Question 1

Which group of teens was found to have lower GPAs, care less about school, and experience more school problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstinent teens 
B)  Teens in a serious relationship 
C)  Teens engaging in casual sex 
D)  All of these groups were similar in terms of academic outcomes. 
A)  Abstinent teens 
B)  Teens in a serious relationship 
C)  Teens engaging in casual sex 
D)  All of these groups were similar in terms of academic outcomes.

Question 2

Casual parental attitudes towards nudity and seeing parents naked are correlated with lower levels of self-esteem in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is true of teenage pregnancy rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teen birth rates in the U.S. have increased steadily since the early 1990s. 
B)  Teen birth rates in the U.S. are significantly lower than those in other industrialized nations. 
C)  The United States is ahead of most other Western countries in providing specialized services for teen mothers. 
D)  Teen birth rates in the United States have declined since the 1990s. 
A)  Teen birth rates in the U.S. have increased steadily since the early 1990s. 
B)  Teen birth rates in the U.S. are significantly lower than those in other industrialized nations. 
C)  The United States is ahead of most other Western countries in providing specialized services for teen mothers. 
D)  Teen birth rates in the United States have declined since the 1990s.

Question 4

Cross-cultural studies show that the majority of teens worldwide are receiving adequate sexuality education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research on parent-adolescent communication has found that boys are more likely to learn about sex from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious figures and siblings. 
B)  Their peers and the media. 
C)  Their mothers and peers. 
D)  Their fathers and the media. 
A)  Religious figures and siblings. 
B)  Their peers and the media. 
C)  Their mothers and peers. 
D)  Their fathers and the media.

Question 6

If you want your son or daughter to delay the age of first sexual behaviors, and avoid STIs and unintended pregnancy, what should you consider doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talk to them about sex early and often. 
B)  Have them participate in a comprehensive sexuality education program. 
C)  Encourage abstinence along with providing information about contraception. 
D)  All of these 
A)  Talk to them about sex early and often. 
B)  Have them participate in a comprehensive sexuality education program. 
C)  Encourage abstinence along with providing information about contraception. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

Which description is LEAST likely to have been a recent study done in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding the link between age of first sexual encounter and teen pregnancy 
B)  Understanding the potential cause for increasing rates of STIs among teens 
C)  The impact of abstinence education on the sexual behaviors of adolescents 
D)  An exploration of how sexual orientation influences adolescents' perceptions of themselves as sexual beings 
A)  Understanding the link between age of first sexual encounter and teen pregnancy 
B)  Understanding the potential cause for increasing rates of STIs among teens 
C)  The impact of abstinence education on the sexual behaviors of adolescents 
D)  An exploration of how sexual orientation influences adolescents' perceptions of themselves as sexual beings

Question 8

When a 4-year-old child has an erection, we can most likely assume:

Accepted Answer

A)  That his physiology is functioning normally. 
B)  That he has experienced something causing him to be sexually aroused. 
C)  That he is likely to feel embarrassed about his erection. 
D)  That he is not likely to have erectile dysfunction later in his life. 
A)  That his physiology is functioning normally. 
B)  That he has experienced something causing him to be sexually aroused. 
C)  That he is likely to feel embarrassed about his erection. 
D)  That he is not likely to have erectile dysfunction later in his life.

Question 9

What type of sexuality-related questions are the most common for children to ask first?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is a period? 
B)  Where do babies get outside of the mommy? 
C)  Why do mommies and daddies kiss like that? 
D)  Why do boys have a penis and girls have a vagina? 
A)  What is a period? 
B)  Where do babies get outside of the mommy? 
C)  Why do mommies and daddies kiss like that? 
D)  Why do boys have a penis and girls have a vagina?

Question 10

Discuss the standard measures that are used to determine success of a sexuality program. What are the limitations of these measures? Name at least 2 other measures suggested by the author of your text related to the effects of sexuality education programs and why they are hard to measure.

Accepted Answer

The standard measures used to determine

Question 11

According to information in your text, which of the following factors increased the risk for an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls who go through puberty early 
B)  Boys and girls who experience puberty later than majority of their peers 
C)  Boys who go through puberty early 
D)  Receiving information about sex prior to the 5th grade 
A)  Girls who go through puberty early 
B)  Boys and girls who experience puberty later than majority of their peers 
C)  Boys who go through puberty early 
D)  Receiving information about sex prior to the 5th grade

Question 12

Identify the three social factors discussed in your text that influence teens' sexuality. For each, give an explanation of how it influences teens and a specific research finding for that influence.

Accepted Answer

The three social factors discussed in th

Question 13

Most studies about the effects of sexuality education programs include measures of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes in attitude related to sexuality. 
B)  Level of communication skills related to sexuality. 
C)  Feelings of confidence and overall mental health. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  Changes in attitude related to sexuality. 
B)  Level of communication skills related to sexuality. 
C)  Feelings of confidence and overall mental health. 
D)  None of these.

Question 14

On average, which of these signs of puberty are most likely to occur first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys experience their first ejaculation. 
B)  Girls experience their first period. 
C)  Girls develop breast buds and the appearance of pubic hair. 
D)  Boys have the appearance of pubic hair. 
A)  Boys experience their first ejaculation. 
B)  Girls experience their first period. 
C)  Girls develop breast buds and the appearance of pubic hair. 
D)  Boys have the appearance of pubic hair.

Question 15

What is the technical term used for first ejaculation in boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spermarche 
B)  Nocturnal emission 
C)  Semenarche 
D)  Spermatogenesis 
A)  Spermarche 
B)  Nocturnal emission 
C)  Semenarche 
D)  Spermatogenesis

Question 16

All of these statements are true regarding heterosexual intercourse EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rates of sexual intercourse among teens has been declining since 1988. 
B)  On average, Black males engage in sexual intercourse earlier than White males. 
C)  Rates of initiation of sexual intercourse are similar across comparable developed countries. 
D)  Nearly 90% of males and females report they wanted to have sexual intercourse the first time they did. 
A)  Rates of sexual intercourse among teens has been declining since 1988. 
B)  On average, Black males engage in sexual intercourse earlier than White males. 
C)  Rates of initiation of sexual intercourse are similar across comparable developed countries. 
D)  Nearly 90% of males and females report they wanted to have sexual intercourse the first time they did.

Question 17

Teens who delay sexual activity are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Feel a personal connection to their family. 
B)  Discuss sex and abstinence with their parents. 
C)  Have higher intelligence levels. 
D)  All of these 
A)  Feel a personal connection to their family. 
B)  Discuss sex and abstinence with their parents. 
C)  Have higher intelligence levels. 
D)  All of these

Question 18

What is a common criticism of many of the studies related to childhood sexuality (e.g., information from Kinsey's data of 1948 and 1953)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most are completed using participants who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. 
B)  Most do not ask children questions directly but rely on parents to judge their children's sexuality development. 
C)  Most are retrospective in nature and rely on older adults to remember what they did when they were young. 
D)  More studies have relied on information from girls because they are more likely to be open about their early childhood experiences. 
A)  Most are completed using participants who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. 
B)  Most do not ask children questions directly but rely on parents to judge their children's sexuality development. 
C)  Most are retrospective in nature and rely on older adults to remember what they did when they were young. 
D)  More studies have relied on information from girls because they are more likely to be open about their early childhood experiences.

Question 19

Discuss the common patterns of sexual contact among teens. For example, do girls or boys engage in behaviors such as kissing and petting earlier; what has been found related to oral sex; are there gender differences, ethnic differences; what about anal sex?

Accepted Answer

The common patterns of sexual contact am

Question 20

What have studies related to sibling sexual contact found?

Accepted Answer

A)  While sex games or fondling are fairly common, sexual contact between siblings is more likely to be harmful when there is a large age difference between siblings. 
B)  Sex games or fondling are not common between siblings and when they do happen it is usually an indicator of sexual abuse occurring in the family. 
C)  While sex play in general is uncommon, when it does happen it typically involves penetration and/or oral stimulation of the genitals. 
D)  Coerced sex play is more common between brothers than between sisters. 
A)  While sex games or fondling are fairly common, sexual contact between siblings is more likely to be harmful when there is a large age difference between siblings. 
B)  Sex games or fondling are not common between siblings and when they do happen it is usually an indicator of sexual abuse occurring in the family. 
C)  While sex play in general is uncommon, when it does happen it typically involves penetration and/or oral stimulation of the genitals. 
D)  Coerced sex play is more common between brothers than between sisters.

Which group of teens was found to have lower GPAs, care less about school, and experience more school problems?

Casual parental attitudes towards nudity and seeing parents naked are correlated with lower levels of self-esteem in children.

What is true of teenage pregnancy rates?

Cross-cultural studies show that the majority of teens worldwide are receiving adequate sexuality education.

Research on parent-adolescent communication has found that boys are more likely to learn about sex from:

If you want your son or daughter to delay the age of first sexual behaviors, and avoid STIs and unintended pregnancy, what should you consider doing?

Which description is LEAST likely to have been a recent study done in the United States?

When a 4-year-old child has an erection, we can most likely assume:

What type of sexuality-related questions are the most common for children to ask first?

Discuss the standard measures that are used to determine success of a sexuality program. What are the limitations of these measures? Name at least 2 other measures suggested by the author of your text related to the effects of sexuality education programs and why they are hard to measure.

According to information in your text, which of the following factors increased the risk for an eating disorder?

Identify the three social factors discussed in your text that influence teens' sexuality. For each, give an explanation of how it influences teens and a specific research finding for that influence.

Most studies about the effects of sexuality education programs include measures of:

On average, which of these signs of puberty are most likely to occur first?

What is the technical term used for first ejaculation in boys?

All of these statements are true regarding heterosexual intercourse EXCEPT:

Teens who delay sexual activity are more likely to:

What is a common criticism of many of the studies related to childhood sexuality (e.g., information from Kinsey's data of 1948 and 1953)?

Discuss the common patterns of sexual contact among teens. For example, do girls or boys engage in behaviors such as kissing and petting earlier; what has been found related to oral sex; are there gender differences, ethnic differences; what about anal sex?

What have studies related to sibling sexual contact found?

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Sexual Orientation

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Exam 8: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

Which group of teens was found to have lower GPAs, care less about school, and experience more school problems?

Casual parental attitudes towards nudity and seeing parents naked are correlated with lower levels of self-esteem in children.

What is true of teenage pregnancy rates?

Cross-cultural studies show that the majority of teens worldwide are receiving adequate sexuality education.

Research on parent-adolescent communication has found that boys are more likely to learn about sex from:

If you want your son or daughter to delay the age of first sexual behaviors, and avoid STIs and unintended pregnancy, what should you consider doing?

Which description is LEAST likely to have been a recent study done in the United States?

When a 4-year-old child has an erection, we can most likely assume:

What type of sexuality-related questions are the most common for children to ask first?

Discuss the standard measures that are used to determine success of a sexuality program. What are the limitations of these measures? Name at least 2 other measures suggested by the author of your text related to the effects of sexuality education programs and why they are hard to measure.

According to information in your text, which of the following factors increased the risk for an eating disorder?

Identify the three social factors discussed in your text that influence teens' sexuality. For each, give an explanation of how it influences teens and a specific research finding for that influence.

Most studies about the effects of sexuality education programs include measures of:

On average, which of these signs of puberty are most likely to occur first?

What is the technical term used for first ejaculation in boys?

All of these statements are true regarding heterosexual intercourse EXCEPT:

Teens who delay sexual activity are more likely to:

What is a common criticism of many of the studies related to childhood sexuality (e.g., information from Kinsey's data of 1948 and 1953)?

Discuss the common patterns of sexual contact among teens. For example, do girls or boys engage in behaviors such as kissing and petting earlier; what has been found related to oral sex; are there gender differences, ethnic differences; what about anal sex?

What have studies related to sibling sexual contact found?

Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present

Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

Communication and Sexuality

Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity

Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Love and Intimacy

Adult Sexual Relationships

Sexual Expression

Sexual Orientation

Pregnancy and Birth

Contraception and Abortion

Challenges to Sexual Functioning

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Varieties of Sexual Expression

Power and Coercion

Sexuality in the Media and the Arts

Filters