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绪论 - 什么是性行为? |
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性行为当前的含义 2:
性欲行为 |
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高等哺乳动物的性欲行为 |
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正在交尾的猴
生殖行为？等级显示行为和安抚行为？抚慰行为？导致愉悦的行为？
Copulating monkeys
Reproductive behavior? Rank-demonstrating and appeasing behavior?
Soothing behavior?
Pleasure-producing behavior?
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在许多高等哺乳动物，不能仅依据动物的生殖和雌雄交合关系来解释性行为。的确，对于某些高等哺乳动物物种，确实可以把这种所谓的性行为以不同的方式来表达，这也许更为确切：“预警行为(warning
behavior)”、“迎候行为(greeting
behavior)”、“安抚行为(appeasing
behavior)”、“等级显示行为(rank-demonstrating
behavior)”，或诸如此类。例如，某些种类的猴子显露勃起的阴茎，以警告进入自己地盘的侵入者；它们通过交尾呈送上自己，以迎候或安抚同一猴群中高等级的同伴。或者它们通过骑跨低等级的同伴，以显示自己的等级。所以，当我们把这样的行为称为性行为的时候，就完全无限制性和带有选择性，并且就这样的行为的意义看等于什么也没有说。只有这样的行为涉及到某些性反应(无论多么地不完整、不典型或不成熟)，我们才可以把它说成是性行为；但是，这种性反应含有什么意义，我们却什么也没有作出解释。事实上，对于某些动物，可以采取强化观测的方法来确定这种性反应的含意。
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Introduction - What is sexual behavior? |
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Current Meanings of the Term 2: Erotic Behavior
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Higher Mammals
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In many higher mammals sexual behavior cannot be explained only in terms of reproduction and male-female relations. Indeed, in some instances this so-called sexual behavior could very well be described quite differently and much better as "warning behavior", "greeting behavior", "appeasing behavior", "rank-demonstrating behavior", or the like. For example, certain monkeys display an erect penis as a warning to intruders into their territory; they greet or appease higher ranking animals in their group by presenting themselves for copulation; or they demonstrate their own rank by mounting their inferiors. Therefore, when we call such behavior sexual we are purely (and selectively) descriptive and do not imply anything about its significance. We are saying only that the behavior involves some sexual response (however rudimentary). We are not saying what this response means. As a matter of fact, in some animals it may take very extensive observations to determine the meaning. |
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