Question 1

Human pheromones

Accepted Answer

A) have little if any effect on men and women. 
B) can influence the ovulation of women if they are exposed to pheromones of women who were about ready to ovulate. 
C) are observable at the level of direct smell. 
D) are secreted primarily by females and not males. 
A) have little if any effect on men and women. 
B) can influence the ovulation of women if they are exposed to pheromones of women who were about ready to ovulate. 
C) are observable at the level of direct smell. 
D) are secreted primarily by females and not males.

Question 2

Something called the orgasmic platform

Accepted Answer

A) occurs in the outer third of the vagina. 
B) indicates that orgasm has occurred. 
C) indicates that orgasm will not occur. 
D) occurs in the inner two thirds of the vagina. 
A) occurs in the outer third of the vagina. 
B) indicates that orgasm has occurred. 
C) indicates that orgasm will not occur. 
D) occurs in the inner two thirds of the vagina.

Question 3

What is the position for sexual intercourse that provides a lot of clitoral stimulation and facilitates communication between couples?

Accepted Answer

A) Woman-on-top. 
B) Man-on-top. 
C) Side-to-side. 
D) Rear-entry. 
A) Woman-on-top. 
B) Man-on-top. 
C) Side-to-side. 
D) Rear-entry.

Question 4

The erection reflex centre is

Accepted Answer

A) located near the bottom of the spinal cord 
B) located in the brain in the hypothalamus as controlled by the pituitary gland 
C) responsible for the release of hormones into the blood stream in order to stimulate sperm production 
D) primarily subject to conscious control of the individual 
A) located near the bottom of the spinal cord 
B) located in the brain in the hypothalamus as controlled by the pituitary gland 
C) responsible for the release of hormones into the blood stream in order to stimulate sperm production 
D) primarily subject to conscious control of the individual

Question 5

Who is the stimulation of a partner's frenulum most common among?

Accepted Answer

A) straight males 
B) gay males 
C) straight females 
D) gay females 
A) straight males 
B) gay males 
C) straight females 
D) gay females

Question 6

Which description describes multiple orgasms?

Accepted Answer

A) Only a small percentage of men and women (about 10 percent)can experience multiple orgasms. 
B) Women who are capable of experiencing multiple orgasms are no longer satisfied with only one orgasm from sexual activity. 
C) Often women who are capable of experiencing multiple orgasms are completely satisfied with one orgasm and do not wish to proceed with sexual activity. 
D) Men,who are capable of multiple orgasm,must first experience detumescence after the first orgasm before they can proceed to more orgasms. 
A) Only a small percentage of men and women (about 10 percent)can experience multiple orgasms. 
B) Women who are capable of experiencing multiple orgasms are no longer satisfied with only one orgasm from sexual activity. 
C) Often women who are capable of experiencing multiple orgasms are completely satisfied with one orgasm and do not wish to proceed with sexual activity. 
D) Men,who are capable of multiple orgasm,must first experience detumescence after the first orgasm before they can proceed to more orgasms.

Question 7

The sex flush

Accepted Answer

A) is a slang expression for condom disposal. 
B) is more common in men than in women. 
C) is more common in women than in men. 
D) is related to guilt about or embarrassment over sexual matters. 
A) is a slang expression for condom disposal. 
B) is more common in men than in women. 
C) is more common in women than in men. 
D) is related to guilt about or embarrassment over sexual matters.

Question 8

Although there is not much research on reflex mechanisms in women,it is assumed that a reflex comparable to ejaculation in men is that of _________ in women.

Accepted Answer

A) ejaculation 
B) carpopedal spasm 
C) clitoral retrograde erection 
D) lubrication 
A) ejaculation 
B) carpopedal spasm 
C) clitoral retrograde erection 
D) lubrication

Question 9

_____ are sensory neurons that detect stimuli and transmit it.

Accepted Answer

A) Receptors 
B) Effectors 
C) Responders 
D) Transmitters 
A) Receptors 
B) Effectors 
C) Responders 
D) Transmitters

Question 10

Which person first made a distinction between the clitoral and the vaginal orgasm?

Accepted Answer

A) Hyde 
B) Hite 
C) Freud 
D) Kinsey 
A) Hyde 
B) Hite 
C) Freud 
D) Kinsey

Question 11

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the Gräfenberg spot?

Accepted Answer

A) 66 percent of women report a sensitive area consistent with a G-spot. 
B) Most women discover this erotic area during their first episode of masturbation. 
C) Because of the G-spot,ejaculation has been found to be common for about 75 percent of all women. 
D) The response of the G-spot to stimulation is controlled by the Kluver-Bucy syndrome. 
A) 66 percent of women report a sensitive area consistent with a G-spot. 
B) Most women discover this erotic area during their first episode of masturbation. 
C) Because of the G-spot,ejaculation has been found to be common for about 75 percent of all women. 
D) The response of the G-spot to stimulation is controlled by the Kluver-Bucy syndrome.

Question 12

According the authors of your text,which of the following has been demonstrated to occur as a result of air being blown forcefully into the vagina of a pregnant woman?

Accepted Answer

A) temporary sterility 
B) blindness 
C) death 
D) toxic shock syndrome 
A) temporary sterility 
B) blindness 
C) death 
D) toxic shock syndrome

Question 13

The likely reason that oysters are considered an aphrodisiac is because they resemble the testes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Basson's intimacy model of sexual responses,people engage in sexual behaviours due to spontaneous sexual desire as well as due to motives to increase intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The "rear-entry" coital position

Accepted Answer

A) refers to penile-vaginal intercourse. 
B) is most easily accomplished with the woman on top. 
C) refers to anal intercourse. 
D) is most successfully accomplished face-to-face. 
A) refers to penile-vaginal intercourse. 
B) is most easily accomplished with the woman on top. 
C) refers to anal intercourse. 
D) is most successfully accomplished face-to-face.

Question 16

____ percent of women report having experienced ejaculation with orgasm,at least once.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 40 
D) 80 
A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 40 
D) 80

Question 17

The limbic system is central to female sexual response but it is less important in male sexual response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When the typical person thinks of two-person sex,one of the assumptions that most people will have is that the sex is heterosexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The existence of the "erection reflex centre"

Accepted Answer

A) is basically a hypothesis that helps to explain why males are able to get erections without thinking sexually. 
B) has been substantiated by the sexual responses of men who have had their spinal cords severed above the centre. 
C) helps us to understand why men are more likely to be sexual athletes than are women. 
D) helps to explain how the blood flow to the penis results in an erection when the "centre" causes muscles around the base of the penis to tighten into a noose in order to hold the blood in the corpora cavernosa. 
A) is basically a hypothesis that helps to explain why males are able to get erections without thinking sexually. 
B) has been substantiated by the sexual responses of men who have had their spinal cords severed above the centre. 
C) helps us to understand why men are more likely to be sexual athletes than are women. 
D) helps to explain how the blood flow to the penis results in an erection when the "centre" causes muscles around the base of the penis to tighten into a noose in order to hold the blood in the corpora cavernosa.

Question 20

Which of the following BEST explains Basson's criticism of Kaplan's model that lead her to develop the intimacy-based model of sexual response.

Accepted Answer

A) In clinical experience,Basson observed that vasocongestion is the main cause of sexual desire. 
B) In clinical experience,Basson observed that sexual desire often does not spontaneously arise before sexual arousal and excitement. 
C) Empirical research demonstrated that sexual desire always arises before sexual arousal and excitement. 
D) Empirical research demonstrated that susceptibility to sexual disorders was entirely based on sexual script. 
A) In clinical experience,Basson observed that vasocongestion is the main cause of sexual desire. 
B) In clinical experience,Basson observed that sexual desire often does not spontaneously arise before sexual arousal and excitement. 
C) Empirical research demonstrated that sexual desire always arises before sexual arousal and excitement. 
D) Empirical research demonstrated that susceptibility to sexual disorders was entirely based on sexual script.

Human pheromones

Something called the orgasmic platform

What is the position for sexual intercourse that provides a lot of clitoral stimulation and facilitates communication between couples?

The erection reflex centre is

Who is the stimulation of a partner's frenulum most common among?

Which description describes multiple orgasms?

The sex flush

Although there is not much research on reflex mechanisms in women,it is assumed that a reflex comparable to ejaculation in men is that of _________ in women.

_____ are sensory neurons that detect stimuli and transmit it.

Which person first made a distinction between the clitoral and the vaginal orgasm?

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the Gräfenberg spot?

According the authors of your text,which of the following has been demonstrated to occur as a result of air being blown forcefully into the vagina of a pregnant woman?

The likely reason that oysters are considered an aphrodisiac is because they resemble the testes.

In Basson's intimacy model of sexual responses,people engage in sexual behaviours due to spontaneous sexual desire as well as due to motives to increase intimacy.

The "rear-entry" coital position

____ percent of women report having experienced ejaculation with orgasm,at least once.

The limbic system is central to female sexual response but it is less important in male sexual response.

When the typical person thinks of two-person sex,one of the assumptions that most people will have is that the sex is heterosexual.

The existence of the "erection reflex centre"

Which of the following BEST explains Basson's criticism of Kaplan's model that lead her to develop the intimacy-based model of sexual response.

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Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

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Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, BI, Straight, or Asexual

Variations in Sexual Behaviour

Sexual Coercion

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Exam 9: Sexual Arousal

Human pheromones

Something called the orgasmic platform

What is the position for sexual intercourse that provides a lot of clitoral stimulation and facilitates communication between couples?

The erection reflex centre is

Who is the stimulation of a partner's frenulum most common among?

Which description describes multiple orgasms?

The sex flush

Although there is not much research on reflex mechanisms in women,it is assumed that a reflex comparable to ejaculation in men is that of _________ in women.

_____ are sensory neurons that detect stimuli and transmit it.

Which person first made a distinction between the clitoral and the vaginal orgasm?

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the Gräfenberg spot?

According the authors of your text,which of the following has been demonstrated to occur as a result of air being blown forcefully into the vagina of a pregnant woman?

The likely reason that oysters are considered an aphrodisiac is because they resemble the testes.

In Basson's intimacy model of sexual responses,people engage in sexual behaviours due to spontaneous sexual desire as well as due to motives to increase intimacy.

The "rear-entry" coital position

____ percent of women report having experienced ejaculation with orgasm,at least once.

The limbic system is central to female sexual response but it is less important in male sexual response.

When the typical person thinks of two-person sex,one of the assumptions that most people will have is that the sex is heterosexual.

The existence of the "erection reflex centre"

Which of the following BEST explains Basson's criticism of Kaplan's model that lead her to develop the intimacy-based model of sexual response.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, BI, Straight, or Asexual

Variations in Sexual Behaviour

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexuality Education

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

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