PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Spinal Cord Injury, Libido, Heart Rate
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Ps102- lecture 14- sexual motivation & emotion cont. Involved in sexual arousal: spinal injuries- still able to have desire. External: read, heard or seen, thoughts, fantasies, memories, vary across people, time and culture. Desireso procreate: express love, physical pleasure, coping strategy, self validation. Feeling like you are desirable enough for a person to want you- makes you feel better. Cultureo influences sexual behaviour: sexual scripts, rules/taboos, gender roles. Meno more interested, frequent thoughts: many partners, less emotional commitment, youth/ appearance, jealous- (if action is physical) (paternity uncertainty) Womeno less interest, less thoughts: fewer partners, more emotional commitment, economic social status, jealous-( if action is emotional) ( provision if pregnant) Paternal investment theory: has to do with how much cost there is to a person in the relationship if it would yield offspring, female parent. Differences in definition: behaviour, attraction (emotional/ sexual, combination, hormones, genes, prenatal factors, brain.
