Chapter 1 Flashcards
Bestiality
Sexual relations between a person and an animal
Behaviorists
Learning theorists who argue that a scientific approach to understanding behavior must refer only to observable and measurable behaviors.
Bisexual
Sexually responsive to either gender
Chromosomes
The rodlike structures that reside in the nuclei of every living cell and carry the genetic code in the form of genes.
Concubine
A secondary wife, usually of inferior legal and social status.
Cunnilingus
A sexual activity involving oral contact with the female genitals.
Coitus
Sexual intercourse
Courtesan
A prostitute; especially the mistress of a noble or wealthy man.
Defense mechanisms
In psychoanalytic theory, the automatic processes that protect the ego from anxiety by disguising or ejecting unacceptable ideas and urges.
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
The chemical substance whose molecules make up genes and chromosomes.
Erogenous zones
Parts of the body, including but not limited to the sex organs, that are responsive to sexual stimulation.
Evolution
The development of a species to its present state, which is believed to involve adaptations to its environment.
Fellatio
A sexual activity involving oral contact with the penis.
Feminist theory
A theory that challenges acceptance of the male as the norm, traditional gender roles, and male oppression of females.
Fornication
Sexual intercourse between people who are not married to one another.
Gender
The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.
Gender roles
Complex clusters of ways in which males and females are expected to behave within a given culture.
Genes
The basic units of heredity, which consist of chromosomal segments of DNA.
Homophobia
Hatred of homosexuals.
Human sexuality
The ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.
Incest taboo
The prohibition against intercourse and reproduction among close blood relatives.
Mutation
A random change in the molecular structure of DNA.
Natural selection
The evolutionary process by which adaptive traits enable members of a species to survive to reproductive age and transmit these traits to future generations.
Oedipus complex
In psychoanalytic theory, a conflict of the phallic stage in which the boy wishes to posses his mother sexually and perceives his father as a rival in love.
Pederasty
Sexual love of boys.
Phallic symbol
An image of the penis.
Phallic worship
Worship of the penis as a symbol of generative power.
Psychoanalysis
The theory of personality originated by Sigmund Freud, which proposes that human behavior represents the outcome of clashing inner forces.
Psychosexual development
In psychoanalytic theory, the process by which sexual feelings shift from one erogenous zone to another.
Queer theory
A theory that challenges heteronormativity and heterosexism.
Repression
The automatic ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from consciousness.
Sadism
The practice of achieving sexual gratification through hurting or humiliating others.
Social-cognitive theory
A cognitively-oriented learning theory in which observational learning, values, and expectations play key roles in determining behavior.
Values
The qualities in life that are deemed important or unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable.
