Chapter 8 Outline
Sexual Attraction: It Takes Two
- Beauty Is Not Entirely in the Eye of the Beholder
- Box 8.1: Research Highlights: Twins, Symmetry, and Attractiveness
- The Attractiveness of Bodies May Be Related to Reproductive Success
- Box 8.2: Cultural Diversity: Beauty and Culture
- Attractiveness Involves Senses Besides Vision
- Behavior Influences Sexual Attractiveness
- Familiarity Both Increases and Decreases Attraction
- Perceived Attractiveness Varies around the Menstrual Cycle
- Some People Do Not Experience Sexual Attraction
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Sexual Arousal Has Multiple Roots
- Fantasy Is a Common Mode of Sexual Arousal
- Box 8.3: Society, Values, and the Law: Lust in the Heart
- Arousal Occurs in Response to a Partner
- Sexual Arousal Is Influenced by Other Forms of Arousal
- Hormones Influence Sexual Arousability
- Box 8.4: Biology of Sex: Aphrodisiacs
- Conditioning May Influence Arousal
Study questions: 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38
Sexual Arousal Follows a Response Cycle
- In the Excitement Phase, Genital Responses Begin
- In the Plateau Phase, Arousal Is Maintained
- Orgasm Is the Climax of Sexual Arousal
- Box 8.5: Biology of Sex: Female Ejaculation
- Is There More Than One Kind of Female Orgasm?
- Brain Imaging Suggests Where Orgasm May Be Experienced
- In the Resolution Phase, Arousal Subsides
- The Phases May Be Linked in Different Ways
- Some People Experience Multiple Orgasms
- Men Experience a Refractory Period
- The Masters and Johnson Cycle May Be Incomplete
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