Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
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ISBN: 9781506349206
Author: Bob Garrett, Gerald Hough
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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To determine: The way in which sex is similar and dissimilar from other drives.

Introduction: The sexual response cycle was identified as a part of the scientific process done by the gynecologist–obstetricians William Masters and Virginia Johnson. They described that the sexual response cycle has four stages: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

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The similarities (likes) between sex and other drives:

  • Motivated behavior.
  • Arousal and satiation.
  • Involvement of hormones.
  • Regulation by specific brain areas.

The dissimilarities between sex and other drives are as follows:

  • Sex does not fit in the category of homeostasis.
  • Forgoing sex does not affect the survival, but other drives such as hunger or thirst can become fatal.

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