Define fetishism. What do fetishists focus on?
What will be an ideal response?
Fetishism is sexual attraction to objects that become, for the person with the fetish, sexual symbols. The fetish is usually required or strongly preferred for sexual arousal because the person enjoys the way the object looks, tastes, smells, and/or feels. The focus of a person with fetishism is not necessarily an inanimate object; he may be attracted to a woman's feet, ears, breasts, or legs, or he may have fetishes for both a body part and an inanimate object.
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a. They used extreme conditions to make their comparisons. b. They used relatively crude measures of brain growth. c. The researchers used very small samples. d. They were supported by a grant from the United States Department of Education.
A child who is diagnosed with conduct disorder displays more intense and frequent levels of aggression than same-aged peers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is true regarding the United States' involvement in the sex trafficking industry? a. While sex trafficking does occur in the U.S., it is much less likely than in most other countries
b. Sex trafficking in the U.S. is more likely to involve women. c. Sex trafficking in the U.S. is more likely to involve children. d. The U.S. is the second largest destination and market country for women and children trafficked by the sex industry.
In the classic "sham feeding" experiments with dogs, what occurred?
a. The dogs received no signals of satiety from chewing and swallowing. b. The food reached the dogs' stomachs, and they stopped eating. c. Even though no food reached their stomachs, the dogs stopping feeding after a while, and resumed feeding sooner than dogs whose food reached their stomachs. d. The dogs stopped feeding after a while, and did not eat as soon as dogs whose food reached their stomachs.