AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true concerning the effect of sex hormones?
A
Hormone injections can be used to easily manipulate sexual behavior in males but not in females
B
Hormone injections can be used to easily manipulate sexual behavior in both males and females
C
Sex hormones have a more direct effect on nonhuman animals then on humans
D
The levels of sex hormones are ore constant in females than in males
E
While studies have shown that ovulation is associated with changes in women’s fantasies, they have not established an association between ovulation and women’s sexual behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is C. (Sex hormones have a more direct effect on nonhuman animals than on humans). In nonhuman animals, the initiation of sexual behavior, connected with reproduction, is the effect of the sex hormones. This effect is not as strong in humans as in nonhuman animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Contrary to popular belief, sex hormones act throughout the entire brain of both males and females via both genomic and nongenomic receptors. Many neural and behavioral functions are affected by estrogens, including mood, cognitive function, blood pressure regulation, motor coordination, pain, and opioid sensitivity.

Detailed explanation-3: -They gradually prepare the body for reproduction. The sex hormones are responsible for the fundamental change in growth & development and stimulate the developments of secondary sexual characters. The testes and the ovaries are the reproductive organs and both are stimulated by the pituitary gland during Puberty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which is true of sex hormones? They stimulate ossification of the epiphyseal plates. to provide a set point for the control of blood pressure and body temperature.

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