PSYC 3100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Cognitive Theory, Transtheoretical Model, Observational Learning

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3100
• Professor: Kieran O' Doherty

Document Summary

Sexual behavior: any activity that arouses sexual arousal for pleasure or procreation. Incidence and prevalence of stis, hiv and aids. Stis: passed on through sexual contract, either vaginal anal or oral as well as genital contact with the infected area. Rates of stis are highest among young people (16-24) Young people tend to have two major judgement errors: They think they know it all, but are actually ignorant to risks. They think bad things won"t happen to them (optimistic bias) The prevalence of hiv is steadily rising. 1/5 people did not realize hiv could be spread during sex between a man and woman. Many still believe hiv can be transmitted through kissing and spitting. Risky sexual behavior can be linked to increased smoking, alcohol, drug use, and lower academic performance. Study in madagascar showed 3 main barriers to using contraception are: Concern about social opposition from sexual partner. Low literacy is a large problem in risk behavior and treatment adherence.