AP®︎ Psychology: Topic 3.3 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 3.3 of AP Psychology – Gender and Sexual Orientation to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Biological Sex

Definition

A cluster of physical characteristics associated with reproduction and sexual development, including chromosomes, reproductive anatomy, gonads, and sex hormones

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Biological Sex
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A cluster of physical characteristics associated with reproduction and sexual development, including chromosomes, reproductive anatomy, gonads, and sex hormones

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Sex Assigned at Birth
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A classification, commonly female or male, made at birth primarily from external anatomy

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Intersex
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An umbrella term for naturally occurring variations in sex characteristics that do not fit typical female or male combinations

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Gender
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The identities, roles, behaviors, and expectations that individuals and cultures associate with sex categories

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Gender Identity
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A person's internal sense of gender

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Cisgender
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Having a gender identity that corresponds to the sex assigned at birth

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Transgender
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Having a gender identity that differs from the sex assigned at birth

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Nonbinary
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A gender identity that is not exclusively man or woman

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Gender Expression
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The outward presentation of gender through features such as clothing, mannerisms, names, or appearance

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Gender Role
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A culture's expectations for the behaviors, responsibilities, interests, and characteristics considered appropriate for a particular gender

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Gender-Role Stereotype
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An oversimplified belief that members of a gender have certain characteristics or should behave in a particular way

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Gender Typing
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The process of acquiring or adopting behaviors and interests culturally associated with a gender

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Socialization
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The lifelong process of learning a culture's norms, values, roles, and expected behaviors

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Gender Socialization
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The process through which people learn culturally associated gender expectations

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Opportunity Structures
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Social arrangements that make certain activities, courses, relationships, or occupations more available or welcoming than others

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Gender Schema
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A cognitive framework that organizes gender information and guides attention, memory, interpretation, and imitation

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Biological Determinism
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The claim that biology rigidly dictates behavior and developmental outcomes

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Sexual Orientation
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An enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction

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Heterosexual
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Experiencing attraction primarily toward another gender

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Gay or Lesbian
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Experiencing attraction primarily toward the same gender

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Bisexual
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Experiencing attraction that can include more than one gender

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Asexuality
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Experiencing little or no sexual attraction

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