Question 1

Which of the following hormones is a gonadotropin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thyroxine 
B)  Follicle-stimulating hormone 
C)  Insulin 
D)  DHEA 
E)  Testosterone 
A)  Thyroxine 
B)  Follicle-stimulating hormone 
C)  Insulin 
D)  DHEA 
E)  Testosterone

Question 2

Secular trend refers to the decline in the age of _____ during the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A)  neotony 
B)  gonadarche 
C)  adrenarche 
D)  menarche 
E)  spermarche 
A)  neotony 
B)  gonadarche 
C)  adrenarche 
D)  menarche 
E)  spermarche

Question 3

The primary goal of youth development programs is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  teach youth about safe-sex practices,including contraception and other sexual health measures. 
B)  address issues such as abstinence and resisting pressures to engage in precocious sexual activity. 
C)  provide youth with opportunities to explore,question,and assess their sexual attitudes and values. 
D)  provide youth with accurate information regarding sexuality. 
E)  provide mechanisms for children and adolescents to fulfill their basic needs,including a sense of structure and safety. 
A)  teach youth about safe-sex practices,including contraception and other sexual health measures. 
B)  address issues such as abstinence and resisting pressures to engage in precocious sexual activity. 
C)  provide youth with opportunities to explore,question,and assess their sexual attitudes and values. 
D)  provide youth with accurate information regarding sexuality. 
E)  provide mechanisms for children and adolescents to fulfill their basic needs,including a sense of structure and safety.

Question 4

The major change of puberty is the development of primary sexual characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Outline the conditions that create disparity with regard to the age of consent.

Accepted Answer

Several conditions create disparity with

Question 6

Which of the following primarily occurs during puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Development of the cardiovascular system 
B)  Development of neurological and intelligence processes 
C)  Development of primary sexual characteristics 
D)  Development of the renal system 
E)  Development of secondary sexual characteristics 
A)  Development of the cardiovascular system 
B)  Development of neurological and intelligence processes 
C)  Development of primary sexual characteristics 
D)  Development of the renal system 
E)  Development of secondary sexual characteristics

Question 7

_____ refers to mental or cognitive representations of marriage including ideas about how married couples interact.

Accepted Answer

A)  Value messages 
B)  Marriage scripts 
C)  Sensory messages 
D)  Secular trends 
E)  Sexual socialization 
A)  Value messages 
B)  Marriage scripts 
C)  Sensory messages 
D)  Secular trends 
E)  Sexual socialization

Question 8

Masturbatory activities carried out by children have been known to cause physical injury to the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain why young people have a healthier sexual life in Europe than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

One reason for the healthier sexual life

Question 10

Pubertal events are identical for both boys and girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In girls,_____ increase(s)estrogen levels in the ovaries.

Accepted Answer

A)  gonadotropins 
B)  testosterone 
C)  antiprogestogens 
D)  antigonadotropins 
E)  androgens 
A)  gonadotropins 
B)  testosterone 
C)  antiprogestogens 
D)  antigonadotropins 
E)  androgens

Question 12

Which of the following occurs due to "tender,careful holding" practices carried out by parents during a child's infancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It creates the capacity for affection and emotional response. 
B)  It leads children to question their sexual identity during adolescence. 
C)  It leads to aggression and violent behavior in adolescence. 
D)  It removes a child's capacity to feel affection for those who are close to them. 
E)  It leads to non-normative sexual behavior in children. 
A)  It creates the capacity for affection and emotional response. 
B)  It leads children to question their sexual identity during adolescence. 
C)  It leads to aggression and violent behavior in adolescence. 
D)  It removes a child's capacity to feel affection for those who are close to them. 
E)  It leads to non-normative sexual behavior in children.

Question 13

Alisa decides to have sex for the first time with her boyfriend Tommy at her home when her parents are away.Alisa is 16-years-old while Tommy is 18.In the state of New York,where both Tommy and Alisa live,the age of consent is 17.Later,Tommy is arrested for the incident.Which of the following explains Tommy's arrest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alisa committed statutory rape. 
B)  Tommy engaged in non-consensual sex. 
C)  Tommy committed a tort of misrepresentation. 
D)  Tommy committed statutory rape. 
E)  Tommy and Alisa engaged in unsafe sex. 
A)  Alisa committed statutory rape. 
B)  Tommy engaged in non-consensual sex. 
C)  Tommy committed a tort of misrepresentation. 
D)  Tommy committed statutory rape. 
E)  Tommy and Alisa engaged in unsafe sex.

Question 14

Professionals consider childhood masturbation a natural,common,and harmless behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ remains the most important and most consistent factor in sexual socialization,according to researchers.

Accepted Answer

A)  The educational institution 
B)  The religious institution 
C)  The family 
D)  The peer group 
E)  The media 
A)  The educational institution 
B)  The religious institution 
C)  The family 
D)  The peer group 
E)  The media

Question 16

Which of the following mating problems has been observed in primates that are raised in isolation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primates have problems mating even when paired with an experienced partner. 
B)  Primates have been observed to mate solely with members of the same sex. 
C)  Primates show a diminished interest toward mating. 
D)  Primates show mating problems which are diminished when paired with an experienced partner. 
E)  Primates exhibit elevated levels of aggression during mating. 
A)  Primates have problems mating even when paired with an experienced partner. 
B)  Primates have been observed to mate solely with members of the same sex. 
C)  Primates show a diminished interest toward mating. 
D)  Primates show mating problems which are diminished when paired with an experienced partner. 
E)  Primates exhibit elevated levels of aggression during mating.

Question 17

For infants,the foundation of adolescent and adult sexuality begins with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  neotony 
B)  adrenarche 
C)  sensuality 
D)  individuality 
E)  resilience 
A)  neotony 
B)  adrenarche 
C)  sensuality 
D)  individuality 
E)  resilience

Which of the following hormones is a gonadotropin?

Secular trend refers to the decline in the age of _____ during the 20^th century.

The primary goal of youth development programs is to:

The major change of puberty is the development of primary sexual characteristics.

Outline the conditions that create disparity with regard to the age of consent.

Which of the following primarily occurs during puberty?

_____ refers to mental or cognitive representations of marriage including ideas about how married couples interact.

Masturbatory activities carried out by children have been known to cause physical injury to the body.

Explain why young people have a healthier sexual life in Europe than in the United States.

Pubertal events are identical for both boys and girls.

In girls,_____ increase(s)estrogen levels in the ovaries.

Which of the following occurs due to "tender,careful holding" practices carried out by parents during a child's infancy?

Professionals consider childhood masturbation a natural,common,and harmless behavior.

_____ remains the most important and most consistent factor in sexual socialization,according to researchers.

Which of the following mating problems has been observed in primates that are raised in isolation?

For infants,the foundation of adolescent and adult sexuality begins with _____.

The Study of Human Sexuality

Contexts of Sexuality: Culture, History and Religion

Sexuality, Media and the Internet

Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Pleasure, Arousal, and Response

Taking Care of the Sexual Body

Contraception

Reproduction: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Gender and Identity: Process, Roles, and Culture

Sexual Orientation

Sexuality in Adulthood and Later Life

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Sexual Coercion and Resiliency Sexual Coercion

Extreme Sexuality and Paraphilias

Filters

Exam 11: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence

Which of the following hormones is a gonadotropin?

Secular trend refers to the decline in the age of _____ during the 20th century.

The primary goal of youth development programs is to:

The major change of puberty is the development of primary sexual characteristics.

Outline the conditions that create disparity with regard to the age of consent.

Which of the following primarily occurs during puberty?

_____ refers to mental or cognitive representations of marriage including ideas about how married couples interact.

Masturbatory activities carried out by children have been known to cause physical injury to the body.

Explain why young people have a healthier sexual life in Europe than in the United States.

Pubertal events are identical for both boys and girls.

In girls,_____ increase(s)estrogen levels in the ovaries.

Which of the following occurs due to "tender,careful holding" practices carried out by parents during a child's infancy?

Professionals consider childhood masturbation a natural,common,and harmless behavior.

_____ remains the most important and most consistent factor in sexual socialization,according to researchers.

Which of the following mating problems has been observed in primates that are raised in isolation?

For infants,the foundation of adolescent and adult sexuality begins with _____.

The Study of Human Sexuality

Contexts of Sexuality: Culture, History and Religion

Sexuality, Media and the Internet

Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Pleasure, Arousal, and Response

Taking Care of the Sexual Body

Contraception

Reproduction: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Gender and Identity: Process, Roles, and Culture

Sexual Orientation

Sexuality in Adulthood and Later Life

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Sexual Coercion and Resiliency Sexual Coercion

Extreme Sexuality and Paraphilias

Filters

Secular trend refers to the decline in the age of _____ during the 20^th century.