Question 1

Which of the following is true of swinging?

Accepted Answer

A) It is performed without the knowledge of the other partner. 
B) It requires the consent of all partners involved. 
C) It is a socially acceptable form of extramarital sex. 
D) It is the most common form of extramarital sex. 
A) It is performed without the knowledge of the other partner. 
B) It requires the consent of all partners involved. 
C) It is a socially acceptable form of extramarital sex. 
D) It is the most common form of extramarital sex.

Question 2

What do polyamory and swinging have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Both polyamory and swinging are socially acceptable forms of sexual behavior. 
B) Both polyamory and swinging go against the societal norms regulating marriage. 
C) Both polyamory and swinging are examples of monogamous behavior. 
D) Both polyamory and swinging involve no aspects of sexual intimacy. 
A) Both polyamory and swinging are socially acceptable forms of sexual behavior. 
B) Both polyamory and swinging go against the societal norms regulating marriage. 
C) Both polyamory and swinging are examples of monogamous behavior. 
D) Both polyamory and swinging involve no aspects of sexual intimacy.

Question 3

Which of the following is a benefit of hormone therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) It delays the onset of menopause. 
B) It protects women from osteoporosis. 
C) It reduces the risk of breast cancer. 
D) It reduces the risk of heart attacks. 
A) It delays the onset of menopause. 
B) It protects women from osteoporosis. 
C) It reduces the risk of breast cancer. 
D) It reduces the risk of heart attacks.

Question 4

Which of the following, if true, indicates that Cassandra has reached sexual maturity?

Accepted Answer

A) She refrains from sharing her sexual likes and dislikes with her partner. 
B) She hides her sexual orientation to refrain from going against societal norms. 
C) She maintains several casual relationships, each for sexual gratification. 
D) She always uses either a condom or a diaphragm during intercourse. 
A) She refrains from sharing her sexual likes and dislikes with her partner. 
B) She hides her sexual orientation to refrain from going against societal norms. 
C) She maintains several casual relationships, each for sexual gratification. 
D) She always uses either a condom or a diaphragm during intercourse.

Question 5

Meg has had sexual intercourse twice in the past and found it unsatisfactory both times.She lives with her mother and her long work hours make it difficult for her to meet potential dates.This is an example of which type of involuntary celibacy?

Accepted Answer

A) Swinger 
B) Virgin 
C) Single 
D) Libertine 
A) Swinger 
B) Virgin 
C) Single 
D) Libertine

Question 6

In _____ swinging, two couples meet and exchange partners, and each pair goes off separately to a private place to have intercourse, returning to the meeting place at an agreed-upon time.

Accepted Answer

A) open 
B) free 
C) closed 
D) adaptive 
A) open 
B) free 
C) closed 
D) adaptive

Question 7

How can one develop sexual maturity?

Accepted Answer

A) By developing a capacity for intimacy 
B) By making your own pleasure priority 
C) By abstaining from postmarital sex 
D) By refraining from masturbation 
A) By developing a capacity for intimacy 
B) By making your own pleasure priority 
C) By abstaining from postmarital sex 
D) By refraining from masturbation

Question 8

Which of the following traditional gender roles is observed most often in marriages in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The wife is most likely to be the initiator of sexual intercourse. 
B) The husband is most likely to be the initiator of sexual intercourse. 
C) The husband is most likely to refuse offers of sexual intercourse. 
D) Both the husband and the wife are equally likely to initiate sexual intercourse. 
A) The wife is most likely to be the initiator of sexual intercourse. 
B) The husband is most likely to be the initiator of sexual intercourse. 
C) The husband is most likely to refuse offers of sexual intercourse. 
D) Both the husband and the wife are equally likely to initiate sexual intercourse.

Question 9

In open swinging:

Accepted Answer

A) the pairs get back together for sex in the same room for at least part of the time. 
B) homosexual acts between women are prohibited. 
C) homosexual acts between men are frequent. 
D) two couples meet, exchange partners, and depart separately to a private place. 
A) the pairs get back together for sex in the same room for at least part of the time. 
B) homosexual acts between women are prohibited. 
C) homosexual acts between men are frequent. 
D) two couples meet, exchange partners, and depart separately to a private place.

Question 10

Which of the following indicates sexual maturity?

Accepted Answer

A) Being able to orgasm 
B) Taking precautions against STIs 
C) Being able to make your partner orgasm 
D) Abstaining from postmarital sex 
A) Being able to orgasm 
B) Taking precautions against STIs 
C) Being able to make your partner orgasm 
D) Abstaining from postmarital sex

Question 11

What role does extramarital sex play from an evolutionary perspective?

Accepted Answer

From an evolutionary perspective, the ge

Question 12

Sharon is a 30-year-old, married mother of two.Which of the following would be considered her family of origin?

Accepted Answer

A) The family where she grew up 
B) The family where her husband grew up 
C) The family in which she became a parent 
D) Her husband's extended family 
A) The family where she grew up 
B) The family where her husband grew up 
C) The family in which she became a parent 
D) Her husband's extended family

Question 13

According to Masters and Johnson:

Accepted Answer

A) the elderly should abstain from sexual activity because of declining physical health. 
B) the elderly can maintain their sexual capacity by regular sexual expression. 
C) the elderly should abstain from sexual activity because of declining emotional health. 
D) the elderly are physiologically incapable of orgasming or feeling sexual pleasure. 
A) the elderly should abstain from sexual activity because of declining physical health. 
B) the elderly can maintain their sexual capacity by regular sexual expression. 
C) the elderly should abstain from sexual activity because of declining emotional health. 
D) the elderly are physiologically incapable of orgasming or feeling sexual pleasure.

Question 14

What is the equity theory? What does it tell us about extramarital affairs?

Accepted Answer

Equity theory is a social-psychological

Question 15

Which of the following is true of prostatectomy?

Accepted Answer

A) It prevents a man from having sex. 
B) It decreases the incidence of retrograde ejaculation in men. 
C) It may damage nerves supplying the penis. 
D) It decreases the incidence of dry orgasms in men. 
A) It prevents a man from having sex. 
B) It decreases the incidence of retrograde ejaculation in men. 
C) It may damage nerves supplying the penis. 
D) It decreases the incidence of dry orgasms in men.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of men as they age?

Accepted Answer

A) They cease to produce viable sperm. 
B) Their refractory period lengthens. 
C) They become incapable of orgasming. 
D) They become less prone to erectile problems. 
A) They cease to produce viable sperm. 
B) Their refractory period lengthens. 
C) They become incapable of orgasming. 
D) They become less prone to erectile problems.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of philanderers?

Accepted Answer

A) They are those partners who have just one extramarital affair in their lifetime. 
B) They repeatedly engage in secret liaisons outside their committed relationships. 
C) Their primary source of motivation is their desire for sexual gratification. 
D) Their search for self-affirmation often deters them from committing adultery. 
A) They are those partners who have just one extramarital affair in their lifetime. 
B) They repeatedly engage in secret liaisons outside their committed relationships. 
C) Their primary source of motivation is their desire for sexual gratification. 
D) Their search for self-affirmation often deters them from committing adultery.

Question 18

Which of the following is a physiological change in men as they age?

Accepted Answer

A) Their testes grow bigger. 
B) Their arteries harden. 
C) Their sexual organs become insensate. 
D) Their testes cease to manufacture sperm. 
A) Their testes grow bigger. 
B) Their arteries harden. 
C) Their sexual organs become insensate. 
D) Their testes cease to manufacture sperm.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of cohabiting couples?

Accepted Answer

A) The majority of cohabiting couples do not plan to marry each other. 
B) The marriages of cohabiting couples are more likely to end in divorce. 
C) Cohabiting couples have higher relationship quality than married couples. 
D) Cohabiting couples have sex less frequently than married couples. 
A) The majority of cohabiting couples do not plan to marry each other. 
B) The marriages of cohabiting couples are more likely to end in divorce. 
C) Cohabiting couples have higher relationship quality than married couples. 
D) Cohabiting couples have sex less frequently than married couples.

Question 20

Craig has never had sexual intercourse.He rarely dates and refrains from engaging in sexual intimacy with others.This is an example of which type of involuntary celibacy?

Accepted Answer

A) Virgin 
B) Libertine 
C) Swinger 
D) Philanderer 
A) Virgin 
B) Libertine 
C) Swinger 
D) Philanderer

Which of the following is true of swinging?

What do polyamory and swinging have in common?

Which of the following is a benefit of hormone therapy?

Which of the following, if true, indicates that Cassandra has reached sexual maturity?

Meg has had sexual intercourse twice in the past and found it unsatisfactory both times.She lives with her mother and her long work hours make it difficult for her to meet potential dates.This is an example of which type of involuntary celibacy?

In _____ swinging, two couples meet and exchange partners, and each pair goes off separately to a private place to have intercourse, returning to the meeting place at an agreed-upon time.

How can one develop sexual maturity?

Which of the following traditional gender roles is observed most often in marriages in the United States?

In open swinging:

Which of the following indicates sexual maturity?

What role does extramarital sex play from an evolutionary perspective?

Sharon is a 30-year-old, married mother of two.Which of the following would be considered her family of origin?

According to Masters and Johnson:

What is the equity theory? What does it tell us about extramarital affairs?

Which of the following is true of prostatectomy?

Which of the following is true of men as they age?

Which of the following is true of philanderers?

Which of the following is a physiological change in men as they age?

Which of the following is true of cohabiting couples?

Craig has never had sexual intercourse.He rarely dates and refrains from engaging in sexual intimacy with others.This is an example of which type of involuntary celibacy?

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Exam 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Which of the following is true of swinging?

What do polyamory and swinging have in common?

Which of the following is a benefit of hormone therapy?

Which of the following, if true, indicates that Cassandra has reached sexual maturity?

Meg has had sexual intercourse twice in the past and found it unsatisfactory both times.She lives with her mother and her long work hours make it difficult for her to meet potential dates.This is an example of which type of involuntary celibacy?

In _____ swinging, two couples meet and exchange partners, and each pair goes off separately to a private place to have intercourse, returning to the meeting place at an agreed-upon time.

How can one develop sexual maturity?

Which of the following traditional gender roles is observed most often in marriages in the United States?

In open swinging:

Which of the following indicates sexual maturity?

What role does extramarital sex play from an evolutionary perspective?

Sharon is a 30-year-old, married mother of two.Which of the following would be considered her family of origin?

According to Masters and Johnson:

What is the equity theory? What does it tell us about extramarital affairs?

Which of the following is true of prostatectomy?

Which of the following is true of men as they age?

Which of the following is true of philanderers?

Which of the following is a physiological change in men as they age?

Which of the following is true of cohabiting couples?

Craig has never had sexual intercourse.He rarely dates and refrains from engaging in sexual intimacy with others.This is an example of which type of involuntary celibacy?

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Diff Erentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

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