Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ejaculation, Bulbospongiosus Muscle, Fellatio

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Masters and johnson conducted important program of research on physiology of human sexual response and found that two [2] basic physiological processes occur during arousal and orgasm: vasocongestion and myotonia. The sexual response cycle occurs in three [3] stages: excitement, orgasm, and resolution. Their research indicates that there is no physiological distinction between clitoral and vaginal orgasms in women, which refutes an early idea of freud"s. They also provided convincing evidence of the existence of multiple orgasm in women. Criticism of masters and johnson"s model are that (1) they ignored cognitive factors, and (2) their selection of research participants may have led to a self-fulfilling prophecy in their results. According to kaplan"s cognitive-physiological model, three [3] components are involved in sexual responses: desire, vascongestion, and muscle contraction. According to the intimacy mode;, some people rarely experience spontaneous desire and desire for intimacy motivates them to engage in sexual activity.