Glossary H

Glossary H

Heterophobia refers to strongly negative attitude toward heterosexuals and heterosexuality.

Heterosexism refers to the "presumption of heterosexuality” that has sociological implications. Likewise , is it the assumption that all individuals and relationships are heterosexual.

Heterosexual refers to a person who is attracted to the opposite sex .

Heterosexual behavior refers to sexual activity with the members of the opposite gender.

Deutsch: Heterosexualität / Español: Heterosexualidad / Português: Heterossexualidade / Français: Hétérosexualité / Italiano: Eterosessualità

Heterosexuality in the psychology context refers to a sexual orientation characterized by an emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to individuals of the opposite sex or gender. It is one of the main categories of sexual orientation, alongside homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality. In psychology, the study of heterosexuality encompasses various dimensions, including biological, emotional, cultural, and societal factors that influence the development and expression of sexual orientation.

Heterozygous when the alleles in a pair of chromosomes differ from each other; having two (2) two different alleles.

Heuristic refers to a rule of thumb that often helps in solving a certain class of problems, but makes no guarantees. Likewise, a rule-of-thumb strategy that enables quick, efficient judgments.

Heuristic persuasion attitude change resulting from cues which indicate that the position advocated in a message is valid