Exam 2: Research Methods

In reliability studies done eighteen months after his original surveys, Kinsey found

Becoming sexually aroused when your partner touches your buttocks is an example of the concept of

In research by Chivers et al., heterosexual women responded with genital sexual arousal when watching video of female-female sex.

Jose often performs certain sexual behaviours that he does not enjoy, but that his partner likes. The interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction predicts that Jose is likely to

In a sexual survey, participant X brags to the interviewer that he has had twelve different partners in the last year when, in actuality, he has had only two. Participant X is an example of a research limitation called

Kinsey did not obtain a random sample.

Which of the following groups were underrepresented in Kinsey's studies?

In naturalistic observation, scientists

The best method for studying cause-and-effect relationships is the experiment.

If researchers have used a random assignment and held all other conditions constant, they can be confident that the findings of the study are the result of manipulation of which variable?

The sexual revolution was a significant cultural event, which had a greater impact on sexual behaviour for women than it did for men. This observation best exemplifies

Researchers have found that sexual satisfaction varies with religious denomination. Here, religion is a _______ variable.

Some women prefer to be asked out on a date by a man, rather than ask a man out on a date themselves. This preference is an example of

A group of researchers uses the Canada Census to determine that 51% of the Canadians are female. In their study of sexual practices in Canada, they make sure that 51% of their subjects are female. The researchers utilized a(n)

Exposing children to pornographic materials in order to determine the effects of pornography on sexual attitudes is a breach of ethics because

A researcher sets up a blog and asks women to describe the positive and/or negative experiences they have had with sexually explicit material. This is an example of what kind of research?

At its best, the science of human sexuality can tell people how they should behave.

In a well-designed experimental study, members of the control group

Professor Gomez conducts a survey of the students in her university-level human sexuality class. She subsequently observes that the majority of students in her class have at some point had a sexual experience with someone of the same sex. What are the limitations of Professor Gomez's findings?

A representative sample consists of individuals who accurately represent