructed 'gender crossover' role and everyone, strangers included, know that you are in this role

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Definitions:

Cocktail Party Phenomenon

The capacity to concentrate one's listening efforts on a specific sound while ignoring other surrounding noises.

Posner Effect

A phenomenon in cognitive psychology indicating that attention can be directed to a location without the need for the eyes to move.

Craik Effect

A phenomenon where the depth of processing impacts memory recall; deeper processing leads to better retention.

Late Selection

A cognitive process theory suggesting that all incoming information is processed at a basic level before selective filtering happens based on its importance.