Exam 10: Sexuality and Gender

Are men and women really as different as the popular book Men Are From Mars; Women Are From Venus suggests? Discuss the evidence regarding potential gender differences in brain structure, cognition, and aggression.

Gender differences in cognition have _____ over the past several decades.

The human sexual response cycle ends with the resolution phase.

Annually, about _____% of the new STI cases in the United States occur among individuals aged 15 to 24 years.

The textbook notes that "MRI and fMRI can be used to study sexual arousal during intercourse . . . " In such research, fMRI would use _____ to reveal _____.

According to the gender similarities hypothesis, researchers are LEAST likely to find gender differences in:

General categories of sexual dysfunction do NOT include problems with:

The textbook suggests that the sample Kinsey used in his research was:

According to Alfred Kinsey, heterosexuality and homosexuality are BEST thought of as:

Ali is a young newlywed. Neither she nor her husband has been married before. The likelihood that Ali's marriage will last 20 years is about:

Biology is to culture as sex is to gender.

Kinsey's sample was representative.

When a man and a woman conceive a child, the man always contributes a Y chromosome.

Research suggests that the likelihood that a boy will become a gay man is _____ associated with the number of older brothers he has.

Which choice BEST expresses historical trends in the treatment of fetishism?

Jackson's burning urination suggests he may have syphilis.

In the United States, the proportion of individuals who identify as transgender is:

Julie is 3, which means that she probably understands gender roles.

Worldwide, about _____% of people are happy with their sex life.

Name four of the paraphilias listed in your text. State the basis of sexual arousal in each.