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Polygyny

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1 male mating with multiple females ( most common in the animal kingdom)

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Species with high polygyny

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Chimpanzees

- Complex social species. Chimp troop consists of up to 100 individuals with 3-4 high ranking males which dominate.

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Species with monogamy

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Gibbins
Titi monkey (father do more)
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Species with high polygamy cont.

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Gorillas have a polygynous mating system
Alpha male (silverback) with a harem of females
- Males control access to females through
Agression to assert dominance
-Defends access to females(protect from other males)

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Size sexual dimorphism and mating systems

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Greater sex difference in size for species where the mating system is polygamous
- less of a need to females to compete in polygamous systems so they stay small

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Sex differences

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Human men are 10-15% larger
Male Stag beetles
Male Baboons weigh twice as much

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Attachment CPP

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males tend to spend more time in the chamber with a paired females versus a non paired female

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Oxytocin

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released from the posterior pituitary into the general circulatory systems

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Prairie vole vs montane vole

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Prairie voles have more oxytocin receptors

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Nucleus Accumbens

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  1. Drug addiction, dopamine, pleasure etc.
  2. Make subjects spend time with each other, bond.
  3. More oxytocin= more bonded
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Copulatory lock

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  • ejaculate then lock

- allows sperm enough time to get to egg

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Activational effects of testosterone

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  • Testosterone regulates ejaculation

- No testosterone-> no ejaculation

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Altrical

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-vulnerable, underdeveloped, highly dependent on parents

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Precocial

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  • born fully developed/advanced state
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Craving

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  • intense infatuation and fixation on partner
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Tolerance

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  • shift feelings- get less excitement in the relationship
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Withdrawal

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physiological response to a break up/ end of a relationship

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Oxytocin receptor antagonist

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If administered in the nucleus accumbens would spend more time with stranger- prefer the novelty

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Appetitive behavior

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  1. Courtship
  2. Operant
  3. Approach
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Bonobo G-G rubbing

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Mother and Daughter- social behavior/ enhance bond

sexual and social aspects to G-G rubbing

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Consumatory behavior

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engaging in sexual behavior/ including brain regions involved.

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4 aspects of consummatory behaviors

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Copulatory lock
Thrusting
Multiple intromissions
Multiple ejaculations

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Genital swelling

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correlated with the process of ovulation=tells males that reproduction is more likely to occur

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Sexual partner ( rodent model)

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  • Lever press for access to a sexual partner

- Runway model- run faster for a sexual partner

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Castration Sex
- Pre castration- males have sex - Castration- sex declines - Readministration- sexual behavior gets reinstated
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Castration for sex offenders?
- Chemical castration, massively limit testes activities | - no before results, participants in prison
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Hypogonadism
HPG does not work effectively, low levels of testosterone - Treatment: administration : administer testosterone -(1 group gets t, placebo, higher dose of t) Men with placebo engage in less sexual behavior - T works on both appetitive and consummatory behavior
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Coolidge effect
- Novelty increases sexual behavior in the same rat | - Introduce a new female/ male will ejaculate again
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Mesolimbic dopamine pathway(VTA-> nucleus accumbent)
1. Involved in sexual reward and desire 2. Microdialsys showed increase dopamine release when a male is exposed to a female/ but with a barrier. Biggest spike in dopamine occurs during copulation.
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female from heaven
1. lever pressing is appetitive - lesion amygdala, less lever pressing - lesion prep-tic nucleus hypothalamus press at the same rate - lesion to the hypothalamus decreases consummatory behavior - lesions to amygdala no decrease in consummatory - castration decrease lever pressing and consummatory behavior
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The amygdala and hypothalamus
have a high density of androgen receptors
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Coolidge effect
- Female does hop dart and wiggle, male will ejaculate and over and over again - After each episode it takes longer and longer - Eventually will stop showing responsiveness to female after 5-6 - However sexual desire and arousal introduced by novel females.
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Image male brain during ejaculation
- Male lay down, female stimulation to ejaculation | - VTA= ventral tegmental area activated (goes to nucleus acombas) sexual reward
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Induced ovulation
animals that only ovulate when they are having sex
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receptivity in rats
F rats only engage in lordosis in bx estrus F Rats need flank stimulation to trigger lordosis Also need estradiol binding to VMM (ventromedial nucleus). This most impo for females For males most impo medial preoptic nucleus
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Perceptivity
behavior enacted by a female to initiate, maintain, or escalate a sexual interaction.
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Attractiveness
The stimulus value of a female to a potential mate
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Sexual motivation
female’s desire to engage in copulatory activity
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sexual motivation in rats
-Females like to control mating -Gets more pleasure from pacing than non pacing and no male Pacing happens bc coolidge effect
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attractiveness in rats
Measure how long it takes for the male run towards A critical features of why a male runs to run faster is mediated by estradiol and progesterone which causes female to release pheromones
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Follicular phase
-To develop a series of follicles within the ovaries(under developed eggs- cells that need to grow to become eggs) -Cell burst- release egg -Hypothalamus release GnRH- pulse release(pulse generation) -Causes pituitary to release LH and FSH in a pulsicular release -FSH signals follicles to grow and mature Usually one egg released through maturation process As follicles mature they release estradiol -Estradiol serves a negative feedback loop to stabilize the release of GNRH and FSH/LH
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Luteal phase
- approximately day 15 to 29 of the cycle (relatively stable length of time) - The ruptured follicle becomes the corpus luteum - The corpus luteum- primarily going to be producing progesterone - Secreting progesterone- to give nutrients(build up) the uterine lining - Progesterone levels crash during the late luteal phase- the signal to initiate mensis
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Birth Control
Most common contain( estrogen and progesterone) | If you take high doses of these hormones-> they will suppress the HGP axis through negative feedback system
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Symmetry
-Women show increased preference for symmetry during ovulation -Fluctuating symmetry is bad More symmetrical more lifetime sexual partners -Greater variance in men's sexual partners compared to women
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What is the function of symmetry?
symmetry= health Have stronger immune systems Rate symmetrical faces as healthier
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The scent of Symmetry: A Human Sex Pheromone that Signals Fitness?
FERTILE WOMEN- rate smell of symmetrical men as higher (women only get access to t-shirt with smell) Signaler pheromone???
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Masculinity
Researchers: masculinize and feminize the same face Masculinity is a cue of testosterone- bc testosterone masculinizes the face/body During ovulation- women prefer masculine to feminine faces Masculinize and feminize a person's voice During ovulation- women prefer masculine to feminine voices Protective- ensures do not have sex with an under developed male
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Proceptivity in women
-Clothing: quantifying the amount of skin showing Choice of clothing may feed into proceptivity- not conscious Subjects asked to draw two different outfits: during ovulation and not during ovulation -Sexy gait during ovulation -Strip club experiment:More tips-> men are more attracted to them Dancing more provocatively when fertile vs non-fertile Increase in sexual motivation causes an increase in behavior
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fertility and attractiveness
Relationship between age and physical attractiveness -Men's attractiveness towards women decreases around 50- which is when menopause occurs. Maximum fertility around the early 20s Correlation (very close link ) between fertility and attractiveness
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sexual motivation in women
By looking at sexual behavior ( diary journal recording- report when engage in sexual activity) Cons: have individuals who avoid trying to have sex during ovulation Record Masturbation( over course of the cycle) Cons: Different attitudes towards engaging in this sexual behavior Sexual fantasy: Peaking erotic activity during ovulaton
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Late follicular stage
start with estradiol rising. Tells the ovaries follicle is almost ready to burst. There is a switch. From negative hpg control to positive feedback loop Surge center. Release GnRH is at higher levels (surge). Promote surge in lh/fsh. Lh surge causes ovulation.
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menstrual cycle days
Menses day 1-5 Follicular stage: approx. 6-13 ovulation 14/15 Luteal: 15-29
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Adaptive function of estrus
Increases the likelihood of successful copulation and reproduction
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Female HPG axis
GnRh released from hypothalamus FSH and LH released from anterior pituitary to the varies which release estradiol and progesterone
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menses
shed uterine lining out of body | If she does not shed it, in estus, females just absorb the lining

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