PSY 0818 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Erythropoietin Receptor, Sexual Stimulation, Abdominal Cavity
6 Oct 2016
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Kinsey reports by alfred kinsey (a sexual pioneer) offered insight to the sexual lives of americans. Kinsey and his associates surveyed people about their sexual behaviors. Masters and johnson in the 1960s began to research more about the physiological response of the body during intercourse. The 1960s gave birth to the sexual revolution which was a period of openness about sex. Masters and johnson developed elaborate methods to observe their participants (mechanical devices and standard procedures like blood pressure and heart rate etc. ) Non-human mammals are wired to mate with the intention to breed. Psychology plays a larger role than biology when it comes to human intercourse. Masters and johnson (maj) found certain consistencies in the human body"s reaction to sexual stimulation. Epor model: maj"s approach to explaining the process of sexual response, encompassing four arbitrarily divided phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
