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CH 1. Terms Flashcards

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Anatomist

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Research who studies the structure of the body

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Anthropology

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The study of cultural or biological variations across the human race

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Celibate

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Living under a vow not to marry of (by implication) to engage in sexual relations.

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clinical psychology

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The assessment of treatment of mental or behavioral problems, as practiced by psychologists

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cognitive psychology

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The study of informational -processing systems of the mind

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control group

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A group of subjects included in a study for comparison purposes

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cultural psychology

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The study of the interaction between culture and mental processes.

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Endocrinology

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The study of glands and hormones

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erectile dysfunction

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A persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient to accomplish a desired sexual behavior such as coitus to orgasm. Earlier known as impotence.

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Ethnography

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The study of a cultural group, often by means of extended individual fieldwork

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evolutionary psychology

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The study of the influence of evolution on mental processes or behavior.

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Feminism

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The movement to secure equality for women; the study of social and psychological issues from women’s perspectives.

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Gender

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The collection of psychological traits that differ between males and females

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General Social Survey (GSS)

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A long running periodic survey of the U.S. population run by the National Opinion Research Center

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Genetics

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The study of the mechanisms of inheritance.

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Heterosexual

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Sexually atrracted to persons of the opposite sex.

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Homosexual

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Sexually attracted to persons of one’s own sex.

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marriage and family counselor

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Therapist who assesses or treats interpersonal problems arising between spouses or other intimate partners.

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Matrilineal

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Tracing descent through the female line

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Microbiology

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The study of microscopic organisms, especially those that cause disease

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National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS)

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A national survey of sexual behavior, relationships, and attitudes in the United States, conducted in the early 1990s.

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National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NSSAL)

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A British survey of sexual behavior, relationships, and attitudes conducted in the early 1990s.

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National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB)

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A national survey of sexual behavior in the United States, based at Indiana University and published 2010.

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Neuroscience

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The study of the nervous system

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ovum (pl. ova)

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A mature female game, prior to or immediately after fertilization

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Polygamy

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Marriage to or (mostly in animals) mating with more than one partner

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Procreation

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Production of offspring

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Psychobiology

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The study of the biological bases of mental processes and behavior

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psychological anthropology

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The study of the interaction of cultural and mental processes

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Psychology

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The study of mental processes and behavior

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reproductive physiology:

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The study of fertility and pregnancy

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script theory

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The analysis of sexual and other behaviors as the enactment of socially instilled roles.

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sex hormones

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Chemical messengers that influence sexual and reproductive processes

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sex research

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The scientific study of sex

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sex therapist

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A person who treats sexual dysfunction, usually by recommending behavioral changes and sexual exercises

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Sexism

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Prejudice or discrimination directed against one sex - usually women

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Sexology

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The scientific study of sex, especially of sexual dysfunctions

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sexual orientation

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The direction of a person’s sexual feelings towards persons of the same sex, the other sex, or both sexes

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Sexuality

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the feelings, behaviors, and identities associated with sex

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social psychology

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the study of our relationship with others

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Socialization

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The effect of social influences such as family , education, peer groups, and the media on the development of psychological or behavioral traits

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Sociology

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The scientific study of society

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spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa)

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A male gamete, produced in the testis

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transexual (or transsexual)

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A person who identifies with the other sex and who seeks to transition to the other sex by means of hormone treatment and sex reassignment surgery. Transexual can be male-to-female (MTF) or female-to-male (FTM)

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Transgender

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Having a gender identity that is discordant with one’s anatomical sex

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