SOC SCI H1E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dehydroepiandrosterone, Libido, Vasopressin
9 May 2019
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Think about differences between correlation and causation. Consider further aspects of operationalization of happiness. Think about issues with self report of taboo behaviors. Consider how data may sometimes be explained by multiple theories. As discussed, maslow did not include sex in his list of needs that lead to. But clearly people are motivated by sex. Maslow, remember, focused on homeostasis, not reproduction, as a source of biological drive; of course, reproduction is! We know that both things matter reproduction & homeostasis. During sex your body releases masses of hormones! Pleasure hormones, natural pain reliefs, stress release, mood boost, immune boost. Mood boost, sex drive, heart disease, osteoporosis, alzheimer"s. Semen contains hormones that can affect partners including testosterone, estrogen, fshm luteinizing hormone, prolactin, prostaglandins, serotonin . Hormones are correlated with these things from sex. Controlling for other factors, increased sex is associated with increased reported happiness.
