When It Comes to Duration of Foreplay, Miller and Byers

question 69

Multiple Choice

When it comes to duration of foreplay, Miller and Byers compared heterosexual males and females and found that

• A)men and women are similar.
• B)men underestimated the amount of time women desired.
• C)men desired less time than women.
• D)men desired less time than what women estimated.

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A section of the brain that is critical for emotion processing, fear responses, and memory.

Just-noticeable Difference

The smallest difference in stimulus intensity that can be detected by a sensory system.

Sensory Adaptation

The method through which sensory detectors decrease their sensitivity to unchanging stimuli over a period.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can perceive, marking the boundary between non-detection and detection of a stimulus.