PSYCH 3AC3 Chapter 3: Topic 3 - Sex Drive and its Correlates
8 Dec 2015
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Conceptual distinctions, and a review of relevant evidence [baumeister, Cantanese & vohs], individual differences in sociosexuality: evidence for. Convergent and discriminant validity [simpson & gangestad], timing of. Puberty and sexuality in men and women [ostovich & sabini] & are the. Theoretical views, conceptual distinctions, and a review of. Sex drive refers to the strength of a sexual motivation. No contrary findings (indicating stronger sexual motivation among. Therefore we can conclude that the male sex drive is stronger than the female sex drive. The gender difference in sex drive should not be generalized to other constructs such as sexual or orgasmic capacity, enjoyment of sex, or extrinsically motivated sex. Timing of puberty and sexuality in men and women. Gay men appear to show morphological signs of puberty at a significantly younger age than do heterosexual men: appear to have sexual feelings and sexual experiences earlier. Women"s sexual orientation seems unrelated to the timing of puberty.
