Exam 3: Sex Research

In a study of human sexuality, a scientist records various kinds of sexual encounters between heterosexual couples.The tape is then studied to ascertain patterns in their sexual behavior.Which of the following best describes this method of studying sexuality?

Graphs of _____ always begin in the lower left-hand corner and move toward the upper right-hand corner.

Studies have frequently shown that Asian-Americans residing in America are sexually more conservative than any other sub-group of the American population.You want to find out whether there is any change toward sexual permissiveness in this group by studying premarital sex among Asian-American adolescents and young adults.Considering the sensitive nature of this topic, you have chosen self-report questionnaires as the mode of data collection.How would you maximize the reliability of the data you are collecting?

On April 1^st, a sexual behavior questionnaire is administered to a sample of adults.On April 15^th, the same group of adults responds to the same questionnaire again.The group's second round of responses is exactly identical to their original answers.Which of the following is likely to be true in this situation?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of web-based surveys?

The NHSLS (National Health and Social Life Survey) was headed by:

In a study of sexuality, 500 possible participants were considered for a sample.These people were contacted and asked to participate in the study.Half of them agreed to participate.However, a majority of the participants were male.Which of the following problems is this study most likely to have due to high male participation?

Masters and Johnson's major breakthrough was that they:

Which among the following is a limitation of the NHSLS?

In sampling, volunteer bias in sex research would not be a problem if: