PSY-220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vasopressin, Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation, Prenatal Development

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Reproductive behaviors: sexual reproduction between two individuals increases variation in the gene pool, variation in the gene pool of a species enables quick evolutionary adaptations to changes in the environment, variation also corrects genetic errors and disadvantageous mutations. Chapter ten: reproductive behavior: difficult to get sex offenders to keep taking the medication, the negative side effects such as diabetes, depression, and weight gain exist. Birth control pills prevent pregnancy by interfering with the usual feedback cycle between the ovaries and pituitary ff. The periovulatory period is the time of maximum fertility and high estrogen levels when ovulation occurs (middle of cycle) hh. Stimulates contraction of the uterus during delivery of a baby kk. Stimulates the mammary gland to release milk ll. Released during orgasm and triggers a state of complete relaxation mm. Facilitates formation of pair bonds between mating partners and mother and infant.

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