When Children Begin to Draw Sharp Distinctions Between the Sexes

question 89

Multiple Choice

When children begin to draw sharp distinctions between the sexes on psychological dimensions, they first learn

• A) positive traits that characterize their own gender and negative traits that characterize the other gender
• B) negative traits that characterize their own gender and positive traits that characterize the other gender
• C) positive traits that characterize each gender
• D) negative traits that characterize each gender

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Definitions:

Genes

Units of DNA that are responsible for determining the characteristics and traits that are inherited from parents to offspring.

Chromosome

A structure within the cell nucleus made up of DNA and proteins that contains the genetic material of an organism.

Alleles

Variants of a gene that occur at the same place on a chromosome, contributing to the diversity of genetically influenced traits.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm in males and ova in females) that unite during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.