AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the complete sexual cycle, ____ immediately precedes:
A
the excitement phase; orgasm
B
orgasm, the excitement phase
C
the plateau phase, orgasm
D
the excitement phase; the resolution phase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is the letter B, plateau. Indeed, the plateau phase is when all physical and emotional stimulation continues to take place, and it immediately precedes the moment when an individual experiences an orgasm.

Detailed explanation-2: -sexual response cycle In the plateau stage, breathing becomes more rapid and the muscles continue to tense; the glans at the head of the penis swells and the testes enlarge in the male; in the female, the outer vagina contracts and the clitoris retracts.

Detailed explanation-3: -sexual response cycle, pattern of physiologic events occurring during sexual arousal and intercourse. In both men and women, these events may be identified as occurring in a sequence of four stages: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

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