{"id":1258,"date":"2020-06-19T11:28:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/?post_type=chapter&p=1258"},"modified":"2020-08-26T08:39:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T12:39:14","slug":"introduction-5","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/chapter\/introduction-5\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"

Most people are curious about sex. Google processes over 3.5 billion search queries per day (Google Search Statistics<\/a>)\u2014tens of millions of which, performed under the cloak of anonymity, are about sex. What are the most frequently asked questions concerning sex on Google? Are they about extramarital affairs? Kinky fantasies? Sexual positions? Surprisingly, no. Usually they are practical and straightforward, and tend to be about sexual<\/em> anatomy<\/em> (Stephens-<\/a> Davidowitz, 2015<\/a>)\u2014for example, \u201cHow big should my penis be?\u201d and, \u201cIs it healthy for my vagina to smell like vinegar?\u201d Further, Google reveals that people are much more concerned about their own sexual anatomies than the anatomies of others; for instance, men are 170 times more likely than women to pose questions about penises (Stephens-Davidowitz, 2015<\/a>). The second most frequently asked questions about sex on Google are about sexual<\/em> physiology<\/em>\u2014for example, \u201cHow can I make my boyfriend climax more quickly?\u201d \u201cWhy is sex painful?\u201d and, \u201cWhat exactly is an orgasm?\u201d These searches are clear indicators that people have a tremendous interest in very basic questions about sexual anatomy and physiology.<\/p>\r\n

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However, the accuracy of answers we get from friends, family, and even internet \u201cauthorities\u201d to questions about sex is often unreliable (Fuxman<\/a> <\/a>et<\/a> <\/a>al.,<\/a> <\/a>2015<\/a>; Simon &<\/a> Daneback, 2013<\/a>). For example, when Buhi and colleagues (2010<\/a>) examined the content of 177 sexual-health websites, they found that nearly half contained inaccurate information. How about we\u2014the authors of this module\u2014make you a promise? If you learn this material, then we promise you won\u2019t need nearly as many clandestine\u00a0Google excursions, because this module contains unbiased and scientifically-based answers to many of the questions you likely have about sexual anatomy and physiology.<\/p>\r\n

Are you ready for a new twist on \u201csexually-explicit language\u201d? Even though this module is about a fascinating topic\u2014sex\u2014it contains vocabulary that may be new or confusing to you. Learning this vocabulary may require extra effort, but if you understand these terms, you will understand sex and yourself better.<\/p>","rendered":"

Most people are curious about sex. Google processes over 3.5 billion search queries per day (Google Search Statistics<\/a>)\u2014tens of millions of which, performed under the cloak of anonymity, are about sex. What are the most frequently asked questions concerning sex on Google? Are they about extramarital affairs? Kinky fantasies? Sexual positions? Surprisingly, no. Usually they are practical and straightforward, and tend to be about sexual<\/em> anatomy<\/em> (Stephens-<\/a> Davidowitz, 2015<\/a>)\u2014for example, \u201cHow big should my penis be?\u201d and, \u201cIs it healthy for my vagina to smell like vinegar?\u201d Further, Google reveals that people are much more concerned about their own sexual anatomies than the anatomies of others; for instance, men are 170 times more likely than women to pose questions about penises (Stephens-Davidowitz, 2015<\/a>). The second most frequently asked questions about sex on Google are about sexual<\/em> physiology<\/em>\u2014for example, \u201cHow can I make my boyfriend climax more quickly?\u201d \u201cWhy is sex painful?\u201d and, \u201cWhat exactly is an orgasm?\u201d These searches are clear indicators that people have a tremendous interest in very basic questions about sexual anatomy and physiology.<\/p>\n

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However, the accuracy of answers we get from friends, family, and even internet \u201cauthorities\u201d to questions about sex is often unreliable (Fuxman<\/a> <\/a>et<\/a> <\/a>al.,<\/a> <\/a>2015<\/a>; Simon &<\/a> Daneback, 2013<\/a>). For example, when Buhi and colleagues (2010<\/a>) examined the content of 177 sexual-health websites, they found that nearly half contained inaccurate information. How about we\u2014the authors of this module\u2014make you a promise? If you learn this material, then we promise you won\u2019t need nearly as many clandestine\u00a0Google excursions, because this module contains unbiased and scientifically-based answers to many of the questions you likely have about sexual anatomy and physiology.<\/p>\n

Are you ready for a new twist on \u201csexually-explicit language\u201d? Even though this module is about a fascinating topic\u2014sex\u2014it contains vocabulary that may be new or confusing to you. Learning this vocabulary may require extra effort, but if you understand these terms, you will understand sex and yourself better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1258","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":365,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1866,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1258\/revisions\/1866"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/365"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1258\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}