PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Cloacal Exstrophy, Polygraph

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

Social learning theory gender differences in sexuality are the result of observational learning environment provides info about sexuality delivered via media: influences how we understand and display our sexuality. Greater sexual interest when ovulating: gay men have similar interest in visual sexual stimuli and similar attitudes toward uncommitted sex, place similar importance on physical attractiveness, lack of concern about partner"s social status as heterosexual men. Heterosexual men greater preference for youthful partners, greater sexual jealous lesbian women greater interest in visual sexual stimuli than heterosexual women. Heterosexual women greater importance of partner"s social status: social role theorist interpret reported gender differences in sexuality as reflecting men and women"s desire to conform to gender norms. Men are allowed and expected to be more sexually permissive than women. Women less likely than men to report exclusive opposite-sex attraction. Women more likely to identify as bisexual and report feeling attracted to both men sexual orientation and women.