Ch 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Question 1

what is the sociobiological perspective?

Answer 1

field of biology that aims to examine and explain social behavior in terms of evolution.
- the desire to pass on our genes

Question 2

what is cuckolding?

Answer 2

getting aroused when seeing your partner engage in sexual activity with someone else
- this is more likely along high IQ men

Question 3

what is the psychoanalytic theory?

Answer 3

• ID: pleasure
• EGO: reality
• SUPEREGO: idealism

Question 4

what are erogenous zones? what von used to do

Answer 4

points on the body that can stimulate pleasure (back on neck kissing)

Question 5

stages of Psychoanalytical Theory?

Answer 5

1. Oral: mouth
2. Anal: anus
3. Phallic: penis
4. Latency: no sexual desire
5. Genital: sexual intercourse

Question 5

what is LIBIDO

Answer 5

sex energy which is the primary force motivating human behaviour

Question 5

what were the criticisms of psychoanalytical theory?

Answer 5

• can’t test empirically
• p’s were not from general population

Question 6

what were freuds views on women?

Answer 6

• anatomy is destined
• he believed women were inferior because they didn’t have a penis
• he believed orgasms from the clitoris were a problem in women

Question 7

who said “to enjoy sexuality would be to enjoy pain and suffering” ?

Answer 7

Sigmund Freud

Question 8

what are some learning theories?

Answer 8

1. operant conditioning
2. behaviour modification
3. social learning

Question 9

in psychological theories, what is Learning Theories in general?

Answer 9

a past stimulus evokes a response through unconditioned stimulus

Question 10

what is an example of an unconditioned stimulus?

Answer 10

smelling cologne that your partner wears on someone else (sauvage dior lol)

Question 11

what is an example of unconditioned response?

Answer 11

feeling hungry when smelling food

Question 12

conditioned stimulus

Answer 12

sound of recess bell means its time to go out for recess

Question 13

conditioned response

Answer 13

feeling scared to go to dentists office because you associate it with pain

Question 14

what is operant conditioning?

Answer 14

• a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to change behaviour
• Example: Confiscating the phone if a student is caught using it is positive punishment

Question 15

behaviour modification

Answer 15

Theres SHAPING and AVERSIVE CONDITIONING.
- you can shape your partner sexually to do things you like overtime
- if someone causes problems, you can do an aversive stimulus so they know not to do it again

Question 16

aversive stimulus

Answer 16

associating a problematic behaviour with an aversive stimulus (aversive= cause strong dislike)

Question 17

how do we use Social Learning

Answer 17

observational learning: we learn by observing others

Question 18

how do subjective interpretations of events influence our feelings

Answer 18

the same event can happen to you and someone else and it can result in one person being fine and the other being completely devasted (racism)

Question 19

what are Cognitive Distortions

Answer 19

tendency to look at things in the worst case scenario (for example: just bc you have been let down by like 4 guys in a row you have a fear all guys will do the same thing)

Question 20

whats script theory all about?

Answer 20

basically “shortcuts in life” to what you say or shouldn’t say (for example: seeing someone from acadia you went to highschool with and you basically say the same basic things everytime “hows life”)

Question 21

what are sexual scripts oooouuu (U KNOW THIS ONE PERSONALLY TOO WELL LOL) :(

Answer 21

this is the idea that sexual behaviour is scripted like a play or film (for example: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS SCRIPT BABEEEE YOU HAVE DONE THIS WITH LIKE 4 GUYS)