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what should people do if looking to lose weight?
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1. begin only if you fell motivated and self-disciplined
2. minimize exposure to tempting foods 3. take steps to boost your metabolism 4. eat helthy foods 5. don't starve all day and eat one big meal at night 6. beware of the binge |
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motivate
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energize and direct behavior
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sexual orientation
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enduring sexual attraction toward members of our own sex or the other sex
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when do most start thinking of themselves as gay or lesbian
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after puberty - teens or twenties
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how do psychologists view sexual orientation
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as neithr willfully chosen nor willfully changed
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men vs women sex drive and interests
women vs men on acting out bisexual attractions |
women vary greatly - high sexual activity to none
women are far more likely to act out bisexual attractions |
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what does sex drive in men and women mean?
erotic pic example |
high sex drive in men means increased attraction to either men or women
high sex drive in females means increased attraction to both men and women men look at women in pic women look at both |
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erotic plasticity
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men respond to female stimuli (pics)
females respond most to male/female stimuli (pics) |
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where do gay men up more in (professional groups)?
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careers that tend to attract more females - florist, decorator, artist, musician,
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do siblings affect sexual orientation
what called |
yes, men who have older brothers - somewhat more lkely to be gay = about 1/3 more likely for each additional brother
1st brother - 2% 2nd brother - 3% 3rd brother - 4% fraternal birth-order effect |
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why fraternal birth-order effect?
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suspects a defensive maternal imune response to foreign substances produced by male fetuses
so only male siblings (not adopted) not applied to females, womb-mates of twin brothers, and men who are not right handed |
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other factors for se\xual orientations?
(at puberty) |
ppeople develop same sex erotic atachments if segregated by gender at time their sex drive matures
in cultures where this happens - hetersexuality still prevails |
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differences in brain - what part and how
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hypothalamus
smaller in homosexual and women seen as the neural pathway engaged in sexual behavior (not sexual center) |
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how could "gay genes" be passed on if no offspring can occur
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theory - nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters carriers of these genes (but not expressed)
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rates elevated in twins ?
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elevated in idendical , less in fraternal, but both more than siblings
genetic and environment at work |
