Question 1

In the context of research,an independent variable is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the variable measured in a research whose value remains fixed. 
B)  the primary variable that relates the dependent variable to the experimental value. 
C)  the variable that is manipulated to test its affect on the dependent variable. 
D)  the value that most accurately generalizes research findings and conclusions. 
E)  the value that measures the reliability of a particular procedure. 
A)  the variable measured in a research whose value remains fixed. 
B)  the primary variable that relates the dependent variable to the experimental value. 
C)  the variable that is manipulated to test its affect on the dependent variable. 
D)  the value that most accurately generalizes research findings and conclusions. 
E)  the value that measures the reliability of a particular procedure.

Question 2

Which of the following research methods did the Masters and Johnson team primarily use for conducting their studies on human sexual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  They implemented participant-observation techniques that examined human behavior in its own cultural context. 
B)  They implemented a treatment approach that primarily focused on the unconscious mind and "talking therapy". 
C)  They implemented a treatment approach that primarily focused on differentiating normal and abnormal behavior in sexuality. 
D)  They implemented a laboratory method for the study of orgasm and sexual functioning. 
E)  They implemented the scientific survey study,using a questionnaire to reveal the sexual attitudes of a large number of people. 
A)  They implemented participant-observation techniques that examined human behavior in its own cultural context. 
B)  They implemented a treatment approach that primarily focused on the unconscious mind and "talking therapy". 
C)  They implemented a treatment approach that primarily focused on differentiating normal and abnormal behavior in sexuality. 
D)  They implemented a laboratory method for the study of orgasm and sexual functioning. 
E)  They implemented the scientific survey study,using a questionnaire to reveal the sexual attitudes of a large number of people.

Question 3

In the beginning,sexology was all about the study of sexual diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Masters and Johnson's research proved that the only real orgasm for women is in the vagina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

People usually have great knowledge about their own lives,but they may not remember certain aspects of their lives clearly,or may misremember certain aspects.This distortion of recalled events is called the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  distinction bias 
B)  gender bias 
C)  recency bias 
D)  retrospective bias 
E)  reverse bias 
A)  distinction bias 
B)  gender bias 
C)  recency bias 
D)  retrospective bias 
E)  reverse bias

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the important findings of the study conducted by Kinsey,Wardell Pomeroy,and sociologist Clyde Martin in 1937?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the U.S. ,females did not masturbate. 
B)  In the U.S. ,females had homosexual relations. 
C)  In the U.S. ,most men did not engage in premarital sex. 
D)  In the U.S. ,sexual chauvinism was most prominent. 
E)  In the U.S. ,men were dominated by women. 
A)  In the U.S. ,females did not masturbate. 
B)  In the U.S. ,females had homosexual relations. 
C)  In the U.S. ,most men did not engage in premarital sex. 
D)  In the U.S. ,sexual chauvinism was most prominent. 
E)  In the U.S. ,men were dominated by women.

Question 7

_____ is a relatively new social method that involves gathering and using information that the people who are affected most directly by issues in the community in the effort to apply the research to their benefit.

Accepted Answer

Participat

Question 8

Which of the following contributes toward holistic sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Practicing sexual chauvinism 
B)  Having healthy relationships 
C)  Understanding that sexual diversity is detrimental to the society 
D)  Practicing cultural chauvinism 
E)  Controlling homosexual tendencies 
A)  Practicing sexual chauvinism 
B)  Having healthy relationships 
C)  Understanding that sexual diversity is detrimental to the society 
D)  Practicing cultural chauvinism 
E)  Controlling homosexual tendencies

Question 9

Which of the following is the major criticism against Masters and Johnson studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their subjects mainly consisted of perverts such as homosexuals and failed to account for the heterosexual population. 
B)  Their studies generally ignored ethnic diversity and did not consider that culture had a major influence on sexual life. 
C)  Their subjects were heterosexuals and they generally ignored homosexuals and bisexuals. 
D)  Most of their subjects were men and this made the study a lopsided one that ignored one half of the population. 
E)  Most of their subjects were aware that they were being watched and changed how they engaged in sex. 
A)  Their subjects mainly consisted of perverts such as homosexuals and failed to account for the heterosexual population. 
B)  Their studies generally ignored ethnic diversity and did not consider that culture had a major influence on sexual life. 
C)  Their subjects were heterosexuals and they generally ignored homosexuals and bisexuals. 
D)  Most of their subjects were men and this made the study a lopsided one that ignored one half of the population. 
E)  Most of their subjects were aware that they were being watched and changed how they engaged in sex.

Question 10

The Masters and Johnson team differed from other sex researchers who came before them in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they believed that only observed sexual behavior in the laboratory behind a two-way mirror was scientifically accurate. 
B)  they showed that biology was more important than culture in the development of sexual behavior. 
C)  they used a treatment approach that focused on the unconscious mind and "talking therapy". 
D)  they believed that using participant-observation techniques that examine human behavior in its own cultural context was scientifically accurate. 
E)  they treated sex as a symptom of an underlying mental disorder that needed to be treated. 
A)  they believed that only observed sexual behavior in the laboratory behind a two-way mirror was scientifically accurate. 
B)  they showed that biology was more important than culture in the development of sexual behavior. 
C)  they used a treatment approach that focused on the unconscious mind and "talking therapy". 
D)  they believed that using participant-observation techniques that examine human behavior in its own cultural context was scientifically accurate. 
E)  they treated sex as a symptom of an underlying mental disorder that needed to be treated.

Question 11

Kinsey studied the actual behaviors of large populations of normal people,including for the first time women,ethnic minorities,and homosexuals.His findings:

Accepted Answer

A)  further strengthened his belief in traditional thinking about normal versus abnormal sexual behavior. 
B)  convinced him that there was a huge natural variation in sexuality in human populations,and that bisexuality was normal. 
C)  convinced him that abnormal patients should be treated on a one-to-one basis so that their unconscious desires could be brought forth. 
D)  further strengthened his belief that sex was a disease and needed to be cured like any other ailment. 
E)  strengthened his belief that the unconscious mind should be repressed so as to control one's abnormal sexual urges. 
A)  further strengthened his belief in traditional thinking about normal versus abnormal sexual behavior. 
B)  convinced him that there was a huge natural variation in sexuality in human populations,and that bisexuality was normal. 
C)  convinced him that abnormal patients should be treated on a one-to-one basis so that their unconscious desires could be brought forth. 
D)  further strengthened his belief that sex was a disease and needed to be cured like any other ailment. 
E)  strengthened his belief that the unconscious mind should be repressed so as to control one's abnormal sexual urges.

Question 12

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It mainly involves the collection of quantitative information. 
B)  It is primarily designed to ensure objectivity. 
C)  It mainly involves the collection of nonnumeric information. 
D)  It does not leave any scope for the occurrence of personal bias. 
E)  It is designed for data that can be encoded into a numeric form. 
A)  It mainly involves the collection of quantitative information. 
B)  It is primarily designed to ensure objectivity. 
C)  It mainly involves the collection of nonnumeric information. 
D)  It does not leave any scope for the occurrence of personal bias. 
E)  It is designed for data that can be encoded into a numeric form.

Question 13

What was Kinsey's view regarding bisexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  He considered bisexuality to be normal. 
B)  He considered bisexuality to be a type of perversion. 
C)  He considered bisexuality to be the result of repressed fantasies. 
D)  He considered bisexuality to be a curable disease. 
E)  He considered bisexuality to be the result of chromosomal defect. 
A)  He considered bisexuality to be normal. 
B)  He considered bisexuality to be a type of perversion. 
C)  He considered bisexuality to be the result of repressed fantasies. 
D)  He considered bisexuality to be a curable disease. 
E)  He considered bisexuality to be the result of chromosomal defect.

Question 14

Russell is sexually attracted only to dead bodies and engages in sexual intercourse with corpses.Based on the given information,we can say that Russell is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexual. 
B)  pedophiliac. 
C)  necrophiliac. 
D)  hemophiliac. 
E)  autoandrophiliac. 
A)  homosexual. 
B)  pedophiliac. 
C)  necrophiliac. 
D)  hemophiliac. 
E)  autoandrophiliac.

Question 15

Which of the following is an advantage primarily associated with printed surveys and questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A)  The personal nature of the survey allows one to record authentic reactions. 
B)  They can assure anonymity,which means the responses are often honest. 
C)  They allow researchers to build a rapport with each participant to draw out authentic answers. 
D)  It allows the interviewer to vary the sequence of questions depending on how a person responds to previous questions. 
E)  It allows the interviewer to ask a person in an interview to clarify information in order to increase understanding of the answer. 
A)  The personal nature of the survey allows one to record authentic reactions. 
B)  They can assure anonymity,which means the responses are often honest. 
C)  They allow researchers to build a rapport with each participant to draw out authentic answers. 
D)  It allows the interviewer to vary the sequence of questions depending on how a person responds to previous questions. 
E)  It allows the interviewer to ask a person in an interview to clarify information in order to increase understanding of the answer.

Question 16

In the context of direct observation,reliability of data decreases with more representative samples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is a disadvantage typically associated with printed surveys and questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more costly as compared to face-to-face interviews. 
B)  They are more time consuming as compared to face-to-face interviews. 
C)  They have lesser scope of asking for clarification of the information provided as compared to face-to-face interviews. 
D)  They cannot assure the anonymity,which means the responses may not be as honest as that of the face-to-face interviews. 
E)  The personal nature of the interview may overwhelm some individuals,which often lead to dishonest responses or purposeful omissions of information. 
A)  They are more costly as compared to face-to-face interviews. 
B)  They are more time consuming as compared to face-to-face interviews. 
C)  They have lesser scope of asking for clarification of the information provided as compared to face-to-face interviews. 
D)  They cannot assure the anonymity,which means the responses may not be as honest as that of the face-to-face interviews. 
E)  The personal nature of the interview may overwhelm some individuals,which often lead to dishonest responses or purposeful omissions of information.

Question 18

The National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS)differed from the study conducted by Kinsey in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it included only homosexuals and bisexuals. 
B)  it included representatives from diverse ethnic groups. 
C)  it included only women. 
D)  it included only heterosexual couples. 
E)  it included children as well as adolescents. 
A)  it included only homosexuals and bisexuals. 
B)  it included representatives from diverse ethnic groups. 
C)  it included only women. 
D)  it included only heterosexual couples. 
E)  it included children as well as adolescents.

Question 19

The study of sexuality involves biological,social,psychological,and health sciences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Differentiate between the quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Accepted Answer

Quantitative research methods focus on g

In the context of research,an independent variable is best defined as:

Which of the following research methods did the Masters and Johnson team primarily use for conducting their studies on human sexual behavior?

In the beginning,sexology was all about the study of sexual diversity.

Masters and Johnson's research proved that the only real orgasm for women is in the vagina.

People usually have great knowledge about their own lives,but they may not remember certain aspects of their lives clearly,or may misremember certain aspects.This distortion of recalled events is called the _____.

Which of the following is one of the important findings of the study conducted by Kinsey,Wardell Pomeroy,and sociologist Clyde Martin in 1937?

_____ is a relatively new social method that involves gathering and using information that the people who are affected most directly by issues in the community in the effort to apply the research to their benefit.

Which of the following contributes toward holistic sexuality?

Which of the following is the major criticism against Masters and Johnson studies?

The Masters and Johnson team differed from other sex researchers who came before them in that:

Kinsey studied the actual behaviors of large populations of normal people,including for the first time women,ethnic minorities,and homosexuals.His findings:

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a qualitative research?

What was Kinsey's view regarding bisexuality?

Russell is sexually attracted only to dead bodies and engages in sexual intercourse with corpses.Based on the given information,we can say that Russell is a(n):

Which of the following is an advantage primarily associated with printed surveys and questionnaires?

In the context of direct observation,reliability of data decreases with more representative samples.

Which of the following is a disadvantage typically associated with printed surveys and questionnaires?

The National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS)differed from the study conducted by Kinsey in that:

The study of sexuality involves biological,social,psychological,and health sciences.

Differentiate between the quantitative and qualitative research methods.

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 Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality in Adulthood and Later Life

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Sexual Coercion and Resiliency Sexual Coercion

Extreme Sexuality and Paraphilias

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Exam 1: The Study of Human Sexuality

In the context of research,an independent variable is best defined as:

Which of the following research methods did the Masters and Johnson team primarily use for conducting their studies on human sexual behavior?

In the beginning,sexology was all about the study of sexual diversity.

Masters and Johnson's research proved that the only real orgasm for women is in the vagina.

People usually have great knowledge about their own lives,but they may not remember certain aspects of their lives clearly,or may misremember certain aspects.This distortion of recalled events is called the _____.

Which of the following is one of the important findings of the study conducted by Kinsey,Wardell Pomeroy,and sociologist Clyde Martin in 1937?

_____ is a relatively new social method that involves gathering and using information that the people who are affected most directly by issues in the community in the effort to apply the research to their benefit.

Which of the following contributes toward holistic sexuality?

Which of the following is the major criticism against Masters and Johnson studies?

The Masters and Johnson team differed from other sex researchers who came before them in that:

Kinsey studied the actual behaviors of large populations of normal people,including for the first time women,ethnic minorities,and homosexuals.His findings:

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a qualitative research?

What was Kinsey's view regarding bisexuality?

Russell is sexually attracted only to dead bodies and engages in sexual intercourse with corpses.Based on the given information,we can say that Russell is a(n):

Which of the following is an advantage primarily associated with printed surveys and questionnaires?

In the context of direct observation,reliability of data decreases with more representative samples.

Which of the following is a disadvantage typically associated with printed surveys and questionnaires?

The National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS)differed from the study conducted by Kinsey in that:

The study of sexuality involves biological,social,psychological,and health sciences.

Differentiate between the quantitative and qualitative research methods.

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 Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality in Adulthood and Later Life

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Sexual Coercion and Resiliency Sexual Coercion

Extreme Sexuality and Paraphilias

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