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15 Cards in this Set
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Estrogens
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Female gonadal hormones
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Androgens
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Male gonadal hormones (activation effects during adulthood – puberty)
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Pheromones
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Cehmicals secreted by one animal that affects the behaviour of another – not related to sex drive in humans
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Incentive model
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Human sexual motivation characterized by availability of potential partner, and attraction to potential partner – new partner can revive dwindling sexual interest.
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Coolidge effect
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Across species, there appears to be a preference for a variety of sexual partners by males.
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Evolutionary secret
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Males maximize their reproductive success with many female partners.
o Males maximize number of partners, females select for resources. |
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Sexual orientation
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preference for emotional and sexual relationships with individuals of the same, different or either sex (few species practice exclusive homosexuality).
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Environmental theories
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some evidence associated with childhood behaviours – gender non-conformity, orientation established early
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Biological theories
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anterior hypothalamus – reduced size in gay men, superachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus – elongated in gay men
Increased prenatal androgen levels and exposure to DES in homosexual women |
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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No androgen receptors, XY develops female geneitals
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Emotion
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A display of feelings that are evoked when important events occur.
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James-Lange theory
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Autonomic arousal causes emotional response.
o Body responds first, then the consciousness kicks in |
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Cannon-Bard theory
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2 independent responses from stimulus – sub-cortical brain structures signal to the cortex for conscious experience (emotions) - fast, and they also signal to autonomic nervous system – slow.
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Schachter’s two-process theory
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Autonomic arousal + cognitive appraisal leads to emotion – we search the environment for explanations
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Darwin’s theory
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Emotions developed for their adaptive value and aid in survival (a product of evolution)
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