PSYCH 3AC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: William Proxmire
22 Apr 2016
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Meaning of life- passing on genes to next gen. Developed corn akes to dissuade people from having sex. Should never be done for reasons other than reproduction. Had a healthy living clinic where he treated people"s sexual desires. Believed a painful circumcision may eliminate males desire to use penis. Method of preventing masturbation: put a silver device on the penis preventing an erection. Treating sexual desire by serving bland foods such as corn akes: while his take is extreme his opinion is not rare. Viewed as a pervert because of his focus on sex. Believe that sex was at the root of the problem - conversation between id, ego and superego. Books on sexual behavior in human male and female. Criticized for being interested in sex enough to catalogue it. The books were very popular because of the shock value. Fleeced: sex research as perverted: william proxmire. Golden eece award: awarded to scientist who"s research deserves the least funding.
