Question 1

Regarding sexual arousal and physical responsiveness, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall, women and men have an equal potential for sexual arousal and physical responsiveness. 
B)  Men tend to have a greater potential for sexual arousal and exhibit more physical responsiveness than women do. 
C)  Women tend to have a greater potential for sexual arousal and exhibit more physical responsiveness than men do. 
D)  Overall, women and men place an equal emphasis on their emotional closeness with a lover. 
A)  Overall, women and men have an equal potential for sexual arousal and physical responsiveness. 
B)  Men tend to have a greater potential for sexual arousal and exhibit more physical responsiveness than women do. 
C)  Women tend to have a greater potential for sexual arousal and exhibit more physical responsiveness than men do. 
D)  Overall, women and men place an equal emphasis on their emotional closeness with a lover.

Question 2

Women who have a lack of sexual motivation or who respond with little or no physical arousal to sexual stimulation would be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  anorgasmic disorder. 
B)  female impotence. 
C)  sexual dysfunction not otherwise specified. 
D)  female sexual interest/arousal disorder. 
A)  anorgasmic disorder. 
B)  female impotence. 
C)  sexual dysfunction not otherwise specified. 
D)  female sexual interest/arousal disorder.

Question 3

Women can bear children from the first ovulation until

Accepted Answer

A)  menopause. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  pubescence occurs. 
D)  androgen insensitivity develops. 
A)  menopause. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  pubescence occurs. 
D)  androgen insensitivity develops.

Question 4

Which of the following would be classified as a paraphilic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of sexual desire 
B)  fetishistic disorder 
C)  sexual identity disorder 
D)  gender dysphoria 
A)  lack of sexual desire 
B)  fetishistic disorder 
C)  sexual identity disorder 
D)  gender dysphoria

Question 5

Two contemporary sexual scripts that emphasize causal sex are

Accepted Answer

A)  sex animals and damsel-in-distress. 
B)  random dating and stranger-in-the-night. 
C)  party time and safe sex. 
D)  hook-up and friends with benefits. 
A)  sex animals and damsel-in-distress. 
B)  random dating and stranger-in-the-night. 
C)  party time and safe sex. 
D)  hook-up and friends with benefits.

Question 6

Which of the following sexual problems is NOT included in the DSM-5?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​hypersexual disorder 
B)  ​premature ejaculation 
C)  ​female sexual interest/arousal disorder 
D)  ​genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder 
A)  ​hypersexual disorder 
B)  ​premature ejaculation 
C)  ​female sexual interest/arousal disorder 
D)  ​genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

Question 7

According to your text, most people who engage in exhibitionism do so because they

Accepted Answer

A)  have been encouraged by their adolescent peers. 
B)  want to psychologically harm their victims. 
C)  are struggling with their latent homosexuality. 
D)  need to prove their "manhood" since they feel sexually inadequate. 
A)  have been encouraged by their adolescent peers. 
B)  want to psychologically harm their victims. 
C)  are struggling with their latent homosexuality. 
D)  need to prove their "manhood" since they feel sexually inadequate.

Question 8

Females with prenatal exposure to male hormones are

Accepted Answer

A)  no different than females with no such exposure. 
B)  exclusively feminine. 
C)  tomboyish during childhood but revert to feminine interests as adolescents. 
D)  very feminine and girlish during childhood but show more masculine interests as adolescents. 
A)  no different than females with no such exposure. 
B)  exclusively feminine. 
C)  tomboyish during childhood but revert to feminine interests as adolescents. 
D)  very feminine and girlish during childhood but show more masculine interests as adolescents.

Question 9

Regarding cultural norms and sexual activity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys as young as five months and girls as young as four months show instances of orgasm. 
B)  Two to five year old children spontaneously touch and exhibit their genitals. 
C)  Very few females and males engage in preadolescent sex-play. 
D)  As a child matures, cultural norms place greater restrictions on sexual activities. 
A)  Boys as young as five months and girls as young as four months show instances of orgasm. 
B)  Two to five year old children spontaneously touch and exhibit their genitals. 
C)  Very few females and males engage in preadolescent sex-play. 
D)  As a child matures, cultural norms place greater restrictions on sexual activities.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Ninety percent of all women reach orgasm when masturbating. 
B)  One woman in three does not experience orgasm during the first year of marriage. 
C)  About 40 percent of women regularly have multiple orgasms. 
D)  Only about 30 percent of women regularly reach orgasm through intercourse alone. 
A)  Ninety percent of all women reach orgasm when masturbating. 
B)  One woman in three does not experience orgasm during the first year of marriage. 
C)  About 40 percent of women regularly have multiple orgasms. 
D)  Only about 30 percent of women regularly reach orgasm through intercourse alone.

Question 11

In the absence of testosterone, the embryo will develop female organs and genitals, regardless of genetic sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The high rate of AIDS in countries in Africa is most likely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  having more sexual partners than most developing countries. 
B)  the more liberal attitudes about sexual behaviors in this culture. 
C)  a lack of knowledge about venereal diseases and a lack of access to condoms. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  having more sexual partners than most developing countries. 
B)  the more liberal attitudes about sexual behaviors in this culture. 
C)  a lack of knowledge about venereal diseases and a lack of access to condoms. 
D)  all of these.

Question 13

The second level of sexual response, during which physical arousal intensifies is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  resolution. 
B)  orgasm. 
C)  the excitement phase. 
D)  the plateau phase. 
A)  resolution. 
B)  orgasm. 
C)  the excitement phase. 
D)  the plateau phase.

Question 14

Most male-female performance gaps can be traced to

Accepted Answer

A)  the biological biasing effect. 
B)  the superiority of the right brain for most tasks. 
C)  the superiority of the left brain for most tasks. 
D)  social differences in power and opportunities. 
A)  the biological biasing effect. 
B)  the superiority of the right brain for most tasks. 
C)  the superiority of the left brain for most tasks. 
D)  social differences in power and opportunities.

Question 15

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, 2013), transsexuals, who are experiencing extreme distress as a consequence of their gender variance, would be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  a paraphilia. 
B)  dissociative disorder. 
C)  gender dysphoria. 
D)  a sexual dysfunction. 
A)  a paraphilia. 
B)  dissociative disorder. 
C)  gender dysphoria. 
D)  a sexual dysfunction.

Question 16

Treatment of female orgasmic disorder typically involves

Accepted Answer

A)  the couple learning alternate positions and techniques for lovemaking. 
B)  having the woman focus on her sexual responsiveness through clitoral stimulation. 
C)  communication between partners with reference to the woman's expectations, motivation, and preferences. 
D)  all of these techniques. 
A)  the couple learning alternate positions and techniques for lovemaking. 
B)  having the woman focus on her sexual responsiveness through clitoral stimulation. 
C)  communication between partners with reference to the woman's expectations, motivation, and preferences. 
D)  all of these techniques.

Question 17

Orgasms in women may include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  having three to ten muscular contractions of the vagina. 
B)  having a release of fluid from the urethra. 
C)  a discharge of sexual tension. 
D)  being followed by a short refractory period. 
A)  having three to ten muscular contractions of the vagina. 
B)  having a release of fluid from the urethra. 
C)  a discharge of sexual tension. 
D)  being followed by a short refractory period.

Question 18

The purchase of toy trucks for boys and dolls for girls is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identification. 
B)  sex biasing. 
C)  gender assimilation. 
D)  sex typing. 
A)  gender identification. 
B)  sex biasing. 
C)  gender assimilation. 
D)  sex typing.

Question 19

According to your text, which of the following would NOT be a strategy that children can use to protect themselves from molestation?

Accepted Answer

A)  being aware of the tactics that molesters use to lure children 
B)  exercising care when communicating with people on the Internet 
C)  telling parents if someone tries to touch them sexually 
D)  maintaining the anonymity of adults who ask them to keep a secret 
A)  being aware of the tactics that molesters use to lure children 
B)  exercising care when communicating with people on the Internet 
C)  telling parents if someone tries to touch them sexually 
D)  maintaining the anonymity of adults who ask them to keep a secret

Question 20

Dyspareunia and vaginismus are examples of which type of disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  desiredisorders 
B)  sexual arousaldisorders 
C)  orgasmdisorders 
D)  sexual paindisorders 
A)  desiredisorders 
B)  sexual arousaldisorders 
C)  orgasmdisorders 
D)  sexual paindisorders

Regarding sexual arousal and physical responsiveness, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Women who have a lack of sexual motivation or who respond with little or no physical arousal to sexual stimulation would be diagnosed with

Women can bear children from the first ovulation until

Which of the following would be classified as a paraphilic disorder?

Two contemporary sexual scripts that emphasize causal sex are

Which of the following sexual problems is NOT included in the DSM-5?

According to your text, most people who engage in exhibitionism do so because they

Females with prenatal exposure to male hormones are

Regarding cultural norms and sexual activity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

In the absence of testosterone, the embryo will develop female organs and genitals, regardless of genetic sex.

The high rate of AIDS in countries in Africa is most likely due to

The second level of sexual response, during which physical arousal intensifies is known as

Most male-female performance gaps can be traced to

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, 2013), transsexuals, who are experiencing extreme distress as a consequence of their gender variance, would be diagnosed with

Treatment of female orgasmic disorder typically involves

Orgasms in women may include all of the following EXCEPT

The purchase of toy trucks for boys and dolls for girls is an example of

According to your text, which of the following would NOT be a strategy that children can use to protect themselves from molestation?

Dyspareunia and vaginismus are examples of which type of disorder?

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Regarding sexual arousal and physical responsiveness, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Women who have a lack of sexual motivation or who respond with little or no physical arousal to sexual stimulation would be diagnosed with

Women can bear children from the first ovulation until

Which of the following would be classified as a paraphilic disorder?

Two contemporary sexual scripts that emphasize causal sex are

Which of the following sexual problems is NOT included in the DSM-5?​

According to your text, most people who engage in exhibitionism do so because they

Females with prenatal exposure to male hormones are

Regarding cultural norms and sexual activity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

In the absence of testosterone, the embryo will develop female organs and genitals, regardless of genetic sex.

The high rate of AIDS in countries in Africa is most likely due to

The second level of sexual response, during which physical arousal intensifies is known as

Most male-female performance gaps can be traced to

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, 2013), transsexuals, who are experiencing extreme distress as a consequence of their gender variance, would be diagnosed with

Treatment of female orgasmic disorder typically involves

Orgasms in women may include all of the following EXCEPT

The purchase of toy trucks for boys and dolls for girls is an example of

According to your text, which of the following would NOT be a strategy that children can use to protect themselves from molestation?

Dyspareunia and vaginismus are examples of which type of disorder?

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Which of the following sexual problems is NOT included in the DSM-5?