Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Penis Envy, Sexual Intercourse, Anal Stage
19 Dec 2013
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Theories: they are testable explanations concerning causes of sexual phenomena. A theory is an empirical testable expkanaiton for sexual or any other phenonicon. Emperical is data that is obserbaly and we can all agree on it. Huge difference between having children attraction (pediophilia) and attacting on it (child molestation) Some children are molested by people who have no children attraction. If we test a theory and if it is valid, it enables us to understand sucal behaviour by providing us with a observable account of sexual behabious. James canter had mri study done to show brain difference in pedophiles. Also enables us to predict when events will occur. Theories help us control behaviour, if we can change a, then b and c will no longer occur. Import: other theres imported to explain sexual behaviour. Indiggenious: theroies developed just to explain sexual behabiour. We are born with strong aggressive sexual insticts:libido. Every baby born with unrestrained and sexual sexual impulses.
