4.2 Sex and Senses Flashcards
The totality of our senses.
SENSORIUM
Something associated with touch.
TACTILE
Sense of smell.
OLFACTION
A set of protein molecules associated with
the immune system.
MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY
COMPLEX
A substance believed to be emitted by
organisms and which is thought to be
influencing social behaviors.
PHEROMONE
Our eyes enables our
sense of sight (visual)
to see visual stimuli.
Sense of
Sight
Our nose enables sense of
smell (olfaction), for us to
experience scent.
Sense of
Smell
Our ears allow us sense of
hearing (audition), for us to
experience sounds of varying
tones, pitches and volumes.
Sense of
Hearing
Our tongue is covered with taste
buds that allow us sense of taste
(gustation), to experience the
taste.
Sense of
Taste
We have sensory reception in our
skin, muscle and joints which allow
us the sense of touch/feeling so that
we are able to have tactile
experiences.
Sense of
Touch/Feeling
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of
something through the senses.
the state of being or process of becoming
aware of something through the senses.
Perception
postulates that in many cases,
cognitive processing (higher order thinking) plays a lesser role
compared to our emotional responses in eliciting behavior.
Affective Primacy Hypothesis
While human being are hailed as —
RATIONAL BEINGS
who are constantly making choices and are behaving
through a set of rational choices made from higher
order thinking,, it is hypothesized that our affect
(emotions and feelings) actually play a major role in
our behaviors.
RATIONAL BEINGS
A response when we face
adverse or dangerous stimuli
squarely.
FIGHT
A response when we move
away from the adverse or
dangerous stimuli.
FLIGHT
A response when you are startled
and are unable to make a choice,
thus are unable to move.
Sometimes the freeze response can
also be used to buy time to calculate
the advantaged and disadvantages
of your choice.
FREEZE
Women and men differ in strategies of viewing sexual stimuli.
Visual Experience
Men tend to be rather influenced by visual cues.
Women tend to pay more attention to contextual and nonsexual
cues.
Visual Experience
Scientists have tried to explain how human olfaction influence sexuality.
Olfactory Experience
Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC).
Pheromones
Olfactory Experience
Touch is observed to be an element of intimacy. Our body is covered in skin and
referred to as the largest bodily organ. It is a sensitive organ as every square inch
of it houses more than a thousand nerve endings. Hence, in social interactions,
particularly intimate ones, touch holds meaning.
Tactile Experiences
MOUTH – ANUS – GENITALS – NIPPLES
PRIMARY EROGENOUS ZONES
BACK – CHEEK – NECK – BUTTOCKS
SECONDARY EROGENOUS ZONES
When we touch, our body produces a hormone called —
– aka “Love Hormone”.
OXYTOCIN
is suggested to be one of the love languages. A person whose
love language is touch tend to give and receive tactile stimulation to and
from others through holding, hugging, and other forms of physical
connections.
TOUCH
Social interactions are not only visual, but are also auditory processes. Sexual
activities are also a verbal communication process. Sound give additional context
to sexual situations.
Auditory Experience
A survey of popular music shows that love and sex are among the
common themes of songs nowadays. This only emphasize the value of
sound in human sexuality.
Auditory Experience
