One Sex Difference That Appears Very Early in American Children

question 11

Multiple Choice

One sex difference that appears very early in American children, as well as in children in all societies for which systematic data is available, is greater __________.

• A) aggressiveness in boys
• B) sociability in girls
• C) responsibility in boys
• D) aggressiveness in girls

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Definitions:

Penlight

A small, lightweight flashlight used in medical examinations to check patients' pupil response or throat.

Mechanoreceptors

Sensory receptors in the body that respond to mechanical pressures or distortions, such as touch, pressure, stretch, and vibration.

Chemoreceptors

Sensory receptors that respond to chemical stimuli, found in various locations in the body and involved in processes like taste, smell, and respiratory control.

Dementia

A chronic or progressive syndrome marked by the deterioration of cognitive function, affecting memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment.