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Paul Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of at least __________ basic facial expressions of emotion.

To explain the human universality and variability of emotions, Ekman and his associates __________.

“Children observe the world around them and develop mental concepts to represent the concepts of male and female. They then develop a concept of their own gender and adjust their behaviors to be consistent with that concept.” This statement is the foundation of __________ theory.

Warty growths on the genitalia are caused by __________.

One of the problems associated with asthma is that once patients experience difficulty breathing, they often make their symptoms worse by concentrating on them and/or worrying about them. Consequently, many doctors include relaxation exercises as part of a treatment program to prevent patients from making their asthmatic reactions worse. This example of how our awareness of physiological changes can influence or even cause subsequent emotions is MOST supportive of which of the following theories of emotion?

Sexual __________ refers to enduring sexual attraction toward members of one’s own sex, the opposite sex, or both.

The acceptance of positive stereotypes regarding gender can lead to __________.

Eli is in the 12th grade and is presently dating the head cheerleader, Grace. Eli is attracted to Grace, who is very feminine in her mannerisms, and Eli reports that he is attracted to girls who are petite and athletic. He and his buddies like to go “cruising for girls” on the weekends, but he has never strayed from Grace and is thinking about proposing to her after they graduate. He has never been attracted to other boys. Eli is considered __________ in terms of his sexual orientation.

Which cause of a sexually transmitted infection is hardest to treat?

For as long as she can remember, 15-year-old Kiara has felt that she is a “boy trapped in a girl’s body.” This situation has caused Kiara intense distress, and she has wrestled with symptoms of depression centering around her own identity. She is learning about sexual reassignment surgery from her mother, who supports her daughter after taking Kiara to a doctor who diagnosed her as having gender __________.