PSYC 375 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
In terms of hormones, sexual attraction is _____
Androgen-dependent
Androgen-dependent: (4)
1. Free testosterone related to sexual desire and frequency of sexual thoughts
2. Remove adrenal glands = decreased desire among women
3. Steroids suppress synthesis of androgens = decreases in sexual desire
4. Take synthetic androgens = increased strength and/or frequency
Study of men & testosterone after sex:
Heterosexually identified men who recently had sex show increases in testosterone after
interacting with a woman
Linked to flirting & how attractive she appeared to him from his POV
Study of females' sexual desire during menstrual cycle: methods
Measured hormone levels (T, E2 and progesterone) through saliva
Completed daily survey about desire for sex & having sex
Study of females' sexual desire during menstrual cycle: results (3)
1. As progesterone goes up, sexual desire goes down
2. When women tend to be most fertile, E2 predicted how much they had sex (was not the period
of the most sex overall though)
3. T did not predict anything
4 reasons why human sex is different from other animals:
1. Sex not limited to fertile periods
2. Long-term nature, having sex repeatedly and exclusively with one other
3. Sex partners also partners in child-rearing
4. No external signs of estrus
, Evolution of human's strange sexuality:
Successful human mating involves more than fertilization
Selection favoured couples who stayed together long enough for child to be weaned (at least 3
years)
Sex acts as a psychological tether, allowing an emotional bond to form
Sex and the psychological tether: (4)
1. Physical contact and attachment: ventral-to-ventral contact
2. Sex workers' rules against fact-to-face contact
3. Gay men who participated in extra-relationship sexual activities reserved kissing and cuddling
for primary partner
4. "Swinging" heterosexuals' rules against affection and repeated sex with the same person
Dan Savage and the 3 G's:
1. Good
2. Giving
3. Game
Good:
Good in bed
Communication is key
Giving:
Giving of equal time and equal pleasure
Game:
Game for anything - within reason
Have an open mind with boundaries when needed
"Game" is related to the _____ theory
Self-expansion
In a study, women were more likely to have intercourse in a hookup/relationship
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
In terms of hormones, sexual attraction is _____
Androgen-dependent
Androgen-dependent: (4)
1. Free testosterone related to sexual desire and frequency of sexual thoughts
2. Remove adrenal glands = decreased desire among women
3. Steroids suppress synthesis of androgens = decreases in sexual desire
4. Take synthetic androgens = increased strength and/or frequency
Study of men & testosterone after sex:
Heterosexually identified men who recently had sex show increases in testosterone after
interacting with a woman
Linked to flirting & how attractive she appeared to him from his POV
Study of females' sexual desire during menstrual cycle: methods
Measured hormone levels (T, E2 and progesterone) through saliva
Completed daily survey about desire for sex & having sex
Study of females' sexual desire during menstrual cycle: results (3)
1. As progesterone goes up, sexual desire goes down
2. When women tend to be most fertile, E2 predicted how much they had sex (was not the period
of the most sex overall though)
3. T did not predict anything
4 reasons why human sex is different from other animals:
1. Sex not limited to fertile periods
2. Long-term nature, having sex repeatedly and exclusively with one other
3. Sex partners also partners in child-rearing
4. No external signs of estrus
, Evolution of human's strange sexuality:
Successful human mating involves more than fertilization
Selection favoured couples who stayed together long enough for child to be weaned (at least 3
years)
Sex acts as a psychological tether, allowing an emotional bond to form
Sex and the psychological tether: (4)
1. Physical contact and attachment: ventral-to-ventral contact
2. Sex workers' rules against fact-to-face contact
3. Gay men who participated in extra-relationship sexual activities reserved kissing and cuddling
for primary partner
4. "Swinging" heterosexuals' rules against affection and repeated sex with the same person
Dan Savage and the 3 G's:
1. Good
2. Giving
3. Game
Good:
Good in bed
Communication is key
Giving:
Giving of equal time and equal pleasure
Game:
Game for anything - within reason
Have an open mind with boundaries when needed
"Game" is related to the _____ theory
Self-expansion
In a study, women were more likely to have intercourse in a hookup/relationship
