Question 1

Quantitative research methods primarily focus on:

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A)  collection of qualitative data. 
B)  ethnographic research. 
C)  collection of numeric information. 
D)  the use of non-human agencies. 
E)  the subjective study of a matter. 
A)  collection of qualitative data. 
B)  ethnographic research. 
C)  collection of numeric information. 
D)  the use of non-human agencies. 
E)  the subjective study of a matter.

Question 2

Who was the first person to use surveys to study sexual behavior in groups of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard von Krafft-Ebing 
B)  Magnus Hirschfeld 
C)  Havelock Ellis 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
E)  Carl Jung 
A)  Richard von Krafft-Ebing 
B)  Magnus Hirschfeld 
C)  Havelock Ellis 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
E)  Carl Jung

Question 3

What was the primary difference between the methodology used by Freud and that used by 20th century sex researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 20th century sex researchers saw sex as a disease to be treated. 
B)  The 20th century sex researchers observed their patients only in laboratories. 
C)  The 20th century sex researchers saw sex as a measure of social progress. 
D)  The 20th century sex researchers believed that sexual development ceases after childhood. 
E)  The 20th century sex researchers believed that sexual development started only after childhood. 
A)  The 20th century sex researchers saw sex as a disease to be treated. 
B)  The 20th century sex researchers observed their patients only in laboratories. 
C)  The 20th century sex researchers saw sex as a measure of social progress. 
D)  The 20th century sex researchers believed that sexual development ceases after childhood. 
E)  The 20th century sex researchers believed that sexual development started only after childhood.

Question 4

Thomson is doing a research on the effects of light on the sexual intensity of women.So he forms two groups and exposes them to different intensities of light and then measures sexual intensity.Here sexual intensity is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dependant variable. 
B)  unstable variable. 
C)  independent variable. 
D)  relative variable. 
E)  correlation. 
A)  dependant variable. 
B)  unstable variable. 
C)  independent variable. 
D)  relative variable. 
E)  correlation.

Question 5

Sexuality research was built on a new approach to science in the late 1800s.It differed from earlier studies in that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  used scientific investigation to explain reality. 
B)  used religious faith to promote its studies among the masses. 
C)  treated sexuality like a disease. 
D)  focused on the negative aspects of sex. 
E)  focused on understanding sexual behavior through magic. 
A)  used scientific investigation to explain reality. 
B)  used religious faith to promote its studies among the masses. 
C)  treated sexuality like a disease. 
D)  focused on the negative aspects of sex. 
E)  focused on understanding sexual behavior through magic.

Question 6

Which of the following is a major drawback of Freud's methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  He observed only adults,not children. 
B)  He observed only women and not men. 
C)  He observed only homosexuals. 
D)  He observed only necrophiliacs. 
E)  He observed only sexual chauvinists. 
A)  He observed only adults,not children. 
B)  He observed only women and not men. 
C)  He observed only homosexuals. 
D)  He observed only necrophiliacs. 
E)  He observed only sexual chauvinists.

Question 7

The difference between dependant variables and independent variables is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the value of independent variables can be manipulated. 
B)  the independent variable is the value that is measured. 
C)  the dependant variable is relation between the stable and unstable variable. 
D)  the independent variable remains constant. 
E)  the dependant variable has a numeric value. 
A)  the value of independent variables can be manipulated. 
B)  the independent variable is the value that is measured. 
C)  the dependant variable is relation between the stable and unstable variable. 
D)  the independent variable remains constant. 
E)  the dependant variable has a numeric value.

Question 8

The biological and evolutionary perspectives on sexuality contradict each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The primary difference between quantitative and qualitative data is that the latter:

Accepted Answer

A)  is specifically designed to ensure objectivity. 
B)  deals only with non-numeric data. 
C)  ensures that there is no personal bias. 
D)  is concerned with studying how one variable impacts another. 
E)  uses variables to determine if changes to one thing result in change to another. 
A)  is specifically designed to ensure objectivity. 
B)  deals only with non-numeric data. 
C)  ensures that there is no personal bias. 
D)  is concerned with studying how one variable impacts another. 
E)  uses variables to determine if changes to one thing result in change to another.

Question 10

As described by Freud,what are erogenous zones?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are major areas of the body that are highly sensitive to sexual stimulation. 
B)  They are major areas of the body that are sexually inactive in children. 
C)  They are major glands of the body that produces testosterones. 
D)  They are major glands of the body that produces prolactins. 
E)  They are major glands of the body that produces estrogens. 
A)  They are major areas of the body that are highly sensitive to sexual stimulation. 
B)  They are major areas of the body that are sexually inactive in children. 
C)  They are major glands of the body that produces testosterones. 
D)  They are major glands of the body that produces prolactins. 
E)  They are major glands of the body that produces estrogens.

Question 11

Which of the following is an important discovery of the studies on human sexual behavior conducted by Masters and Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  During sexual intercourse,men ejaculate during the refractory phase. 
B)  The only real orgasm for women is in the vagina. 
C)  Women have ten prominent erogenous zones. 
D)  Women generally could have multiple orgasms. 
E)  Women produce eggs throughout their life. 
A)  During sexual intercourse,men ejaculate during the refractory phase. 
B)  The only real orgasm for women is in the vagina. 
C)  Women have ten prominent erogenous zones. 
D)  Women generally could have multiple orgasms. 
E)  Women produce eggs throughout their life.

Question 12

Internet questionnaires are losing its popularity in sex research as it is relatively very expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of the disadvantages of face-to-face interviews is that they demand for a significant time investment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a belief held by doctors in the early part of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's earliest sexual fantasies revolved around a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent. 
B)  Masturbation is a sexual disease that could lead to death. 
C)  Scientific study of sexuality could improve people's sexual health. 
D)  They believed that female sexuality should be directed toward sexual pleasure. 
E)  They considered homosexual relationships to be normal. 
A)  People's earliest sexual fantasies revolved around a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent. 
B)  Masturbation is a sexual disease that could lead to death. 
C)  Scientific study of sexuality could improve people's sexual health. 
D)  They believed that female sexuality should be directed toward sexual pleasure. 
E)  They considered homosexual relationships to be normal.

Question 15

As you develop sexual literacy,you enhance your own,_____which means the integration of body,mind,feelings,and social life through sexuality.

Accepted Answer

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Quantitative research methods primarily focus on:

Who was the first person to use surveys to study sexual behavior in groups of people?

What was the primary difference between the methodology used by Freud and that used by 20^th century sex researchers?

Thomson is doing a research on the effects of light on the sexual intensity of women.So he forms two groups and exposes them to different intensities of light and then measures sexual intensity.Here sexual intensity is the:

Sexuality research was built on a new approach to science in the late 1800s.It differed from earlier studies in that it:

Which of the following is a major drawback of Freud's methodology?

The difference between dependant variables and independent variables is that:

The biological and evolutionary perspectives on sexuality contradict each other.

The primary difference between quantitative and qualitative data is that the latter:

As described by Freud,what are erogenous zones?

Which of the following is an important discovery of the studies on human sexual behavior conducted by Masters and Johnson?

Internet questionnaires are losing its popularity in sex research as it is relatively very expensive.

One of the disadvantages of face-to-face interviews is that they demand for a significant time investment.

Which of the following is a belief held by doctors in the early part of the nineteenth century?

As you develop sexual literacy,you enhance your own,_____which means the integration of body,mind,feelings,and social life through sexuality.

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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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Quantitative research methods primarily focus on:

Who was the first person to use surveys to study sexual behavior in groups of people?

What was the primary difference between the methodology used by Freud and that used by 20th century sex researchers?

Thomson is doing a research on the effects of light on the sexual intensity of women.So he forms two groups and exposes them to different intensities of light and then measures sexual intensity.Here sexual intensity is the:

Sexuality research was built on a new approach to science in the late 1800s.It differed from earlier studies in that it:

Which of the following is a major drawback of Freud's methodology?

The difference between dependant variables and independent variables is that:

The biological and evolutionary perspectives on sexuality contradict each other.

The primary difference between quantitative and qualitative data is that the latter:

As described by Freud,what are erogenous zones?

Which of the following is an important discovery of the studies on human sexual behavior conducted by Masters and Johnson?

Internet questionnaires are losing its popularity in sex research as it is relatively very expensive.

One of the disadvantages of face-to-face interviews is that they demand for a significant time investment.

Which of the following is a belief held by doctors in the early part of the nineteenth century?

As you develop sexual literacy,you enhance your own,_____which means the integration of body,mind,feelings,and social life through 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 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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What was the primary difference between the methodology used by Freud and that used by 20^th century sex researchers?