PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Extraversion And Introversion, Asexuality

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 102
• Professor: Tanya Schmader

Document Summary

Early environmental exposure eg: care vs neglect. Might not have epigenetic changes in gene expression. Administration of big 5 questionnaire in various cultures. Big 5 structure replicates well across cultures. 5 factors in german, hebrew, chinese, korean, turkish. Analysis of trait descriptors (adjectives) in various languages. Factor analysis of trait lexicon of different languages. Big 5 emerge best in westernized nations. Sex : biological sex assigned at birth (chromosomes, genitalia) Gender : how a person identifies (feminine etc) Romantic orientation : direction of one"s romantic attractions. A person who doesn"t experience sexual attraction. Prevalence from national probability studies 0. 4% - 1% No differences in the physical sexual responses to erotic cues. Some asexuals choose to engage in sexual behaviour. Lower obesity in france than us, but richer food. Great work life balance; focus on self care. Eating disorders vary over time and culture. Highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness.