Susan and her husband Luke are expecting their first child, and they decide to wait to find out the sex of the baby. When the momentous occasion arrives, Luke eagerly asks the obstetrician, "boy or girl?"
The obstetrician pauses momentarily and responds: "your baby appears to be very healthy, we will get to the issue of gender momentarily". A confused Susan and Luke later find out that their baby was born with ambiguous genitalia. After a series of tests, it is determined that the baby is a genetic female, she has ovaries and a large clitoris resembling a penis. The term to describe this condition is "____."
a. sex dichotic disorder c. andropholy
b. disorders of sex development d. hermaphroditism
ANS: B
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a. men rated all the videos more positively than did the women b. women rated all the videos more positively than did the men c. men rated only the videos made by men higher d. there was no difference in women's and men's ratings
The "____" tube of the embryo becomes the brain and spinal cord
a. placental c. fallopian b. neural d. esophageal
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A. enlargement. B. concealment. C. volunteer bias. D. a problem with estimation.
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A. adulthood beginning immediately after adolescence. B. adulthood beginning in the late 40s. C. adulthood beginning 65 and up. D. adulthood beginning in the mid 60s. E. adulthood beginning during adolescence.