psy270 assisgnment module 2

2/1/24, 8:09 AM Module 02: Readings, Videos and Links to Resources: (Spring 2024) PSY 270 (E50W) - Psychology of Human Sexuality

https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/601731/pages/module-02-readings-videos-and-links-to-resources?module_item_id=43040540 1/2

Module 02: Readings, Videos and Links to Resources Readings, Videos and Links to Resources

REQUIRED

Read Chapters 1 & 2 in your textbook

SUGGESTED

All of these resources are optional. Reviewing them will improve your experience of this course and deepen your understanding of chapter material.

PowerPoint: Chapter 1 (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/601731/files/156232406/download?wrap=1)

(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/601731/files/156232406/download?download_frd=1)

PowerPoint: Chapter 2 (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/601731/files/156232415/download?wrap=1)

(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/601731/files/156232415/download?download_frd=1)

1. Video: TEDTalk, Stuart Firestein, The Pursuit of Ignorance, Feb 2013, 18:33 minutes (http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_firestein_the_pursuit_of_ignorance?language=en) "What does

real scientific work look like? As neuroscientist Stuart Firestein jokes: It looks a lot less like the scientific method and a lot more like 'farting around … in the dark.' In this witty talk, Firestein gets to the heart of science as it is really practiced and suggests that we should value what we don’t know — or 'high-quality ignorance' — just as much as what we know." How do you think this perspective of research will help you in this course? Retrieved from: http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_firestein_the_pursuit_of_ignorance?language=en

(http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_firestein_the_pursuit_of_ignorance?language=en)

2. YouTube: 20 Misconceptions About Sex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNoiAnUnH0)

2/1/24, 8:09 AM Module 02: Readings, Videos and Links to Resources: (Spring 2024) PSY 270 (E50W) - Psychology of Human Sexuality

https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/601731/pages/module-02-readings-videos-and-links-to-resources?module_item_id=43040540 2/2

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNoiAnUnH0) Questions to think about while watching: Why there are so many myths about sex… How do they arise? Why do they tend to persist with remarkably little change from generation to generation? Approx. 11 minutes Retrieved from 20 Misconceptions About Sex - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.212) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNoiAnUnH0)

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNoiAnUnH0)

3. Video: Participating in Sex Research (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvmram_mary-roach-on- participating-in-a-sex-study_news) This video clip is of Mary Roach, the woman who, along with her husband, participated in the filming of a 4-D ultrasound of sexual intercourse. Would you be willing to participate in sex research? What would you be willing to do and what would you absolutely not do? Approx. 6 minutes. Retrieved from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvmram_mary-roach-on-participating-in-a-sex-study_news

(http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvmram_mary-roach-on-participating-in-a-sex-study_news)