Intimate Relationships 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 permissiveness with affection standard | belief that sex between unmarried partners is acceptable as long as it occurs in the context of a commited relationship |
| sexual double standard | More subtle today, the idea that having many sexual partners makes a man a "stud" and a woman a "slut" |
| accepting | People are more _______ accepting of same sex couples if they believe it is not a choice |
| conservative | Compared to other countries, the sexual attitude of the US is considered ______________ |
| 17 | Average age that men and women have sex for the first time |
| older | Both sexes tend to regret their first sexual experience when their partner is ____________ |
| emotional sex | sex as communication of love and commitment |
| physical sex | sex as physical pleasure |
| pragmatic sex | sex with purpose such as making a baby or making someone jealous |
| insecure sex | sex in order to boost ones self-esteem |
| false | Single people tend to have more sex than married couples |
| gay men | which type of relationship tends to have the most sex? |
| gay men | the drop in frequency of sex over time is most prominent in what type of relationship? |
| extradyadic sex | having sex with someone who isnt ones romantic partner |
| self-report | What bias leads to women reporting less sexual partners than men? |
| sociosexual orientations | trait-like collections of beliefs and behaviors that describe our feelings about sex |
| restricted sociosexuality | people willing to have sex only in the context of a commited |
| unrestricted sociosexuality | people who do not seek closeness before persuing sex |
| good genes hypothesis | suggests that some women with less than desirable mates may profit from dual mating (man who will care for her long term and another to give her good offspring) |
| sperm competition | suggests that some women with less than desirable mates may profit from dual mating (man who will care for her long term and another to give her good offspring) |
| sex drives | men have higher _______ ________ than women |
| principle of lesser interest | this may be in play when women have more power in a relationship because they control the sex |
| hookups | /4 of college students engage in this type of sexual interaction |
| underestimates of risk | why people believe they don't need to use condoms |
| illusion of unique invulnerability | a bias that bad things are generally more likely to happen to others than us |
| faulty decision making | sexual arousal and intoxication cause this |
| alcohol myopia | a phenomenon that reduces ones ability to think about/process all of the information available to them when they are drunk (involved with unsafe sex) |
| pluralistic ignorance | when people wrongly believe that their feelings/beliefs are different from those of others (ex: someone may be uncomfortable with hookups, in fact most are, and because they think most people generally approve of them, they feel social pressure to hook up) |
| inequalities in power | condom usage may depend on which person in the relationship holds more power |
| abstinence education | this teaches children that condoms don't work which leads them to not use condoms when they become sexaully active |
| married couples | who are more likely to be satisfied with their sex lives, married couples or cohabitating partners |
| autonomy | the need to be in control over our own actions that makes sex more rewarding |
| competence | the need to feel confident and capable that makes sex more rewarding |
| relatedness | the need to establish close connections to others that makes sex more rewarding |
| approach dimension | having sex to celebrate or enrich the intimacy in our relationships |
| avoidance dimension | having sex to to forestall unpleasant consequences |
| better, communication | sex between same sex couples is generally _______ because they are not afraid of ________ about sex |
| avoidant attachment | style that has less sex than secure people |
| dismissing | style that is more likely to cheat |
| broad types of sexual violation | verbal vs. physical, fondling vs. intercourse |
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