PSY3391- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 33 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3391
• Professor: Nafissa Ismail

Document Summary

Behavior that has evolved to bring the male and female gametes together. Male: all the behaviors necessary and sufficient to deliver male gametes (sperm) to female gametes (ova or egg) Female: all the behaviors necessary and sufficient to achieve fertilization of female gametes (ova) by sperm. Motivational force that propels individuals to seek sexual union. Two overlapping phases of male sexual behavior: appetitive phase, consummatory phase. Involves all the behaviors the male uses to gain access to the female. This phase is present in rodents and humans. This phase is present in rodents and humans: mounting. Attempt to insert the penis into the female"s vagina, but not successful penetration. Mount latency: time from the introduction of the m and f until the first mount = sexual motivation. Number of mounts: # of failed attempts to intromit = performance. Intromount interval: average time between successful mount = sex drive: intromission. In rats and mice, associated with thrusting motions of the hindquarters.