Psychology Sex and gender OCR GCSE Keywords

Question	Answer
Sex	a BIOLOGICAL term that tells us whether someone is MALE or FEMALE
gender	a PSYCHOLOGICAL term that tells us whether someone is MASCULINE, FEMININE OR ANDROGYNOUS
Masculinity	a gender term associated with MALE TRAITS/ROLES
Femininity	a gender term associated with FEMALE TRAITS/ROLES
Androgyny	A type of gender where an individual shows high levels of BOTH MASCULINE AND FEMININE traits.
gonads	male and female SEX ORGANS (Testes and ovaries)
Hormone	testosterone and oestrogen- a chemical produced by the body that affects cells and organs. Male sex hormone produced by testes and female sex hormone produced by ovaries.
Evolution	a process by which species adapt to their environment in order to survive and reproduce.
Oedipus complex	boys desire their mother
Electra complex	girls desire their fathers
Castration anxiety	boys FEAR that their father will CUT OFF THEIR PENIS in anger over their desire for their mother.
Penis envy	girls desire a penis, blame mother for not having one.
Gender gap	Males and Females DEVELOP AND PERFORM at different rates at school.

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