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PSYCH 230 CH 12 Reproduction Questionswhat are the 4 stages of reproductive behavior? - sexual attraction, appetitive behavior, copulation,
and postcopulation
What two things are needed for reproduction to be successful? what controls this? - gamete
production and release, and bringing gametes together; hormones
sexual attraction may be synchronized with ----------- readiness to reproduce and -------- associations
(like --------) - physiological, learned
what is an example of a physiological association with sexual attraction? - females being more
receptive to mating during ovulation
in some species, mated males and females live together before and after copulation, form a ----- -----
- pair bond
Appetitive behaviors -------- sexual interactions - promote
females that are sexually receptive will show -------- - lordosis
What is another term for showing lordosis? - estrus
estrus is another way of saying an animal is in ---- - heat
a --------- female rat may approach males, perform acts, and produce vocalization - proceptive
male appetitive behaviors (4) - staying near female, sniffing, singing, and nest-building
true or false: the appetitive phase is shorter than the copulatory phase - false, it is longre
after the appetitive phase comes the ---------- stage - copulatory
, copulation is a fancy term for ---, which is classified by the ---- going into the -------, putting ------ in
the ------ - sex, penis, vagina, semen, vagina
after copulation, a -------- phase follows - refractory
true or false: copulation refractory phase vary across species - true
Explain the Coolidge Effect. - faster resumption of copulation with another female
what is the purpose of the Coolidge effect? - to produce as many offspring as possible
in postcopulatory behavior, a ----------- lock can happen where the ------ swells and stays in the ------
to ensure a successful mating session; this happens in ----- and ----- - copulatory, penis, vagina; dogs,
mice
postcopulatory behaviors can include --------- behaviors needed to nurture the future --------- -
paternal, offspring
in rats, females ---------, meaning they release ---- - ovulate, eggs
how often do female rats ovulate? - every 4-5 days
what is another term for ovulation in female rats? - estrous cycle
the estrous cycle is the rat equivalent of the --------- cycle in human females - menstrual
what is ovulation in rats facilitated through? - the HPG axis
in rat ovulation, the hypothalamus releases ---- in a pulsating fashion, this stimulates the anterior
pituitary to release -- and --- - GnRH, LH, FSH
in ovulation, --- develops the egg and -- increases estradiol release from the ------ - FSH, LH, ovary
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