AP psych 4.10: Adolescent Psychology

Genes

Interstitial Nuclei of the Anterior Hypothalamus (INAH) is formed to determine sexual orientation. This is consistent with the 4-Fs in the hypothalamus. The structure of the INAH, determines to which gender a subject may or may not be romantically attracted

Androgyny

The presence of both male and female characteristics in one individual

Gender Constancy

A child’s emerging sense of the permanence of being a boy or a girl

Gender Stability

the understanding that one’s own or other people’s maleness or femaleness does not change over time

Androgens

determine assigned biological gender along with the structure of the brain and endocrine system --including the amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus

Societal Norms

In addition to environmental factors, gender norms can also be expressed based on a reference group: a collection of individuals who can be identified based on their shared values, appearances, and/or behaviors

Secondary Sex Characteristics

behaviors that are consistent with a subject’s assigned biological gender but do not relate to their reproductive organs

Primary Sex Characteristics

changes specific to a subject’s reproductive organs consistent with their assigned biological gender