Exam 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

In his studies from the 1950s,Kinsey found that the majority of heterosexual couples only had sex in the missionary style.

What is a disadvantage of correlational research? 

Who founded the Institute for Sexology,believed that homosexuality was genetic,and argued for the repeal of laws against homosexuality and bisexuality? 

According to the text,who is considered the most influential sex researcher of the twentieth century? 

Who sought a medical degree primarily to study sexuality and reported that homosexuality and masturbation were not abnormal? 

A research process is a set of assumptions,principles,and methods that help a researcher understand the nature of the phenomenon being studied.

Sex research has become fragmented over the last few decades.

According to sociological theory,what is the first factor that influences our values about what is sexually right or wrong? 

A researcher doing in-depth interviews often asks the same questions in different ways during the interview to assure accurate and honest responses.How does this impact the results? 

Who was the first researcher to ask Americans about their sexual behaviour and who discovered that most of the U.S.women surveyed thought sexual intercourse was for pleasure and reproduction? 

In an experiment,what variable does the experimenter manipulate? 

Identify two findings from Marshall and Suggs' large-scale cross-cultural study of sexuality,one of the largest cultural studies ever done on sexuality?

Compare and contrast three of the following theories using sexuality related examples: behavioural,social learning,cognitive,humanistic,biological,evolutionary,or sociological,feminist,or queer.

A man wants to rid himself of sexual fantasies of young boys.A therapist shows the man pictures of boys; if he responds with an erection,he receives an electric shock.Which theoretical perspective does this demonstrate? 

Explain how sex research has been problem driven and give two examples.

Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using interviews and questionnaires in sex-related research?

Which statement best summarizes Evelyn Hooker's research? 

Researchers using methods of direct observation find that getting participants for their studies is fairly easy among college student populations.

Explain how the Internet can be used in sex research.What are some of the specific benefits and drawbacks of this method?

Sigmund Freud believed that our basic personality is formed by events that happen to us in the first six years of life.