PSY424H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Casual Sex, Sexual Orientation, Libido
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Men more approving of casual sex wmn regret their actions, men their inactions. Largest difference in incidence of masturbation 73% m, 37% f report in the last month. Men spend more $ on sex (e. g. , pornography, toys; laumann et al. , 1994) Men would like to have sex with more people/ have it sooner in relationships. Men masturbate more, like casual sex, spend more on sex, like to have sex with more ppl/sooner. 3 conditions: exposure threat, anonymous, bogus pipeline. Gender-role-relevant sexual behaviour (masturbation, exposure to hardcore and softcore erotica) . Gender differences greatest in exposure threat condition; minimal gender differences in bogus pipeline condition men"s responses did not change b/w conditions. When women think nobody will find out their answer, there"s less of a difference b/w gender answers. Some differences in sexuality may be exaggerated due to gender-differentiated normative pressures.
