PSY354H5- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)
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Lecture 1- neural communication & transmission within a neuron. Meaning of the word sex: early 1800s- referred only to the gender of a person (if you are male or female, by the 19th century sex was referred to as genital anatomy as well as its function. Sex education: sex education about abstinence and birth control was associated with healthier sexual behaviours and outcomes as compared with no instruction, greater sex education leads to less negative sexual experiences. Some traits are better suited for the environment. Example: peacock: he realized there were some elements of traits that could not be explained by some population, coined the term "sexual selection, choices between the sexes that drive the divergent of characteristics between male and females. Two components of sexual selection: intra sexual competition (within, competition within one sex for access to females. See emergence of variety of traits the make the male looks stronger and more and dominant than other male.
