Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual scripts can be considered unspoken mental plans. 
B) Sexual scripts outline "approved" actions, motives, and outcomes for sexual activity. 
C) Human sexual scripts are much the same for different cultures, different ages, and different genders. 
D) If sexual partners have different scripts, rewriting often needs to occur to ensure sexual compatibility. 
A) Sexual scripts can be considered unspoken mental plans. 
B) Sexual scripts outline "approved" actions, motives, and outcomes for sexual activity. 
C) Human sexual scripts are much the same for different cultures, different ages, and different genders. 
D) If sexual partners have different scripts, rewriting often needs to occur to ensure sexual compatibility.

Question 2

Regarding premature ejaculation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately 10 percent or less of young adult men have problems with premature ejaculation. 
B) Some men with premature ejaculation have simply never learned to be aware of the physical signals of impending ejaculation. 
C) Treatment for premature ejaculation is highly successful and relatively simple. 
D) Premature ejaculation occurs because some men simply engage in techniques that maximize sensation and make rapid orgasm inevitable. 
A) Approximately 10 percent or less of young adult men have problems with premature ejaculation. 
B) Some men with premature ejaculation have simply never learned to be aware of the physical signals of impending ejaculation. 
C) Treatment for premature ejaculation is highly successful and relatively simple. 
D) Premature ejaculation occurs because some men simply engage in techniques that maximize sensation and make rapid orgasm inevitable.

Question 3

Jake's parents tell him that he is a "big strong brave little man," while they tell his little sister that she is "sweet, kind, and polite." These favored patterns of behavior being taught by the parents are called

Accepted Answer

A) gender roles. 
B) sexual scripts. 
C) gender predispositions. 
D) gender identities. 
A) gender roles. 
B) sexual scripts. 
C) gender predispositions. 
D) gender identities.

Question 4

False beliefs about rape that tend to blame the victim and increase the likelihood that some men will think that rape is justified are known as

Accepted Answer

A) biological biasing statements. 
B) gender role adaptations. 
C) rape myths. 
D) sensate focus myths. 
A) biological biasing statements. 
B) gender role adaptations. 
C) rape myths. 
D) sensate focus myths.

Question 5

Discuss the research findings regarding the following theories of sexual orientation: 
(1)sexually antagonistic selection and 
(2)epigenetics and the prenatal hormonal theory of homosexuality; and explain why parenting does not appear to be a cause of homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that one possibility

Question 6

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 7

Regarding current sexual attitudes and behavior, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) This current trend in sexual attitudes and behavior represents a wholesale move toward sexual promiscuity. 
B) The connection between sexuality and love or affection remains strong for most people. 
C) Some of the conservative counter-movement among teenagers may reflect concern about sexually transmitted diseases. 
D) Both premarital sex and cohabitation are still widely viewed as preludes to marriage or as temporary substitutes for it. 
A) This current trend in sexual attitudes and behavior represents a wholesale move toward sexual promiscuity. 
B) The connection between sexuality and love or affection remains strong for most people. 
C) Some of the conservative counter-movement among teenagers may reflect concern about sexually transmitted diseases. 
D) Both premarital sex and cohabitation are still widely viewed as preludes to marriage or as temporary substitutes for it.

Question 8

The majority of child molesters are

Accepted Answer

A) strangers to the child. 
B) mostly single, childless males. 
C) child rapists. 
D) married and fathers. 
A) strangers to the child. 
B) mostly single, childless males. 
C) child rapists. 
D) married and fathers.

Question 9

Learning from one's environment how to act "masculine" or "feminine" is known as

Accepted Answer

A) gender association. 
B) gender role socialization. 
C) gender training. 
D) gender role perception. 
A) gender association. 
B) gender role socialization. 
C) gender training. 
D) gender role perception.

Question 10

Regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Because most of the more common STDs are treatable, many people dismiss the impact they can have on their health. 
B) It is easy to have an infection without knowing it and often impossible to tell whether a sexual partner is infectious. 
C) Chlamydia can, without symptoms, damage a woman's reproductive organs, resulting in infertility. 
D) Gonorrhea causes outward symptoms but has not been shown to damage the fertility of either men or women. 
A) Because most of the more common STDs are treatable, many people dismiss the impact they can have on their health. 
B) It is easy to have an infection without knowing it and often impossible to tell whether a sexual partner is infectious. 
C) Chlamydia can, without symptoms, damage a woman's reproductive organs, resulting in infertility. 
D) Gonorrhea causes outward symptoms but has not been shown to damage the fertility of either men or women.

Question 11

Mrs. Haddad, the sex education teacher, tells the class that at puberty, changes will begin to occur in the bodies of both males and females. Females will experience breast development, their hips will broaden, and their overall body shape will change. Males will grow facial hair and their voices will deepen. Mrs. Haddad is explaining

Accepted Answer

A) primary sex characteristics. 
B) secondary sex characteristics. 
C) the biological biasing effect. 
D) the unfolding of the sexual scripts. 
A) primary sex characteristics. 
B) secondary sex characteristics. 
C) the biological biasing effect. 
D) the unfolding of the sexual scripts.

Question 12

Regarding the sexual double standard, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The double standard refers to using different rules when it comes to judging the appropriateness of male and female sexual behavior. 
B) In the past, the double standard allowed males, but not females, to have premarital sex. 
C) The double standard resulted in a separate, but not equal, view of sexual behavior by men and women. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The double standard refers to using different rules when it comes to judging the appropriateness of male and female sexual behavior. 
B) In the past, the double standard allowed males, but not females, to have premarital sex. 
C) The double standard resulted in a separate, but not equal, view of sexual behavior by men and women. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 13

Breast development, a broadening of the hips, and other changes in body shape make up a female's __________sexual characteristics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Breast development, a broadening of the hips,...

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) Drugs or surgery may be used in the medical treatment of organic erectile disorders. 
B) Counseling is not necessary for organic cases of erectile disorder. 
C) Treatment often includes a series of exercises to free the man of conflicts that interfere with lovemaking. 
D) Involvement of the man's sexual partner usually helps enhance the positive effects of other treatments. 
A) Drugs or surgery may be used in the medical treatment of organic erectile disorders. 
B) Counseling is not necessary for organic cases of erectile disorder. 
C) Treatment often includes a series of exercises to free the man of conflicts that interfere with lovemaking. 
D) Involvement of the man's sexual partner usually helps enhance the positive effects of other treatments.

Question 15

The spread of the AIDS virus is occurring

Accepted Answer

A) only among homosexuals. 
B) only among bisexuals. 
C) only among drug users. 
D) among homosexuals, bisexuals, and heterosexuals. 
A) only among homosexuals. 
B) only among bisexuals. 
C) only among drug users. 
D) among homosexuals, bisexuals, and heterosexuals.

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered "neutral" traits on the Bem Sex Role Inventory?

Accepted Answer

A) truthful and friendly 
B) self-reliant and loyal 
C) athletic and decisive 
D) cheerful and child-like 
A) truthful and friendly 
B) self-reliant and loyal 
C) athletic and decisive 
D) cheerful and child-like

Question 17

Regarding the human sex drive, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) A natural decline in sex drive typically accompanies aging. 
B) The crucial factor for an extended sex life appears to be regularity and opportunity. 
C) The human sex drive all but disappears after age 70. 
D) As one ages, there is a reduced output of sex hormones, especially testosterone. 
A) A natural decline in sex drive typically accompanies aging. 
B) The crucial factor for an extended sex life appears to be regularity and opportunity. 
C) The human sex drive all but disappears after age 70. 
D) As one ages, there is a reduced output of sex hormones, especially testosterone.

Question 18

Jim has had no interest in sex for the last three years and this greatly troubles him. Jim's diagnosis would be

Accepted Answer

A) sexual aversion. 
B) hypoactive sexual desire. 
C) male erectile disorder. 
D) none of these. 
A) sexual aversion. 
B) hypoactive sexual desire. 
C) male erectile disorder. 
D) none of these.

Question 19

Regarding homosexuality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Gay and lesbians tend to hate most persons of the opposite sex. 
B) Homosexual people are found in all walks of life, at all social and economic levels, and in all cultural groups. 
C) When stresses of prejudice are factored out, homosexual persons are no more likely to have emotional problems than heterosexual persons. 
D) The problems faced by lesbians and gay men tend to be related to rejection by family and discrimination in hiring and housing. 
A) Gay and lesbians tend to hate most persons of the opposite sex. 
B) Homosexual people are found in all walks of life, at all social and economic levels, and in all cultural groups. 
C) When stresses of prejudice are factored out, homosexual persons are no more likely to have emotional problems than heterosexual persons. 
D) The problems faced by lesbians and gay men tend to be related to rejection by family and discrimination in hiring and housing.

Question 20

Regarding the causes of sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Several genes have recently been identified that appear to influence the sexual orientation in men. 
B) One theory of homosexuality involves sexually antagonistic selection, in which the same genes are expressed differently in males and females. 
C) Homosexuality can be caused by hormone imbalances in adulthood with the hormone levels of most gay men and lesbians being atypical. 
D) According to the prenatal hormonal theory of homosexuality, some male fetuses are exposed to too little testosterone, while some female fetuses are exposed to too much testosterone. 
A) Several genes have recently been identified that appear to influence the sexual orientation in men. 
B) One theory of homosexuality involves sexually antagonistic selection, in which the same genes are expressed differently in males and females. 
C) Homosexuality can be caused by hormone imbalances in adulthood with the hormone levels of most gay men and lesbians being atypical. 
D) According to the prenatal hormonal theory of homosexuality, some male fetuses are exposed to too little testosterone, while some female fetuses are exposed to too much testosterone.

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

Regarding premature ejaculation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jake's parents tell him that he is a "big strong brave little man," while they tell his little sister that she is "sweet, kind, and polite." These favored patterns of behavior being taught by the parents are called

False beliefs about rape that tend to blame the victim and increase the likelihood that some men will think that rape is justified are known as

Discuss the research findings regarding the following theories of sexual orientation: (1)sexually antagonistic selection and (2)epigenetics and the prenatal hormonal theory of homosexuality; and explain why parenting does not appear to be a cause of homosexuality.

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

Regarding current sexual attitudes and behavior, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The majority of child molesters are

Learning from one's environment how to act "masculine" or "feminine" is known as

Regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the sexual double standard, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Breast development, a broadening of the hips, and other changes in body shape make up a female's __________sexual characteristics.

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

The spread of the AIDS virus is occurring

Which of the following would be considered "neutral" traits on the Bem Sex Role Inventory?

Regarding the human sex drive, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jim has had no interest in sex for the last three years and this greatly troubles him. Jim's diagnosis would be

Regarding homosexuality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the causes of sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Exam 11: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

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

Regarding premature ejaculation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jake's parents tell him that he is a "big strong brave little man," while they tell his little sister that she is "sweet, kind, and polite." These favored patterns of behavior being taught by the parents are called

False beliefs about rape that tend to blame the victim and increase the likelihood that some men will think that rape is justified are known as

Discuss the research findings regarding the following theories of sexual orientation: (1)sexually antagonistic selection and (2)epigenetics and the prenatal hormonal theory of homosexuality; and explain why parenting does not appear to be a cause of homosexuality.

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

Regarding current sexual attitudes and behavior, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The majority of child molesters are

Learning from one's environment how to act "masculine" or "feminine" is known as

Regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the sexual double standard, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Breast development, a broadening of the hips, and other changes in body shape make up a female's __________sexual characteristics.

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

The spread of the AIDS virus is occurring

Which of the following would be considered "neutral" traits on the Bem Sex Role Inventory?

Regarding the human sex drive, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jim has had no interest in sex for the last three years and this greatly troubles him. Jim's diagnosis would be

Regarding homosexuality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the causes of sexual orientation, 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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