Question 1

In a perfect test-retest reliability:

Accepted Answer

A) people disagree from one time to the next. 
B) a correlation of around .50 exists between the two sets of responses. 
C) people's responses vary because of memory lapses. 
D) a correlation of 1.0 exists between the two sets of responses. 
A) people disagree from one time to the next. 
B) a correlation of around .50 exists between the two sets of responses. 
C) people's responses vary because of memory lapses. 
D) a correlation of 1.0 exists between the two sets of responses.

Question 2

A questionnaire for a sex study asks the respondents the total number of sexual partners they have had in their lives.Although John has only had sex with a single partner, John lists the total as ten.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) enlargement 
B) concealment 
C) causal inference 
D) implicit association 
A) enlargement 
B) concealment 
C) causal inference 
D) implicit association

Question 3

"Enlargement" and "concealment" are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) memory distortion. 
B) purposeful distortion. 
C) sampling bias. 
D) errors of estimation. 
A) memory distortion. 
B) purposeful distortion. 
C) sampling bias. 
D) errors of estimation.

Question 4

A researcher wants to prove that sexual promiscuity is related to higher incidences of sexually transmitted diseases.In this context, which method would be best-suited for studying such comparisons?

Accepted Answer

A) Correlational study 
B) Content analysis 
C) Ethnography 
D) Participant-observer technique 
A) Correlational study 
B) Content analysis 
C) Ethnography 
D) Participant-observer technique

Question 5

A sex researcher is interested in studying the sexual behavior of all sexually-active 18-year-old Hispanic males living in the United States.He ultimately manages to study each one of these individuals.In this example, the researcher has gathered data from a:

Accepted Answer

A) sample. 
B) population. 
C) self-report. 
D) probability sample. 
A) sample. 
B) population. 
C) self-report. 
D) probability sample.

Question 6

A study aims to research the sexuality of closeted homosexuals.Obtaining a sample is problematic because participants would require a high degree of anonymity.Identify the type of data collection that would be most suitable for this study.

Accepted Answer

A) Direct observation 
B) Web-based survey 
C) Implicit Association Test 
D) Face-to-face interview 
A) Direct observation 
B) Web-based survey 
C) Implicit Association Test 
D) Face-to-face interview

Question 7

Sponsoring agencies and sex researchers attempt to minimize the stress to participants in a study while still gaining valuable knowledge.This is done by:

Accepted Answer

A) preserving the anonymity of the researcher. 
B) maximizing the potential danger to participants by justifying the importance of their findings. 
C) using the principle of non-anonymous responses. 
D) using a cost-benefit approach. 
A) preserving the anonymity of the researcher. 
B) maximizing the potential danger to participants by justifying the importance of their findings. 
C) using the principle of non-anonymous responses. 
D) using a cost-benefit approach.

Question 8

Which of the following is a limitation of the use of fMRI in studying brain activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants must be lying very still to get good images. 
B) Participants must not eat anything for 12 hours before they are tested. 
C) The anatomy is measured but not the actual brain activity. 
D) Repeated exposure may lead to brain damage. 
A) Participants must be lying very still to get good images. 
B) Participants must not eat anything for 12 hours before they are tested. 
C) The anatomy is measured but not the actual brain activity. 
D) Repeated exposure may lead to brain damage.

Question 9

Which of the following best characterizes the sampling done in magazine surveys?

Accepted Answer

A) Sampling is usually extremely biased. 
B) Sampling techniques have highly refined over the last decade, resulting in a great deal of valuable data. 
C) Sampling is based on probability statistics. 
D) Sampling techniques are reported quite accurately along with the articles, so the reader knows what the researchers did. 
A) Sampling is usually extremely biased. 
B) Sampling techniques have highly refined over the last decade, resulting in a great deal of valuable data. 
C) Sampling is based on probability statistics. 
D) Sampling techniques are reported quite accurately along with the articles, so the reader knows what the researchers did.

Question 10

Define test-retest reliability.How does a sex researcher use this method?

Accepted Answer

Test-retest reliability is a method for

Question 11

Which of the following methods of sampling was used in Project SIGMA to approach the hard-to-reach category of gay men?

Accepted Answer

A) Random sampling 
B) Convenience sampling 
C) Probability sampling 
D) Snowball sampling 
A) Random sampling 
B) Convenience sampling 
C) Probability sampling 
D) Snowball sampling

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) method?

Accepted Answer

A) It results in a higher number of fudged responses. 
B) It is not suitable for individuals with poor reading skills. 
C) It can be combined with an audio component. 
D) It offers little privacy to respondents. 
A) It results in a higher number of fudged responses. 
B) It is not suitable for individuals with poor reading skills. 
C) It can be combined with an audio component. 
D) It offers little privacy to respondents.

Question 13

Anonymity of responses in sex research stems from the ethical principle of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) informed consent 
B) justice in research ethics 
C) protection from harm 
D) participant observation 
A) informed consent 
B) justice in research ethics 
C) protection from harm 
D) participant observation

Question 14

Informed consent in research means that participants:

Accepted Answer

A) sign a confidentiality form. 
B) do not have the right to be told the purpose of the research. 
C) are entitled to anonymity of their response. 
D) have the right to know what they will be asked to do. 
A) sign a confidentiality form. 
B) do not have the right to be told the purpose of the research. 
C) are entitled to anonymity of their response. 
D) have the right to know what they will be asked to do.

Question 15

Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Volunteer bias 
B) Cost-benefit approach 
C) Test-retest reliability 
D) Content analysis 
A) Volunteer bias 
B) Cost-benefit approach 
C) Test-retest reliability 
D) Content analysis

Question 16

Which of the following statements about qualitative research is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Qualitative research requires a carefully obtained probability sample. 
B) Qualitative and quantitative methods can be used together. 
C) Qualitative research requires the use of very large samples. 
D) Qualitative methods focus on testing hypotheses and are rarely involved in generating hypotheses. 
A) Qualitative research requires a carefully obtained probability sample. 
B) Qualitative and quantitative methods can be used together. 
C) Qualitative research requires the use of very large samples. 
D) Qualitative methods focus on testing hypotheses and are rarely involved in generating hypotheses.

Question 17

What were some of the issues raised by Ford and Norris while studying the sexual behavior of ethnic minorities?

Accepted Answer

According to Ford and Norris, respondent

Question 18

A researcher is studying the incidence of child sexual abuse in public schools and she sends a questionnaire to 1,000 randomly selected students' homes in the month of January.The questions ask how frequently parents engage in certain behaviors like hitting, criticizing, and punishing their children.The same questionnaires are sent to the same participants in June of the same year.However, this time less than 500 questionnaires are returned.This survey faces the problem of:

Accepted Answer

A) refusal or nonresponse. 
B) lack of probability sampling. 
C) lack of test-retest reliability. 
D) no volunteer bias and accurate memory. 
A) refusal or nonresponse. 
B) lack of probability sampling. 
C) lack of test-retest reliability. 
D) no volunteer bias and accurate memory.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of the direct observation methods of studying sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) They have a high level of inaccuracy. 
B) They are expensive and time-consuming. 
C) They often result in purposeful distortion. 
D) They generally have a very large sample size. 
A) They have a high level of inaccuracy. 
B) They are expensive and time-consuming. 
C) They often result in purposeful distortion. 
D) They generally have a very large sample size.

Question 20

With respect to their sampling procedures, Masters and Johnson:

Accepted Answer

A) studied the same males who participated in the Kinsey studies. 
B) assumed that random sampling was necessary. 
C) failed to use a random sample of the population of the United States. 
D) recruited participants exclusively from the special populations of their interest. 
A) studied the same males who participated in the Kinsey studies. 
B) assumed that random sampling was necessary. 
C) failed to use a random sample of the population of the United States. 
D) recruited participants exclusively from the special populations of their interest.

In a perfect test-retest reliability:

A questionnaire for a sex study asks the respondents the total number of sexual partners they have had in their lives.Although John has only had sex with a single partner, John lists the total as ten.This is an example of _____.

"Enlargement" and "concealment" are examples of:

A researcher wants to prove that sexual promiscuity is related to higher incidences of sexually transmitted diseases.In this context, which method would be best-suited for studying such comparisons?

A sex researcher is interested in studying the sexual behavior of all sexually-active 18-year-old Hispanic males living in the United States.He ultimately manages to study each one of these individuals.In this example, the researcher has gathered data from a:

A study aims to research the sexuality of closeted homosexuals.Obtaining a sample is problematic because participants would require a high degree of anonymity.Identify the type of data collection that would be most suitable for this study.

Sponsoring agencies and sex researchers attempt to minimize the stress to participants in a study while still gaining valuable knowledge.This is done by:

Which of the following is a limitation of the use of fMRI in studying brain activity?

Which of the following best characterizes the sampling done in magazine surveys?

Define test-retest reliability.How does a sex researcher use this method?

Which of the following methods of sampling was used in Project SIGMA to approach the hard-to-reach category of gay men?

Which of the following statements is true of the computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) method?

Anonymity of responses in sex research stems from the ethical principle of _____.

Informed consent in research means that participants:

Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?

Which of the following statements about qualitative research is true?

What were some of the issues raised by Ford and Norris while studying the sexual behavior of ethnic minorities?

Which of the following statements is true of the direct observation methods of studying sexuality?

With respect to their sampling procedures, Masters and Johnson:

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Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

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Exam 3: Sex Research

In a perfect test-retest reliability:

A questionnaire for a sex study asks the respondents the total number of sexual partners they have had in their lives.Although John has only had sex with a single partner, John lists the total as ten.This is an example of _____.

"Enlargement" and "concealment" are examples of:

A researcher wants to prove that sexual promiscuity is related to higher incidences of sexually transmitted diseases.In this context, which method would be best-suited for studying such comparisons?

A sex researcher is interested in studying the sexual behavior of all sexually-active 18-year-old Hispanic males living in the United States.He ultimately manages to study each one of these individuals.In this example, the researcher has gathered data from a:

A study aims to research the sexuality of closeted homosexuals.Obtaining a sample is problematic because participants would require a high degree of anonymity.Identify the type of data collection that would be most suitable for this study.

Sponsoring agencies and sex researchers attempt to minimize the stress to participants in a study while still gaining valuable knowledge.This is done by:

Which of the following is a limitation of the use of fMRI in studying brain activity?

Which of the following best characterizes the sampling done in magazine surveys?

Define test-retest reliability.How does a sex researcher use this method?

Which of the following methods of sampling was used in Project SIGMA to approach the hard-to-reach category of gay men?

Which of the following statements is true of the computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) method?

Anonymity of responses in sex research stems from the ethical principle of _____.

Informed consent in research means that participants:

Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?

Which of the following statements about qualitative research is true?

What were some of the issues raised by Ford and Norris while studying the sexual behavior of ethnic minorities?

Which of the following statements is true of the direct observation methods of studying sexuality?

With respect to their sampling procedures, Masters and Johnson:

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

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

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

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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