According to Research Described in the Focus on Neuroscience Box

question 357

True/False

According to research described in the Focus on Neuroscience box "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," there is significantly reduced activity in both the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala when we view attractive faces.

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Definitions:

Thomas Theorem

A sociological theory suggesting that if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences; the interpretation of a situation affects the outcome.

Gender Roles

The societal norms dictating the behaviors that are considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex.

Masculinity

refers to the set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with boys and men as socially constructed.

Femininity

A set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women, which are socially constructed rather than inherently biological.