PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Thermistor, Human Sexual Response Cycle, Ope

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Yaroslavna Kadulina

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P s y 3 1 2 2 : l e c t u r e 7 - 8. W e d n e s d a y , f e b r u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 7. Learn about human sexuality research past and present. Distinguish between good and poor research designs and methods. There are several challenges when studying human sexuality. Finding a population of participants who are willing to honestly disclose their sexual attitudes and behaviours (need to make sure they are comfortable) Finding a representative sample (often use random samples) representative of the population, challenging because often more liberal-thinking individuals will participate in these studies. Finding an appropriate research method e. g. questionnaires (but response bias, memory bias), anonymity. Early sex manuals such as the kama sutra and the pe(cid:396)fu(cid:373)ed ga(cid:396)de(cid:374) fo(cid:396) the oul"s re(cid:272)(cid:396)eatio(cid:374) were detailed descriptions of how sexuality was viewed in the past.