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Including 'learned sexuality' in the organization of sexual behavior.
Full Abstract
Learning plays numerous important roles in sexual development. Yet, the possible impacts on sexuality, of learning from experience, are rarely included in discussions of the organization of behavioral sex differences and the differentiation of psychosexual function. This article reviews the empirical evidence for 'learned sexuality' with a goal of reintroducing the topic of nurture into discussions of the ontogenetic processes that lead to sexual reproduction in nature. Evolutionarily relevant examples of sexual learning are broadly represented in the animal kingdom, and can occur relatively early in development, leading to lasting changes in behaviors that might otherwise appear to be instinctive, or in other cases, maladaptive. The lasting effects of social and sexual experiences across the lifespan provide an essential link between steroid-mediated events occurring during development, behavioral plasticity, and changes in motivational states in adulthood.
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Author/s: Woodson, James C (JC);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, PCD 4118G, Cognitive and Neural Sciences Area, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. jcwoodso(-atsign-)chuma1.cas.usf.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews (Neurosci Biobehav Rev), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jan; vol 26 (issue 1) : pp 69-80
Dates: Created 2002/03/06; Completed 2002/04/29; Revised 2005/11/16;
PMID: 11835985, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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