Question 1

One's subjective sense of being male or female is known as one's

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A) hormonal sex. 
B) genetic sex. 
C) sexual script. 
D) gender identity. 
A) hormonal sex. 
B) genetic sex. 
C) sexual script. 
D) gender identity.

Question 2

Regarding the primary sexual characteristics, the male reproductive system includes which of the following?

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A) epididymis 
B) Cowper's gland 
C) seminal vesicles 
D) all of these 
A) epididymis 
B) Cowper's gland 
C) seminal vesicles 
D) all of these

Question 3

Whenever Janae and her husband try to "make love," Janae experiences muscle spasms in her vagina, which makes intercourse impossible. This condition that is part of genito-pelvic pain\penetration disorder is known as __________..

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The answer of Whenever Janae and her husband try to...

Question 4

According to the text, which of the following is one of the guidelines for maintaining a healthy emotional relationship with someone?

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A) Try to read your partner's mind. 
B) It is important to try to win a fight. 
C) It is better to attack character than to lose an argument. 
D) Be open about your feelings. 
A) Try to read your partner's mind. 
B) It is important to try to win a fight. 
C) It is better to attack character than to lose an argument. 
D) Be open about your feelings.

Question 5

Regarding whether gender identity is biologically determined or learned, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) In animals, clear links exist between prenatal hormones and male or female behaviors. 
B) In humans, abnormal levels of prenatal androgens and estrogens can strongly influence the development of the body, nervous system, and later behavior patterns, such as sexual preference. 
C) Slight variations in the levels of sex hormones may, less dramatically, "sex-type" the brains of most of us before birth, altering our chances of developing feminine or masculine traits. 
D) Most human sex-linked behaviors are influenced much more by biological factors than by learning. 
A) In animals, clear links exist between prenatal hormones and male or female behaviors. 
B) In humans, abnormal levels of prenatal androgens and estrogens can strongly influence the development of the body, nervous system, and later behavior patterns, such as sexual preference. 
C) Slight variations in the levels of sex hormones may, less dramatically, "sex-type" the brains of most of us before birth, altering our chances of developing feminine or masculine traits. 
D) Most human sex-linked behaviors are influenced much more by biological factors than by learning.

Question 6

The treatment of desire disorders

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A) is difficult and complex if there is no physical cause. 
B) usually involves the use of tranquilizing drugs. 
C) requires less time if the cause is a psychological one. 
D) is more complicated if the cause is physical. 
A) is difficult and complex if there is no physical cause. 
B) usually involves the use of tranquilizing drugs. 
C) requires less time if the cause is a psychological one. 
D) is more complicated if the cause is physical.

Question 7

Researcher Sandra Bem believes our complex society requires flexibility with respect to gender roles and that both men and women should become more

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A) feminine. 
B) masculine. 
C) androgynous. 
D) neutral in their traits. 
A) feminine. 
B) masculine. 
C) androgynous. 
D) neutral in their traits.

Question 8

Female development may even occur in males before birth when testosterone is present if the male child has an inherited condition that makes him unresponsive to testosterone. This inherited condition is known as

Accepted Answer

A) congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 
B) gender biasing. 
C) biological biasing. 
D) androgen insensitivity. 
A) congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 
B) gender biasing. 
C) biological biasing. 
D) androgen insensitivity.

Question 9

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

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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 10

In healthy relationships, constructive fights are aimed at

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A) establishing who is right or wrong. 
B) resolving shared differences. 
C) helping one's partner to improve his or her behaviors. 
D) accomplishing all of these goals. 
A) establishing who is right or wrong. 
B) resolving shared differences. 
C) helping one's partner to improve his or her behaviors. 
D) accomplishing all of these goals.

Question 11

Regarding risky behaviors and STDs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) One cannot contract an STD through oral sex with an infected partner. 
B) Having two or more sex partners or having sex with a person you know has had several partners increases one's risk of contracting an STD. 
C) You cannot tell from a person's appearance if he or she is infected with an STD. 
D) Many people would be surprised to learn that their partners have engaged in behavior that places them both at risk. 
A) One cannot contract an STD through oral sex with an infected partner. 
B) Having two or more sex partners or having sex with a person you know has had several partners increases one's risk of contracting an STD. 
C) You cannot tell from a person's appearance if he or she is infected with an STD. 
D) Many people would be surprised to learn that their partners have engaged in behavior that places them both at risk.

Question 12

Molestation is most likely to leave lasting emotional scars if it

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A) is repetitive. 
B) involves force or threats. 
C) involves acts that exceed fondling. 
D) involves all of these. 
A) is repetitive. 
B) involves force or threats. 
C) involves acts that exceed fondling. 
D) involves all of these.

Question 13

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 14

Regarding marital harmony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) When a conflict arises, always pause and try to take your partner's perspective. 
B) Seeing things through your partner's eyes can be a good reminder that no one is ever totally right or wrong in a personal dispute. 
C) Constructive and destructive fights are distinguished by whether or not anger is expressed. 
D) Assuming that you know what your partner is thinking or feeling can muddle or block communication. 
A) When a conflict arises, always pause and try to take your partner's perspective. 
B) Seeing things through your partner's eyes can be a good reminder that no one is ever totally right or wrong in a personal dispute. 
C) Constructive and destructive fights are distinguished by whether or not anger is expressed. 
D) Assuming that you know what your partner is thinking or feeling can muddle or block communication.

Question 15

Which of the following did Freud claim was an "immature" form of female response and which he believed resulted from these women not fully accepting their femininity?

Accepted Answer

A) "clitoral orgasms" 
B) lack of an orgasm 
C) "vaginal orgasms" 
D) female ejaculation 
A) "clitoral orgasms" 
B) lack of an orgasm 
C) "vaginal orgasms" 
D) female ejaculation

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following is an infection passed from one person to another by intimate physical contact?

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 18

Most child molesters are

Accepted Answer

A) older single males. 
B) rigid, passive, puritanical, or religious. 
C) child rapists. 
D) usually a stranger to the child. 
A) older single males. 
B) rigid, passive, puritanical, or religious. 
C) child rapists. 
D) usually a stranger to the child.

Question 19

After going to a movie and dinner, Juan asks Monica back to his apartment for a drink. While having drinks, Juan turns on an "old movie," and they begin kissing. As their romantic encounter begins to intensify, Monica tells Juan to stop several times, but he continues with his advances and has intercourse with her. Juan has

Accepted Answer

A) committed acquaintance rape. 
B) committed forcible rape. 
C) not committed rape since Margo voluntarily went back to his apartment. 
D) not committed rape since he did not become violent or use a weapon to force her to have intercourse. 
A) committed acquaintance rape. 
B) committed forcible rape. 
C) not committed rape since Margo voluntarily went back to his apartment. 
D) not committed rape since he did not become violent or use a weapon to force her to have intercourse.

Question 20

Regarding the way children play,

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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.

One's subjective sense of being male or female is known as one's

Regarding the primary sexual characteristics, the male reproductive system includes which of the following?

Whenever Janae and her husband try to "make love," Janae experiences muscle spasms in her vagina, which makes intercourse impossible. This condition that is part of genito-pelvic pain\penetration disorder is known as __________..

According to the text, which of the following is one of the guidelines for maintaining a healthy emotional relationship with someone?

Regarding whether gender identity is biologically determined or learned, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The treatment of desire disorders

Researcher Sandra Bem believes our complex society requires flexibility with respect to gender roles and that both men and women should become more

Female development may even occur in males before birth when testosterone is present if the male child has an inherited condition that makes him unresponsive to testosterone. This inherited condition is known as

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

In healthy relationships, constructive fights are aimed at

Regarding risky behaviors and STDs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Molestation is most likely to leave lasting emotional scars if it

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

Regarding marital harmony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following did Freud claim was an "immature" form of female response and which he believed resulted from these women not fully accepting their femininity?

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

Which of the following is an infection passed from one person to another by intimate physical contact?

Most child molesters are

Regarding the way children play,

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One's subjective sense of being male or female is known as one's

Regarding the primary sexual characteristics, the male reproductive system includes which of the following?

Whenever Janae and her husband try to "make love," Janae experiences muscle spasms in her vagina, which makes intercourse impossible. This condition that is part of genito-pelvic pain\penetration disorder is known as __________..

According to the text, which of the following is one of the guidelines for maintaining a healthy emotional relationship with someone?

Regarding whether gender identity is biologically determined or learned, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The treatment of desire disorders

Researcher Sandra Bem believes our complex society requires flexibility with respect to gender roles and that both men and women should become more

Female development may even occur in males before birth when testosterone is present if the male child has an inherited condition that makes him unresponsive to testosterone. This inherited condition is known as

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

In healthy relationships, constructive fights are aimed at

Regarding risky behaviors and STDs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Molestation is most likely to leave lasting emotional scars if it

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

Regarding marital harmony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following did Freud claim was an "immature" form of female response and which he believed resulted from these women not fully accepting their femininity?

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

Which of the following is an infection passed from one person to another by intimate physical contact?

Most child molesters are

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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