Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10&11: Casual Sex, Prostate, Sexting

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Prof

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To alternative would be to interview children about their sexual behaviour or perhaps even to observe their sexual behaviour. Such a study would arouse tremendous opposition from parents, religious leaders, and politicians, who might argue that it is unnecessary, or that it would harm the children who were studied. More children reported sexual experience to the computer than in face-to-face interviews. The capacity of the human body to show a sexual response is present from birth. The rhythmic manipulation of the genitals associated with adult masturbation does not occur until age two-and-a-half to three years. Orgasms from self-stimulation are possible even at this early age, although before puberty boys are not capable of ejaculation. In one study comparing infants who had optimal relationships with their mothers and infants who had problematic relationships with their mothers, it was the infants with the optimal maternal relationships who were more likely to stimulate their genitals.