Exam 15: Human Sexuality and Gender

Adults who are _____ report the greatest satisfaction with their sex lives.

Among couples of different sexual orientations, _____ are likely to value monogamy and sexual fidelity most highly.

Theresa had an ectopic pregnancy and her physician found there was scarring of her fallopian tubes. After her surgery, her physician had to deliver the bad news that she was unlikely to be able to get pregnant without medical intervention, and that she had a previously undiagnosed sexually transmitted disease. Which disease did she most likely have?

A belief that is more common among rapists than other criminal offenders is that _____

Walter Mischel, in contrast to Freud, focused on _____ and _____ as a significant part of acquiring gender roles.

One of the most common complaints of people who see sex therapists is low or nonexistent interest in sexual activity, called _____ sexual desire disorder.

Jeremy is four years old and constructing rules to refine his gender schema. When he sees a boy neighbor playing with a doll, he is most likely to do which of the following?

_____ are the substances that determine whether an embryo develops male or female genitals, also called the _____ sex characteristics.

Due to damage to the immune system, individuals with AIDS develop _____ infections, rare _____, and illnesses that are not usually serious can be _____

Based on group averages, which couple is most likely to have conflict over the frequency of their sexual activity?

The fact that more boys play ball sports and video games may give them an advantage in _____ and _____ because they are correlated with one another.

The term _____ is more commonly used to refer to the psychological and social variables associated with one's status of being male or female.

Evolutionary theory proposes an explanation for male and female differences in attitudes toward sex called the _____ theory.

Discuss how schemas relate to stereotypes.

An intense, irrational hostility toward, or fear of, individuals with a homosexual orientation is called _____

The development of male physiological status is a result of one gene on the Y chromosome, called the _____ gene.

Since he was about 3 years of age, Antonio has felt that he is female, although he appears physically male. Antonio's condition is called _____

Before the 7th week of prenatal development, the gonads, or sex glands, of the male and female fetus are _____

Jasmine noticed a few wart-like growths in her genital area but they just went away. She was relieved because she did not have to tell anyone and she could just forget about it. Why is this not a good idea?

Depending on how the questions are worded, between _____% and _____ % of individuals identify themselves as having a homosexual pattern including all or some of the factors of desire, attraction, and activity.