Exam 11: Human Sexuality and Gender

What have twin studies told us about sexual orientation?

Researchers have usually found that __________

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases flares up into open sores on the skin at the point of infection?

A transgendered person who lives as the opposite gender on a full-time basis is known as a __________

A genetic female (XX) can develop male genitals if __________

AIDS can be transmitted through __________

What type of research did Masters and Johnson primarily conduct?

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by __________

Which of the following is in the correct order of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle?

Name two primary sex characteristics in males.

According to research 95% of men and women admit to having sexual fantasies, but about __________ also admit to feeling guilty about it.

At puberty the __________ signals the pituitary to begin development of secondary sex characteristics.

What are the four stages of the sexual response cycle? Describe at least one element of each.

Evolutionary theory would have a difficult time explaining which of the following behaviors?

Men must have a sufficient level of __________ in order to maintain sexual interest and maintain an erection.

A culture's expectation of masculine and feminine behaviors can be defined as __________

__________ % of men and __________ % of women admit to having sexual fantasies.

One secondary male sex characteristic is __________

When addressing intellectual strengths and weaknesses, the differences between the genders are far greater than the differences within genders.

In 2007 almost a third of new HIV cases resulted from __________