PSY327H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Libido
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1 : bio diff b/w males & females - born with them. Summary of a bunch of studies of a certain topic. They suggest that males and females tend to show overlapping distributions on traits d statistic = quantifies differences between groups. Select mates based on social class and ambition (d = -. 69 and -. 67) Pla(cid:272)e (cid:373)ore e(cid:373)phasis o(cid:374) part(cid:374)er"s looks (cid:894)d = . (cid:1009)(cid:1008)(cid:895) More interested in and accepting of sex (. 25- . 49) How much they self-disclose (-. 18) and interrupt (. 15) in conversation. Carothers and reis (2013): confirm many psychological characteristics are dimensional, not categorical. Sociosexuality (sex outside of a committed relationship): small diff b/w men and women (men>women) 0 d 1 (usually) d can be (+) or (-) The social structural theory of sex differences and similarities. Sex similarities and differences: how they affect relationships. Want the same things in relationships, e. g. closeness. Men and women: alike > different: differences (cid:1372) challenges.
