Question 1

The process by which the embryo develops male genitalia by is initiated by __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a single gene carried on the X chromosome of the mother. 
B)  a single gene carried on the X chromosome of the father. 
C)  a single gene carried on the Y chromosome of the father. 
D)  a single gene carried on the Y chromosome of the mother. 
A)  a single gene carried on the X chromosome of the mother. 
B)  a single gene carried on the X chromosome of the father. 
C)  a single gene carried on the Y chromosome of the father. 
D)  a single gene carried on the Y chromosome of the mother.

Question 2

When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior, a psychologist is most likely to use Freudian psychoanalysis to explain their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When she was eighteen, Katrina was kidnapped and held hostage for a night and a day by a man whom she met at an after hours party. He tied her up and repeatedly threatened to rape her, but by keeping her wits about her she was able to talk him out of it and eventually escaped. Since that time, the thought of sex causes her anxiety and sometimes even anger. Katrina has __________

Accepted Answer

A)  vaginismus. 
B)  dyspareunia. 
C)  sexual aversion disorder. 
D)  hypoactive sexual desire disorder. 
A)  vaginismus. 
B)  dyspareunia. 
C)  sexual aversion disorder. 
D)  hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

Question 4

Shaquilla says that all men are insensitive and unemotional. She is probably expressing a __________

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stereotype. 
B)  sex role. 
C)  gender role. 
D)  sexual orientation. 
A)  gender stereotype. 
B)  sex role. 
C)  gender role. 
D)  sexual orientation.

Question 5

Which of the following describes the gender schema theory of gender role development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender roles are developed through observation and imitation of role models. 
B)  Gender roles are determined by natural selection. 
C)  Information-processing system influences how children develop concepts about gender. 
D)  Unconscious conflicts about parents influence gender role development. 
A)  Gender roles are developed through observation and imitation of role models. 
B)  Gender roles are determined by natural selection. 
C)  Information-processing system influences how children develop concepts about gender. 
D)  Unconscious conflicts about parents influence gender role development.

Question 6

Sue sees her mother knitting a sweater. Later, Sue takes out a ball of yarn and some knitting needles from her mother's supplies and tries to do the same. This is a good example of the __________ theory of gender development.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender schema theory 
B)  gender role theory 
C)  psychoanalytic theory 
D)  learning theory 
A)  gender schema theory 
B)  gender role theory 
C)  psychoanalytic theory 
D)  learning theory

Question 7

Historically, homosexuality has been reported __________

Accepted Answer

A)  only in the last 20 years or so. 
B)  generally in Western cultures, but not Eastern societies. 
C)  until recently only in non-religious societies. 
D)  in all societies and throughout history. 
A)  only in the last 20 years or so. 
B)  generally in Western cultures, but not Eastern societies. 
C)  until recently only in non-religious societies. 
D)  in all societies and throughout history.

Question 8

Test takers who identify with neither masculine nor feminine gender roles on Bem's Sex Role Inventory are classified as __________

Accepted Answer

A)  androgynous. 
B)  asexual. 
C)  homosexual. 
D)  undifferentiated. 
A)  androgynous. 
B)  asexual. 
C)  homosexual. 
D)  undifferentiated.

Question 9

Steve's penis is becoming even more erect and has secreted a few drops of fluid after beginning to have sex. He is likely to be in the __________ stage of the sexual response cycle according to Masters and Johnson.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Individuals who are __________ possess a combination of the desirable masculine and feminine traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  androgynous 
B)  undifferentiated 
C)  gender biased 
D)  homosexual 
A)  androgynous 
B)  undifferentiated 
C)  gender biased 
D)  homosexual

Question 11

Which of the following stereotype is supported by the widely-held belief that all men have more math ability than all women?

Accepted Answer

A)  men are genetically more intelligent than women 
B)  men thrive more effectively in higher-education settings than women 
C)  men are more powerful than women 
D)  men develop a larger right cerebral hemisphere than women 
A)  men are genetically more intelligent than women 
B)  men thrive more effectively in higher-education settings than women 
C)  men are more powerful than women 
D)  men develop a larger right cerebral hemisphere than women

Question 12

According to research, which of the following is more likely to express negative attitudes toward homosexuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  women 
B)  men 
C)  people who have secretly repressed homosexual impulses 
D)  people who have relatives who are homosexual 
A)  women 
B)  men 
C)  people who have secretly repressed homosexual impulses 
D)  people who have relatives who are homosexual

Question 13

Jaime enjoys sexual activity with his partner. However, he cannot reach an orgasm even though fully aroused. Jaime is suffering from postmature ejaculation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Kohlberg, what is the correct sequence children go through in acquiring the concept of gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender development, gender stability, gender identity 
B)  gender stability, gender constancy, gender identity 
C)  gender identity, gender stability, gender constancy 
D)  gender constancy, gender stability, gender role 
A)  gender development, gender stability, gender identity 
B)  gender stability, gender constancy, gender identity 
C)  gender identity, gender stability, gender constancy 
D)  gender constancy, gender stability, gender role

Question 15

Roughly what percent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) sufferers are women?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  50 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  50

Question 16

A __________ is a concept about males or females that assigns various characteristics to them on the basis of nothing more than being male or female.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender stereotype 
B)  sex role 
C)  gender role 
D)  sexual orientation 
A)  gender stereotype 
B)  sex role 
C)  gender role 
D)  sexual orientation

Question 17

Which sexually transmitted disease ends with a third stage that involves blindness, paralysis, mental illness and death?

Accepted Answer

A)  chlamydia 
B)  gonorrhea 
C)  syphilis 
D)  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 
A)  chlamydia 
B)  gonorrhea 
C)  syphilis 
D)  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Question 18

__________ causes no adverse conditions in males, but can cause scarring of the tissue in the fallopian tubes for women, which may cause infertility.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herpes 
B)  Chlamydia 
C)  Syphilis 
D)  Human papillomavirus 
A)  Herpes 
B)  Chlamydia 
C)  Syphilis 
D)  Human papillomavirus

Question 19

A man who is sensitive and nurturing as well as logical and assertive might be described as androgynous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A person with both male and female sex organs is called a hermaphrodite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The process by which the embryo develops male genitalia by is initiated by __________

When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior, a psychologist is most likely to use Freudian psychoanalysis to explain their behavior.

Shaquilla says that all men are insensitive and unemotional. She is probably expressing a __________

Which of the following describes the gender schema theory of gender role development?

Sue sees her mother knitting a sweater. Later, Sue takes out a ball of yarn and some knitting needles from her mother's supplies and tries to do the same. This is a good example of the __________ theory of gender development.

Historically, homosexuality has been reported __________

Test takers who identify with neither masculine nor feminine gender roles on Bem's Sex Role Inventory are classified as __________

Steve's penis is becoming even more erect and has secreted a few drops of fluid after beginning to have sex. He is likely to be in the __________ stage of the sexual response cycle according to Masters and Johnson.

Individuals who are __________ possess a combination of the desirable masculine and feminine traits.

Which of the following stereotype is supported by the widely-held belief that all men have more math ability than all women?

According to research, which of the following is more likely to express negative attitudes toward homosexuals?

Jaime enjoys sexual activity with his partner. However, he cannot reach an orgasm even though fully aroused. Jaime is suffering from postmature ejaculation.

According to Kohlberg, what is the correct sequence children go through in acquiring the concept of gender?

Roughly what percent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) sufferers are women?

A __________ is a concept about males or females that assigns various characteristics to them on the basis of nothing more than being male or female.

Which sexually transmitted disease ends with a third stage that involves blindness, paralysis, mental illness and death?

__________ causes no adverse conditions in males, but can cause scarring of the tissue in the fallopian tubes for women, which may cause infertility.

A man who is sensitive and nurturing as well as logical and assertive might be described as androgynous.

A person with both male and female sex organs is called a hermaphrodite.

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Exam 11: Human Sexuality and Gender

The process by which the embryo develops male genitalia by is initiated by __________

When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior, a psychologist is most likely to use Freudian psychoanalysis to explain their behavior.

Shaquilla says that all men are insensitive and unemotional. She is probably expressing a __________

Which of the following describes the gender schema theory of gender role development?

Sue sees her mother knitting a sweater. Later, Sue takes out a ball of yarn and some knitting needles from her mother's supplies and tries to do the same. This is a good example of the __________ theory of gender development.

Historically, homosexuality has been reported __________

Test takers who identify with neither masculine nor feminine gender roles on Bem's Sex Role Inventory are classified as __________

Steve's penis is becoming even more erect and has secreted a few drops of fluid after beginning to have sex. He is likely to be in the __________ stage of the sexual response cycle according to Masters and Johnson.

Individuals who are __________ possess a combination of the desirable masculine and feminine traits.

Which of the following stereotype is supported by the widely-held belief that all men have more math ability than all women?

According to research, which of the following is more likely to express negative attitudes toward homosexuals?

Jaime enjoys sexual activity with his partner. However, he cannot reach an orgasm even though fully aroused. Jaime is suffering from postmature ejaculation.

According to Kohlberg, what is the correct sequence children go through in acquiring the concept of gender?

Roughly what percent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) sufferers are women?

A __________ is a concept about males or females that assigns various characteristics to them on the basis of nothing more than being male or female.

Which sexually transmitted disease ends with a third stage that involves blindness, paralysis, mental illness and death?

__________ causes no adverse conditions in males, but can cause scarring of the tissue in the fallopian tubes for women, which may cause infertility.

A man who is sensitive and nurturing as well as logical and assertive might be described as androgynous.

A person with both male and female sex organs is called a hermaphrodite.

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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