Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Motives activate behavior and propel the organism a.|to flee.|c.|toward goals.| b.|to respond.|d.|to drives.| ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 9-188 OBJ: 1 MSC: TYPE: Factual 2. The study of motivation is an attempt to understand __________ a behavior occurs. a.|why|c.|when| b.|how|d.|all of these| ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: 9-188 OBJ: 1 MSC: TYPE: Factual NOT: BTC 3. Psychologists define hypothetical states that activate behavior and propel one towards
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capable of inventing things that can satisfy these needs. And one of these inventions includes sex toys. Sex toys are objects or devices used to give or enhance sexual pleasure. Sometimes‚ they are called auto-erotic pleasure tools‚ marital aids‚ or b.o.b.s (battery-operated-boyfriends). Using these can be an exciting way to spice up one’s sexual life‚ whether using them by themselves or with others. Sex toys are designed to resemble parts of a female and male body. Some of us think that these devices
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as we know it‚ man has been preoccupied with the act of sex and his own sexuality. In the Garden‚ Adam and Eve‚ after their consumption of the forbidden fruit their eyes were opened and they realized they were naked. Much to their shock‚ their sexual organs were exposed causing them to hide from God. The emotions of shame and guilt were their first response Adam and Eve expressed. God asked them ‘who told you were naked’. God gave Adam & Eve fig leaves to cover their nakedness. From
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lifespan‚ health and well-being. The desire and intimacy intinct of a male and a female also contribute to the species success. The measures we take to advertise ourselves to the other sex is what’s very species specific but unique when viewing sexual appeal. Popular theory of reason for the differences in gender of a woman; is that she is to be selective in the choosing multiple willing suitors to her one egg or offspring. On the other end of the continumn is the competing or battles with other
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PSYCH 102 WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY scientific study of behavior and mental processes (cognitions‚ emotions‚ motivations‚ perceptions‚ sensations) PRE-SCIENTIFIC Buddha questioned the nature of self & how sensations & perceptions combine to form ideas Confucius stressed the power of ideas and the importance of an educated mind. BIOLOGICAL/MEDICINAL/PHILOSOPICAL ROOTS Hippocrates (460-377 BC) & Galen (130-200) proposed that imbalances in one of the body’s four basic substances (humours) affect one’s physical
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Should watching pornography be illegal? To start off‚ what is watching pornography? Pornography refers to a form of creative art‚ for example a video‚ books‚ comic or movie‚ which incites sexual arousal. People watch pornography as a form of entertainment and to alleviate sexual desire. A lot of people do so. In fact‚ at every second of everyday it is estimated that there are 28‚258 internet users viewing pornographic material. Every second‚ there are 372 internet users typing in adult search
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Encarta’s definition of pornography‚ it is "films‚ magazines‚ writings‚ photographs‚ or other materials that are sexually explicit and intended to arouse sexual excitement in their audience." Sexual arousal begets sexual gratification. This is where the bad things start. This is the point where crimes of passion are committed: adultery‚ rape‚ sexual harassment‚ incest. These crimes are what alarmed the authorities and triggered the banning of the said materials. Banning pornography is a noble idea
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believable concept‚ when equating it more physically. Specifically‚ the perception that one’s sexual impulses are ‘divinely generated’ occurs as a summation that typically exists as being discredited‚ largely due to the deep-seated belief that anything relating to the sexually erotic results mainly from the allure of lust driven channels. Consequently‚ the thought that God could have anything to do with people’s sexual urgings or cravings becomes devalued‚ cheapened‚ and diminished; simply since sex usually
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love? In particular‚ is there an obligation to restrict sex to relationships involving love? Or‚ is the insistence that sex be accompanied by love based on a degrading view of sexuality - that sex is bad an in need of redemption by love? Is romantic (sexual‚ erotic) love a kind of illusion and trap that it is best avoided? These are just some examples of the different points we will be discussing. There are those that believe sex ought to be separated from love. Some have the belief that erotic love
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the theories that I learned are related to my current relationship. As a couple‚ it’s important to evaluate my relationship just to make sure that we are in the same level of expectation. For me it’s important to detect the desire and the aspect of sexual satisfaction. Being in a relationship with someone there are plenty that both partners expect from each other. A lot of theories in the book that might be helpful to evaluate my relationship such as Sternberg’s triangular theory of love and lee’s
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