AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the phases of the human sexual response (Masters and Johnson study)?
A
plateau, excitement, orgasm, resolution
B
excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution
C
plateau, excitement, resolution, orgasm
D
excitement, plateau, resolution, orgasm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1966, William Masters and Virginia Johnson proposed a four-stage “linear” model of human sexual response based on some 10, 000 recordings of changes in participants’ physiology. From these data, they identified four successive (hence, linear) stages: (1) excitement, (2) plateau, (3) orgasm, and (4) resolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The male sexual response cycle consists of excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. The initial event, penile erection, is produced by arteriolar dilatation and increased blood flow to the erectile tissue of the penis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The four phases of the sexual response cycle describe by Masters and Johnson are excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

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