PSYC 4470 Lecture 1: Chapter 1
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Certain gender roles (the ways in which males and females are expected to behave) exert a powerful influence on the way people behave sexually. Most americans now use sex not only for procreation but also for recreation. Alfred kinsey described sex as behavior that leads to orgasm; this can present a problem. Sexual behavior behavior that produces arousal and increases the chance of orgasm. The gods, fearing the power of these creatures, split them in half, and forever after each one. A major advancement in understanding the psychological aspects of human sexuality came from. Anton van leeuwenhoek discovered sperm swimming in human semen. Oskar hertwig observed the fertilization of egg by sperm in sea urchins (the human ovum was. The history of understanding sexuality: religion and science. Throughout history, religion provided much of the information that people had about sexuality.
