Question 1

Regarding intimacy and communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intimacy is easier to achieve when partners communicate openly with each other. 
B)  Always being pleasant and avoiding discussion of difficult topics are ways that couples avoid intimacy. 
C)  When partners argue, this places them at higher risk for a loss of intimacy. 
D)  Making compromises and making time for your partner are techniques that encourage intimacy. 
A)  Intimacy is easier to achieve when partners communicate openly with each other. 
B)  Always being pleasant and avoiding discussion of difficult topics are ways that couples avoid intimacy. 
C)  When partners argue, this places them at higher risk for a loss of intimacy. 
D)  Making compromises and making time for your partner are techniques that encourage intimacy.

Question 2

Regarding safer sex practices and HIV/AIDS, which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unless a person completely abstains, sex can be made safer but not risk free. 
B)  Sexually active persons should practice safer sex until their partner's sexual history and/or health has been clearly established. 
C)  Since the beginning of the epidemic to the present, gay men have continued to show significant decreases in risky sex and increases in monogamous relationships. 
D)  A study of heterosexual adults found that the majority did not practice safer sex with their last partner. 
A)  Unless a person completely abstains, sex can be made safer but not risk free. 
B)  Sexually active persons should practice safer sex until their partner's sexual history and/or health has been clearly established. 
C)  Since the beginning of the epidemic to the present, gay men have continued to show significant decreases in risky sex and increases in monogamous relationships. 
D)  A study of heterosexual adults found that the majority did not practice safer sex with their last partner.

Question 3

According to your text, changes in sexual behavior during the 1960s and early 1970s were due to

Accepted Answer

A)  increased availability of effective birth control. 
B)  more liberalized sexual attitudes. 
C)  both of these reasons. 
D)  neither of these reasons. 
A)  increased availability of effective birth control. 
B)  more liberalized sexual attitudes. 
C)  both of these reasons. 
D)  neither of these reasons.

Question 4

Marcia is repelled by the prospect of having sex with another person.The thought of engaging in intercourse causes her panic and revulsion.Marcia has a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  orgasm disorder. 
B)  sexual aversion. 
C)  conversion disorder. 
D)  paraphilia. 
A)  orgasm disorder. 
B)  sexual aversion. 
C)  conversion disorder. 
D)  paraphilia.

Question 5

Lydia is a transsexual who will be undergoing surgery to reconfigure the external appearance of her genitals while hormone treatments will be used to shift the chemical balance in her body, so that she can become a male.Lydia, who is now Lee, has undergone

Accepted Answer

A)  sex reassignment surgery. 
B)  sexual regeneration. 
C)  sensate focus therapy. 
D)  sexual aversion treatment. 
A)  sex reassignment surgery. 
B)  sexual regeneration. 
C)  sensate focus therapy. 
D)  sexual aversion treatment.

Question 6

Regarding sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual orientation is a very deep part of personal identity. 
B)  The chances are practically nil of an exclusively heterosexual or homosexual person being "converted" from one sexual orientation to the other. 
C)  Sexual orientation is usually quite stable, although, for some people, sexual behavior may change during the course of a lifetime. 
D)  Sexual orientation is mainly a learned behavior and, therefore, very unstable and changeable. 
A)  Sexual orientation is a very deep part of personal identity. 
B)  The chances are practically nil of an exclusively heterosexual or homosexual person being "converted" from one sexual orientation to the other. 
C)  Sexual orientation is usually quite stable, although, for some people, sexual behavior may change during the course of a lifetime. 
D)  Sexual orientation is mainly a learned behavior and, therefore, very unstable and changeable.

Question 7

Primary erectile disorder refers to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  lifelong inability to maintain an erection for sexual intercourse. 
B)  tendency to ejaculate prematurely. 
C)  lack of interest in sex and emotional attachment. 
D)  inability to reach orgasm consistently. 
A)  lifelong inability to maintain an erection for sexual intercourse. 
B)  tendency to ejaculate prematurely. 
C)  lack of interest in sex and emotional attachment. 
D)  inability to reach orgasm consistently.

Question 8

Discuss Masters' and Johnson's findings regarding the male and female sexual response phases, indicating how these phases are similar and how they are different.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that the order, inte

Question 9

Concerning sexual response, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The phases of sexual response differ depending on a person's sexual orientation. 
B)  Many women have satisfying sexual experiences even when orgasm is not involved. 
C)  About half the time, the male refractory period is immediately followed by a second orgasm. 
D)  Orgasm and resolution in the female usually do not last as long as they do for males. 
A)  The phases of sexual response differ depending on a person's sexual orientation. 
B)  Many women have satisfying sexual experiences even when orgasm is not involved. 
C)  About half the time, the male refractory period is immediately followed by a second orgasm. 
D)  Orgasm and resolution in the female usually do not last as long as they do for males.

Question 10

Many experts today fear that influences, such as beauty pageants for very young girls and the stage antics of female singers like Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj, are leading young girls to be

Accepted Answer

A)  oversexualized. 
B)  undersexualized 
C)  labeled as "easy." 
D)  labeled as "feminists." 
A)  oversexualized. 
B)  undersexualized 
C)  labeled as "easy." 
D)  labeled as "feminists."

Question 11

Sexual abusers of children often

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A)  act with others. 
B)  target the child at first through bribes, gifts, and games. 
C)  abuse the child at the child's home. 
D)  do all of these. 
A)  act with others. 
B)  target the child at first through bribes, gifts, and games. 
C)  abuse the child at the child's home. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 12

Forcible rape is carried out

Accepted Answer

A)  under the threat of bodily injury. 
B)  by someone not known to the victim. 
C)  in a coercive manner, but is not necessarily violent. 
D)  in all of these ways. 
A)  under the threat of bodily injury. 
B)  by someone not known to the victim. 
C)  in a coercive manner, but is not necessarily violent. 
D)  in all of these ways.

Question 13

A child that is born with an XY pair of chromosomes is genetically considered to

Accepted Answer

A)  have Turner's syndrome. 
B)  have Klinefelter's syndrome. 
C)  be male. 
D)  be female. 
A)  have Turner's syndrome. 
B)  have Klinefelter's syndrome. 
C)  be male. 
D)  be female.

Question 14

Freud's view of the female sexual response was

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmed by the findings of Masters and Johnson. 
B)  that the "clitoral orgasm" was an "immature" form of female response. 
C)  that a woman's failure to recognize the "clitoral orgasm" indicated that she had not fully accepted her femininity. 
D)  that women actually preferred the "clitoral orgasm" to the "vaginal orgasm." 
A)  confirmed by the findings of Masters and Johnson. 
B)  that the "clitoral orgasm" was an "immature" form of female response. 
C)  that a woman's failure to recognize the "clitoral orgasm" indicated that she had not fully accepted her femininity. 
D)  that women actually preferred the "clitoral orgasm" to the "vaginal orgasm."

Question 15

Nonhuman objects are the focus of which paraphilic disorders?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fetishistic disorder andtransvestic disorder 
B)  ​exhibitionistic disorder andvoyeuristic disorder 
C)  ​frotteuristic disorder andpedophilic disorder 
D)  ​sexual masochism disorder andsexual sadism disorder 
A)  ​fetishistic disorder andtransvestic disorder 
B)  ​exhibitionistic disorder andvoyeuristic disorder 
C)  ​frotteuristic disorder andpedophilic disorder 
D)  ​sexual masochism disorder andsexual sadism disorder

Question 16

In the human sexual response cycle, the phase that occurs immediately before the orgasm phase is called the __________ phrase.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the human sexual response cycle, the...

Question 17

Regarding female sexual arousal disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occasional arousal problems in women may reflect a lack of sufficient sexual stimulation before attempting lovemaking. 
B)  Some women trace their arousal difficulties to a harsh religious background in which sex was considered evil. 
C)  Some women trace their arousal difficulties to a need to maintain control over emotions or to deep-seated conflicts over being female. 
D)  A woman who has never experienced sexual arousal would have a secondary arousal disorder. 
A)  Occasional arousal problems in women may reflect a lack of sufficient sexual stimulation before attempting lovemaking. 
B)  Some women trace their arousal difficulties to a harsh religious background in which sex was considered evil. 
C)  Some women trace their arousal difficulties to a need to maintain control over emotions or to deep-seated conflicts over being female. 
D)  A woman who has never experienced sexual arousal would have a secondary arousal disorder.

Question 18

Which of the following has been part of the 1960s sexual revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  less favorable attitudes toward premarital sex 
B)  greater incidence of premarital sex 
C)  less favorable attitudes toward extramarital sex 
D)  significant increase in extramarital sex 
A)  less favorable attitudes toward premarital sex 
B)  greater incidence of premarital sex 
C)  less favorable attitudes toward extramarital sex 
D)  significant increase in extramarital sex

Question 19

If an adult tries to engage a child in sexual activity, the child should

Accepted Answer

A)  shout "no" as loud as he or she can. 
B)  comply so that he or she won't be physically harmed. 
C)  tell an adult right after the sexual act has occurred. 
D)  try to physically hurt the molester. 
A)  shout "no" as loud as he or she can. 
B)  comply so that he or she won't be physically harmed. 
C)  tell an adult right after the sexual act has occurred. 
D)  try to physically hurt the molester.

Question 20

Regarding a woman's sexual response, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occasionally, women skip the plateau phase, while others almost always skip this phase. 
B)  After orgasm, about 15 percent of all women return to the plateau phase and may have one or more additional orgasms. 
C)  Vaginal orgasms are different from those based on the clitoris. 
D)  Women typically go through the sexual phases more slowly than do men. 
A)  Occasionally, women skip the plateau phase, while others almost always skip this phase. 
B)  After orgasm, about 15 percent of all women return to the plateau phase and may have one or more additional orgasms. 
C)  Vaginal orgasms are different from those based on the clitoris. 
D)  Women typically go through the sexual phases more slowly than do men.

Regarding intimacy and communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding safer sex practices and HIV/AIDS, which of the following is FALSE?

According to your text, changes in sexual behavior during the 1960s and early 1970s were due to

Marcia is repelled by the prospect of having sex with another person.The thought of engaging in intercourse causes her panic and revulsion.Marcia has a(n)

Lydia is a transsexual who will be undergoing surgery to reconfigure the external appearance of her genitals while hormone treatments will be used to shift the chemical balance in her body, so that she can become a male.Lydia, who is now Lee, has undergone

Regarding sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Primary erectile disorder refers to a(n)

Discuss Masters' and Johnson's findings regarding the male and female sexual response phases, indicating how these phases are similar and how they are different.

Concerning sexual response, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Many experts today fear that influences, such as beauty pageants for very young girls and the stage antics of female singers like Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj, are leading young girls to be

Sexual abusers of children often

Forcible rape is carried out

A child that is born with an XY pair of chromosomes is genetically considered to

Freud's view of the female sexual response was

Nonhuman objects are the focus of which paraphilic disorders?

In the human sexual response cycle, the phase that occurs immediately before the orgasm phase is called the __________ phrase.

Regarding female sexual arousal disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following has been part of the 1960s sexual revolution?

If an adult tries to engage a child in sexual activity, the child should

Regarding a woman's sexual response, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Regarding intimacy and communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding safer sex practices and HIV/AIDS, which of the following is FALSE?

According to your text, changes in sexual behavior during the 1960s and early 1970s were due to

Marcia is repelled by the prospect of having sex with another person.The thought of engaging in intercourse causes her panic and revulsion.Marcia has a(n)

Lydia is a transsexual who will be undergoing surgery to reconfigure the external appearance of her genitals while hormone treatments will be used to shift the chemical balance in her body, so that she can become a male.Lydia, who is now Lee, has undergone

Regarding sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Primary erectile disorder refers to a(n)

Discuss Masters' and Johnson's findings regarding the male and female sexual response phases, indicating how these phases are similar and how they are different.

Concerning sexual response, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Many experts today fear that influences, such as beauty pageants for very young girls and the stage antics of female singers like Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj, are leading young girls to be

Sexual abusers of children often

Forcible rape is carried out

A child that is born with an XY pair of chromosomes is genetically considered to

Freud's view of the female sexual response was

Nonhuman objects are the focus of which paraphilic disorders?​

In the human sexual response cycle, the phase that occurs immediately before the orgasm phase is called the __________ phrase.

Regarding female sexual arousal disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following has been part of the 1960s sexual revolution?

If an adult tries to engage a child in sexual activity, the child should

Regarding a woman's sexual response, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

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Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Nonhuman objects are the focus of which paraphilic disorders?