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Study Guide: Pages 440-448 in Chapter 12 "Motivation," materials
for in-class assignment on sexual orientation, and related classes
Facts and concepts to understand (sexuality in general)
- Why do some social scientists claim "sex is not a natural act"?
- Role of testosterone in sexual desire
- Freud's (inaccurate) ideas about female orgasm
- Kinsey's research, why was it revolutionary?
- Masters and Johnson's research
- Possible reasons for gender differences in sexual behavior
Facts and concepts to understand (sexual orientation)
- Estimated proportion of males and females who are homosexual, why
do estimates vary?
- Why are there fewer female than male homosexuals? (ideas that have
been
proposed)
- Why don't psychologists consider homosexuality a mental disorder?
- How did most psychologists view homosexuality before the 1970's?
- Situational homosexuality
- Homosexuality in non-human species
- Theories about the origins
of sexual orientation:
Psychodynamic/Freudian theory
Classical conditioning theory
First encounter theory
Adult horomone theory
Prenatal hormone theory
Early onset theory
Genetic theory
Exotic becomes erotic theory
- For each theory above: Be able to cite supporting and/or refuting
evidence and (if applicable)
problems with the research
- Which theories have been disproven? Which theories have some support
& are still being tested by psychologists?
- Studies of the sexual orientation of individuals with AGS and AIS
Results of the studies
Relevance to theories of sexual orientation development
Problems with the research
- How does female sexual orientation differ from male sexual orientation?
Terms
- sexual orientation
- homosexual, gay, lesbian
- heterosexual
- bisexual
- homosocial
- heterosocial
- androgens
- Androgenital Syndrome (AGS)
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
- aversion therapy
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