Sexual behavior plays dual roles in the learning theory. Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
According to operant conditioning, behaviors that are rewarded and reinforced are more likely to occur again, while those that are punished are less likely to be repeated. In the learning theory, sexual behavior plays dual roles. It can be used as a reward or a positive reinforcer, as in the case of a person who frequents nightclubs because of the probability of "hooking up" with someone, and it can also be the behavior that is rewarded or punished as in the case of a man who contracts a sexually transmitted disease (STD) after having unprotected sex.
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a. Cowper's glands b. prostate gland c. vas deferens d. epididymis
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a) The honeymoon effect b) Sexual disinclination c) Sexual disinterest d) Sexual dysfunction
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A. Bilateral mastectomy B. Reduction thyroid chondroplasty C. Voice surgery D. Chest reconstruction E. Phalloplasty