Question 1

Researcher Alfred Kinsey verified instances of orgasm in boys as young as __________ of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  five months. 
B)  18 months. 
C)  four years. 
D)  seven years. 
A)  five months. 
B)  18 months. 
C)  four years. 
D)  seven years.

Question 2

Regarding masturbation,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are only compelled to masturbate because they lack a sex partner. 
B)  The only negative effects of masturbation come from learned attitudes. 
C)  Masturbation occurs because of immaturity and low self-esteem. 
D)  Masturbation is presently seen as an abnormal sexual behavior. 
A)  People are only compelled to masturbate because they lack a sex partner. 
B)  The only negative effects of masturbation come from learned attitudes. 
C)  Masturbation occurs because of immaturity and low self-esteem. 
D)  Masturbation is presently seen as an abnormal sexual behavior.

Question 3

Regarding masturbation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-stimulation has been observed in infants under one year of age. 
B)  People are only compelled to masturbate because they lack a sexual partner. 
C)  Of those surveyed, 89 percent of women and 95 percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time. 
D)  Approximately 70 percent of married women and men masturbate at least occasionally. 
A)  Self-stimulation has been observed in infants under one year of age. 
B)  People are only compelled to masturbate because they lack a sexual partner. 
C)  Of those surveyed, 89 percent of women and 95 percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time. 
D)  Approximately 70 percent of married women and men masturbate at least occasionally.

Question 4

As compared to highly masculine or highly feminine individuals,androgynous individuals tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  have higher emotional intelligence. 
B)  be more flexible when it comes to coping with difficult situations. 
C)  be more satisfied with their lives. 
D)  exhibit all of these characteristics. 
A)  have higher emotional intelligence. 
B)  be more flexible when it comes to coping with difficult situations. 
C)  be more satisfied with their lives. 
D)  exhibit all of these characteristics.

Question 5

Regarding sex reassignment,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex reassignment is performed to treat cases of transsexuality and intersexuality. 
B)  Sex reassignment involves both surgery to reconfigure the external appearance of the genitals and hormone treatments to shift the chemical balance in the body. 
C)  Adults who deliberately seek sex reassignment are generally unhappy with the results. 
D)  Sex reassignments are performed on both children and adults. 
A)  Sex reassignment is performed to treat cases of transsexuality and intersexuality. 
B)  Sex reassignment involves both surgery to reconfigure the external appearance of the genitals and hormone treatments to shift the chemical balance in the body. 
C)  Adults who deliberately seek sex reassignment are generally unhappy with the results. 
D)  Sex reassignments are performed on both children and adults.

Question 6

Harry loves to go into a crowded elevator and intentionally "rub" up against the women in the elevator.If they protest,he just tells them it was an "accident" because it is so crowded there.Harry's paraphilia is called

Accepted Answer

A)  frotteurism. 
B)  exhibitionism. 
C)  pedophilia. 
D)  voyeurism. 
A)  frotteurism. 
B)  exhibitionism. 
C)  pedophilia. 
D)  voyeurism.

Question 7

Which of the following is supported by studies of sexual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is rare for children to engage in preadolescent sex play. 
B)  It is uncommon for children aged two to five to show their genitals. 
C)  Orgasm cannot occur until secondary sex characteristics develop at puberty. 
D)  A potential for sexual arousal is apparent at or soon after birth. 
A)  It is rare for children to engage in preadolescent sex play. 
B)  It is uncommon for children aged two to five to show their genitals. 
C)  Orgasm cannot occur until secondary sex characteristics develop at puberty. 
D)  A potential for sexual arousal is apparent at or soon after birth.

Question 8

Strict public standards of sexual behavior

Accepted Answer

A)  are actual laws in some states of the United States. 
B)  regard any sexual activity other than face-to-face heterosexual intercourse between married adults as "deviant." 
C)  are often at odds with private sexual behavior. 
D)  are characterized by all of these. 
A)  are actual laws in some states of the United States. 
B)  regard any sexual activity other than face-to-face heterosexual intercourse between married adults as "deviant." 
C)  are often at odds with private sexual behavior. 
D)  are characterized by all of these.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It is unlikely that the United States will undergo a wholesale return to less liberal times. 
B)  Premarital intercourse represents a major rejection of traditional values and responsible behavior. 
C)  Sexual behavior has increased in the last 40 years, although it does not seem to represent a wholesale move toward sexual promiscuity. 
D)  Changes in sexual attitudes and behaviors over the last 40 years appear to reflect a greater acceptance of sexuality rather than a total rejection of earlier values. 
A)  It is unlikely that the United States will undergo a wholesale return to less liberal times. 
B)  Premarital intercourse represents a major rejection of traditional values and responsible behavior. 
C)  Sexual behavior has increased in the last 40 years, although it does not seem to represent a wholesale move toward sexual promiscuity. 
D)  Changes in sexual attitudes and behaviors over the last 40 years appear to reflect a greater acceptance of sexuality rather than a total rejection of earlier values.

Question 10

Regarding the effects of molestation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Molestation is especially damaging if the perpetrator was a relative, parent, or other person close to the victim. 
B)  As adults, victims of molestation often develop sexual phobias. 
C)  A single incident of fondling almost always causes severe emotional harm to most children. 
D)  As adults, many victims of molestation continue to have terrifying memories of the childhood victimization. 
A)  Molestation is especially damaging if the perpetrator was a relative, parent, or other person close to the victim. 
B)  As adults, victims of molestation often develop sexual phobias. 
C)  A single incident of fondling almost always causes severe emotional harm to most children. 
D)  As adults, many victims of molestation continue to have terrifying memories of the childhood victimization.

Question 11

Fetishism involves sexual arousal

Accepted Answer

A)  associated with inanimate objects. 
B)  associated with painful stimuli. 
C)  through the molestation of children. 
D)  related to flashing others. 
A)  associated with inanimate objects. 
B)  associated with painful stimuli. 
C)  through the molestation of children. 
D)  related to flashing others.

Question 12

Regarding exhibitionists,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exhibitionists feel a deep sense of inadequacy. 
B)  Exhibitionists tend to become frightened if the victim appears shocked. 
C)  Exhibitionists actually represent one of the rarest sexual problems. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Exhibitionists feel a deep sense of inadequacy. 
B)  Exhibitionists tend to become frightened if the victim appears shocked. 
C)  Exhibitionists actually represent one of the rarest sexual problems. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  One poll found that 80 percent of people think that extramarital sex is acceptable under
Some circumstances. 
B)  Over a year, only about four percent of married people have sex partners other than
Their spouse. 
C)  In a 1990 poll, more than 70 percent of young adults said they approved of premarital sex. 
D)  Changes in actual sexual behavior are still larger than changes in attitudes. 
A)  One poll found that 80 percent of people think that extramarital sex is acceptable under
Some circumstances. 
B)  Over a year, only about four percent of married people have sex partners other than
Their spouse. 
C)  In a 1990 poll, more than 70 percent of young adults said they approved of premarital sex. 
D)  Changes in actual sexual behavior are still larger than changes in attitudes.

Question 14

Frotteurism involves

Accepted Answer

A)  displaying one's genitals to unwilling viewers. 
B)  achieving sexual pleasure with more than one partner. 
C)  sexually touching a non-consenting person. 
D)  sexual arousal associated with objects. 
A)  displaying one's genitals to unwilling viewers. 
B)  achieving sexual pleasure with more than one partner. 
C)  sexually touching a non-consenting person. 
D)  sexual arousal associated with objects.

Question 15

Regarding the female sexual response,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ninety percent of all women reach orgasm when masturbating. 
B)  One woman in three does not experience orgasm during the first year of marriage. 
C)  Only about 10 percent of women have had multiple orgasms. 
D)  Only about 30 percent of women regularly reach orgasm through intercourse alone. 
A)  Ninety percent of all women reach orgasm when masturbating. 
B)  One woman in three does not experience orgasm during the first year of marriage. 
C)  Only about 10 percent of women have had multiple orgasms. 
D)  Only about 30 percent of women regularly reach orgasm through intercourse alone.

Question 16

In a national survey,what percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time in their lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 percent 
B)  85 percent 
C)  90 percent 
D)  95 percent 
A)  70 percent 
B)  85 percent 
C)  90 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 17

Perpetrators of which paraphilia tend to NOT victimize unwilling participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  frotteurism 
B)  voyeurism 
C)  exhibitionism 
D)  transvestic fetishism 
A)  frotteurism 
B)  voyeurism 
C)  exhibitionism 
D)  transvestic fetishism

Question 18

A current sexual script that involves persons having sex who are friends but are not romantically involved is referred to as the __________ script.

Accepted Answer

A)  hook-up 
B)  friends with benefits 
C)  group sex 
D)  random dating 
A)  hook-up 
B)  friends with benefits 
C)  group sex 
D)  random dating

Question 19

Gaining sexual gratification from inanimate objects is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  fetishism. 
B)  sexual sadism. 
C)  sexual masochism. 
D)  frotteurism. 
A)  fetishism. 
B)  sexual sadism. 
C)  sexual masochism. 
D)  frotteurism.

Question 20

Regarding androgyny,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older men tend to be more accepting of androgynous traits than younger men. 
B)  European-American men tend to be more androgynous than Mexican American men. 
C)  Androgynous people are able to use both instrumental and expressive capacities to enhance their relationships. 
D)  Asian-American men, especially those born in the United States, are displaying more androgyny as indicated by this group not being afraid of doing "feminine tasks." 
A)  Older men tend to be more accepting of androgynous traits than younger men. 
B)  European-American men tend to be more androgynous than Mexican American men. 
C)  Androgynous people are able to use both instrumental and expressive capacities to enhance their relationships. 
D)  Asian-American men, especially those born in the United States, are displaying more androgyny as indicated by this group not being afraid of doing "feminine tasks."

Exam 11: B: Gender and Sexuality

Researcher Alfred Kinsey verified instances of orgasm in boys as young as __________ of age.

Regarding masturbation,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding masturbation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

As compared to highly masculine or highly feminine individuals,androgynous individuals tend to

Regarding sex reassignment,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Harry loves to go into a crowded elevator and intentionally "rub" up against the women in the elevator.If they protest,he just tells them it was an "accident" because it is so crowded there.Harry's paraphilia is called

Which of the following is supported by studies of sexual behavior?

Strict public standards of sexual behavior

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

Regarding the effects of molestation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Fetishism involves sexual arousal

Regarding exhibitionists,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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

Frotteurism involves

Regarding the female sexual response,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In a national survey,what percent of men reported that they had masturbated at some time in their lives?

Perpetrators of which paraphilia tend to NOT victimize unwilling participants?

A current sexual script that involves persons having sex who are friends but are not romantically involved is referred to as the __________ script.

Gaining sexual gratification from inanimate objects is referred to as

Regarding androgyny,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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