11 - Relationships & Sex Flashcards
what percentage of communication is non-verbal?
67%
def: can influence interactions with others; lack of self-esteem can impact
self-perception
def: enhanced feelings of warmth, trust, respect, honesty, acceptance, empathy, and loyalty
friendship
def: spending time together, practicing communication skills, seeing if romantic feelings develop, testing compatibilty
dating
def: open trust, sharing of close confidential thoughts and feelings, not always but often sexual
intimacy
what are the 3 components of Sternberg’s Love Triangle?
- commitment
- intimacy
- passion
relationships often start with _______ love and evolve into ________ love
passionate to mature
what are 3 ingredients for commitment?
- love, sex, and intimacy
- mutual trust
- willingness to change in response to each other
T or F: married people are unhealthier and live shorter lives compared to unmarried people
False, they live longer and are healthier
what is the selection theory’s view on married people living longer?
healthy people are more attractive, more likely to get married
what is the protection theory’s view on married people living longer?
married people look after each other, support each other
what percentage of same-sex couples are married?
~16.5%
are majority of same-sex couples male or female?
male
def: biological categorization based on physical features
sex
def: includes roles and identity, social categorization based on a psychological characteristics and roles that society assigns to the biological sexes; more “fluid” than sex, may or may not agree with biological categorization
gender
def: and individua’s emotional and erotic orientation toward people of the same sex or another sex
sexual orientation
def: what units with sperm in fertilzation
egg
def: produces eggs, releases them during ovulation, production of estrogen and progesterone
ovaries
def: the site of fertilization
uterine tube
def: region where fetus develops
uterus
def: conduit for delivery during childbirth; conduit for sperm during contraception
vagina
what does the outer female genitalia consist of?
- mons pubis
- labia minor + major
- clitoris
def: produce sperm and testosterone
testes
def: encloses and protects testes
scrotum
