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Question #1
Puberty is associated with an increase in the release of
A.   all of these
B.   gonadotropic hormone.
C.   growth hormone.
D.   adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Question #2
Generally speaking, feminization of the body at puberty
A.   can be blocked by hormones but is not stimulated by them.
B.   is stimulated by a high ratio of estrogens to androgens.
C.   occurs automatically even if testosterone is present in large amounts.
D.   occurs automatically unless testosterone is present.
E.   is stimulated by a high ratio of androgens to estrogens.
Question #3
Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic that is induced by an androgen other than testosterone?
A.   the male pattern of pubic hair growth
B.   chest hair
C.   the female pattern of pubic hair growth
D.   breasts
E.   increased muscularity
Question #4
A normal genetic female who receives injections of testosterone throughout fetal development will be born with
A.   ovaries.
B.   male external reproductive organs.
C.   all of these
D.   undeveloped female reproductive ducts.
E.   male internal reproductive ducts.
Question #5
Which of the following statements describes our current understanding of differences in the structure of human female and human male brains?
A.   The female frontal cortex is substantially larger than the male counterpart.
B.   Many structural differences have been documented.
C.   The male frontal cortex has an extra layer.
D.   Male and female brains are identical.
E.   Some suggestions of differences have been reported, but none of the differences has proven to be replicable.
Question #6
There is good evidence in some species that testosterone does not masculinize the brain directly, that it is first converted to estradiol, which then masculinizes the brain. This hypothesis is called the __________ hypothesis.
A.   alpha fetoprotein
B.   dimorphic
C.   aromatization
D.   cholesterol
E.   dihydrotestosterone
Question #7
Alpha fetoprotein
A.   deactivates circulating estradiol.
B.   all of these
C.   none of these
D.   does not readily penetrate the blood-brain barrier.
E.   is present in the blood of neonatal rats.
Question #8
Which of the following statements about brain differentiation is true according to recent findings?
A.   none of these
B.   The program of mammalian female brain development unfolds normally in the absence of estradiol or other hormones.
C.   There is a single mechanism that accounts for all differences between the brains of male and female mammals.
D.   The sexual dimorphism of the mammalian brain depends entirely on the presence or absence of testosterone; genes play no direct role.
E.   all of these
Question #9
Genetic males with androgenic insensitivity syndrome have
A.   breasts.
B.   internalized testes.
C.   all of these
D.   shallow vaginas.
E.   little public hair.
Question #10
Adrenogenital syndrome is associated with
A.   all of these
B.   a decrease in the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortices.
C.   high levels of adrenal androgens.
D.   ambiguous reproductive organs in many genetic females.
Question #11
John Money’s famous case study of ablatio penis was initially used to argue that
A.   genes dominate social learning when it comes to gender identity.
B.   hormones dominate social learning when it comes to gender identity.
C.   social learning dominates genes when it comes to gender identity.
D.   social learning dominates hormones when it comes to gender identity.
E.   sexual development is genetic and hormonal.
Question #12
In a follow-up study of Money’s famous case study of ablatio penis, it was revealed that the patient had
A.   acted like a male from an early age.
B.   requested mastectomy and phalloplasty.
C.   suspected he was a boy from the second grade on.
D.   all of these
E.   refused to wear a bra.
Question #13
Castrating adult human males usually produces a decrease in their
A.   all of these
B.   body hair.
C.   strength.
D.   ability to achieve an erection.
E.   sexual motivation.
Question #14
The following finding suggests that the sex drive of human females is influenced by testosterone:
A.   Various measures of sexual motivation were correlated with the testosterone levels of healthy human females.
B.   all of these
C.   Replacement injections of testosterone increased the proceptivity of ovariectomized and adrenalectomized female rhesus monkeys.
D.   none of these
E.   Replacement injections of testosterone increased the sexual motivation of human females who had been both ovariectomized and adrenalectomized.
Question #15
Which of the following brain structures are known to play a role in human sexual behavior?
A.   ventral striatum
B.   cortex
C.   hypothalamus
D.   amygdala
E.   all of these
Question #16
Bailey and Pillard studied a group of gay males who had twin brothers. They found that ________________ were gay.
A.   100% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 0% of the dizygotic twin brothers
B.   30% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 20% of the half brothers
C.   52% of the twin brothers and 22% of the male siblings
D.   52% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 22% of the dizygotic twin brothers
E.   92% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 52% of the dizygotic twin brothers
Question #17
Which of the following groups of adult males has substantially higher levels of circulating testosterone than the others?
A.   transsexuals
B.   bisexuals
C.   gay males
D.   none of these
E.   heterosexuals
Question #18
If a gay male were gonadectomized and then given extremely large replacement injections of testosterone, his primary sexual orientation would be
A.   asexual.
B.   bisexual.
C.   gay.
D.   heterosexual.
E.   antisexual.

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