Psychology 2310A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Exhibitionism, Libido, Social Skills
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Men fantasize about sex much more frequently than women. 61% men vs. 38% women report masturbating. Men report an earlier age of 1st intercourse and greater number of sexual partners- patterns fall into stereotypes If men are having consistently more sex than women, who are they having sex with! Women tend to under-report sexual behaviours, speci cally porn and masturbation. In conditions in which people are given a fake polygraph test (bogus pipeline), so that their lies would be exposed, women and men reported similar results. Men and women are similar in terms of petting, intercourse incidence, younger age at. Cultural differences: canadians are more open-minded about sex than americans, but there are common sexual trends across cultures- eg. kissing is common, incest is considered taboo. Norms change with time--- as time goes on, people are having more sex across all ages. Sexual response cycle: excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution, in excitement stage