Question 1

In a national survey, what percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time in their lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 percent 
B)  85 percent 
C)  90 percent 
D)  95 percent 
A)  70 percent 
B)  85 percent 
C)  90 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 2

Professor Constantine is discussing the four dimensions of sex with his psychology class.Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions he would discuss?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic sex 
B)  androgynous sex 
C)  hormonal sex 
D)  gonadal sex 
A)  genetic sex 
B)  androgynous sex 
C)  hormonal sex 
D)  gonadal sex

Question 3

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be treated and cured in most cases by antibiotics with the symptoms for both males and females including painless sores on the genitals, rectum, tongue, or lips; skin rash; fever; headache; and aching bones and joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  genital herpes 
B)  syphilis 
C)  chlamydia 
D)  gonorrhea 
A)  genital herpes 
B)  syphilis 
C)  chlamydia 
D)  gonorrhea

Question 4

Internet pornography often provides artificial stimuli that are more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter​ with these stimuli being called __________ stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  addictive 
B)  ​habituating 
C)  ​supernormal 
D)  ​desensitizing 
A)  addictive 
B)  ​habituating 
C)  ​supernormal 
D)  ​desensitizing

Question 5

Regarding the human sexual response and sexual compatibility, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no relationship between penis size and male sexual potency. 
B)  Reaching sexual climax at the same time should be the goal of a couple's lovemaking. 
C)  Only five percent of males are capable of multiple orgasm and are limited to only a second one following an unavoidable refractory period. 
D)  A woman's vagina adjusts to the size of the penis with her subjective feelings of pleasure and intensity of orgasm not related to penis size. 
A)  There is no relationship between penis size and male sexual potency. 
B)  Reaching sexual climax at the same time should be the goal of a couple's lovemaking. 
C)  Only five percent of males are capable of multiple orgasm and are limited to only a second one following an unavoidable refractory period. 
D)  A woman's vagina adjusts to the size of the penis with her subjective feelings of pleasure and intensity of orgasm not related to penis size.

Question 6

Which of the following conditions occurs when a female child's body produces estrogen, but a genetic abnormality causes the adrenal glands to release too much androgen, which results in this female child being born with genitals that are more male than female?

Accepted Answer

A)  congenital adrenal hyperplasia 
B)  androgen insensitivity 
C)  Down syndrome 
D)  Klinefelter's syndrome 
A)  congenital adrenal hyperplasia 
B)  androgen insensitivity 
C)  Down syndrome 
D)  Klinefelter's syndrome

Question 7

Regarding intimacy and communication, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  An honest, equitable, and affectionate out-of-bed relationship contributes greatly to sexual satisfaction. 
B)  Always being pleasant and avoiding discussions of difficult topics are ways that couples can increase their intimacy. 
C)  When partners argue, this places them at a higher risk for a loss of intimacy. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  An honest, equitable, and affectionate out-of-bed relationship contributes greatly to sexual satisfaction. 
B)  Always being pleasant and avoiding discussions of difficult topics are ways that couples can increase their intimacy. 
C)  When partners argue, this places them at a higher risk for a loss of intimacy. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 8

Examples of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  gonorrhea and syphilis 
B)  genital herpes and HIV 
C)  chlamydia and hepatitis B 
D)  All of these are STDs. 
A)  gonorrhea and syphilis 
B)  genital herpes and HIV 
C)  chlamydia and hepatitis B 
D)  All of these are STDs.

Question 9

What percent of women regularly have multiple orgasms?

Accepted Answer

A)  five percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  five percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 10

After becoming infected by the HIV virus, a person can still test negative for HIV for up to

Accepted Answer

A)  two months. 
B)  four months. 
C)  six months. 
D)  one year. 
A)  two months. 
B)  four months. 
C)  six months. 
D)  one year.

Question 11

Premature ejaculation has been quite successfully treated using the technique known as sensate focus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Marilyn has been married for 20 years and, in the last few months, she has shown little sexual motivation as well as exhibiting a lack of physical arousal with the accompanying vaginal dryness.Marilyn would most likely to diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  female sexual interest/arousal disorder. 
B)  female orgasmic disorder. 
C)  vaginismus. 
D)  dyspareunia. 
A)  female sexual interest/arousal disorder. 
B)  female orgasmic disorder. 
C)  vaginismus. 
D)  dyspareunia.

Question 13

Compared to American teenagers, teenagers around the world have their first sexual experience

Accepted Answer

A)  earlier. 
B)  at the same age. 
C)  significantly later. 
D)  only after marriage. 
A)  earlier. 
B)  at the same age. 
C)  significantly later. 
D)  only after marriage.

Question 14

According to research, sex education

Accepted Answer

A)  delays the age at which young people first engage in sexual intercourse. 
B)  increases the risk that a young person will engage in sexual intercourse at an early age. 
C)  has no effect on the age at which young people first engage in sexual intercourse. 
D)  tends to undermine the parents' ability to encourage sexual responsibility in their children. 
A)  delays the age at which young people first engage in sexual intercourse. 
B)  increases the risk that a young person will engage in sexual intercourse at an early age. 
C)  has no effect on the age at which young people first engage in sexual intercourse. 
D)  tends to undermine the parents' ability to encourage sexual responsibility in their children.

Question 15

Regarding the causes of the different sexual orientations, researchers have begun to focus on the scientific study of how genes are expressed during development, which is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Regarding the causes of the different sexual...

Question 16

A venereal disease is another name for a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  endogenous infection. 
B)  exogenous infection. 
C)  psychosomatic illness. 
D)  sexually transmitted disease. 
A)  endogenous infection. 
B)  exogenous infection. 
C)  psychosomatic illness. 
D)  sexually transmitted disease.

Question 17

One's personal and private sense of maleness or femaleness as expressed in appearance, behavior, and attitudes is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual identification. 
B)  gender role socialization. 
C)  gender identity. 
D)  sex role perception. 
A)  sexual identification. 
B)  gender role socialization. 
C)  gender identity. 
D)  sex role perception.

Question 18

Which of the following sexual dysfunctions appears to be a phobic response to intercourse due to experiences of painful intercourse, rape or frightening sexual encounters, fear of men, and/or misinformation about sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  frotteuristic disorder 
B)  female orgasmic disorder 
C)  genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder 
D)  conversion disorder 
A)  frotteuristic disorder 
B)  female orgasmic disorder 
C)  genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder 
D)  conversion disorder

Question 19

Regarding Gottman and Krokoff's three patterns of problem communications, the pattern in which the person refuses to talk with his or her partner is sometimes referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  the "big freeze." 
B)  "gunnysacking." 
C)  "suppression of feelings." 
D)  "mind reading." 
A)  the "big freeze." 
B)  "gunnysacking." 
C)  "suppression of feelings." 
D)  "mind reading."

Question 20

Regarding gender roles and gender role strain, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Today, very few people find traditional gender roles acceptable or comfortable. 
B)  For some people, traditional gender roles can enrich their lives. 
C)  In our society, a fiercely independent woman or a deeply emotional man may experience gender role strain. 
D)  Gender role strain is the stress that results from a conflict between your personal "reality" and the expectations associated with a gender role. 
A)  Today, very few people find traditional gender roles acceptable or comfortable. 
B)  For some people, traditional gender roles can enrich their lives. 
C)  In our society, a fiercely independent woman or a deeply emotional man may experience gender role strain. 
D)  Gender role strain is the stress that results from a conflict between your personal "reality" and the expectations associated with a gender role.

In a national survey, what percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time in their lives?

Professor Constantine is discussing the four dimensions of sex with his psychology class.Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions he would discuss?

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be treated and cured in most cases by antibiotics with the symptoms for both males and females including painless sores on the genitals, rectum, tongue, or lips; skin rash; fever; headache; and aching bones and joints?

Internet pornography often provides artificial stimuli that are more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter with these stimuli being called __________ stimuli.

Regarding the human sexual response and sexual compatibility, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following conditions occurs when a female child's body produces estrogen, but a genetic abnormality causes the adrenal glands to release too much androgen, which results in this female child being born with genitals that are more male than female?

Regarding intimacy and communication, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Examples of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)include which of the following?

What percent of women regularly have multiple orgasms?

After becoming infected by the HIV virus, a person can still test negative for HIV for up to

Premature ejaculation has been quite successfully treated using the technique known as sensate focus.

Marilyn has been married for 20 years and, in the last few months, she has shown little sexual motivation as well as exhibiting a lack of physical arousal with the accompanying vaginal dryness.Marilyn would most likely to diagnosed with

Compared to American teenagers, teenagers around the world have their first sexual experience

According to research, sex education

Regarding the causes of the different sexual orientations, researchers have begun to focus on the scientific study of how genes are expressed during development, which is called __________.

A venereal disease is another name for a(n)

One's personal and private sense of maleness or femaleness as expressed in appearance, behavior, and attitudes is known as

Which of the following sexual dysfunctions appears to be a phobic response to intercourse due to experiences of painful intercourse, rape or frightening sexual encounters, fear of men, and/or misinformation about sex?

Regarding Gottman and Krokoff's three patterns of problem communications, the pattern in which the person refuses to talk with his or her partner is sometimes referred to as

Regarding gender roles and gender role strain, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Intelligence.

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Therapies.

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Exam 11: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

In a national survey, what percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time in their lives?

Professor Constantine is discussing the four dimensions of sex with his psychology class.Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions he would discuss?

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be treated and cured in most cases by antibiotics with the symptoms for both males and females including painless sores on the genitals, rectum, tongue, or lips; skin rash; fever; headache; and aching bones and joints?

Internet pornography often provides artificial stimuli that are more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter​ with these stimuli being called __________ stimuli.

Regarding the human sexual response and sexual compatibility, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following conditions occurs when a female child's body produces estrogen, but a genetic abnormality causes the adrenal glands to release too much androgen, which results in this female child being born with genitals that are more male than female?

Regarding intimacy and communication, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Examples of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)include which of the following?

What percent of women regularly have multiple orgasms?

After becoming infected by the HIV virus, a person can still test negative for HIV for up to

Premature ejaculation has been quite successfully treated using the technique known as sensate focus.

Marilyn has been married for 20 years and, in the last few months, she has shown little sexual motivation as well as exhibiting a lack of physical arousal with the accompanying vaginal dryness.Marilyn would most likely to diagnosed with

Compared to American teenagers, teenagers around the world have their first sexual experience

According to research, sex education

Regarding the causes of the different sexual orientations, researchers have begun to focus on the scientific study of how genes are expressed during development, which is called __________.

A venereal disease is another name for a(n)

One's personal and private sense of maleness or femaleness as expressed in appearance, behavior, and attitudes is known as

Which of the following sexual dysfunctions appears to be a phobic response to intercourse due to experiences of painful intercourse, rape or frightening sexual encounters, fear of men, and/or misinformation about sex?

Regarding Gottman and Krokoff's three patterns of problem communications, the pattern in which the person refuses to talk with his or her partner is sometimes referred to as

Regarding gender roles and gender role strain, 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.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters

Internet pornography often provides artificial stimuli that are more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter with these stimuli being called __________ stimuli.