Chapter 2 Definitions

Question 0

Richard Von Krafft-Ebing

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German psychologist
Wrote psychopathia sexualis - defined sexual positions and deviations.

Created: sadism, masochism

Question 1

Havelock Ellis

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British physician and social reformer. He thought sex was normal and natural, including masturbation and gay sex
Wrote seven-volume Studies in the Psychology of Sex (during Victorian Era)

Question 2

Magnus Hirschfeld

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Gay German-Jewish physician dedicated to treating sexual problems and educate the public on sex.
Opened up his own lab but data was destroyed by Nazis

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Sigmund Freud

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Psychosexual stages, libido.

Id, ego and superego

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Alfred Kinsley

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Biologist - sex research on Gall Wasps.
Asked to teach the Marriage course but needed research results for this. Interviewed over 12,000 men and women. Problem was that results were not generalizable- elderly, certain culture and religious groups were left out.

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Clelia Mosher

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Studied sexual habits of women

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Harry Benjamin

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Endocrinologist - first introduced term transsexuals and published this. Provided basis for standards of care for gender identity disorders.

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Evelyn Hooker

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American psychologist who published first research that disputed belief that homosexuality was a mental illness - her work eventually removed homosexuality from the DSM

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Empiricism

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View that knowledge comes through experience and observation

Question 9

Penile and vaginal photo plethysmograph

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Device that measures blood flow in the vagina or penis

Question 10

Peer review process

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Experts in the field check the quality of a research study

Question 11

Fallacy of relevance

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An argument that focuses on matters unrelated to the facts of the issue

Question 12

Fallacy of insufficient evidence

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An argument that doesn’t provide sufficient evidence to support its conclusion