Chapter 5 Flashcards
what is gender?
socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women
what is asexual?
not attracted to people at all
what are gender roles?
expected behaviors, attitudes, traits for males or females
the 7 animals; that have been observed to have same sexual behaviors
swans, penguins, owls, gorillas, monkies, flamingo’s, grizzlies
distress due to infrequently or neevr experiencing an orgasm
female orgasmic disorder
what is the direction of one’ sexual attraction?
sexual orientation
androgyny
displaying both taditional masucline and feminine psychological characteristics
gender typing
aqusition of a traditional masculine or feminine roles
one cell cluster was found to be reliably larger in heterosexual men than in women and homosexual men is what part of the brain?
hypothalamus
a theory we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
social learning theory
in psychology, the biologically influences characteristics by which people define males and females
sex
any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally
aggression
gender identity
sense of being male, female, or some combo of the two
what is relational aggression?
the act of aggression intended to harm a person’s relationship or social standing
what is erectile disorder?
inability to develop or maintain an errection due to insufficient blood flow
what is a role?
set of expectations about a social position defining how those in the position ought to behave
in the 4th stage of the sexual response cycle, men enter a refractory period which is?
a resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm
what is sexual orietntation?
enduring sexual attraction towards members of ones own sex, other sex, or both
a condition present at birth that involves unusual development of sex chromosomes and anatomy
disorder of sexual development
testosterone is the most important…?
mal sex hormone
the first menstrual period is known as…?
menarche
estrogens are sex horomones such as estradiol, secreted in great amounts by females than males, and conrtributes to female…?
sex characteristics
