Psychology chapter 9- sexual motivation – Flashcards
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Alfred Kinsey
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Believed that sexual orientation exists on a continuum. Published controversial report on sexual behavior in 1948.
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The kinsey study
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conducted face to face interviews asking people about sexual orientation
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The janus report
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published the results of large scale study of human behavior. Similar to kinsey study
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sexual orientation
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a person's sexual attraction and affection for member's of either the opposite or same sex
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Heterosexual
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attracted to members of the opposite sex. Most common sexual orientation
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Homosexual
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attracted to members of same sex
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bisexual
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attracted to both men and women
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Ellis et al. 1988
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claims that stress during the second trimester results in a higher chance of male children with a homosexual orientation
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Savic et al. 2005
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Homosexual men and heterosexual women respond similarly to a testosterone based pheromone secreted in perspiration
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Rice at al. 2012
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found that there are genetic switches that can be passed on which could explain why homosexuality runs in families
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Blanchard 2005 and mcconaghy 2006
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Suggest that the more older brothers a man has, the more likely her is to be homosexual
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bailey and pillard 1991
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gives evidence that genetics has an influence on sexual orientation
