Laura and Ben Are Interested in Exploring S&M Sexual Activities

question 112

Multiple Choice

Laura and Ben are interested in exploring S&M sexual activities.Which of the following are they UNLIKELY to discover about sadomasochistic behaviours and culture?

• A)More intense behaviours such as face slapping and wounding people is not as common as less intense behaviours like flagellation and gagging.
• B)S&M play is literally like a play with roles,scripts,scenes,and props.
• C)Most people who engage in S&M prefer one role (dominant versus submissive)over the other.
• D)Experiences of pain is always part of the S&M script.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

A stimulus that produces a response without prior learning.

Contiguity

In learning theory, refers to the proximity in time or space between two events, which can influence the association formed between them.