PSYC 312 · Week 12

Reproductive Behaviors

53 professor slides · Kalat textbook Chapter 10 pp. 321–348 · Source-only learning
TEACH → UNDERSTAND → CONNECT → PRACTICE → RETRIEVE → TEST → REVIEW MISSED

Big Picture

Sex hormones can influence development over the long term and behavior in the short term. The chapter also examines mating, pair bonding, parental care, gender development and the evidence and limits of sexual-orientation research.

GENES & HORMONES → ORGANIZING VS ACTIVATING → BRAIN & BEHAVIOR → MATING STRATEGIES → PAIR BONDING → SEX DEVELOPMENT → ORIENTATION & RESEARCH

Professor's Chapter 10 presentation: 53 slides. Textbook: Chapter 10, pages 321–348. The teaching notes are organized by learning concepts; original slide wording can be reviewed in the slide-by-slide Source Notes below.

Story — how the ideas connect

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Teach → Understand → Stop & Check

Open one section at a time, connect the vocabulary to the example, answer aloud, then reveal the answer.

Source Notes — All 53 Professor Slides

Read the professor's original slide wording, in order. Slides containing figures without extractable text are marked with their slide number. Teaching notes and relevant textbook references appear in the lessons above.

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Key Terms — Tap for detailed meaning

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Chapter 10 Flashcards — Detailed Study Notes

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Practice & Retrieve

Explain concepts in your own words before revealing the back. Answer choices and explanations are based on your provided professor slides and textbook.

Test → Review Missed

Test yourself without your notes. Submit for an explanation of every answer and direct links to missed-question practice. Test activity is saved to Week 12 only.

Connect to What You Already Know

Chapter 4 · Genetics

SRY, sex chromosomes, gene expression and gene/environment interactions connect sex development to earlier genetics.

Chapter 2 · Synapses

Hormones act on receptors, modify neuronal signaling and can influence dopamine-related motivation.

Chapter 3 · Anatomy

Hypothalamus, pituitary and anterior commissure connect this chapter to the brain structures you learned earlier.

Chapter 8 · Sleep & Rhythms

The suprachiasmatic nucleus was your circadian clock; it also appears in studies comparing brain anatomy.