Zach Is Working in a Human Sexuality Research Lab and Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

Zach is working in a human sexuality research lab and is looking at data showing the sexual response cycle of the participants.Participant A has a sexual response cycle with one orgasm And a clear refractory period;Participant B has a sexual response cycle with repeated Plateaus but no orgasm;and Participant C has a sexual response cycle with multiple orgasms But no refractory period.Based on the research of Masters and Johnson,what are the most
Likely sexes of these participants?

• A) Participant A is male;Participants B and C are female.
• B) Participants A and B are male;Participant C is female.
• C) Participant B is male;Participants A and C are female.
• D) It is impossible to tell without more information.

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Definitions:

Withdrawal

The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment that increases the likelihood of that organism repeating the associated behavior in the future.

Shaping Behavior

A method of positive reinforcement of behaviors that are successively closer to the desired behavior, used in behavior modification programs.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when introduced following a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.