PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Thermistor, Human Sexual Response Cycle, Introitus

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Yaroslav Konar

Document Summary

Which research method allows for inference of cause and effect relationships: a descriptive design, a quasi-expertimental design, a correlational design, an experimental design ** Measures an individuals physiological response to sexual arousal. Measure such things as genital and neurological responses: can begin to look at the relationship between sexual and physical measures. Closely linked to the sexual response cycle developed by masters and johnson: same for men and women, builds, plateau, orgasm, resolution stage, excitement/arousal stage is associated with increased blood ow. Part of the response cycle, vasocongestion or genital blood ow, can be measures by taking the genital temperature which indicates arousal. Penis swelling can me measured by the penile strain gauge. Must use the same gauge for male/female if you are planning on comparing. Also known as a vaginal probe: labial thermistor. Clips to labia and provides information about the surface area: thermography. Males/females usually have the same temperature baseline, and remains more stable than blood ow.