AP Psychology Unit 9 - Sexual Motivation and Affiliation

Asexual

having no sexual attraction to others

Testosterone

the most important of the male sex hormones.

Estrogens

sex hormones, such as estradiol, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males and contributing to female sex characteristics.

Alfred Kinsey

regarded by some as the father of the scientific study of human sexuality. Published a series of reports which described common sexual behaviors in the US

William Masters and Virginia Johnson

used direct observation and experimentation to study sexual response cycle (4 stages)

sexual response cycle

the four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson - excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

refractory period

in human sexuality, a resting period that occurs after orgasm, during which a person cannot achieve another orgasm

affiliation need

the need to build relationships and to feel part of a group

It activates reward and safety systems

What happens in our brain when we feel love?

Ostracism

deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups

narcissism

excessive self-love and self-absorption

achievement motivation

a desire for significant accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining a high standard

grit

in psychology, passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals