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| Infertility is defined as the failure of a couple to achieve pregnancy after how long of unprotected, regular intercourse? |
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| True or false: Females are more affected by infertility than males. |
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| False. Males and females are affected by infertility in equal proportions. Infertility affects males and females 40% each, and couples 20%. |
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| What is the most common cause of female infertility? |
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Definition
| Polycystic ovarian syndrome. |
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| What is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue that forms outside the uterus and affects one in four women? |
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| What chemicals are involved in attachment? |
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Definition
| Oxytocin and vasopressin. |
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| What role does oxytocin play in attachment? |
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| Oxytocin solidifies companionate relationships and produces feelings of adoration, closeness, and fusion in couples. Its levels rise when couples touch and is released during orgasm, enhancing a couple’s bond. |
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| What chemicals are involved in lust? |
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Definition
| Testosterone and estrogen. |
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| What chemicals are involved in attraction and loss of appetite and sleep? |
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Definition
| Dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and nerve growth factor. |
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| What role does dopamine play in attraction? |
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Definition
| Dopamine enhances attention, motivation, and goal orientation, while boosting feelings of ecstasy and accelerating breathing and heart rate. |
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| What role does norepinephrine play in attraction? |
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Definition
| Norepinephrine produces feelings of exhilaration, excessive energy, and sleeplessness. |
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| What role does serotonin play in attraction? |
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Definition
| Serotonin is related to feelings of obsession and intense emotion. |
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| What is the role of phenylethylamine (PEA)? |
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Definition
| Phenylethylamine (PEA) promotes feelings of attraction, excitement, and giddiness by stimulating the brain’s pleasure centers. |
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| Chocolate has effects similar to the effects of what hormone? |
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| Phenylethaylamine (PEA) is known as the “chocolate amphetamine". |
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Term
| The nucleus accumbens is located where in the brain? |
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Definition
| The limbic system in the forebrain. |
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| What is the part of the brain responsible for emotions? |
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| True or false: Men need to “turn off” their amygdala in order to focus on sex. |
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| False. This occurs for women, typically after a busy, stressful day. Women would prefer to cuddle, which does not generate the same pleasure for men. |
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Term
| How is the amygdala triggered during and following a breakup? |
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Definition
| It causes a person to engage in worry and critical judgment generates thoughts. |
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| True or false: Males are more likely to fall in love at first sight. |
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| Females are looking for what kind of connection before they engage in a relationship? |
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| An emotional connection. Women decide by about the 6th date if they want to continue dating. |
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Term
| Which sex is more likely to participate in casual sex? |
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| Males are found to have more causal partners than women. |
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Term
| What type of sexual selection is seen when two male ibex fight each other? |
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| What did the Lyre bird do to get the attention of females? |
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| The bird mimicked sounds of other birds and humans they heard from their surroundings. This is an example of intersexual selection. |
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| True or False: The female Bower Bird decorated their small caves with fruits, flowers, berries and beetle wings to impress the opposite sex. |
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Definition
| False. It was the male Bower bird who does the decorating for attraction. |
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| What features in the male Wolf spider was the female wolf spider attracted to? |
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Definition
| The females were more interested in mating the male spiders who had hairy leg tuffs. This attraction is innate and therefore the physical trait will continue to be found in the wolf spiders. |
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| Animal behavior is made up of what two factors? |
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Definition
| Genetic programming (innate behavior) and Environmental experience (learning). |
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| When the Graylag goose sees an object near the nest, what is the fixed action pattern that is found with this sign stimulus? |
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Definition
| The Graylag goose will roll the egg back to the nest using side-to-side head motions. |
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Term
| When a baby chick opens its mouth and begs for food, what is the sign stimulus that caused that action? |
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Definition
| A parent or beak landing on the nest. |
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Term
| Learning is a change in what resulting from experience? |
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| What is one of the simplest forms of learning and what is its meaning? |
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Definition
| Habituation. This is when an animal learn not to respond to a repeated stimulus that conveys little or no information. For example, when an animal first is alarmed by something, but then over time realizes that it isn’t going to harm them in anyway, they begin to ignore it. |
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| True or False: the learning involved with imprinting is irreversible. |
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| True when the learned behavior occurs during the limited sensitive time period in an animal’s life. For example, the two species of duck, Golden eye and Mallard. The differences found when a Mallard is raised by a foster, Golden eye mom. The Mallard then tries to find a mate that is a Golden eye, because that’s what his mother is. The Mallard is then unsuccessful. |
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| What type of learning is the inventive behavior that arises in response to a new situation? |
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Definition
| Problem solving. This learning occurs when there is an obstacle to overcome. The animal is not taught this behavior. For example, when a coyote gets quills of a porcupine stuck in its fur when he tries to attack. The coyote won’t attack porcupines anymore. |
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| Which kind of learning involves trial and error, or reward and punishment? |
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| Association learning. It is a behavioral change resulting from a link between a behavior and a reward or punishment. It is considered trial and error learning. |
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Term
| True or False: Imitation is learning by observation and mimicking your parents. |
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Definition
| False. Imitation learning is accomplished by imitating anyone, not limited to family. |
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| How does Barbara DeAngelis describe how we choose the people we love? |
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Definition
| She believes we seek out people who match the emotional situations that we were familiar with in our childhoods. |
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Term
| Which three key factors are involved with what makes us fall in love? |
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Definition
| Personalities similar to our parents or similar to ours, appearance often similar to our parents, and our pheromones, which are the excitement carrier. |
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Term
| Physical attractiveness in males, strong chin, large jaw, and prominent brows is produced from what hormone? |
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Definition
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Term
| Estrogen produces what physical features in women that is a sign of fertility? |
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Definition
| Full lips and a delicate jaw line. |
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Term
| What is the size of the average American woman? |
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Definition
| 5 feet 5 inches, 164 pounds. Approximately size 12-14 in clothing. |
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Term
| Which leading two STDs are men infecting woman with? |
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| According to the attraction survey, which sex is most concerned with personality? |
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Definition
| Women, 36% find personality to be most attractive. 30% of men found body to be most attractive. |
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| Which trait was found second to last on both percentages of attractiveness, 3% in males and 7% in females? |
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Term
| True or False: Alcohol seems to lower sexual inhibitions and increase the perceptions of attractions to members of the opposite sex. |
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Definition
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Term
| How sexually accessible is a highly desirable women to the average man? |
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Definition
| Less accessible. Those with higher desirability have more resources and therefore can attract another high valued mate. |
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Term
| From studies, what percent of college students engaged in intercourse with partners they did not consider to be romantic? |
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Term
| How many stages of dating are there according to John Gray? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the first stage of dating? |
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Definition
| Attraction. When you are attracted to a potential partner. |
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Term
| True or False: The second stage of uncertainty is not typical of most couples. |
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Definition
| False. Uncertainty is normal when questioning if that partner is right for us. During this stage, women tend become the pursuer as men start to question or drift. This is known as the switch. |
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Term
| What is the best response when a partner has anxiety during the second stage? |
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Definition
| Back off! Focus on your life and your partner will come back if it is right. |
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Term
| The third stage is a mutual decision to become what? |
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Definition
| An exclusive, committed relationship. |
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| During the fourth stage, intimacy, what tends to happen to the couples “guard” with one another? |
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Definition
| They let it down and become more comfortable with one another. Then, they are able to share themselves more deeply. |
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Term
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| Engagement. The time when a couple can celebrate their love and commitment to each other. |
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Term
| What are Judith Sills five stages of a fine romance? |
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Definition
| Selection, seduction, switch, negotiation, commitment. |
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Term
| “Opposites attract, but ______ goes the distance.” |
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Definition
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Term
| Common values and similar personality traits are good for what kind of relationship? |
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Definition
| A happy, stable, long-term relationship. |
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Term
| Family size increases or decreases with the higher education of a woman? |
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Definition
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Term
| How much longer does it take for a woman to go through a full sex cycle in comparison to a man? |
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Definition
| 12 more minutes. It takes a woman 15 minutes and a man 3. In the sex cycle testosterone plays a big part of the libido in both partners. |
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Term
| How many phases are in the Sexual Response cycle? |
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Definition
| Four. Desire, Excitement/Arousal, Orgasm, Resolution. |
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Term
| During the phase of desire, which gender responds more to romantic stories? |
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Definition
| Women. Men respond more to visual stimuli. |
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Term
| The arousal phase, the foreplay is initiated by what? |
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Definition
| Psychological or physical stimulation. |
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Term
| The plateau phase is within which of the four major phases? |
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Definition
| The second. This is a short or absent plateau that may lead to a pre-ejaculation. |
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Term
| The peak of pleasure occurs during what phase? |
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Definition
| The third, orgasm phase. Men, is the ejaculation and women is a muscular contraction of uterus and vagina. |
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Term
| During the resolution phase what relaxes in both males and females? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is prolactin and what does it do to males after sexual intercourse? |
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Definition
| A chemical in their body released after sex that makes males sleepy. With the energy used in sex the muscles are depleted of the energy-producing glycogen, making the males sleepy. |
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Term
| True or false: Women judge betrayal on a sexual infidelity aspect. |
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Definition
| False – emotional attachment. |
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Term
| Men judge betrayal on what aspect of behavior? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are some of the roots of jealousy? |
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Definition
| Low self-esteem or insecurity. |
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Term
| How many couples report some type of abuse in their relationship? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Feelings of closeness, connectedness, and bondedness. |
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Term
| What leads to romance, physical attraction, and sexual consummation? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the two types of commitment? |
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Definition
| Short term and Long term. |
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Term
| The three types of love tend to follow a pattern in Sternberg’s triangular theory. Passion ________, while commitment and intimacy ________. |
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Definition
| Decreases, and Increases. |
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Term
| Passion alone leads to what type of love? |
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Definition
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| Intimacy alone yields what type of love? |
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| Commitment alone is what type of love? |
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Term
| Romantic love is a mix of _______ and _______. |
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| _______ love is a mix of passion and commitment. |
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Definition
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| Intimacy and commitment yields what type of love? |
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Definition
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Term
| When intimacy, commitment, and passion mix, what type of love is created? |
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Term
| Which gender has a lower median age for getting married? What is that age? |
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Definition
| Females with the median age of 26.1. |
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Term
| Which gender has a higher median age for getting married? What is that age? |
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Definition
| Males with the median age of 28.2. |
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Term
| Another nickname for mirror neurons is what? |
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Definition
| Monkey-See-Monkey-Do Neurons. This is due to the imitation characteristic these neurons have on our bodies. |
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Term
| In a typically functioning human, what is the relationship between brainwaves when we complete an action and brainwaves when we see someone else completing that action? |
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Definition
| The brainwaves are the same. |
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Term
| Mirror neurons send messages to which part of the brain? |
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Term
| Which human emotion is caused by the functions of mirror neurons: empathy or sympathy? |
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Term
| In the video, when the narrator was carrying a stack of packages, what was the general reaction of the people he passed on the street? |
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Definition
| People were staring at the narrator, seeming to react as they might react if they were holding the packages and struggling to walk too. |
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Term
| In the video, Helen Fisher describes the way she used to think of romantic love as a series of emotions. After her research, however, she has come to the conclusion that it is more of a what? |
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Definition
| Romantic love is a drive, much like a sex drive, or the drive to gain a promotion or satisfy a chocolate craving. |
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Term
| Helen Fisher describes three basically different brain systems that have evolved from mating and reproduction. What are they? |
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Definition
| Lust, romantic love, and attachment. |
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Term
| Helen Fisher also describes in great lengths two very profound social trends that will have an impact on each brain system noted above. What are these two social trends? |
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Definition
| Women moving back into the work force; aging world population. |
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Term
| What is Helen Fisher’s concern about antidepressants? |
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Definition
| Antidepressants raise levels of serotonin, thereby suppressing the dopamine circuit. Since dopamine is associated with romantic love, suppressing the dopamine circuit kills the sex drive, which kills orgasm, which kills hormones associated with attachment. Without attachment, there is no love. |
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Term
| What are the five love languages, according the Dr. Gary Chapman? |
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Definition
| Words of affirmation; quality time; receiving gifts; acts of service; physical touch. |
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Term
| Males and females look at casual sex differently. What are the reasons for each sex to comply with casual sex? |
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Definition
| Males often comply with casual sex to increase their experience, popularity, or peer status. Females often comply with casual sex when they feel they are meeting the needs of their partner and believe the relationship will intensify emotionally. |
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Term
| The article lists six love styles: eros, ludus, storge, pragma, mania, and agape. What are some characteristics of ludic lovers? |
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Definition
| Ludus love is a game-playing love. Ludic lovers have no intention for commitment, thrive on attention, and are willing to take risks. They enjoy sex with several partners, even simultaneously. |
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Term
| What are some characteristics of eros love? |
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Definition
| Eros love is passionate love. These lovers often fall deeply in love immediately, with the expectation of emotional intimacy with a partner. They have an idealized preference of a partner and are more sensuous than promiscuous. These lovers are not opposed to casual sex, but will value the relationship with the partner more than a ludic lover, for instance. |
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Term
| A study was done comparing virgins who, over the course of the year, transitioned to romantic sex and virgins who transitioned to casual sex. Which category of subjects reported more depression symptoms, delinquent behavior, and victimization than those who remained virgins? |
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Definition
| Virgins who transitioned to casual sex. |
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Term
| Is sexual behavior strongly linked with depression in males or females in most cases? |
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Definition
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Term
| Fill in the blank: Alcohol has a(n) _______________ (direct/indirect) link with casual sex. |
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Definition
| Direct. The more alcohol consumed, the more likely a person is to engage in casual sex. |
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Term
| Aggressive body language: |
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| Adult expression of desire. |
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| Just not being interested. |
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| Seeking to cover up lying or other deception. |
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| Protecting self from attack. |
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| Evaluating body language: |
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| Judging and deciding about something. |
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| Many reasons for being open. |
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| Demonstrating one's power. |
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| Wanting to act and waiting for the trigger. |
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| Comfortable and unstressed. |
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| Showing attraction to others. |
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| Submissive body language: |
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Definition
| Showing you are prepared to give in. |
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| This basic flirting postural message is used by men and by other animals. For instance, codfish bulge their heads and thrust out heir pelvic fins. Snakes, frogs, and toads inflate their bodies. What is this technique known as? |
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Term
| Describe the “copulatory” gaze. |
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Definition
| In cultures where eye contact between the sexes is allowed, the partners stare intently at each other for about two to three seconds before looking away. During this gaze their pupils will dilate, demonstrating extreme interest. |
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Term
| The “copulatory” gaze leads a person to respond to one of two basic emotions: ______ or ______. |
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| As partners in a couple become more and more comfortable with each other, they start to mimic one another’s movements. For instance, they may pivot or swivel until their shoulders become aligned, if he leans left she will lean left, etc. |
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Term
| Interactional synchrony begins at what stage? |
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Definition
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Term
| True or false: Both humans and animals utilize wooing strategies. |
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Term
| What is the term for the custom of men paying for a dinner date? |
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Definition
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Term
| Generally speaking, men and male animals share a similar goal and work to achieve it by presenting presents such as paying for a dinner date and other gifts. What is the goal of this behavior? |
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Definition
| The goal is to eventually mate with the partner. |
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Term
| True or false: A man’s scent can trigger infatuation in a woman. |
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Definition
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Term
| True or false: Men perceive odors better than women do. |
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| A love map is a mental idea or template of what arouses one sexually, what drives one to fall in love with one person rather than another. |
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