Question

What change is observed in transsexual females taking testosterone? Group of answer choices A. increases in certain measures of spatial ability B. no changes in any measure of verbal or spatial ability C. increases in certain measures of verbal ability D. decreases in certain measures of spatial ability

Answer 1

Option D, increases in certain measures of spatial ability

Step-by-step explanation:

Testosterone is associated with spatial and mental rotation ability in male and female respectively. If a male has high testosterone level, then his spatial abilities lower down while in case of women , high testosterone level leads to higher mental rotation abilities (which are noting but the spatial abilities).

For a transsexual female, the effects of increase in testosterone will be similar to the effect of increase in testosterone in females.

Thus, a transsexual females taking testosterone will show better spatial abilities and hence option D is correct.