Tannen's theory that the way males and females learn languages in different cultures is based on the idea that
a. girls and boys play separately and girls' groups are often structured in terms of status roles.
b. like cross-cultural communications, there are many opportunities for misunderstandings.
c. communication styles primarily develop in adulthood.
d. males and females would use the same communication style if they were allowed to participate in more mixed-gender debates in school.
B
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a. identified by Freud as being harmful for mental health. b. products of a conflict between the ego and the superego. c. personality traits. d. defense mechanisms.
In the most famous case of Ablatio penis, where a young boy with XY chromosomes had his penis destroyed during a circumcision,
a. the child (Bruce) was born as a hermaphrodite and the decision was made to rear him as a girl (Brenda) b. Money counseled the parents that by rearing the child (Bruce) as a girl, "she" (Brenda) would accept a female gender identity c. the child lost both testicles, which was the source for all of the male-specific hormones in "her" body d. Money showed that the "neutral-at-birth" position was in fact correct