Question 1

Regarding child molesters,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  As children, child molesters themselves were often witnesses to or victims of sexual abuse. 
B)  Most child molesters are single older men. 
C)  Many child molesters are rigid, passive, puritanical, or religious. 
D)  Child molesters are often a relative, friend, or acquaintance of the victim's family. 
A)  As children, child molesters themselves were often witnesses to or victims of sexual abuse. 
B)  Most child molesters are single older men. 
C)  Many child molesters are rigid, passive, puritanical, or religious. 
D)  Child molesters are often a relative, friend, or acquaintance of the victim's family.

Question 2

The majority of child molesters are

Accepted Answer

A)  strangers to the child. 
B)  mostly childless husbands. 
C)  child rapists. 
D)  mostly fathers. 
A)  strangers to the child. 
B)  mostly childless husbands. 
C)  child rapists. 
D)  mostly fathers.

Question 3

Most exhibitionists

Accepted Answer

A)  lacked consistent structure and discipline as children with parents being overly permissive. 
B)  have a compulsive need to prove their "manhood" by frightening women. 
C)  are usually unmarried males. 
D)  are basically harmless and rarely go on to commit more serious sexual crimes. 
A)  lacked consistent structure and discipline as children with parents being overly permissive. 
B)  have a compulsive need to prove their "manhood" by frightening women. 
C)  are usually unmarried males. 
D)  are basically harmless and rarely go on to commit more serious sexual crimes.

Question 4

Contrary to Freud's belief,Masters and Johnson demonstrated that much female sexual pleasure is focused on the

Accepted Answer

A)  uterus. 
B)  clitoris. 
C)  urethra. 
D)  cervix. 
A)  uterus. 
B)  clitoris. 
C)  urethra. 
D)  cervix.

Question 5

The first phase of sexual response,which is indicated by the initial signs of sexual arousal is referred to as the __________ phase.

Accepted Answer

A)  euphoria 
B)  excitement 
C)  plateau 
D)  nirvana 
A)  euphoria 
B)  excitement 
C)  plateau 
D)  nirvana

Question 6

Desiring and having sex with children or child molesting is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  voyeurism. 
B)  pedophilia. 
C)  child paraphilia. 
D)  transvestic fetishism. 
A)  voyeurism. 
B)  pedophilia. 
C)  child paraphilia. 
D)  transvestic fetishism.

Question 7

If two partners engage in a sexual activity,in order for the activity to be considered deviant it MUST

Accepted Answer

A)  cause discomfort in one of the partners. 
B)  cause anxiety in both partners. 
C)  be considered strange by both partners. 
D)  be very arousing for one of the partners. 
A)  cause discomfort in one of the partners. 
B)  cause anxiety in both partners. 
C)  be considered strange by both partners. 
D)  be very arousing for one of the partners.

Question 8

During the plateau phase of sexual response for both sexes,

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to stimulation is resolved slowly. 
B)  physical changes and subjective experiences intensify. 
C)  non-orgasm coupled with ending stimulation produces considerable frustration. 
D)  all of these can occur. 
A)  an end to stimulation is resolved slowly. 
B)  physical changes and subjective experiences intensify. 
C)  non-orgasm coupled with ending stimulation produces considerable frustration. 
D)  all of these can occur.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  68 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  89 percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  68 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  89 percent

Question 10

The four phases of the sexual response cycle are the same for

Accepted Answer

A)  only heterosexuals. 
B)  only homosexuals. 
C)  heterosexuals and bisexuals, but not homosexuals. 
D)  all sexual orientations. 
A)  only heterosexuals. 
B)  only homosexuals. 
C)  heterosexuals and bisexuals, but not homosexuals. 
D)  all sexual orientations.

Question 11

Traditional sexual scripts involve

Accepted Answer

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 12

In males,a second orgasm is prevented by a

Accepted Answer

A)  plateau period. 
B)  failure to ejaculate. 
C)  refractory period. 
D)  resolution phase. 
A)  plateau period. 
B)  failure to ejaculate. 
C)  refractory period. 
D)  resolution phase.

Question 13

Regarding current sexual trends among young people,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young women who are having casual sex are more likely to be depressed. 
B)  Although oral sex is safer than intercourse, a significant chance of getting a sexually
Transmitted disease remains. 
C)  Casual sex is usually associated with alcohol use and unsafe sexual behaviors, such as
Unprotected sex. 
D)  The sexual script in which two people have sex who are more or less strangers is
Called the friends with benefits script. 
A)  Young women who are having casual sex are more likely to be depressed. 
B)  Although oral sex is safer than intercourse, a significant chance of getting a sexually
Transmitted disease remains. 
C)  Casual sex is usually associated with alcohol use and unsafe sexual behaviors, such as
Unprotected sex. 
D)  The sexual script in which two people have sex who are more or less strangers is
Called the friends with benefits script.

Question 14

In recent years,an increasing trend has been

Accepted Answer

A)  that people today spend as much of their adult lives (on average) alone as they do in marriage. 
B)  an increase in sexual intercourse during early adolescence. 
C)  lower rates of contraceptive use. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  that people today spend as much of their adult lives (on average) alone as they do in marriage. 
B)  an increase in sexual intercourse during early adolescence. 
C)  lower rates of contraceptive use. 
D)  all of these.

Question 15

According to your text,which of the following would NOT be a strategy that children can use to protect themselves from molestation?

Accepted Answer

A)  being aware of the tactics that molesters use to lure children 
B)  exercising care when communicating with people on the Internet 
C)  telling parents if someone tries to touch them sexually 
D)  maintaining the anonymity of adults who ask them to keep a secret 
A)  being aware of the tactics that molesters use to lure children 
B)  exercising care when communicating with people on the Internet 
C)  telling parents if someone tries to touch them sexually 
D)  maintaining the anonymity of adults who ask them to keep a secret

Question 16

Regarding a man's sexual response,which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual arousal in the male is signaled by erection of the penis during the excitement phase. 
B)  The refractory phase brings about a reflex release of sexual tension, resulting in orgasm. 
C)  In the mature male, orgasm is usually accompanied by ejaculation. 
D)  Both orgasm and resolution in the male usually do not last as long as they do for females. 
A)  Sexual arousal in the male is signaled by erection of the penis during the excitement phase. 
B)  The refractory phase brings about a reflex release of sexual tension, resulting in orgasm. 
C)  In the mature male, orgasm is usually accompanied by ejaculation. 
D)  Both orgasm and resolution in the male usually do not last as long as they do for females.

Question 17

Sex reassignment surgery is used to treat some cases of

Accepted Answer

A)  paraphila. 
B)  dissociative disorder. 
C)  homosexuality and bisexuality. 
D)  transsexuality and intersexuality. 
A)  paraphila. 
B)  dissociative disorder. 
C)  homosexuality and bisexuality. 
D)  transsexuality and intersexuality.

Question 18

Erotic touching is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  foreplay. 
B)  fetishism. 
C)  pedophilia. 
D)  sexual scripting. 
A)  foreplay. 
B)  fetishism. 
C)  pedophilia. 
D)  sexual scripting.

Question 19

Pedophilia involves sexual arousal

Accepted Answer

A)  associated with other people's feet. 
B)  derived from receiving pain as part of the sex act. 
C)  associated with inanimate objects. 
D)  by having sex with children. 
A)  associated with other people's feet. 
B)  derived from receiving pain as part of the sex act. 
C)  associated with inanimate objects. 
D)  by having sex with children.

Question 20

Since urological or gynecological exams rarely result in any sexual arousal and unwanted sexual advances produce only revulsion,it is safe to say that the ultimate erogenous zone in both males and females is the

Accepted Answer

A)  entire body. 
B)  anus. 
C)  mouth. 
D)  brain. 
A)  entire body. 
B)  anus. 
C)  mouth. 
D)  brain.

Exam 11: B: Gender and Sexuality

Regarding child molesters,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The majority of child molesters are

Most exhibitionists

Contrary to Freud's belief,Masters and Johnson demonstrated that much female sexual pleasure is focused on the

The first phase of sexual response,which is indicated by the initial signs of sexual arousal is referred to as the __________ phase.

Desiring and having sex with children or child molesting is referred to as

If two partners engage in a sexual activity,in order for the activity to be considered deviant it MUST

During the plateau phase of sexual response for both sexes,

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

The four phases of the sexual response cycle are the same for

Traditional sexual scripts involve

In males,a second orgasm is prevented by a

Regarding current sexual trends among young people,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In recent years,an increasing trend has been

According to your text,which of the following would NOT be a strategy that children can use to protect themselves from molestation?

Regarding a man's sexual response,which of the following is FALSE?

Sex reassignment surgery is used to treat some cases of

Erotic touching is referred to as

Pedophilia involves sexual arousal

Since urological or gynecological exams rarely result in any sexual arousal and unwanted sexual advances produce only revulsion,it is safe to say that the ultimate erogenous zone in both males and females is the

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