The adulthood psychological adjustment achieved by Bruce-Brenda-David, the male twin whose penis was ablated during a botched circumcision procedure at age 7 months, suggests that
a. nature's impulse is to create a female.
b. sexual identity may not be easily shifted by the upbringing of a child.
c. regular injections of testosterone can shift sexual identity.
d. genetic type is less important than are social factors.
e. normal circumcision can alter sexual identity.
Answer: b. sexual identity may not be easily shifted by the upbringing of a child.
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a. experience-expectant growth. b. brain-based education. c. experience-dependent growth. d. neurogenesis.
The precedent for using college students research participants is due to their
a) availability b) intelligence. c) generalizability. d) age.