Exam 11: Human Sexuality and Gender

Freud believed that masculinity and femininity were nothing more than learned behaviors.

LeVay discovered that an area of the __________ is twice as large in heterosexual males as compared to homosexual males in his controversial research study.

Following her sexual abuse as a child, as an adult Shirley was found to have a female sexual arousal disorder. This involves __________

Which of the following is thought to play a role in the enhancement of spatial abilities?

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases resides in a dormant stage in nerve fibers at the base of the spine until it flares up into open sores on the skin at the point of infection?

What does the term gender identity mean?

Which of the following is caused by a virus?

Give an example of a sexually transmitted disease and its symptoms.

The second phase of the sexual response is __________

The most common sexual dysfunction in women is __________

Based on the notion that there seems to be a genetic component involved in homosexuality, and that homosexual participants in one study had more homosexual male relatives on their mother's side of the family, researchers suspect that sexual orientation is determined by __________

Which female sex organ or process is present at birth?

John lost his job as a steelworker. However, when seeking new employment, John considers a wide variety of jobs, such as fighter pilot, teacher, and nurse. Given these choices, a psychologist like Bem might consider John to be __________

Channel is a 43-year-old female who has been in sexual relationships with both men and women in the past. She is presently dating a 32-year-old female and is thinking of moving to a state that legally recognizes marriage between two women. She is thinking of getting married to her partner, despite still admitting that she finds both men and women attractive. Channel is considered __________ in terms of her sexual orientation.

Which of the following hormones is manufactured in the testes?

According to Masters and Johnson, the best type of sex is sex with __________

Why is it difficult for researchers to discover what percentage of the population is homosexual?

Heterosexuality is accepted across different cultures. Homosexuals and bisexuals often face prejudice, discrimination, and harassment.

The growth of facial hair is a secondary sex characteristic.

Masters and Johnson defined the four stages of the sexual response cycle as: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.