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  1. Describe the role of vision in sexual arousal.
  2. Describe the role of smell in sexual arousal and discuss the research on the influence of pheromones on human and other animal behavior.
  3. Define erogenous zones and identify their locations.
  4. Compare and contrast the roles each of the five senses play in sexual arousal.
  5. Summarize the research on substances that have aphrodisiac or anaphrodisiac properties.
  6. Identify the major psychoactive drugs and explain their psychological and physical effects on sexual arousal.
  7. Identify the parts of the cerebral cortex and the limbic system that play roles in sexual arousal and sexual behavior.
  8. Summarize the research on the role of sex hormones in sexual orientation and interest in men and women.
  9. Name the four phases and describe the changes associated with each phase of the sexual response cycle proposed by Masters and Johnson.
  10. Compare Kaplan's three-stage model of sexual arousal with Masters and Johnson's four-phase model.
  11. Summarize the research on the female and male capacity for multiple orgasms.
  12. Evaluate the research concerning the types of orgasms women and men experience.
  13. Evaluate the evidence concerning the existence of the Grafenberg spot in women.





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