PSYO 353 STUDY GUIDE
Erotic - Answers - arousing sexual feelings or desires
Gender - Answers - The behavioural, cultural, or psychological trait typically associated
with one sex. Distinct from anatomical sex, which is based on the physical differences
between males and females.
gender role - Answers - Complex clusters of ways men and women are expected to
behave.
Human sexuality - Answers - The ways we experience and express ourselves as sexual
beings
Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) - Answers - Publishes
"The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality" and the Canadian Sex Research Forum
(CSRF)
Biologists - Answers - Inform us about the physiological mechanisms of sexual arousal
and response
Medical Science - Answers - Teaches us about sexually transmitted infections and the
biological bases of sexual dysfunction
Psychologists - Answers - Examine how our sexual behaviours and attitudes are
shaped by perception, learning, thought, motivation, emotion, and personality
Sociologists - Answers - Consider the sociocultural contexts of sexual behaviour; they
examine relationships between sexual behaviour and religion, race, and social class
Anthropologists - Answers - Focus on cross-cultural similarities and differences in
sexual behaviour
Be skeptical - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Examine definitions of terms - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Examine the assumptions or premises underlying arguments - Answers - One key
element of critical thinking
Be cautious in drawing conclusions from evidence - Answers - One key element of
critical thinking
, Consider alternative interpretations of research evidence - Answers - One key element
of critical thinking
Consider the strengths and weaknesses of different perspectives on sexuality, even
ones you don't agree with - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Don't oversimplify - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Don't overgeneralize - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Bisexual - Answers - sexually responsive to either gender
Courtesan - Answers - A prostitute, especially the mistress of a noble or wealthy man
Gender role - Answers - complex cluster of the ways males and females are expected
to behave within a given culture
Analogue - Answers - something that is similar or comparable to something else
monogamy - Answers - the practice of having only one spouse at a time
phallic symbol - Answers - An object that represents the penis
copulation - Answers - sexual intercourse
Values - Answers - The beliefs and qualities in life that are deemed important or
unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable
Gender - Answers - The behavioural, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated
with one sex
Sexologist - Answers - A scientist who studies sexual behaviour
Phallic Worship - Answers - Veneration of the penis as a symbol of generative power
incest taboo - Answers - prohibition against sexual intercourse with close blood relatives
Polygamy - Answers - The practice of having two or more spouses at the same time
concubine - Answers - A secondary wife, usually of inferior legal and social status.
Pederasty - Answers - sexual love between a man and a boy
Human sexuality - Answers - The ways we experience and express ourselves as sexual
beings
Erotic - Answers - arousing sexual feelings or desires
Gender - Answers - The behavioural, cultural, or psychological trait typically associated
with one sex. Distinct from anatomical sex, which is based on the physical differences
between males and females.
gender role - Answers - Complex clusters of ways men and women are expected to
behave.
Human sexuality - Answers - The ways we experience and express ourselves as sexual
beings
Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) - Answers - Publishes
"The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality" and the Canadian Sex Research Forum
(CSRF)
Biologists - Answers - Inform us about the physiological mechanisms of sexual arousal
and response
Medical Science - Answers - Teaches us about sexually transmitted infections and the
biological bases of sexual dysfunction
Psychologists - Answers - Examine how our sexual behaviours and attitudes are
shaped by perception, learning, thought, motivation, emotion, and personality
Sociologists - Answers - Consider the sociocultural contexts of sexual behaviour; they
examine relationships between sexual behaviour and religion, race, and social class
Anthropologists - Answers - Focus on cross-cultural similarities and differences in
sexual behaviour
Be skeptical - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Examine definitions of terms - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Examine the assumptions or premises underlying arguments - Answers - One key
element of critical thinking
Be cautious in drawing conclusions from evidence - Answers - One key element of
critical thinking
, Consider alternative interpretations of research evidence - Answers - One key element
of critical thinking
Consider the strengths and weaknesses of different perspectives on sexuality, even
ones you don't agree with - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Don't oversimplify - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Don't overgeneralize - Answers - One key element of critical thinking
Bisexual - Answers - sexually responsive to either gender
Courtesan - Answers - A prostitute, especially the mistress of a noble or wealthy man
Gender role - Answers - complex cluster of the ways males and females are expected
to behave within a given culture
Analogue - Answers - something that is similar or comparable to something else
monogamy - Answers - the practice of having only one spouse at a time
phallic symbol - Answers - An object that represents the penis
copulation - Answers - sexual intercourse
Values - Answers - The beliefs and qualities in life that are deemed important or
unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable
Gender - Answers - The behavioural, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated
with one sex
Sexologist - Answers - A scientist who studies sexual behaviour
Phallic Worship - Answers - Veneration of the penis as a symbol of generative power
incest taboo - Answers - prohibition against sexual intercourse with close blood relatives
Polygamy - Answers - The practice of having two or more spouses at the same time
concubine - Answers - A secondary wife, usually of inferior legal and social status.
Pederasty - Answers - sexual love between a man and a boy
Human sexuality - Answers - The ways we experience and express ourselves as sexual
beings
