PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Sexual Arousal, Human Sexual Activity, Anorexia Nervosa
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Homosexuality may be caused by prenatal hormonal imbalances during critical developmental periods: the view that organisms learn to engage in behaviors that have the effect of reducing drives is referred to as: Drive-reduction theory: the need for achievement is a: Psychosocial motive: when cognitions are inconsistent with one another, we experience what psychologists call: Cognitive dissonance: the brain structure involved in regulating hunger is the: Hypothalamus: the hormone leptin, is secreted by fat cells, suppresses feeding, obesity is defined as an individual who is more than _____ percent over the ideal weight for their height. 20: for most people, ____________ levels of arousal are preferable. Intermediate: _________ play(s) an important role in male sexual motivation. Androgens: sexual arousal and expression in humans is influenced far more by __________________ than by hormones. Psychological and cultural conditions: decreased levels of fetal testosterone in males may contribute to:
