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Reproductive Behaviours

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Psychology (Biological Psychology) Quiz on Reproductive Behaviours, created by Katie Morbey on 09/04/2019.
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Question 1

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Which of the following is true of sex chromosomes?
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  • 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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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The key factor that determines whether the undifferentiated gonads develop into testes is
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  • 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

Question 5

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A pheromone is a
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  • 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

Question 6

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Which of the following is true of pheromone action in humans?
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  • 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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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The prenatal development of the internal reproductive structures of the female
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  • 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

Question 9

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The genetic sex of a foetus is determined by
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  • 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

Question 10

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The key event that starts sexual maturation at the onset of puberty is that
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  • 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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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An increased prevalence of homosexuality/bisexuality is noted in
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  • 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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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A human female is more likely to initiate sexual activity with her partner
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  • 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

Question 15

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