Question 1

Sexual scripts:

Accepted Answer

A) tell us the meaning we should attach to a particular sexual event. 
B) have no significant impact upon the sexual expressions of people. 
C) do not shape the sexual behavior of people. 
D) suggest that most human sexual behavior is irregular and unpredictable. 
A) tell us the meaning we should attach to a particular sexual event. 
B) have no significant impact upon the sexual expressions of people. 
C) do not shape the sexual behavior of people. 
D) suggest that most human sexual behavior is irregular and unpredictable.

Question 2

A woman with a vaginal infection repeatedly experienced pain during penetration, leading her to eventually stop having sexual intercourse.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) relative conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
C) the Oedipus complex 
D) the Electra complex 
A) relative conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
C) the Oedipus complex 
D) the Electra complex

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of schema-consistent information?

Accepted Answer

A) A male carpenter 
B) A female plumber 
C) A female taxi driver 
D) A male nurse 
A) A male carpenter 
B) A female plumber 
C) A female taxi driver 
D) A male nurse

Question 4

How are the psychoanalytic and sociobiological theories similar?

Accepted Answer

A) They are both based on the notion that human sexual behavior is biologically controlled. 
B) They both place excessive emphasis on the role that learning plays in shaping behavior. 
C) They both focus on the sexuality and survival of the group, instead of the individual. 
D) They both ignore the role that sex plays in the propagation of species. 
A) They are both based on the notion that human sexual behavior is biologically controlled. 
B) They both place excessive emphasis on the role that learning plays in shaping behavior. 
C) They both focus on the sexuality and survival of the group, instead of the individual. 
D) They both ignore the role that sex plays in the propagation of species.

Question 5

The _____ theory was proposed by psychologist Sandra Bem to explain gender-role development and the impact of gender on people's daily lives and thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) Oedipal 
B) equilibrium 
C) schema 
D) geopolitical 
A) Oedipal 
B) equilibrium 
C) schema 
D) geopolitical

Question 6

Which of the following is true of natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A) It applies only to plants. 
B) It applies only to humans. 
C) It applies to all inanimate objects found in nature. 
D) It applies to all living organisms found in nature. 
A) It applies only to plants. 
B) It applies only to humans. 
C) It applies to all inanimate objects found in nature. 
D) It applies to all living organisms found in nature.

Question 7

According to Freud, during the _____, sexual impulses are repressed or are in a quiescent stage.

Accepted Answer

A) phallic stage 
B) genital stage 
C) refractory period 
D) latency period 
A) phallic stage 
B) genital stage 
C) refractory period 
D) latency period

Question 8

What is meant by the medicalization of sexuality? Give some examples.

Accepted Answer

The medicalization of sexuality involves

Question 9

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the social exchange theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It applies only to people from primitive, tribal societies. 
B) It doesn't take concepts like altruism into account. 
C) It applies only to women and not to men. 
D) It doesn't take the equity of relationships into account. 
A) It applies only to people from primitive, tribal societies. 
B) It doesn't take concepts like altruism into account. 
C) It applies only to women and not to men. 
D) It doesn't take the equity of relationships into account.

Question 10

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, a person who is addicted to smoking cigarettes is fixated at the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) phallic 
B) anal 
C) oral 
D) latency 
A) phallic 
B) anal 
C) oral 
D) latency

Question 11

According to Freud, during the ____ stage of psychosexual development, the child's interest is focused on elimination.

Accepted Answer

A) latent 
B) phallic 
C) anal 
D) oral 
A) latent 
B) phallic 
C) anal 
D) oral

Question 12

Which of the following is the basic assumption with which sociologists approach the study of human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) Most societies allow its members freedom when it comes to expressing their sexuality. 
B) Every society regulates the sexuality of its members. 
C) The norms and traditions of a society do not shape the sexuality of its members. 
D) Most societies allow its women more sexual freedom than men. 
A) Most societies allow its members freedom when it comes to expressing their sexuality. 
B) Every society regulates the sexuality of its members. 
C) The norms and traditions of a society do not shape the sexuality of its members. 
D) Most societies allow its women more sexual freedom than men.

Question 13

The operation of matching reflects the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A) people at all levels of attractiveness find partners. 
B) people look for the most attractive mate. 
C) unattractive people do not have partners. 
D) attractiveness equals health and fertility. 
A) people at all levels of attractiveness find partners. 
B) people look for the most attractive mate. 
C) unattractive people do not have partners. 
D) attractiveness equals health and fertility.

Question 14

_____ is the biological theory which states that all living things have acquired their present forms through gradual changes in their genetic endowment over successive generations.

Accepted Answer

A) Existentialism 
B) Positivism 
C) Evolution 
D) Structuralism 
A) Existentialism 
B) Positivism 
C) Evolution 
D) Structuralism

Question 15

Which of the following does sociobiology ignore?

Accepted Answer

A) The role played by the group in survival. 
B) The mating preferences of males. 
C) The individual's struggle in survival. 
D) The mating preferences of females. 
A) The role played by the group in survival. 
B) The mating preferences of males. 
C) The individual's struggle in survival. 
D) The mating preferences of females.

Question 16

Many people refrain from public nudity and exhibitionism for the fear of arrest and incarceration.This illustrates that the law:

Accepted Answer

A) is the basis for the mechanisms of social control. 
B) gives people the freedom to express their sexuality. 
C) creates the traditions and norms within a particular society. 
D) has no significant impact upon the behavior of people. 
A) is the basis for the mechanisms of social control. 
B) gives people the freedom to express their sexuality. 
C) creates the traditions and norms within a particular society. 
D) has no significant impact upon the behavior of people.

Question 17

Studies on operant conditioning suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) punishments are more effective shapers of our behavior than rewards. 
B) rewards are more effective shapers of our behavior than punishments. 
C) delayed punishments are highly effective if the behavior elicits an immediate reward. 
D) delayed punishments are more effective at eliminating behavior than immediate punishments. 
A) punishments are more effective shapers of our behavior than rewards. 
B) rewards are more effective shapers of our behavior than punishments. 
C) delayed punishments are highly effective if the behavior elicits an immediate reward. 
D) delayed punishments are more effective at eliminating behavior than immediate punishments.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the id according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) It operates on the reality principle. 
B) It operates on idealism. 
C) It is present only during adulthood. 
D) It is a reservoir of psychic energy. 
A) It operates on the reality principle. 
B) It operates on idealism. 
C) It is present only during adulthood. 
D) It is a reservoir of psychic energy.

Question 19

Which of the following is the most commonly observed process of sexual selection?

Accepted Answer

A) Females competing amongst themselves to bear the most number of offspring. 
B) Males selecting certain females to mate with while refusing to do so with others. 
C) Males competing with each other for the right to access and mate with females. 
D) Females competing with each other for the right to access and mate with males. 
A) Females competing amongst themselves to bear the most number of offspring. 
B) Males selecting certain females to mate with while refusing to do so with others. 
C) Males competing with each other for the right to access and mate with females. 
D) Females competing with each other for the right to access and mate with males.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of the attachment between an infant and a parent?

Accepted Answer

A) It has no significance in contemporary societies. 
B) It is a biological mechanism that reduces infant vulnerability. 
C) It applies only to parents belonging to primitive societies. 
D) It has no impact upon the infant's chances of survival. 
A) It has no significance in contemporary societies. 
B) It is a biological mechanism that reduces infant vulnerability. 
C) It applies only to parents belonging to primitive societies. 
D) It has no impact upon the infant's chances of survival.

Sexual scripts:

A woman with a vaginal infection repeatedly experienced pain during penetration, leading her to eventually stop having sexual intercourse.This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is an example of schema-consistent information?

How are the psychoanalytic and sociobiological theories similar?

The _____ theory was proposed by psychologist Sandra Bem to explain gender-role development and the impact of gender on people's daily lives and thinking.

Which of the following is true of natural selection?

According to Freud, during the _____, sexual impulses are repressed or are in a quiescent stage.

What is meant by the medicalization of sexuality? Give some examples.

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the social exchange theory?

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, a person who is addicted to smoking cigarettes is fixated at the _____ stage.

According to Freud, during the ____ stage of psychosexual development, the child's interest is focused on elimination.

Which of the following is the basic assumption with which sociologists approach the study of human sexuality?

The operation of matching reflects the fact that:

_____ is the biological theory which states that all living things have acquired their present forms through gradual changes in their genetic endowment over successive generations.

Which of the following does sociobiology ignore?

Many people refrain from public nudity and exhibitionism for the fear of arrest and incarceration.This illustrates that the law:

Studies on operant conditioning suggest that:

Which of the following is true of the id according to Freud?

Which of the following is the most commonly observed process of sexual selection?

Which of the following is true of the attachment between an infant and a parent?

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Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sexual scripts:

A woman with a vaginal infection repeatedly experienced pain during penetration, leading her to eventually stop having sexual intercourse.This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is an example of schema-consistent information?

How are the psychoanalytic and sociobiological theories similar?

The _____ theory was proposed by psychologist Sandra Bem to explain gender-role development and the impact of gender on people's daily lives and thinking.

Which of the following is true of natural selection?

According to Freud, during the _____, sexual impulses are repressed or are in a quiescent stage.

What is meant by the medicalization of sexuality? Give some examples.

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the social exchange theory?

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, a person who is addicted to smoking cigarettes is fixated at the _____ stage.

According to Freud, during the ____ stage of psychosexual development, the child's interest is focused on elimination.

Which of the following is the basic assumption with which sociologists approach the study of human sexuality?

The operation of matching reflects the fact that:

_____ is the biological theory which states that all living things have acquired their present forms through gradual changes in their genetic endowment over successive generations.

Which of the following does sociobiology ignore?

Many people refrain from public nudity and exhibitionism for the fear of arrest and incarceration.This illustrates that the law:

Studies on operant conditioning suggest that:

Which of the following is true of the id according to Freud?

Which of the following is the most commonly observed process of sexual selection?

Which of the following is true of the attachment between an infant and a parent?

Sexuality in Perspective

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

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

Filters