Question 1

Sexual orientations do not run in families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements about attitudes toward homosexuality in America today is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The majority of Americans believe that same-sex sexual behavior is not wrong. 
B) Younger Americans are more likely to agree that gay people should be allowed to get married than are older Americans. 
C) Americans over the last decade have become more negative in their attitudes toward equal rights for homosexual individuals. 
D) Americans' attitudes toward gay marriage have become more negative since homosexuals have begun to push for legalized gay marriages. 
A) The majority of Americans believe that same-sex sexual behavior is not wrong. 
B) Younger Americans are more likely to agree that gay people should be allowed to get married than are older Americans. 
C) Americans over the last decade have become more negative in their attitudes toward equal rights for homosexual individuals. 
D) Americans' attitudes toward gay marriage have become more negative since homosexuals have begun to push for legalized gay marriages.

Question 3

Discuss the dangers and pitfalls associated with a gay person "coming out."

Accepted Answer

Coming out as gay can be a difficult and

Question 4

The city in which gay people have been most politically effective is

Accepted Answer

A) San Diego, CA. 
B) Portland, OR. 
C) San Francisco, CA. 
D) Washington DC. 
A) San Diego, CA. 
B) Portland, OR. 
C) San Francisco, CA. 
D) Washington DC.

Question 5

The term that refers to an erotic attraction to, and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the same sex is

Accepted Answer

A) homosexuality. 
B) heterosexuality. 
C) bisexuality. 
D) transsexuality. 
A) homosexuality. 
B) heterosexuality. 
C) bisexuality. 
D) transsexuality.

Question 6

Which section of the brain was different in Simon LeVay's study of 35 heterosexual and homosexual men who had died from AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) Third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus 
B) Fifth interstitial nucleus of the posterior hypothalamus 
C) First interstitial nucleus of the cerebellum 
D) Third interstitial nucleus of the cerebellum 
A) Third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus 
B) Fifth interstitial nucleus of the posterior hypothalamus 
C) First interstitial nucleus of the cerebellum 
D) Third interstitial nucleus of the cerebellum

Question 7

Which of the following terms is defined as negative attitudes or feelings toward people who are attracted to both the same sex and the opposite sex?

Accepted Answer

A) Intolerance 
B) Biphobia 
C) Homophobia 
D) Hetero-homophobia 
A) Intolerance 
B) Biphobia 
C) Homophobia 
D) Hetero-homophobia

Question 8

Which of the following early societies was the most tolerant of male-male sexual behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A) Early Christians after the fall of Rome 
B) Florence during the Renaissance 
C) Ancient Greece 
D) All of the above were highly intolerant of male-male sexual behaviors. 
A) Early Christians after the fall of Rome 
B) Florence during the Renaissance 
C) Ancient Greece 
D) All of the above were highly intolerant of male-male sexual behaviors.

Question 9

Based on Kinsey's seven-point heterosexual-homosexual continuum, Mike is rated as a "6". This means

Accepted Answer

A) Mike is exclusively heterosexual. 
B) Mike is exclusively homosexual. 
C) Mike is bisexual. 
D) None of the above 
A) Mike is exclusively heterosexual. 
B) Mike is exclusively homosexual. 
C) Mike is bisexual. 
D) None of the above

Question 10

In 2003, the sodomy law in Texas was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Researchers have found evidence linking a region on ________ to a gay male sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) the X sex chromosome 
B) the Y sex chromosome 
C) both the X and Y sex chromosomes 
D) neither the X nor Y sex chromosomes 
A) the X sex chromosome 
B) the Y sex chromosome 
C) both the X and Y sex chromosomes 
D) neither the X nor Y sex chromosomes

Question 12

In adulthood, testosterone appears to have activating effects. Which of the following describes these activating effects?

Accepted Answer

A) Adults' level of testosterone affects their preference for partners of the same or the other sex. 
B) Adults' level of testosterone affects the intensity of sexual desire and the direction of that desire toward partners of the same or the other sex. 
C) One's adolescent levels of testosterone affect the probability of developing a homosexual sexual orientation. 
D) Adults' level of testosterone affects the intensity of their sexual desire but not the direction of that desire toward partners of the same or the other sex. 
A) Adults' level of testosterone affects their preference for partners of the same or the other sex. 
B) Adults' level of testosterone affects the intensity of sexual desire and the direction of that desire toward partners of the same or the other sex. 
C) One's adolescent levels of testosterone affect the probability of developing a homosexual sexual orientation. 
D) Adults' level of testosterone affects the intensity of their sexual desire but not the direction of that desire toward partners of the same or the other sex.

Question 13

Which of the following is characteristic of the ancient Romans?

Accepted Answer

A) Relationships were common among men and adolescent boys. 
B) Highly feminine gay men dressing flamboyantly, with showy hair styles and mannerisms, and cruised certain neighborhoods searching for partners. 
C) The "Office of the Night" convicted over 3,000 sodomites and required them to go to jail. 
D) Any nonprocreative sexual act was viewed as sinful. 
A) Relationships were common among men and adolescent boys. 
B) Highly feminine gay men dressing flamboyantly, with showy hair styles and mannerisms, and cruised certain neighborhoods searching for partners. 
C) The "Office of the Night" convicted over 3,000 sodomites and required them to go to jail. 
D) Any nonprocreative sexual act was viewed as sinful.

Question 14

List three of the biological perspectives on the causes of sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

1. Genetic factors: Some researchers bel

Question 15

Which of the following is characteristic of the early Christians?

Accepted Answer

A) Relationships were common among men and adolescent boys. 
B) Highly feminine gay men dressed flamboyantly, with showy hair styles and mannerisms, and cruised certain neighborhoods searching for partners. 
C) The "Office of the Night" convicted over 3,000 sodomites and required them to go to jail. 
D) Any nonprocreative act was viewed as sinful. 
A) Relationships were common among men and adolescent boys. 
B) Highly feminine gay men dressed flamboyantly, with showy hair styles and mannerisms, and cruised certain neighborhoods searching for partners. 
C) The "Office of the Night" convicted over 3,000 sodomites and required them to go to jail. 
D) Any nonprocreative act was viewed as sinful.

Question 16

Historically, males in the U. S. have "come out" ______________ than females.

Accepted Answer

A) two years later 
B) at the same time 
C) two years earlier 
D) None of the above 
A) two years later 
B) at the same time 
C) two years earlier 
D) None of the above

Question 17

Monozygotic twins are more likely to be concordant for homosexuality than dizygotic twins at a rate of about ________ .

Accepted Answer

A) 2:1 
B) 4:1 
C) 6:1 
D) 10:1 
A) 2:1 
B) 4:1 
C) 6:1 
D) 10:1

Question 18

Masters and Johnson's efforts to "reverse" clients' gay male or lesbian sexual orientation succeeded for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) all of the participants were highly motivated to switch their sexual orientation. 
B) most of the participants were better categorized as bisexual. 
C) more than half of the participants were married. 
D) most of the participants had religious beliefs that made it necessary to change their orientation. 
A) all of the participants were highly motivated to switch their sexual orientation. 
B) most of the participants were better categorized as bisexual. 
C) more than half of the participants were married. 
D) most of the participants had religious beliefs that made it necessary to change their orientation.

Question 19

Which of the following institutions now has the clearest policy of discrimination against gays and lesbians?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States Post Office 
B) The United States State Department 
C) The United States military 
D) The United States Social Security System. 
A) The United States Post Office 
B) The United States State Department 
C) The United States military 
D) The United States Social Security System.

Question 20

Survey results can be misleading because of volunteer bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Sexual orientations do not run in families.

Which of the following statements about attitudes toward homosexuality in America today is most accurate?

Discuss the dangers and pitfalls associated with a gay person "coming out."

The city in which gay people have been most politically effective is

The term that refers to an erotic attraction to, and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the same sex is

Which section of the brain was different in Simon LeVay's study of 35 heterosexual and homosexual men who had died from AIDS?

Which of the following terms is defined as negative attitudes or feelings toward people who are attracted to both the same sex and the opposite sex?

Which of the following early societies was the most tolerant of male-male sexual behaviors?

Based on Kinsey's seven-point heterosexual-homosexual continuum, Mike is rated as a "6". This means

In 2003, the sodomy law in Texas was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Researchers have found evidence linking a region on ________ to a gay male sexual orientation.

In adulthood, testosterone appears to have activating effects. Which of the following describes these activating effects?

Which of the following is characteristic of the ancient Romans?

List three of the biological perspectives on the causes of sexual orientation.

Which of the following is characteristic of the early Christians?

Historically, males in the U. S. have "come out" ______________ than females.

Monozygotic twins are more likely to be concordant for homosexuality than dizygotic twins at a rate of about ________ .

Masters and Johnson's efforts to "reverse" clients' gay male or lesbian sexual orientation succeeded for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Which of the following institutions now has the clearest policy of discrimination against gays and lesbians?

Survey results can be misleading because of volunteer bias.

What Is Human Sexuality

Research Methods in Human Sexuality

Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Arousal and Response

Gender Identity, Gender Roles, and Gender Differences

Attraction and Lovebinding Forces

Relationships and Communication

Sexual Behaviors and Fantasies

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality in Adulthood

Sexual Dysfunctions

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Atypical Sexual Variations

Sexual Coercion

Commercial Sex

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Exam 10: Sexual Orientation

Sexual orientations do not run in families.

Which of the following statements about attitudes toward homosexuality in America today is most accurate?

Discuss the dangers and pitfalls associated with a gay person "coming out."

The city in which gay people have been most politically effective is

The term that refers to an erotic attraction to, and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the same sex is

Which section of the brain was different in Simon LeVay's study of 35 heterosexual and homosexual men who had died from AIDS?

Which of the following terms is defined as negative attitudes or feelings toward people who are attracted to both the same sex and the opposite sex?

Which of the following early societies was the most tolerant of male-male sexual behaviors?

Based on Kinsey's seven-point heterosexual-homosexual continuum, Mike is rated as a "6". This means

In 2003, the sodomy law in Texas was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Researchers have found evidence linking a region on ________ to a gay male sexual orientation.

In adulthood, testosterone appears to have activating effects. Which of the following describes these activating effects?

Which of the following is characteristic of the ancient Romans?

List three of the biological perspectives on the causes of sexual orientation.

Which of the following is characteristic of the early Christians?

Historically, males in the U. S. have "come out" ______________ than females.

Monozygotic twins are more likely to be concordant for homosexuality than dizygotic twins at a rate of about ________ .

Masters and Johnson's efforts to "reverse" clients' gay male or lesbian sexual orientation succeeded for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Which of the following institutions now has the clearest policy of discrimination against gays and lesbians?

Survey results can be misleading because of volunteer bias.

What Is Human Sexuality

Research Methods in Human Sexuality

Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Arousal and Response

Gender Identity, Gender Roles, and Gender Differences

Attraction and Lovebinding Forces

Relationships and Communication

Sexual Behaviors and Fantasies

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality in Adulthood

Sexual Dysfunctions

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Atypical Sexual Variations

Sexual Coercion

Commercial Sex

Filters