PSYC 3760H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Masters And Johnson, Orgasm, Sex Education

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3760H
• Professor: Humphries Terry

Document Summary

Trying to determine how you feel about something, or how you. Sexual behaviour is not easy to view first hand. Am i normal? o o might behave o. People learn about their own abilities and attitudes by comparing themselves to other people. When there is no objective standard to compare to, and when we are uncertain about our selves. Tiger woods, too much of an upward comparison, but would compare himself against his friends. Research is meant to affect behaviour and belief. Abortion right, censorship, sexual education in belief, marriage issues, parenthood issues o. Ex: men reach their peak in late teens, while women reach their sexual peak in their 30s. Language indicates a biological development, or physiological difference in hormones , etc. Sexual outlet; # of times individuals had sex, and reached orgasm. Total number of self reported sexual outlets for each respondent and graphed it. Highest for men; peaked for those at the late teens (16-20)