Exam 10: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Marisol explains to her best friend that she is bisexual. Marisol is discussing her

When a person experiences conflicting or ambiguous aspects of biological sex, this condition is called

Girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, who experience greater levels of androgens prenatally, have a greater tendency toward being lesbian or bisexual as they become adults. This is an Example of ________ on sexual orientation.

Imagine that the political leaders of Japan, a traditional culture, want to encourage more girls in their culture to become business leaders and scientists. In order to achieve their goal, Japanese politicians should encourage Japanese

Colleen is a woman who is sexually and romantically attracted to men but not women. Her brother, Mark, is also sexually and romantically attracted to men but not women. Based on this, Colleen's sexual orientation is most likely ________ and Mark's sexual Orientation is most likely ________.

Describe two ways that biological factors contribute to sexual orientation.

Armand enjoys watching sexually explicit videos and views them often. Although this behavior is generally considered to be normal, research by Kendrick and Gutierres (1980) suggests that Armand should be aware of which of the following potential negative effects from this Behavior?

During puberty, a girl's ovaries begin releasing greater amounts of the sex hormone called________. By contrast, during puberty a boy's testes being releasing greater amounts of the sex hormone called ________.

According to the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which of the following is a recognized psychological disorder?

Colin is a four-year-old boy with a two-year-old sister. When asked, Colin is likely to

According to research, which of these people is LEAST likely to be sexually aroused by erotic photographs of women?

Based on research on sexual arousal (Murnen & Stockton, 1997), in order to make a movie or book more appealing and arousing to women, the writer should do which of the following?

Shana is a female who says that she is sexually attracted to other females. Based on this information alone, we can conclude that Shana's sexual orientation is

Dr. Scarpetta has been studying how the brain processes scents. His research shows that a certain region of the hypothalamus shows greater activation in heterosexual men when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a woman than when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a man. In heterosexual women the same region of the hypothalamus shows greater activation when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a man than when they smell a T-shirt that has been worn by a woman. Dr. Scarpetta then discovers that the activation of that region of the hypothalamus in gay men follows the same pattern as for heterosexual women. He writes a report in which he claims to have found the region of the brain that determines sexual orientation. What are some potential criticisms of Dr. Scarpetta's conclusion?

A male who is only attracted to other males is most likely to call himself ________, and a female who is only attracted to other females is most likely to call herself ________.

As early as the 1950s, Alfred Kinsey showed that female sexual attitudes and behaviors are similar to those of men. More recent research shows that

Hector is taking a combination of medications to treat his depression and anxiety. As a side effect of these medications, Hector has difficulty achieving and maintaining an erection. Even When he can achieve an erection, he is incapable of achieving ejaculation. However, before He started these medications he did not have these sexual problems. Based on this information, Does Hector have a sexual dysfunction?

The biological sex of an infant with two sex chromosomes is determined by the

Ebony is shown a series of photos of a person who could be either male or female. When asked to say whether she thinks the person in the photos is a boy or a girl, Ebony says that the Person could be a boy or a girl because the way a person looks may not match his or her Gender. Ebony is most likely between

A young girl named Malala Yousafzai was brutally attacked and nearly killed for attending school and speaking out against Islamic militants opposed to education for females in her Traditionalist Pakistani culture. This is an extreme example of a girl being punished for defying