Question 1

One way to think about porn is as a supernormal stimulus, which means that it

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A) results in overstimulation of the somatosensory area of the brain. 
B) causes a person of every sexual orientation to become hypersexual. 
C) is more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter. 
D) can result in the person developing atypical sexual behaviors. 
A) results in overstimulation of the somatosensory area of the brain. 
B) causes a person of every sexual orientation to become hypersexual. 
C) is more potent than the stimuli we have evolved to encounter. 
D) can result in the person developing atypical sexual behaviors.

Question 2

Traditional sexual scripts involve

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A) casual sex between strangers. 
B) casual sex between friends. 
C) sex taking place between a couple only after marriage. 
D) sex that may be premarital or not but involves courtship and romance. 
A) casual sex between strangers. 
B) casual sex between friends. 
C) sex taking place between a couple only after marriage. 
D) sex that may be premarital or not but involves courtship and romance.

Question 3

Nonconsenting persons are the focus of which of the following paraphilic disorders?

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A) sexual masochism disorder and sexual sadism disorder 
B) fetishistic disorder and transvestic disorder 
C) pedophilic disorder and exhibitionistic disorder 
D) all of these 
A) sexual masochism disorder and sexual sadism disorder 
B) fetishistic disorder and transvestic disorder 
C) pedophilic disorder and exhibitionistic disorder 
D) all of these

Question 4

According to your text, in order for greater acceptance of sexuality to be constructive,

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A) individuals must feel they have the right to say "no" to sex. 
B) people must feel that they have choices regarding when, where, how, and with whom they will express their sexuality. 
C) sexual freedom needs to be combined with responsibility, caring, and commitment. 
D) all of these must be true. 
A) individuals must feel they have the right to say "no" to sex. 
B) people must feel that they have choices regarding when, where, how, and with whom they will express their sexuality. 
C) sexual freedom needs to be combined with responsibility, caring, and commitment. 
D) all of these must be true.

Question 5

The process of learning gender behaviors regarded as appropriate for one's sex in a given culture is called

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A) sexual scripting. 
B) biological biasing. 
C) gender role socialization. 
D) sexual orientation. 
A) sexual scripting. 
B) biological biasing. 
C) gender role socialization. 
D) sexual orientation.

Question 6

Regarding sexual orientation and shifts in sexual behavior, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

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A) Sexual orientation is mainly a learned behavior and, therefore, unstable and changeable. 
B) There is a 50\50 chance that an exclusively homosexual person can be "converted" to a heterosexual sexual orientation through intense therapy. 
C) If a person's sexual behavior shifts from heterosexual to homosexual, it is usually because these people either realized they had been untrue to their actual sexual orientation or else they are basically bisexual. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Sexual orientation is mainly a learned behavior and, therefore, unstable and changeable. 
B) There is a 50\50 chance that an exclusively homosexual person can be "converted" to a heterosexual sexual orientation through intense therapy. 
C) If a person's sexual behavior shifts from heterosexual to homosexual, it is usually because these people either realized they had been untrue to their actual sexual orientation or else they are basically bisexual. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 7

Hormonal differences during pregnancy have been shown to actually alter areas of the unborn child's brain that orchestrate sexual behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the problems faced by male homosexuals and lesbians and the false stereotypes that have led to many of these problems.

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Answer will include that the problems fa

Question 9

Sexual abusers of children often

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A) act with others. 
B) target the child at first through bribes, gifts, and games. 
C) abuse the child at the child's home. 
D) do all of these. 
A) act with others. 
B) target the child at first through bribes, gifts, and games. 
C) abuse the child at the child's home. 
D) do all of these.

Question 10

Secondary sex characteristics occur in response to hormonal signals from the __________ gland.

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A) pituitary 
B) Cowper's 
C) Bartholin 
D) pineal 
A) pituitary 
B) Cowper's 
C) Bartholin 
D) pineal

Question 11

A person who has little or no sexual motivation or has too much is suffering from a(n)__________ disorder.

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A) arousal 
B) orgasm 
C) desire 
D) sexual pain 
A) arousal 
B) orgasm 
C) desire 
D) sexual pain

Question 12

The trend toward casual sex is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

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A) sexual scripts, such as "friends with benefits" and the "hook-up script". 
B) more homosexual and bisexual encounters. 
C) alcohol use and unsafe sexual behaviors. 
D) depression in young women. 
A) sexual scripts, such as "friends with benefits" and the "hook-up script". 
B) more homosexual and bisexual encounters. 
C) alcohol use and unsafe sexual behaviors. 
D) depression in young women.

Question 13

Which disorder exists when a specific sexual response occurs reflexively or when the man cannot tolerate high levels of excitement at the plateau stage of arousal?

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A) male orgasmic disorder 
B) premature ejaculation 
C) male erectile dysfunction 
D) dyspareunia 
A) male orgasmic disorder 
B) premature ejaculation 
C) male erectile dysfunction 
D) dyspareunia

Question 14

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

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A) Approximately 50 percent of young adult men have problems with premature ejaculation. 
B) Ejaculation is considered premature if it consistently occurs before the man and his partner want it to occur. 
C) The treatment for premature ejaculation is a very complex procedure that has not been highly successful. 
D) Theories to explain premature ejaculation include a hostility toward the man's partner and early male sexual experiences that tend to encourage rapid climax. 
A) Approximately 50 percent of young adult men have problems with premature ejaculation. 
B) Ejaculation is considered premature if it consistently occurs before the man and his partner want it to occur. 
C) The treatment for premature ejaculation is a very complex procedure that has not been highly successful. 
D) Theories to explain premature ejaculation include a hostility toward the man's partner and early male sexual experiences that tend to encourage rapid climax.

Question 15

Regarding a comparison of sexuality in the United States, Canada, and other countries, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) People from the United States and other industrialized nations are more likely to have had two or more recent sexual partners. 
B) A survey of 59 nations found that a "sexual revolution" has not occurred in most developing countries. 
C) In the countries in Africa where AIDS is epidemic, Africans report having more sexual partners than their counterparts in developing countries. 
D) On average, teenagers around the world have their first sexual experience at the same age as American teenagers. 
A) People from the United States and other industrialized nations are more likely to have had two or more recent sexual partners. 
B) A survey of 59 nations found that a "sexual revolution" has not occurred in most developing countries. 
C) In the countries in Africa where AIDS is epidemic, Africans report having more sexual partners than their counterparts in developing countries. 
D) On average, teenagers around the world have their first sexual experience at the same age as American teenagers.

Question 16

Regarding gay and lesbian persons, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Homosexual people are found in all walks of life, at all social and economic levels, and in all cultural groups. 
B) Most homosexual people have at one time or another suffered verbal abuse and social rejection, which contributes to high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking. 
C) Homosexuals are rarely able to maintain long-term, monogamous relationships. 
D) Most lesbian and gay men were raised by heterosexual parents, while most children raised by gay or lesbian parents become heterosexual. 
A) Homosexual people are found in all walks of life, at all social and economic levels, and in all cultural groups. 
B) Most homosexual people have at one time or another suffered verbal abuse and social rejection, which contributes to high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking. 
C) Homosexuals are rarely able to maintain long-term, monogamous relationships. 
D) Most lesbian and gay men were raised by heterosexual parents, while most children raised by gay or lesbian parents become heterosexual.

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT secrete sex hormones?

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A) testes 
B) thyroid glands 
C) ovaries 
D) adrenal glands 
A) testes 
B) thyroid glands 
C) ovaries 
D) adrenal glands

Question 18

Beginning at what age do boys start to play mostly with boys, while girls play with girls?

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A) 18 months of age 
B) three years of age 
C) five years of age 
D) seven years of age 
A) 18 months of age 
B) three years of age 
C) five years of age 
D) seven years of age

Question 19

Professor Constantine is discussing the four dimensions of sex with his psychology class. Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions he would discuss?

Accepted Answer

A) genetic sex 
B) androgynous sex 
C) hormonal sex 
D) gonadal sex 
A) genetic sex 
B) androgynous sex 
C) hormonal sex 
D) gonadal sex

Question 20

Regarding safer sex practices and HIV\AIDS, which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Unless a person completely abstains, sex can be made safer but not risk free. 
B) Sexually active persons should practice safer sex until their partner's sexual history and\or health has been clearly established. 
C) Since the beginning of the epidemic to the present, gay men have continued to show significant decreases in risky sex and increases in monogamous relationships. 
D) A study of heterosexual adults found that the majority did not practice safer sex with their last partner. 
A) Unless a person completely abstains, sex can be made safer but not risk free. 
B) Sexually active persons should practice safer sex until their partner's sexual history and\or health has been clearly established. 
C) Since the beginning of the epidemic to the present, gay men have continued to show significant decreases in risky sex and increases in monogamous relationships. 
D) A study of heterosexual adults found that the majority did not practice safer sex with their last partner.

One way to think about porn is as a supernormal stimulus, which means that it

Traditional sexual scripts involve

Nonconsenting persons are the focus of which of the following paraphilic disorders?

According to your text, in order for greater acceptance of sexuality to be constructive,

The process of learning gender behaviors regarded as appropriate for one's sex in a given culture is called

Regarding sexual orientation and shifts in sexual behavior, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Hormonal differences during pregnancy have been shown to actually alter areas of the unborn child's brain that orchestrate sexual behavior.

Discuss the problems faced by male homosexuals and lesbians and the false stereotypes that have led to many of these problems.

Sexual abusers of children often

Secondary sex characteristics occur in response to hormonal signals from the __________ gland.

A person who has little or no sexual motivation or has too much is suffering from a(n)__________ disorder.

The trend toward casual sex is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Which disorder exists when a specific sexual response occurs reflexively or when the man cannot tolerate high levels of excitement at the plateau stage of arousal?

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

Regarding a comparison of sexuality in the United States, Canada, and other countries, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding gay and lesbian persons, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following does NOT secrete sex hormones?

Beginning at what age do boys start to play mostly with boys, while girls play with girls?

Professor Constantine is discussing the four dimensions of sex with his psychology class. Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions he would discuss?

Regarding safer sex practices and HIV\AIDS, which of the following is FALSE?

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Exam 11: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

One way to think about porn is as a supernormal stimulus, which means that it

Traditional sexual scripts involve

Nonconsenting persons are the focus of which of the following paraphilic disorders?

According to your text, in order for greater acceptance of sexuality to be constructive,

The process of learning gender behaviors regarded as appropriate for one's sex in a given culture is called

Regarding sexual orientation and shifts in sexual behavior, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Hormonal differences during pregnancy have been shown to actually alter areas of the unborn child's brain that orchestrate sexual behavior.

Discuss the problems faced by male homosexuals and lesbians and the false stereotypes that have led to many of these problems.

Sexual abusers of children often

Secondary sex characteristics occur in response to hormonal signals from the __________ gland.

A person who has little or no sexual motivation or has too much is suffering from a(n)__________ disorder.

The trend toward casual sex is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Which disorder exists when a specific sexual response occurs reflexively or when the man cannot tolerate high levels of excitement at the plateau stage of arousal?

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

Regarding a comparison of sexuality in the United States, Canada, and other countries, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding gay and lesbian persons, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following does NOT secrete sex hormones?

Beginning at what age do boys start to play mostly with boys, while girls play with girls?

Professor Constantine is discussing the four dimensions of sex with his psychology class. Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions he would discuss?

Regarding safer sex practices and HIV\AIDS, which of the following 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

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Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

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Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

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