Question 1

Male erectile disorder is characterized by

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A) the inability to produce or maintain an erection for approximately a six-month duration. 
B) the inability to delay or control orgasm for approximately a six-month duration. 
C) an inability to control movements of the penis. 
D) a muscle spasm that prevents intercourse. 
A) the inability to produce or maintain an erection for approximately a six-month duration. 
B) the inability to delay or control orgasm for approximately a six-month duration. 
C) an inability to control movements of the penis. 
D) a muscle spasm that prevents intercourse.

Question 2

A woman's sex drive is related to the levels of which of the following in her bloodstream?

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A) estrogen and testosterone 
B) serotonin and dopamine 
C) endorphins 
D) catecholamines 
A) estrogen and testosterone 
B) serotonin and dopamine 
C) endorphins 
D) catecholamines

Question 3

Sexual sadism is defined as a person

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A) having sex with children. 
B) deriving sexual pleasure from inflicting pain and\or humiliation. 
C) desiring pain and\or humiliation as part of the sex act. 
D) viewing the genitals of others without their permission. 
A) having sex with children. 
B) deriving sexual pleasure from inflicting pain and\or humiliation. 
C) desiring pain and\or humiliation as part of the sex act. 
D) viewing the genitals of others without their permission.

Question 4

According to sex therapist Barry McCarthy, one of the four elements of a healthy sexual relationship is

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A) sexual anticipation. 
B) domination and power. 
C) sexual intercourse at least three times per week. 
D) simultaneous orgasms. 
A) sexual anticipation. 
B) domination and power. 
C) sexual intercourse at least three times per week. 
D) simultaneous orgasms.

Question 5

Marian's sexual orientation is asexual, which means that she

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A) has sexual feelings but has chosen not to act on them. 
B) is distressed by her lack of sexual desire. 
C) has a treatable sexual dysfunction. 
D) experiences little or no sexual attraction. 
A) has sexual feelings but has chosen not to act on them. 
B) is distressed by her lack of sexual desire. 
C) has a treatable sexual dysfunction. 
D) experiences little or no sexual attraction.

Question 6

According to your text, which of the following does NOT reflect typical gender role socialization in the United States?

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A) Parents play more roughly with sons than with daughters. 
B) Girls are expected to be more responsible and do errands earlier than boys. 
C) Baby girls are treated more tenderly and carefully than baby boys. 
D) Boys are more frequently encouraged to hold back fear and sadness than girls are. 
A) Parents play more roughly with sons than with daughters. 
B) Girls are expected to be more responsible and do errands earlier than boys. 
C) Baby girls are treated more tenderly and carefully than baby boys. 
D) Boys are more frequently encouraged to hold back fear and sadness than girls are.

Question 7

The word erogenous literally means

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A) sexual. 
B) intimate. 
C) point of arousal. 
D) productive of pleasure. 
A) sexual. 
B) intimate. 
C) point of arousal. 
D) productive of pleasure.

Question 8

Regarding current sexual trends among young people, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Adolescents and young adults have always engaged in sexual experimentation and exploration with most eventually "graduating" to a more traditional search for love. 
B) Most young people emerge unscathed from their explorations if they clearly understand that their encounters are casual and practice safe sex. 
C) Young women who are having casual sex are more likely to be depressed. 
D) The sexual script in which friends have sex but are not romantically involved is called the "hook-up" script. 
A) Adolescents and young adults have always engaged in sexual experimentation and exploration with most eventually "graduating" to a more traditional search for love. 
B) Most young people emerge unscathed from their explorations if they clearly understand that their encounters are casual and practice safe sex. 
C) Young women who are having casual sex are more likely to be depressed. 
D) The sexual script in which friends have sex but are not romantically involved is called the "hook-up" script.

Question 9

Erotic touching is referred to as

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A) foreplay. 
B) fetishism. 
C) pedophilia. 
D) sexual scripting. 
A) foreplay. 
B) fetishism. 
C) pedophilia. 
D) sexual scripting.

Question 10

Since urological or gynecological exams rarely result in any sexual arousal and unwanted sexual advances produce only revulsion, it is safe to say that the ultimate erogenous zone in both males and females is the

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A) entire body. 
B) anus. 
C) mouth. 
D) brain. 
A) entire body. 
B) anus. 
C) mouth. 
D) brain.

Question 11

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

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A) The peak of male sexual activity is at age 18, while the peak for females occurs a little later. 
B) American men, ages 25 to 44, on average, have more sex partners and exhibit different patterns of sexual activity than American women of the same age. 
C) Assuming that men should always initiate sex denies the fact that women have comparable sexual interests and needs. 
D) Attitudes toward sex, sexual experience, and frequency of sexual activity all affect one's sex drive. 
A) The peak of male sexual activity is at age 18, while the peak for females occurs a little later. 
B) American men, ages 25 to 44, on average, have more sex partners and exhibit different patterns of sexual activity than American women of the same age. 
C) Assuming that men should always initiate sex denies the fact that women have comparable sexual interests and needs. 
D) Attitudes toward sex, sexual experience, and frequency of sexual activity all affect one's sex drive.

Question 12

Regarding treatment of erectile disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The drug Viagra is successful for about 70 to 80 percent of men with erectile disorders. 
B) Effective treatment for erectile dysfunctions should also include counseling to remove fears and psychological blocks. 
C) Systematic desensitization is a technique involving a series of exercises that a man who is experiencing erectile dysfunction performs with his partner. 
D) Some cases of organic erectile disorders require the use of surgery. 
A) The drug Viagra is successful for about 70 to 80 percent of men with erectile disorders. 
B) Effective treatment for erectile dysfunctions should also include counseling to remove fears and psychological blocks. 
C) Systematic desensitization is a technique involving a series of exercises that a man who is experiencing erectile dysfunction performs with his partner. 
D) Some cases of organic erectile disorders require the use of surgery.

Question 13

Forced intercourse that occurs in the context of a date or other voluntary encounter is known as

Accepted Answer

A) familiarity rape. 
B) second-degree rape. 
C) acquaintance rape. 
D) romantic rape. 
A) familiarity rape. 
B) second-degree rape. 
C) acquaintance rape. 
D) romantic rape.

Question 14

Although only a man and his partner can make this judgment, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)states that the erectile disorder involves a persistent difficulty for at least how many months duration?

Accepted Answer

A) two months 
B) four months 
C) six months 
D) eight months 
A) two months 
B) four months 
C) six months 
D) eight months

Question 15

Although sexual aversion was considered a type of desire disorder by earlier diagnostic guidelines, a person with this condition today would be diagnosed using the American Psychiatric Association's 2013 guidelines as having

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A) a paraphilic disorder. 
B) gender dysphoria. 
C) a conversion disorder. 
D) a sexual dysfunction not otherwise specified. 
A) a paraphilic disorder. 
B) gender dysphoria. 
C) a conversion disorder. 
D) a sexual dysfunction not otherwise specified.

Question 16

Laura tells her husband Eddie that her mother and father are coming for the weekend. When Eddie does not immediately respond, Laura says angrily, "You really don't want them to come or you would have said something." Laura is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) gunnysacking. 
B) sensate focus. 
C) mind reading. 
D) desensitization. 
A) gunnysacking. 
B) sensate focus. 
C) mind reading. 
D) desensitization.

Question 17

Regarding STDs and safer sex, choice, risk, and responsibility, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) In general, most adults favor greater freedom of choice for themselves. 
B) When it comes to sex, greater choice is accompanied by greater risk. 
C) Today younger people are exploring their sexual identities in an era of more casual sex. 
D) Most sexually active people overestimate their risk of contracting chlamydia and gonorrhea. 
A) In general, most adults favor greater freedom of choice for themselves. 
B) When it comes to sex, greater choice is accompanied by greater risk. 
C) Today younger people are exploring their sexual identities in an era of more casual sex. 
D) Most sexually active people overestimate their risk of contracting chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Question 18

Researcher Alfred Kinsey verified instances of orgasm in boys as young as what age?

Accepted Answer

A) five months 
B) 18 months 
C) four years 
D) seven years 
A) five months 
B) 18 months 
C) four years 
D) seven years

Question 19

Cindy is on a first date with Levar. Cindy considers this first date to be a "friendly, get-to-know-you" type of experience, whereas Levar is expecting this first date to quickly move to a sexual encounter. When the date ends at Cindy's apartment door, both Cindy and Levar are angry, hurt, and vow never to see each other again. This incompatibility is due to their having different

Accepted Answer

A) expressive behaviors. 
B) sexual orientations. 
C) sexual scripts. 
D) sensate focus. 
A) expressive behaviors. 
B) sexual orientations. 
C) sexual scripts. 
D) sensate focus.

Question 20

Regarding the practice of safer sex, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The responsibility for "safer sex" rests with one's sexual partner for protection against STDs. 
B) Decreases in safer sex practices among gays may be attributable to medical advances in AIDS treatment causing victims not to look sick. 
C) People in committed relationships should regard safer sex as a sign of concern about one's sexual partner, not as a sign of mistrust. 
D) One study found that 41 percent of those HIV patients who were sexually active did not always use a condom. 
A) The responsibility for "safer sex" rests with one's sexual partner for protection against STDs. 
B) Decreases in safer sex practices among gays may be attributable to medical advances in AIDS treatment causing victims not to look sick. 
C) People in committed relationships should regard safer sex as a sign of concern about one's sexual partner, not as a sign of mistrust. 
D) One study found that 41 percent of those HIV patients who were sexually active did not always use a condom.

Male erectile disorder is characterized by

A woman's sex drive is related to the levels of which of the following in her bloodstream?

Sexual sadism is defined as a person

According to sex therapist Barry McCarthy, one of the four elements of a healthy sexual relationship is

Marian's sexual orientation is asexual, which means that she

According to your text, which of the following does NOT reflect typical gender role socialization in the United States?

The word erogenous literally means

Regarding current sexual trends among young people, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Erotic touching is referred to as

Since urological or gynecological exams rarely result in any sexual arousal and unwanted sexual advances produce only revulsion, it is safe to say that the ultimate erogenous zone in both males and females is the

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

Regarding treatment of erectile disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Forced intercourse that occurs in the context of a date or other voluntary encounter is known as

Although only a man and his partner can make this judgment, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)states that the erectile disorder involves a persistent difficulty for at least how many months duration?

Although sexual aversion was considered a type of desire disorder by earlier diagnostic guidelines, a person with this condition today would be diagnosed using the American Psychiatric Association's 2013 guidelines as having

Laura tells her husband Eddie that her mother and father are coming for the weekend. When Eddie does not immediately respond, Laura says angrily, "You really don't want them to come or you would have said something." Laura is exhibiting

Regarding STDs and safer sex, choice, risk, and responsibility, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Researcher Alfred Kinsey verified instances of orgasm in boys as young as what age?

Regarding the practice of safer sex, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Male erectile disorder is characterized by

A woman's sex drive is related to the levels of which of the following in her bloodstream?

Sexual sadism is defined as a person

According to sex therapist Barry McCarthy, one of the four elements of a healthy sexual relationship is

Marian's sexual orientation is asexual, which means that she

According to your text, which of the following does NOT reflect typical gender role socialization in the United States?

The word erogenous literally means

Regarding current sexual trends among young people, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Erotic touching is referred to as

Since urological or gynecological exams rarely result in any sexual arousal and unwanted sexual advances produce only revulsion, it is safe to say that the ultimate erogenous zone in both males and females is the

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

Regarding treatment of erectile disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Forced intercourse that occurs in the context of a date or other voluntary encounter is known as

Although only a man and his partner can make this judgment, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)states that the erectile disorder involves a persistent difficulty for at least how many months duration?

Although sexual aversion was considered a type of desire disorder by earlier diagnostic guidelines, a person with this condition today would be diagnosed using the American Psychiatric Association's 2013 guidelines as having

Laura tells her husband Eddie that her mother and father are coming for the weekend. When Eddie does not immediately respond, Laura says angrily, "You really don't want them to come or you would have said something." Laura is exhibiting

Regarding STDs and safer sex, choice, risk, and responsibility, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Researcher Alfred Kinsey verified instances of orgasm in boys as young as what age?

Regarding the practice of safer sex, 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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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