Question 1

Which statement best describes the findings of cross-cultural studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those with a written language have the lowest rates of masturbation. 
B)  Sexual intercourse is most common when couples wake up in the morning. 
C)  Women usually initiate foreplay in heterosexual relationships. 
D)  Female orgasmic ability differs significantly from culture to culture. 
A)  Those with a written language have the lowest rates of masturbation. 
B)  Sexual intercourse is most common when couples wake up in the morning. 
C)  Women usually initiate foreplay in heterosexual relationships. 
D)  Female orgasmic ability differs significantly from culture to culture.

Question 2

Conservative politicians have repeatedly been successful in eliminating funding for sex research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Garrett was recently reprimanded in school for accusing a girl of having "cooties." According to Freud,what psychosexual stage is Garrett in?

Accepted Answer

A)  anal 
B)  latency 
C)  phallic 
D)  genital 
A)  anal 
B)  latency 
C)  phallic 
D)  genital

Question 4

List two sex researchers discussed in the text and explain two contributions to the field of sexuality made by each of them.

Accepted Answer

Alfred Kinsey and Masters and Johnson ar

Question 5

Why are Morton Hunt's research results NOT considered generalizable?

Accepted Answer

A)  His study included only adolescents. 
B)  His study included only heterosexual males. 
C)  He only included students enrolled in his courses. 
D)  He only included people with listed phone numbers. 
A)  His study included only adolescents. 
B)  His study included only heterosexual males. 
C)  He only included students enrolled in his courses. 
D)  He only included people with listed phone numbers.

Question 6

A sexologist teaching at a university offers students the option of writing a term paper or participating in a sexuality survey.What challenge would this pose for the findings from the survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  over generalizability 
B)  interviewer bias 
C)  100% sampling bias 
D)  volunteer bias 
A)  over generalizability 
B)  interviewer bias 
C)  100% sampling bias 
D)  volunteer bias

Question 7

Paul is writing an essay critiquing Freud's theory.What is most likely the central theme of Paul's paper?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud did not consider unconscious influences on behaviour. 
B)  Freud's theory is unscientific. 
C)  Freud only studied healthy people. 
D)  Freud relied on correlational methods. 
A)  Freud did not consider unconscious influences on behaviour. 
B)  Freud's theory is unscientific. 
C)  Freud only studied healthy people. 
D)  Freud relied on correlational methods.

Question 8

Describe steps that Kinsey took with his choice of sampling and data collection methods to avoid bias in his findings.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe steps that Kinsey took with his...

Question 9

What is related to humanistic theory in the same way that operant conditioning is related to behavioural theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosexual development 
B)  aversion therapy 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  physiology 
A)  psychosexual development 
B)  aversion therapy 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  physiology

Question 10

Which type of theorist would most likely say "how one behaves as a man or a woman is controlled primarily by our genes"?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociological 
B)  cognitive 
C)  biological 
D)  humanistic 
A)  sociological 
B)  cognitive 
C)  biological 
D)  humanistic

Question 11

What statement best describes the findings from the United States 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rates of vaginal intercourse among young teens have increased dramatically. 
B)  Partnered sex is more common than masturbation during old age. 
C)  Few men reported that their partner had orgasm during their most recent sexual interaction. 
D)  A high percentage of sexually active male teenagers reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behaviour. 
A)  Rates of vaginal intercourse among young teens have increased dramatically. 
B)  Partnered sex is more common than masturbation during old age. 
C)  Few men reported that their partner had orgasm during their most recent sexual interaction. 
D)  A high percentage of sexually active male teenagers reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behaviour.

Question 12

Dr.Rumpel has just published a book titled Sex Begins With the Brain.Which type of theorist is Dr.Rumpel?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic 
B)  cognitive 
C)  social learning 
D)  evolutionary 
A)  humanistic 
B)  cognitive 
C)  social learning 
D)  evolutionary

Question 13

Who would be most likely label homosexual behaviour as pathological?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnus Hirschfeld 
B)  Richard von Krafft-Ebing 
C)  Katharine Bement Davis 
D)  Clelia Mosher 
A)  Magnus Hirschfeld 
B)  Richard von Krafft-Ebing 
C)  Katharine Bement Davis 
D)  Clelia Mosher

Question 14

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

What statement best describes feminist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The social construction of sexuality is based on power. 
B)  Women are no longer seen as subordinate and submissive in our culture. 
C)  Sexuality is governed by biological gender differences more than other factors. 
D)  The social construction of sexuality is based on the media. 
A)  The social construction of sexuality is based on power. 
B)  Women are no longer seen as subordinate and submissive in our culture. 
C)  Sexuality is governed by biological gender differences more than other factors. 
D)  The social construction of sexuality is based on the media.

Question 16

The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior found that 80% of sexually active boys between the ages of 14 and 17 reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who is most likely to participate in a sex research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacob, who is sexually experienced but somewhat conservative 
B)  Anna, who is sexually experienced and more liberal 
C)  Joshua, who is sexually experienced and more liberal 
D)  Melissa, who has had oral sex and is more liberal 
A)  Jacob, who is sexually experienced but somewhat conservative 
B)  Anna, who is sexually experienced and more liberal 
C)  Joshua, who is sexually experienced and more liberal 
D)  Melissa, who has had oral sex and is more liberal

Question 18

Emma is reading a case study from Freud.The subject of the case study is a girl in the phallic stage.According to Freud,what will the child experience during this stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls develop penis envy. 
B)  Boys go through the Electra complex. 
C)  The id begins to develop. 
D)  It is the final stage of sexual development. 
A)  Girls develop penis envy. 
B)  Boys go through the Electra complex. 
C)  The id begins to develop. 
D)  It is the final stage of sexual development.

Question 19

What statement best describes queer theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is important for research to uncover the cause of homosexuality. 
B)  Sexuality education should focus on teaching gender differences. 
C)  Sexual orientation categories lead to limited views of sexuality. 
D)  Research findings should be separated based on sexual orientation. 
A)  It is important for research to uncover the cause of homosexuality. 
B)  Sexuality education should focus on teaching gender differences. 
C)  Sexual orientation categories lead to limited views of sexuality. 
D)  Research findings should be separated based on sexual orientation.

Question 20

Which of the following best describes a goal of future sex research?

Accepted Answer

A)  improved collaboration between researchers of various disciplines 
B)  less involvement from the federal government 
C)  more focus on the physiological and biological aspects of sexuality 
D)  less reliance on studies conducted from university counselling programs 
A)  improved collaboration between researchers of various disciplines 
B)  less involvement from the federal government 
C)  more focus on the physiological and biological aspects of sexuality 
D)  less reliance on studies conducted from university counselling programs

Which statement best describes the findings of cross-cultural studies?

Conservative politicians have repeatedly been successful in eliminating funding for sex research.

Garrett was recently reprimanded in school for accusing a girl of having "cooties." According to Freud,what psychosexual stage is Garrett in?

List two sex researchers discussed in the text and explain two contributions to the field of sexuality made by each of them.

Why are Morton Hunt's research results NOT considered generalizable?

A sexologist teaching at a university offers students the option of writing a term paper or participating in a sexuality survey.What challenge would this pose for the findings from the survey?

Paul is writing an essay critiquing Freud's theory.What is most likely the central theme of Paul's paper?

Describe steps that Kinsey took with his choice of sampling and data collection methods to avoid bias in his findings.

What is related to humanistic theory in the same way that operant conditioning is related to behavioural theory?

Which type of theorist would most likely say "how one behaves as a man or a woman is controlled primarily by our genes"?

What statement best describes the findings from the United States 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior?

Dr.Rumpel has just published a book titled Sex Begins With the Brain.Which type of theorist is Dr.Rumpel?

Who would be most likely label homosexual behaviour as pathological?

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

What statement best describes feminist theory?

The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior found that 80% of sexually active boys between the ages of 14 and 17 reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behaviour.

Who is most likely to participate in a sex research study?

Emma is reading a case study from Freud.The subject of the case study is a girl in the phallic stage.According to Freud,what will the child experience during this stage?

What statement best describes queer theory?

Which of the following best describes a goal of future sex research?

Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present

Female Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity

Sexual Orientation

Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

Communication and Sexuality

Love and Intimacy

Adult Sexual Relationships

Variations of Sexual Expression

Challenges to Sexual Functioning

Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression

Power and Sexual Coercion

Sexual Imagery and Selling Sex

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Exam 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

Which statement best describes the findings of cross-cultural studies?

Conservative politicians have repeatedly been successful in eliminating funding for sex research.

Garrett was recently reprimanded in school for accusing a girl of having "cooties." According to Freud,what psychosexual stage is Garrett in?

List two sex researchers discussed in the text and explain two contributions to the field of sexuality made by each of them.

Why are Morton Hunt's research results NOT considered generalizable?

A sexologist teaching at a university offers students the option of writing a term paper or participating in a sexuality survey.What challenge would this pose for the findings from the survey?

Paul is writing an essay critiquing Freud's theory.What is most likely the central theme of Paul's paper?

Describe steps that Kinsey took with his choice of sampling and data collection methods to avoid bias in his findings.

What is related to humanistic theory in the same way that operant conditioning is related to behavioural theory?

Which type of theorist would most likely say "how one behaves as a man or a woman is controlled primarily by our genes"?

What statement best describes the findings from the United States 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior?

Dr.Rumpel has just published a book titled Sex Begins With the Brain.Which type of theorist is Dr.Rumpel?

Who would be most likely label homosexual behaviour as pathological?

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

What statement best describes feminist theory?

The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior found that 80% of sexually active boys between the ages of 14 and 17 reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behaviour.

Who is most likely to participate in a sex research study?

Emma is reading a case study from Freud.The subject of the case study is a girl in the phallic stage.According to Freud,what will the child experience during this stage?

What statement best describes queer theory?

Which of the following best describes a goal of future sex research?

Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present

Female Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity

Sexual Orientation

Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

Communication and Sexuality

Love and Intimacy

Adult Sexual Relationships

Variations of Sexual Expression

Challenges to Sexual Functioning

Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression

Power and Sexual Coercion

Sexual Imagery and Selling Sex

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