Female Male Tendencies or Patterns

Maturity, Memory, Processing Information. Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Females tend to

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(b) Males tend to.....

• complete brain growth earlier

• have limited brain activity when they are in the rest state

• process information back and forth within hemispheres

• complete brain growth later

• do no retain sensory memory with great detail

• retain sensory memory with great detail

• continue to have activity throughout the brain when they are in the rest state

• process information between and across both hemispheres

FOCUS: Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) females tend to

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(b) males tend to

• make transitions more quickly and can multitask

• focus on movement

• stay focused for longer periods of time without the need for movement

• want to face others when communicating, be smiled at

• avoid eye contact, prefer you sit beside them

• stay focused longer when movement is part of learning

• focus on faces and things

• transition more slowly and will focus on one task at a time

Spatial Awareness, Directionality, Motor Skills Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) females tend to

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(b) males tend to

• take longer to develop gross motor skills

• be better at object location (where is it?)

• take longer to develop fine motor skills

• use compass points to give directions

• use landmarks to give directions

• develop gross motor skills earlier

• develop fine motor skills earlier

• be better at object discrimination (what is it?)

Emotions: Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) females tend to

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(b) males tend to

• feel excited when faced with confrontation

• feel uncomfortable when faced with confrontation

• have less serotonin and oxytocin

• explain and describe their emotions with detail

• deal with moderate stress more successfully, may find it a challenge to take on

• not engaged in aggressive play

• engage in aggressive play often

• not deal with moderate stress successfuly

• find it difficult to explain their emotions

• have more serotonin and oxytocin

Friendships: Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) females tend to

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(b) males tend to

• want to be friends when under stress

• self-revelation should be avoided

• be focused on shared activities or likes

• believe that social hierarchies will destroy friendships

• be focused on other girls

• want to be alone when facing stressful situations

• view conversation as essential to friendship

• self-revelation and sharing are important

• view conversation as not essential

• believe that social hierarchies will build friendships