Question 1

At which level of functioning does the stereotypical male advantage in math and spatial skills usually occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  these advantages occur at every level of functioning 
B)  these advantages only occur in childhood, and disappear by adolescence 
C)  these advantages are only seen when comparing boys and girls with learning disabilities 
D)  these advantages only occur at the very highest levels of ability 
A)  these advantages occur at every level of functioning 
B)  these advantages only occur in childhood, and disappear by adolescence 
C)  these advantages are only seen when comparing boys and girls with learning disabilities 
D)  these advantages only occur at the very highest levels of ability

Question 2

Choose one major theory of gender role development and briefly discuss the major factors of that theory.

Accepted Answer

One major theory of gender role developm

Question 3

How did Masters and Johnson conduct their research on human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  They conducted face-to-face surveys of a large representative sample of people. 
B)  They monitored volunteers with electronic sensing devices while the volunteers engaged in coitus. 
C)  They interviewed married couples after the couples had engaged in sexual intercourse. 
D)  They recorded the fantasies of volunteers as the volunteers were engaged in coitus. 
A)  They conducted face-to-face surveys of a large representative sample of people. 
B)  They monitored volunteers with electronic sensing devices while the volunteers engaged in coitus. 
C)  They interviewed married couples after the couples had engaged in sexual intercourse. 
D)  They recorded the fantasies of volunteers as the volunteers were engaged in coitus.

Question 4

__________ include the internal and/or external sex organs that are present at birth.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary sex characteristics 
B)  innate sex characteristics 
C)  secondary sex characteristics 
D)  hormonally determined sex characteristics 
A)  primary sex characteristics 
B)  innate sex characteristics 
C)  secondary sex characteristics 
D)  hormonally determined sex characteristics

Question 5

Of the following, which is considered the most important androgen?

Accepted Answer

A)  progesterone 
B)  estrogen 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  testosterone 
A)  progesterone 
B)  estrogen 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  testosterone

Question 6

Which of the following is a female primary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  breasts 
B)  pubic hair 
C)  vagina 
D)  prostate gland 
A)  breasts 
B)  pubic hair 
C)  vagina 
D)  prostate gland

Question 7

Which of the following does not describe one of the views of Terman and Miles regarding gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  masculinity and femininity are opposite ends of a single dimension. 
B)  the masculinity-femininity dimension can be measured with psychological tests 
C)  a person who is high in masculinity is low in femininity and vice versa 
D)  a child acquires gender roles because they experience conflict regarding their feelings toward their parents 
A)  masculinity and femininity are opposite ends of a single dimension. 
B)  the masculinity-femininity dimension can be measured with psychological tests 
C)  a person who is high in masculinity is low in femininity and vice versa 
D)  a child acquires gender roles because they experience conflict regarding their feelings toward their parents

Question 8

Rashid and Tawana are watching the classic TV show Leave It to Beaver. After watching the show, they decide to play. Rashid says he will be Ward Cleaver and Tawana should play June Cleaver. This play situation would be best explained by __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Freudian psychoanalysis. 
B)  Piaget's theory of development. 
C)  gender schema theory. 
D)  learning theory. 
A)  Freudian psychoanalysis. 
B)  Piaget's theory of development. 
C)  gender schema theory. 
D)  learning theory.

Question 9

A truly exclusive homosexual orientation is found to be common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Shanice suffers pain during intercourse. She is suffering from __________

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual aversion disorder. 
B)  female orgasmic disorder. 
C)  malapropism. 
D)  dyspareunia. 
A)  sexual aversion disorder. 
B)  female orgasmic disorder. 
C)  malapropism. 
D)  dyspareunia.

Question 11

A person who is described as intersexed is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual who is born with ambiguous sex organs. 
B)  an individual who is surgically reassigned at birth so that he or she seems to be of the sex opposite to what is expected from the chromosomes. 
C)  an individual with normal body development who cannot decide whether to act as a male or a female. 
D)  a homosexual. 
A)  an individual who is born with ambiguous sex organs. 
B)  an individual who is surgically reassigned at birth so that he or she seems to be of the sex opposite to what is expected from the chromosomes. 
C)  an individual with normal body development who cannot decide whether to act as a male or a female. 
D)  a homosexual.

Question 12

Currently, the American Psychiatric Association views homosexuality as a disorder __________

Accepted Answer

A)  in all cases. 
B)  only if it is evident in childhood. 
C)  only if it is evident in adolescence. 
D)  only if the homosexual individual considers it a problem. 
A)  in all cases. 
B)  only if it is evident in childhood. 
C)  only if it is evident in adolescence. 
D)  only if the homosexual individual considers it a problem.

Question 13

HPV or the human papillomavirus is the virus that causes __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 
B)  genital herpes. 
C)  genital warts. 
D)  syphilis. 
A)  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 
B)  genital herpes. 
C)  genital warts. 
D)  syphilis.

Question 14

The primary male sex characteristic is the __________

Accepted Answer

A)  penis. 
B)  scrotum. 
C)  testes. 
D)  All of these are male primary sex characteristics. 
A)  penis. 
B)  scrotum. 
C)  testes. 
D)  All of these are male primary sex characteristics.

Question 15

A person who has a gender identity that is the opposite of his or her biological sex is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  transgendered. 
B)  intersexed. 
C)  homosexual. 
D)  transsexual. 
A)  transgendered. 
B)  intersexed. 
C)  homosexual. 
D)  transsexual.

Question 16

Conclusive research has not been found to determine whether or not homosexuality is a product of nature or nurture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the __________ stage of the sexual response cycle the body returns to its normal, non-aroused state.

Accepted Answer

A)  orgasm 
B)  plateau 
C)  refractory 
D)  resolution 
A)  orgasm 
B)  plateau 
C)  refractory 
D)  resolution

Question 18

Which of the following pertaining to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual infected with AIDS is vulnerable to many types of infections. 
B)  Symptoms occur almost immediately after a person contracts AIDS. 
C)  For the most part AIDS is limited to homosexual populations. 
D)  Blood tests for AIDS detect the AIDS virus directly. 
A)  An individual infected with AIDS is vulnerable to many types of infections. 
B)  Symptoms occur almost immediately after a person contracts AIDS. 
C)  For the most part AIDS is limited to homosexual populations. 
D)  Blood tests for AIDS detect the AIDS virus directly.

Question 19

When comparing males and female cognitive abilities we should keep in mind that in general __________

Accepted Answer

A)  the two genders are not different in any real meaningful way. 
B)  the differences within each gender are greater than the differences between genders. 
C)  the differences between genders are greater than the differences within genders. 
D)  the two genders are so remarkably different they cannot be compared fairly. 
A)  the two genders are not different in any real meaningful way. 
B)  the differences within each gender are greater than the differences between genders. 
C)  the differences between genders are greater than the differences within genders. 
D)  the two genders are so remarkably different they cannot be compared fairly.

Question 20

How does the human body know which sex characteristics to develop beginning at the embryo stage? What is the term for someone born with both sex organs and what are some problems with sexual reassignment surgery?

Accepted Answer

The development of sex characteristics i

At which level of functioning does the stereotypical male advantage in math and spatial skills usually occur?

Choose one major theory of gender role development and briefly discuss the major factors of that theory.

How did Masters and Johnson conduct their research on human sexuality?

__________ include the internal and/or external sex organs that are present at birth.

Of the following, which is considered the most important androgen?

Which of the following is a female primary sex characteristic?

Which of the following does not describe one of the views of Terman and Miles regarding gender roles?

Rashid and Tawana are watching the classic TV show Leave It to Beaver. After watching the show, they decide to play. Rashid says he will be Ward Cleaver and Tawana should play June Cleaver. This play situation would be best explained by __________

A truly exclusive homosexual orientation is found to be common.

Shanice suffers pain during intercourse. She is suffering from __________

A person who is described as intersexed is __________

Currently, the American Psychiatric Association views homosexuality as a disorder __________

HPV or the human papillomavirus is the virus that causes __________

The primary male sex characteristic is the __________

A person who has a gender identity that is the opposite of his or her biological sex is __________

Conclusive research has not been found to determine whether or not homosexuality is a product of nature or nurture.

During the __________ stage of the sexual response cycle the body returns to its normal, non-aroused state.

Which of the following pertaining to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus is correct?

When comparing males and female cognitive abilities we should keep in mind that in general __________

How does the human body know which sex characteristics to develop beginning at the embryo stage? What is the term for someone born with both sex organs and what are some problems with sexual reassignment surgery?

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Exam 11: Human Sexuality and Gender

At which level of functioning does the stereotypical male advantage in math and spatial skills usually occur?

Choose one major theory of gender role development and briefly discuss the major factors of that theory.

How did Masters and Johnson conduct their research on human sexuality?

__________ include the internal and/or external sex organs that are present at birth.

Of the following, which is considered the most important androgen?

Which of the following is a female primary sex characteristic?

Which of the following does not describe one of the views of Terman and Miles regarding gender roles?

Rashid and Tawana are watching the classic TV show Leave It to Beaver. After watching the show, they decide to play. Rashid says he will be Ward Cleaver and Tawana should play June Cleaver. This play situation would be best explained by __________

A truly exclusive homosexual orientation is found to be common.

Shanice suffers pain during intercourse. She is suffering from __________

A person who is described as intersexed is __________

Currently, the American Psychiatric Association views homosexuality as a disorder __________

HPV or the human papillomavirus is the virus that causes __________

The primary male sex characteristic is the __________

A person who has a gender identity that is the opposite of his or her biological sex is __________

Conclusive research has not been found to determine whether or not homosexuality is a product of nature or nurture.

During the __________ stage of the sexual response cycle the body returns to its normal, non-aroused state.

Which of the following pertaining to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus is correct?

When comparing males and female cognitive abilities we should keep in mind that in general __________

How does the human body know which sex characteristics to develop beginning at the embryo stage? What is the term for someone born with both sex organs and what are some problems with sexual reassignment surgery?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Child Development

Adolescence and Adulthood

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

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