Psychology A-Level
Hormonal influence
What Hormonal influence means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Hormones direct sexual differentiation, with testosterone promoting male characteristics, oestrogen regulating the female reproductive system and oxytocin facilitating childbirth, lactation and bonding.
Topics that use Hormonal influence
- Gender (AQA A-Level)
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- Atypical development
- cultural variation in gender roles
- Gender constancy
- mediational processes
- Nature versus nurture
- Reductionism
- Reductionism vs Holism
- Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI)
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