PSY 215 Module Six Activity Template
For this journal activity, you will focus on the influence of language on shaping perceptions of human
behavior. Specifically, consider how the words we use can have a dramatic positive or negative influence
on how we view the biological, psychological, and social orientations of others. Respond to the following
prompts with a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Address the rubric criteria listed below and support your
answers with a credible source when necessary. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text
with the relevant information.
Describe how the words we use to discuss gender and sexuality shape our of what is perception
considered normal or abnormal. Provide an example within your response.
[The words we use to discuss gender and sexuality shape our perception of what is considered
normal or abnormal. Not everyone we discuss gender and sexuality with will have the same
beliefs as us in what they consider to normal or abnormal. These beliefs are formed from
numerous factors including from our religions and how we were raised. For example, if we grow
up in a religious environment where we discuss gender and sexuality in terms of men being
men and women being women and women and men marrying each other is the only way that
should be considered as right, then over time we develop the belief that any other way is
