FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Sexual Arousal, Sexual Stimulation, Aphrodisiac

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Ajay Heble

Document Summary

Men appear to be more responsive to visual stimuli than women. Women tend to dress and ornament themselves in more appealing ways when they are in the fertile phase of their ovulatory cycle. Men are more likely to consider women dressed in red as more sexually desirable and attractive, same vice versa. Some couples find it arousing to observe themselves having sex in front of a mirror or on a video recording. Body"s natural odours can play a significant role in sexual attraction and arousal. In some societies, genital secretions are considered aphrodisiacs. Aphraodisiacs: drug or other agent that"s sexually arousing or that increases sexual desire. Chemical substances that are secreted externally by certain animals and that convey information to or produce specific responses in other members of the same species. Substance increased the sexual attractiveness of men to their partners, no claim that it directly stimulated sexual behaviour.