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Analogue
Something that is similar or comparable to something else.
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Bisexual
Sexually responsive to either gender
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Chromosomes
The rodlike structures that reside in the nuclei of every living cell and carry the genetic code in the form of genes.
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Coitus
Sexual intercourse.
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Copulation
Sexual intercourse.
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Defense Mechanism
In psychoanalytic theory, automatic processes that protect the ego from anxiety by disguising or ejecting unacceptable ideas and urges.
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Erogenous Zones
Parts of the body, including but not limited to the sex organs, that are responsive to sexual stimulation.
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Evolution
The development of a species to its present state, which is believed to involve adaptations to its environment.
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Evolutionary Psychologist
Psychologist who studies the effects of evolution on behavior and mental processes.
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Fixation
In psychoanalytic theory, arrested development, which includes attachment to objects of an earlier stage of psychosecual development.
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Foreplay
Mutual sexual stimulation that precedes sexual intercourse.
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Fornication
Sexual intercourse between people who are not married to one another.
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Gender Identity
One's personal experience of being male or female.
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Gender Roles
Complex clusters of ways in which males and females are expected to behave within a given culture.
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Gender
The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.
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Genes
The basic units of heredity, which consist of chromosomal segments of DNA.
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Genes
The basic units of heredity, which consist of chromosomal segments of DNA.
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Human Suxuality
The ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.
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Incest Taboo
The prohibition against intercourse and reproduction among close blood relatives.
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Modeling
Acquiring knowledge and skills by observing others.
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Monogamy
The practice of having one spouse.
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Mutations
Random changes in the molecular structure of DNA.
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Pederasty
Sexual love of boys.
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Phallic Symbols
Images of the penis.
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Phallic Worship
Worship of the penis as a symbol of generative power.
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Polyandry
A form of marriage in which a woman has two or more husbands. (andros comes from the greek work meaning "man")
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Polygyny
A form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives.
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Psychoanalysis
The theory of personality originated by Sigmund Freud, which proposes that human behavior represents the outcome of clashing inner forces.
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Repression
The automatic ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from consciousness.
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Sadism
The practice of achieving sexual gratification through hurting or humiliating others.
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Sexologist
A person who engages in the scientific study of sexual behavior.
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Social-learning Theory
A cognitively oriented learning theory in which observational learning, values, and expectations play key roles in determining behavior.
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Natural Selection
The evolutionary process by which adaptive traits enable members of a species to survive to reproductive age and transmit these traits to future generations.
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Fellatio
A sexual activity involving oral contact with the penis.
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Psychosexual Development
In psychoanalytic theory, the process by which sexual feelings shift from one erogenous zone to another.
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Concubine
A secondary wife, usually of inferior legal and social status.
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid- the chemical substance whose molecules make up genes and chromosomes.
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Oeduipus Complex
In psychoanalytic theory, a conflict of the phallic stage in which the boy wishes to posssess his mother sexually and perceives his father as a rival in love.
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Erotic
Arousiing sexual feelings or desires.
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Behaviorists
Learning theorists who argue that a scietific approach to understanding behavior must refer only to observable and measurable behaviors.
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Values
The qualities in life that are deemed important or unimportant, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable.
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Courtesan
A prostitute- especially the mistress of a noble or wealthy man.
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Cunnilingus
A sexual activity involving oral contact with the female genitals.
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Bestiality
Sexual relations between a person and an animal.
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