Lecture #4 Sexual Orientation

Question 1

characterized as a mechanism, analogous to a compass, that
directs one’s sexual attraction, arousal, fantasy, and feelings

Answer 1

Sexual orientation

Question 2

attraction to individuals whose sex is
opposite to oneself

Answer 2

Heterosexual

Question 3

attraction to individuals whose sex is
the same as oneself

Answer 3

Homosexual

Question 4

attraction to both sexes

Answer 4

Bisexual

Question 5

True/False - Whatever is producing homosexuality/heterosexuality is the same for both males and females?

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

A term sometimes used to mimic bisexuality?

Answer 6

Ambiphilic

Question 7

sexual attraction adult females

Answer 7

Gynephilic

Question 8

sexual attraction to adult males

Answer 8

Androphilic

Question 9

sexual attraction to adults of both sexes

Answer 9

Ambiphilic (Bi-sexual)

Question 10

Androphilic male? =

Answer 10

Gay (Homosexual) = male attracted to another male

Question 11

Androphilic female? =

Answer 11

Straight (heterosexual) = female attracted to males

Question 12

Gynephilic Male

Answer 12

Straight (heterosexual) = male attracted to females

Question 13

Gynephilic Female

Answer 13

Lesbian (homosexual) = female attracted to another female.

Question 14

Relative sexual attraction to adult males,
to adult females, or to both
when given a choice

Answer 14

Sexual orientation

Question 15

Androphilic males and androphilic females are more similar to each other and share aspects of development! Same goes for gynaphilic males and gynaphilic females; they are more similar in nature.

Answer 15

REMEMBER THIS!

Question 16

what are some commonly Employed Indices of
Sexual Orientation?

Answer 16

• Sexual (orientation) identity
• Sexual behavior
• Sexual feelings (attractions, fantasies)
• Sexual (physiological) arousal

Question 17

Do Indices all line up?

Answer 17

No, not necesarilly. A male might be married and love a woman but his penile blood flow (physiological aspect) is saying something different.

The different indices of sexual orientation are not necessarily
concordant.

So these indices are different phenomenon!!

Question 18

when conceptualized as something that encompasses all four of these indices, sexual orientation is what?

Answer 18

social construct!

Question 19

What tends to be the best way to figure out someones true sexual orientation?

Answer 19

Sexual feelings!

Question 20

How do you measure an individuals sexual feelings?

Answer 20

Kinsey scale; invented. by Alfred Kinsey.
Likert scale.
0->6
Exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual

Question 21

What are the pitfalls involved in assessing sexual feelings?

Answer 21

1. People can intentionally misreport their
   sexual behaviour and feelings (lie).
2. People can also unintentionally
   misreport their sexual behaviour and
   feelings (confabulate).

Question 22

producing an explanation, but not one that that
accounts for the real factors underlying one’s behavior or psychology

Answer 22

Confabulation

Question 23

What is the flip side of attraction?

Answer 23

The flip side of attraction is aversion or disgust

Question 24

Are we aware of when we confabulate?

Answer 24

No! but we are aware of when we lie!

Question 25

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, what are the three concepts of that triangle?

Answer 25

Passion Commitment and Intimacy

Question 26

What’s love got to do with sexual orientation?

Answer 26

Some forms of love are probably closely linked to sexual orientation including: * Infatuation (Passion) * Romantic love (Passion + Intimacy) * Fatuous love (Passion + Commitment) * Consummate love (Passion + Intimacy + Commitment)

Question 27

Infatuation =

Answer 27

passion

Question 28

Romantic love =

Answer 28

passion + intimacy

Question 29

Fatuous love =

Answer 29

Passion + Commitment

Question 30

Consummate love =

Answer 30

passion, intimacy, and commitment

Question 31

Many types of love do not involve sexual feelings including:

Answer 31

* Liking (Intimacy) * Empty love (Commitment) * Companionate love (Intimacy + Commitment).

Question 32

What are some other dimensions of sexual orientation?

Answer 32

Age, location, species, activity

Question 33

sexual attraction to adults

Answer 33

Teleiophilia –

Question 34

sexual attraction pubescent individuals

Answer 34

Hebephilia

Question 35

sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children

Answer 35

Pedophilia

Question 36

sexual attraction to humans

Answer 36

Anthrophilia

Question 37

sexual attraction to animals

Answer 37

Zoophilia

Question 38

Sexual excitment obtained through sex with non-human species

Answer 38

beastiality

Question 39

sexual arousal to being subjected to pain, suffering and humiliation

Answer 39

Masochism

Question 40

sexual arousal to inflicting pain, suffering and humiliation (Christian grey on 50 shades)

Answer 40

Sadism

Question 41

sexual arousal to sexual activity with nonconsenting partners

Answer 41

Biastophilia

Question 42

What two factors do the geometry love triangle depend on?

Answer 42

intensity of love and balance of love

Question 43

What is consumate love?

Answer 43

intimacy, passion, commitment Perfect couple. Can be hard to obtain and difficult to keep.

Question 44

What is liking?

Answer 44

intimacy alone. just friends with alex for example.

Question 45

what is romantic love?

Answer 45

intimacy and passion Romeo and Juliet

Question 46

what is empty love?

Answer 46

decision/commitment alone usually the final stage of a long term relationship

Question 47

what is fatuous love?

Answer 47

passion + commitment "Hollywood relationships or whirlwind courtships

Question 48

What is infatuated love

Answer 48

passion alone. "love at first sight" kind of creepy alomost. Tom obsessing over lisa.

Question 49

what is companiate love?

Answer 49

intimacy and commitment Best friend - long term

Question 50

what is Non love?

Answer 50

the absence of all three components of love