Exam 10: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Your college friend James has accepted a challenge to ask 20 randomly selected women on campus, none of whom he has met, to have sex with him and see how many will accept His offer. If you were to apply research findings to make a prediction about James's Success rate, how many women would you predict say yes to his request to have sex?

Franklin has been unable to achieve an erection for about six months and he worries that it is having a negative impact on his marriage. Based on this, what kind of sexual dysfunction does Franklin most likely have?

Cheryl was determined to be a girl at birth by inspection of her genitals, which clearly resembled a vagina. Later genetic testing, however, revealed that Cheryl is genetically male. Describe the condition that gives rise to this apparent contradiction.

Research suggests that a person's sense of being male or female depends primarily on________ and ________, but less upon ________.

According to the best available evidence from psychological research, sexual orientation is

What are two reasons why some people might prefer to call themselves queer rather than heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Joaquim just reached orgasm and now he cannot get an erection. Based on this, Joaquim is most likely experiencing what phase of the sexual response cycle?

Jonah's parents have brought him to a counselor because Jonah claims to have no sexual interest in either males or females even though he went through puberty five years ago. The Counselor determines that Jonah has normal primary and secondary sex characteristics and his Gender identity is male. He enjoys intimacy and companionship with women, but he has no Sexual attraction to them or to males. Based on this information, Jonah seems most likely to Have a(n) ________ sexual orientation.

There is a specific gene that has been identified that determines the genetic sex of the zygote. Which of the following is that gene, and where is it found?

A person's psychological experience of wanting to engage in sexual activity is called

Based on psychological research, which of the following men does NOT have an increased likelihood of being gay?

Typically developing females have ________ and during puberty they experience ________.

Encouraging college students to consider a variety of careers, regardless of whether they are traditionally considered "jobs for men" or "jobs for women," is one way to

The sexual orientation of a female who is NOT attracted to males is best described as

Because of the presence of normal levels of ________, preschool-aged boys tend to show more masculine patterns of play.

A) Describe how genetic sex is determined at conception. B) Describe how genetic sex in turn influences the prenatal development of sex glands.

Typically developing males have ________ and during puberty they experience ________.

During puberty, typically developing males will experience ________ and females will experience ________.

Mikhail's parents smile and cheer approvingly whenever Mikhail plays contact sports with his friends. However, his parents yell at him whenever Mikhail plays with his sister's dolls. In this example, Mikhail's gender role socialization is being influenced by

Christopher and William are adopting an infant. The infant's medical record shows that the infant has XX sex chromosomes and in the photo the infant appears to have a penis. Based on this information, the infant most likely