Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Female sexual arousal may be secondary in which the woman has never experienced arousal or primary in which the woman has experienced arousal, but now does not. 
B)  Most women with sexual arousal problems also experience a lack of sexual desire, so they are said to suffer from female sexual interest/arousal disorder. 
C)  Female sexual arousal problems may be medical, being related to illness or the side effects of medicines or contraceptives. 
D)  Some women experience inhibited arousal because of a need to maintain control over emotions. 
A)  Female sexual arousal may be secondary in which the woman has never experienced arousal or primary in which the woman has experienced arousal, but now does not. 
B)  Most women with sexual arousal problems also experience a lack of sexual desire, so they are said to suffer from female sexual interest/arousal disorder. 
C)  Female sexual arousal problems may be medical, being related to illness or the side effects of medicines or contraceptives. 
D)  Some women experience inhibited arousal because of a need to maintain control over emotions.

Question 2

Regarding gender role stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender role stereotypes turn gender roles into false beliefs about what men and women can and cannot do. 
B)  Gender role stereotypes can reduce your chances of being hired whether you are a man or a woman. 
C)  Unlike other professions, the male-female pay and prestige differences are not found in academia (colleges and universities)because of the greater awareness of gender fairness. 
D)  Extreme gender stereotyping has declined somewhat in the last 20 years. 
A)  Gender role stereotypes turn gender roles into false beliefs about what men and women can and cannot do. 
B)  Gender role stereotypes can reduce your chances of being hired whether you are a man or a woman. 
C)  Unlike other professions, the male-female pay and prestige differences are not found in academia (colleges and universities)because of the greater awareness of gender fairness. 
D)  Extreme gender stereotyping has declined somewhat in the last 20 years.

Question 3

The higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking among gay and lesbian persons are the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  social rejection. 
B)  a genetic predisposition. 
C)  abnormal hormone levels. 
D)  different neurotransmitter levels in the hypothalamus. 
A)  social rejection. 
B)  a genetic predisposition. 
C)  abnormal hormone levels. 
D)  different neurotransmitter levels in the hypothalamus.

Question 4

When people's biological sex does not match their preferred gender, they are referred to as gender variant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regarding dyspareunia, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dyspareunia is more common in men than women. 
B)  In women, dyspareunia is often related to vaginismus. 
C)  Dyspareunia and vaginismus constitute the major symptoms of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. 
D)  Dyspareunia involves pain in the genitals before, during, or after sexual intercourse. 
A)  Dyspareunia is more common in men than women. 
B)  In women, dyspareunia is often related to vaginismus. 
C)  Dyspareunia and vaginismus constitute the major symptoms of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. 
D)  Dyspareunia involves pain in the genitals before, during, or after sexual intercourse.

Question 6

Sensate focus is a technique that

Accepted Answer

A)  is used to treat erectile disorders in men. 
B)  involves both the man and his sexual partner. 
C)  directs attention to natural sensations of pleasure. 
D)  involves all of these. 
A)  is used to treat erectile disorders in men. 
B)  involves both the man and his sexual partner. 
C)  directs attention to natural sensations of pleasure. 
D)  involves all of these.

Question 7

The responsibility for "safer sex" rests with

Accepted Answer

A)  the government health agencies. 
B)  one's sexual partner. 
C)  each sexually active individual. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  the government health agencies. 
B)  one's sexual partner. 
C)  each sexually active individual. 
D)  all of these.

Question 8

Females exposed to androgens before birth show tomboyish behavior in childhood and then return to more feminine interests and gender characteristics during adolescence, while many girls who are highly feminine in childhood become more tomboyish in adolescence as they seek to explore the social power that comes with more masculine gender roles.These two cases make it clear that

Accepted Answer

A)  prenatal hormones are exclusively responsible for determining one's adult gender identity. 
B)  later social factors are exclusively responsible for determining one's adult gender identity. 
C)  both prenatal hormones and later social factors contribute in determining one's adult gender identity. 
D)  only one's genetic predisposition ultimately determines one's adult gender identity. 
A)  prenatal hormones are exclusively responsible for determining one's adult gender identity. 
B)  later social factors are exclusively responsible for determining one's adult gender identity. 
C)  both prenatal hormones and later social factors contribute in determining one's adult gender identity. 
D)  only one's genetic predisposition ultimately determines one's adult gender identity.

Question 9

A reduction in sex drive would most likely occur with

Accepted Answer

A)  castration. 
B)  a vasectomy. 
C)  a tubal ligation. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  castration. 
B)  a vasectomy. 
C)  a tubal ligation. 
D)  all of these.

Question 10

If a person has a preponderance of androgens, then the person would be classified as a male, according to which dimension of sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic 
B)  gonadal 
C)  hormonal 
D)  genital 
A)  genetic 
B)  gonadal 
C)  hormonal 
D)  genital

Question 11

Talk of a sexual revolution has quieted in recent years, and a conservative counter-movement has been visible, especially among teenagers.Some of the reaction may reflect

Accepted Answer

A)  the return to less liberal attitudes toward sexual behavior and premarital sex. 
B)  the decrease in sex education classes in schools. 
C)  the concern about sexually transmitted diseases. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  the return to less liberal attitudes toward sexual behavior and premarital sex. 
B)  the decrease in sex education classes in schools. 
C)  the concern about sexually transmitted diseases. 
D)  all of these.

Question 12

Regarding HIV/AIDS, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twenty-five percent of HIV-infected individuals are unaware of their infections. 
B)  Less than five percent of the new HIV infections in the United States are transmitted through heterosexual sex. 
C)  The HIV virus cannot be transmitted by casual contact, such as social kissing or sharing drinking glasses. 
D)  Around the world, 35 million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS, of whom about 1.1 million live in the United States. 
A)  Twenty-five percent of HIV-infected individuals are unaware of their infections. 
B)  Less than five percent of the new HIV infections in the United States are transmitted through heterosexual sex. 
C)  The HIV virus cannot be transmitted by casual contact, such as social kissing or sharing drinking glasses. 
D)  Around the world, 35 million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS, of whom about 1.1 million live in the United States.

Question 13

Acts of child molestation usually involve

Accepted Answer

A)  sodomy. 
B)  raping of the victim. 
C)  oral sex. 
D)  fondling. 
A)  sodomy. 
B)  raping of the victim. 
C)  oral sex. 
D)  fondling.

Question 14

Ferral has been convicted of child molestation.He has which paraphilic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual masochism disorder 
B)  hypersexual disorder 
C)  pedophilic disorder 
D)  bisexuality 
A)  sexual masochism disorder 
B)  hypersexual disorder 
C)  pedophilic disorder 
D)  bisexuality

Question 15

Fiona has been experiencing pain and itching in the genital area due to water blisters being present.Her doctor tells her that she has contracted a sexually transmitted disease that can be treated but not cured.Fiona has

Accepted Answer

A)  gonorrhea. 
B)  chlamydia. 
C)  genital herpes. 
D)  pelvic inflammatory disease. 
A)  gonorrhea. 
B)  chlamydia. 
C)  genital herpes. 
D)  pelvic inflammatory disease.

Question 16

Human arousal may be triggered by

Accepted Answer

A)  unwanted sexual advances. 
B)  greater persistence. 
C)  doctor's examinations. 
D)  mental elements. 
A)  unwanted sexual advances. 
B)  greater persistence. 
C)  doctor's examinations. 
D)  mental elements.

Question 17

In the past year, what percent of men and women reported having two or more sexual partners?

Accepted Answer

A)  five percent of men and two percent of women 
B)  10 percent of men and six percent of women 
C)  17 percent of men and 10 percent of women 
D)  25 percent of men and 18 percent of women 
A)  five percent of men and two percent of women 
B)  10 percent of men and six percent of women 
C)  17 percent of men and 10 percent of women 
D)  25 percent of men and 18 percent of women

Question 18

Regarding gender role socialization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many parents state that they treat their boy and girl children differently because it seems natural to do so. 
B)  Gender role socialization teaches us to be highly competent in the areas that we are biologically talented in and prevents undue handicapping in other areas. 
C)  In the culture of the United States, "male" is usually defined as being "not a girl" in any respect. 
D)  Differences between boys and girls are magnified by sex-segregated play. 
A)  Many parents state that they treat their boy and girl children differently because it seems natural to do so. 
B)  Gender role socialization teaches us to be highly competent in the areas that we are biologically talented in and prevents undue handicapping in other areas. 
C)  In the culture of the United States, "male" is usually defined as being "not a girl" in any respect. 
D)  Differences between boys and girls are magnified by sex-segregated play.

Question 19

Describe five of the seven guidelines for facilitating communication within a relationship.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include five of the followin

Question 20

Regarding the way children play,

Accepted Answer

A)  girls tend to play indoors and near adults. 
B)  girls like games that require a lot of verbal give-and-take. 
C)  boys tend to be more concerned with dominance or who is the boss than girls. 
D)  all of these statements are true. 
A)  girls tend to play indoors and near adults. 
B)  girls like games that require a lot of verbal give-and-take. 
C)  boys tend to be more concerned with dominance or who is the boss than girls. 
D)  all of these statements are true.

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

Regarding gender role stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking among gay and lesbian persons are the result of

When people's biological sex does not match their preferred gender, they are referred to as gender variant.

Regarding dyspareunia, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Sensate focus is a technique that

The responsibility for "safer sex" rests with

A reduction in sex drive would most likely occur with

If a person has a preponderance of androgens, then the person would be classified as a male, according to which dimension of sex?

Talk of a sexual revolution has quieted in recent years, and a conservative counter-movement has been visible, especially among teenagers.Some of the reaction may reflect

Regarding HIV/AIDS, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Acts of child molestation usually involve

Ferral has been convicted of child molestation.He has which paraphilic disorder?

Fiona has been experiencing pain and itching in the genital area due to water blisters being present.Her doctor tells her that she has contracted a sexually transmitted disease that can be treated but not cured.Fiona has

Human arousal may be triggered by

In the past year, what percent of men and women reported having two or more sexual partners?

Regarding gender role socialization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe five of the seven guidelines for facilitating communication within a relationship.

Regarding the way children play,

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Exam 11: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

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

Regarding gender role stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking among gay and lesbian persons are the result of

When people's biological sex does not match their preferred gender, they are referred to as gender variant.

Regarding dyspareunia, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Sensate focus is a technique that

The responsibility for "safer sex" rests with

A reduction in sex drive would most likely occur with

If a person has a preponderance of androgens, then the person would be classified as a male, according to which dimension of sex?

Talk of a sexual revolution has quieted in recent years, and a conservative counter-movement has been visible, especially among teenagers.Some of the reaction may reflect

Regarding HIV/AIDS, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Acts of child molestation usually involve

Ferral has been convicted of child molestation.He has which paraphilic disorder?

Fiona has been experiencing pain and itching in the genital area due to water blisters being present.Her doctor tells her that she has contracted a sexually transmitted disease that can be treated but not cured.Fiona has

Human arousal may be triggered by

In the past year, what percent of men and women reported having two or more sexual partners?

Regarding gender role socialization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe five of the seven guidelines for facilitating communication within a relationship.

Regarding the way children play,

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.

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