What Can We Conclude from the Ease with Which Pseudohermaphrodites

question 86

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude from the ease with which pseudohermaphrodites adopt a male gender identity at adolescence?

• A)Learning can override hormonal influences.
• B)Prenatal hormones affect later gender identity.
• C)Social reinforcement and norms dictate gender identity.
• D)Secondary sex characteristics determine gender identity.

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