Sexual Techniques
Patricia Myers
PSY/265
08/14/2014
Critical Thinking and Sexual Decision Making
How do you use the principles of critical thinking in making sexual decisions? Give an example from your own life in which you would use critical thinking to make a decision about sex.
1. Be skeptical. After having my child last November I now must be skeptical when it comes to challenging ways I can or can’t get pregnant. Being fertile the following year after giving birth to a child makes me feel like no matter what in order to prevent a future brother or sister for my son we must use a condom. Regardless if some are able to or not.
2. Examine definition of terms. Being fertile to a person may mean a certain time or day of which they can and cant have sex to prevent pregnancy. Where as fertile to me in this moment means anytime so I must take precaution.
3. Examine the assumptions or premises of arguments. Arguing that it is easier to raise children back to back, as opposed to waiting a few years in between influences my choice to take precautions while having sex or before I choose to. Such as condoms or birth control.
4. Be cautious in drawing conclusions from evidence. One form of birth control may work for one of my friends while for me it might not and I would end up pregnant again.
5. Consider alternative interpretations of research evidence. Choosing to research either antiquate birth control for myself to prevent pregnancy or the effect of conception if I do not.
6. Consider the kinds of evidence on which conclusions are based. When I stopped using birth control three months later I became pregnant. I know without birth control or condom I can get pregnant. However the day on which I became pregnant is blurry. I could research a fertility specialist to see just where my window is to get pregnant.
7. Do not oversimplify. I can’t get pregnant again because I wasn’t suppose to be able to in the first place is oversimplifying the fact that I can get pregnant. It
PSY/265
08/14/2014
Critical Thinking and Sexual Decision Making
How do you use the principles of critical thinking in making sexual decisions? Give an example from your own life in which you would use critical thinking to make a decision about sex.
1. Be skeptical. After having my child last November I now must be skeptical when it comes to challenging ways I can or can’t get pregnant. Being fertile the following year after giving birth to a child makes me feel like no matter what in order to prevent a future brother or sister for my son we must use a condom. Regardless if some are able to or not.
2. Examine definition of terms. Being fertile to a person may mean a certain time or day of which they can and cant have sex to prevent pregnancy. Where as fertile to me in this moment means anytime so I must take precaution.
3. Examine the assumptions or premises of arguments. Arguing that it is easier to raise children back to back, as opposed to waiting a few years in between influences my choice to take precautions while having sex or before I choose to. Such as condoms or birth control.
4. Be cautious in drawing conclusions from evidence. One form of birth control may work for one of my friends while for me it might not and I would end up pregnant again.
5. Consider alternative interpretations of research evidence. Choosing to research either antiquate birth control for myself to prevent pregnancy or the effect of conception if I do not.
6. Consider the kinds of evidence on which conclusions are based. When I stopped using birth control three months later I became pregnant. I know without birth control or condom I can get pregnant. However the day on which I became pregnant is blurry. I could research a fertility specialist to see just where my window is to get pregnant.
7. Do not oversimplify. I can’t get pregnant again because I wasn’t suppose to be able to in the first place is oversimplifying the fact that I can get pregnant. It