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| The driving force that energizes behavior |
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| Requires coordinated changes in physiology & behavior |
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| Reproductive success of self and close relatives |
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| States of arousal that accompany an unfulfilled need |
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| We behave in order to satisfy needs & reduce drives |
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| Positive outcomes that are established by social learning |
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| Maslow's Theory of Human Needs |
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| You can't fulfill higher needs until more basic needs are met |
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| Causes excess sugars in the blood to be stored as fats & carbohydrates |
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| Signals satiety; protein released by fat cells |
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| Ventromedial hypothalamus |
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| Excess level of fat in the body; heritable |
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| Minimal amount of energy used in resting state |
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| Weight maintained when no effort is made |
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| The more we see & interact with people, the more likely they are to be our friends |
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| Familiarity increases liking...up to a point (inverse U function) |
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| Attractiveness stereotype (attractiive people = good people) |
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| Argued that gender was learned, not innate |
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| Kids raised as girls, grow penis & become male at puberty |
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| Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome |
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| Genetic males (XY) who appear female |
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| "bad" pictures coupled with induced nausea |
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| "bad picture coupled with shock, then "good" picture |
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| Reinforcement Schedule (homosexuality) |
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| If frst experience gay, then experience is reinforced by orgasm |
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| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) |
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| Malfunctioning adrenal glands; higher levels of circulating androgens |
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| Fraternal Birth Order Effect |
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| Number of older male siblings has strong effect on sexual orientation in males |
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| 2 to 3 times larger in males; homosexuals have abnormal size |
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| Factors of Sexual Orientation |
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| Prenatal environment, genetics, environment |
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