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Biological Psychology
Variations in Sexual Behavior
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Genes that make an individual more appealing to the other sex
sexual selection
how we identify sexually and what we call ourselves.
Gender identity
The biological differences between males and females
sex differences
the differences that result from people’s thinking about themselves as male or female
gender differences
Individuals who appear to be a mixture of male and female are referred to as
hermaphrodites
meaning overdevelopment of the adrenal glands from birth.
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
(CAH)
which stimulates the adrenal gland.
adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)
People whose sexual development is intermediate
intersexes
Certain individuals with an XY chromosome pattern have the genital appearance of a female.
androgen insensitivity
Some genetic males are born with a very small penis
a defect of pelvis development
cloacal exstrophy