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What is the term used to refer to sexual behaviors oriented towards the same sex?
What is the term used to refer to sexual behaviors oriented towards the same sex?
Which of the following is considered a non-copulatory sexual behavior?
Which of the following is considered a non-copulatory sexual behavior?
What term is used to describe the pattern of practice that allows men's dominance over women to continue?
What term is used to describe the pattern of practice that allows men's dominance over women to continue?
Which of the following is considered a primary or secondary erotic zone?
Which of the following is considered a primary or secondary erotic zone?
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What is the term used to refer to the sexual behavior involving the stimulation or penetration of the anal orifice?
What is the term used to refer to the sexual behavior involving the stimulation or penetration of the anal orifice?
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What is the term used to describe the sequence of events from arousal to orgasm to resolution of sexual tension?
What is the term used to describe the sequence of events from arousal to orgasm to resolution of sexual tension?
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What is the primary purpose of the substance androstadienone (AND)?
What is the primary purpose of the substance androstadienone (AND)?
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Which of the following is NOT considered a primary erogenous zone?
Which of the following is NOT considered a primary erogenous zone?
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What is the main neurotransmitter responsible for facilitating sexual arousal in both men and women?
What is the main neurotransmitter responsible for facilitating sexual arousal in both men and women?
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Which of the following is NOT considered a secondary erogenous zone?
Which of the following is NOT considered a secondary erogenous zone?
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What is the purpose of the substance estratetraenol (EST)?
What is the purpose of the substance estratetraenol (EST)?
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What percentage of our body weight is accounted for by our skin?
What percentage of our body weight is accounted for by our skin?
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Study Notes
Pheromones and Human Sexuality
- Androstadienone (AND) is a testosterone-like substance found in male sweat, saliva, and urine.
- Estratetraenol (EST) is an estrogen-like substance found in female urine.
- I-pyrroline is a substance found in human semen, pubic sweat, and smegma.
Gustatory Experience
- People respond uniquely to stimulation of taste, which is influenced by sexual experiences and the significance of the erotic stimulus.
- Dopamine is the main facilitator of sexual arousal in both men and women.
Tactile Experience
- Human skin accounts for 16 to 20% of the body weight.
- Touch has elements of tactile, thermal, and vibrational sensations.
- Erogenous zones are areas of the body sensitive to touch, with primary zones being highly sensitive and secondary zones being supportive of the primary zones.
Auditory Experience
- Sexual activities involve verbal communication, with sounds providing additional context to sexual situations.
- Couples may use verbal erotic encouragement or verbal expressions of affection to trigger sexual responses.
Men and Masculinities
- Masculinity is a social, cultural, and historical construct dependent on factors like class, ethnicity, sexuality, age, and disability.
- Multiple masculinities exist across different cultures and periods of history.
- Hegemonic masculinity refers to the culturally dominant form of masculinity in a given setting, which is not the only form of masculinity present.
Sexual Behavior
- Sexual behavior is an action with sexual intention and context, involving erotic behaviors and primary or secondary erotic zones.
- Masturbation is a form of auto-erotic behavior.
- Homoerotic behaviors are sexual behaviors oriented to the same sex, while heteroerotic behaviors are oriented to the other sex.
Sexual Behaviors
- Ventral-ventral position refers to male and female species facing each other, while ventral-dorsal position refers to the abdomen of the male species facing the dorsum of the female species.
- Non-copulatory behaviors include hugging, kissing, and caressing.
- Fellatio refers to oral stimulation of the penis, while cunnilingus refers to oral stimulation of the vagina.
- Anal sex involves stimulation or penetration of the anal orifice.
Sexual Response Cycle
- The sexual response cycle is a sequence of events from arousal to orgasm to resolution of sexual tension.
Reproduction
- Reproduction is one of the ultimate goals of the sexual act, involving fertilization of the ovum by a sperm.
- Ejaculation is the process of a human male releasing sperm into the internal reproductive system of a human female.
- Copulatory behavior relates to the insertion of the penis into the vagina.
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Explore the science behind human pheromones like androstadienone (AND), estratetraenol (EST), and I-pyrroline, and their role in sexual attraction. Understand how gustatory experiences and dopamine influence sexual arousal and responses.
