Exam 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

A researcher wants to study people's behavior on first time dates so he/she joins an Internet dating service. What type of research method would this be?

What are four common problems to be considered when conducting sexuality research? For each, discuss how the problem is specific to sexuality-related research.

Sigmund Freud believed that our basic personality is formed by events that happen to us in the first six years of life.

Which researcher founded the Institute for Sexology and, believing that homosexuality was genetic, argued for the repeal of laws against homosexuality and bisexuality?

Early sexuality researchers from the 19th century concentrated on the healthy and positive aspects of sexuality.

A couple comes to a lab and has sexual intercourse first with no one observing, then comes back and has sex while hooked up to a variety of instruments to measure changes in erection and vaginal lubrication. This couple might have been participants in a study done by which researcher(s)?

Explain how sexuality research has been problem driven and give two examples.

According to Sigmund Freud, someone who has frequent casual sexual encounters and refuses to commit long-term to a partner because it would get in the way of his/her own goals, would be stuck in the _____ stage of development:

According to your text, what is one reason the results from the National College Health Assessment study may not be generalizable to all college students?

Which theory emphasizes the structure of the personality on the unconscious nature of sexuality?

What is one of the findings from the 2013 National College Health Assessment study?

Queer theory supports slow, steady social change.

Which person is MOST likely to participate in a sexuality research study?

Across the globe, the most common time for heterosexual people to engage in sexual activity is when they wake up in the morning.

What is a potential criticism of the research of Masters and Johnson?

Related to research and skepticism, what method is thought to elicit greater responses on sensitive questions?

Describe steps that Kinsey took with his choice of sampling and data collection methods to avoid bias in his findings.

What is TRUE about Evelyn Hooker's research?

Sociological theorists analyze gender roles as the most significant way that an individual's sexuality identity is formed.

The 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior found condom use was higher among African Americans than among White Americans.