PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Asexuality, Ostracism, Prejudice

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Psy1101-lecture 17- sexuality, the need to belong and achievement motivation. Include, but are not limited to, homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality or asexuality. The prevalence in of homosexuality depends on the location where a survey took place. The higher the erotic plasticity, the less fixed the sexual orientation is. Erotic plasticity: being influenced by external factors such as education, religion & culture. Having a dominant/aggressive mother will not make you gay. Having a weak/submissive father will not make you gay. Doe not stem from a hatred of the opposite sex. No differences in hormones currently in blood from a gay person to a straight person. You don"t become gay by modelling gay parents. Does not occur by default (if only one gender was available to you) No single social/environmental factor can be linked/associated with homosexuality. Identical twins are more similar in sexual orientation than fraternal twins.