THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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the fact that en have a stronger sex drive than women
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the tendency for women to be selective in their attraction to sexual partners
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the preference for variety in sexual partners that is seen in males of many species
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the notion that powerful men are likely to have a large number of sexual partners
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Coolidge effect is the progressive decline in a male’s propensity to mate with the same female combined with a heightened sexual interest in new females.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Coolidge effect is the renewal of sexual behavior after the presentation of a novel sexual partner and possibly occurs as the result of habituation and dishabituation processes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Coolidge effect is a phenomenon observed in both men and women (and male and female animals) in which an increased willingness to have sex in the presence of new receptive partners is demonstrated (Brown, 1974).
Detailed explanation-4: -The greatest obstacle to a successful long-term relationship or marriage-the one that seems to cause the most pain-is the “threat” from other potential reproductive partners. This is worsened by what is known as the Coolidge effect, which makes couples less sexually attracted to each other over time.