Reproductive Behaviours

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Psychology (Biological Psychology) Quiz sobre Reproductive Behaviours, criado por Katie Morbey em 09-04-2019.
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Questão 1

Questão
Which of the following is true of sex chromosomes?
Responda
  • Factors coded on the Y chromosome control the development of the male sex glands
  • The Y chromosome contains the blueprint for the female foetus
  • The sex chromosomes are the largest among the 23 pairs
  • The mother donates her Y chromosome to form a male foetus

Questão 2

Questão
________ exert(s) a defeminising action during prenatal development
Responda
  • Testosterone
  • Anti-Müllerian hormone
  • Estradiol
  • Androgens

Questão 3

Questão
The size of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis is an indicator of
Responda
  • Prenatal androgenisation
  • Sexual orientation
  • Ambivalent sexuality
  • Gender identity

Questão 4

Questão
The key factor that determines whether the undifferentiated gonads develop into testes is
Responda
  • The SRY gene located on the Y chromosome
  • The secretion of testosterone from the adrenal glands
  • The SRY gene located on the X chromosome
  • The secretion of androgens from the gonads

Questão 5

Questão
A pheromone is a
Responda
  • Chemical located on the tongue that detects sugar
  • Chemical that is released by one animal that affects the behaviour of another animal
  • Type of enzyme that deactivates cyclic nucleotides
  • Chemical that is released in the body that affects the behaviour of the individual that released it

Questão 6

Questão
Which of the following is true of pheromone action in humans?
Responda
  • Menstrual cycles are delayed by exposure to human sweat
  • Women are attracted to the underarm sweat from men
  • Men prefer the smell of t-shirts worn by women during their fertile phase
  • Men and women show decreased sexual behaviour after exposure to pheromones

Questão 7

Questão
A hormone that promotes the prenatal development of the Wolffian system is said to have a(n)
Responda
  • Defeminising effect
  • Activational effect
  • Masculinising effect
  • Feminising effect

Questão 8

Questão
The prenatal development of the internal reproductive structures of the female
Responda
  • Requires the suppression of the Müllerian system by the anti- Müllerian hormone
  • Requires secretion of estradiol by the pituitary gland
  • Is caused by secretion of progesterone
  • Requires no hormone

Questão 9

Questão
The genetic sex of a foetus is determined by
Responda
  • The hormones released by the pituitary gland during foetal development
  • A single gene on the X chromosome
  • The gonads
  • The sex chromosomes inherited from the father

Questão 10

Questão
The key event that starts sexual maturation at the onset of puberty is that
Responda
  • The ovaries and testes release gonadotropic hormones
  • Estradiol and testosterone are released from the hypothalamus
  • The hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormones
  • LH and FSH are released from the hypothalamus

Questão 11

Questão
Which of the following is known to speed up the onset of female puberty
Responda
  • Low levels of body fat
  • High plasma levels of leptin
  • Malnutrition
  • High plasma levels of Estradiol

Questão 12

Questão
An increased prevalence of homosexuality/bisexuality is noted in
Responda
  • Women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • Women with Turner’s Syndrome
  • Men born during the late winter months to stressed mothers
  • Men born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Questão 13

Questão
The key effect of luteinising hormone (LH) is to:
Responda
  • Stimulate beard growth
  • Impair the growth of ovarian follicles
  • Induce ovulation
  • Guide the implantation of the fertilised ovum

Questão 14

Questão
A human female is more likely to initiate sexual activity with her partner
Responda
  • Just prior to menstruation
  • When estradiol levels are lowest
  • Just after a surge of testosterone from her adrenal glands
  • At a point in the menstrual cycle when estradiol levels are highest

Questão 15

Questão
The ________________ would not be considered a human sex organ
Responda
  • Ovaries
  • Adrenal gland
  • Testes
  • External genitalia

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