Exam 10: Sexuality and Gender

Native American tribes ___________.

Kinsey discovered,to everyone's surprise,that only about 15 percent of people masturbated.

Raphael has only dated men in the past.He stated that in high school,he began to notice that he was only attracted to men.As a result,he has been in a relationship with a man for the past 5 years and is very happy.Raphael is considered _______________ in terms of his sexual orientation.

A set of characteristics that defines individuals as boys and men or girls and women is called __________.

In male identical twins,if one of the twins is gay,the other has about a ___% chance of also being gay.

When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior,a psychologist is most likely to use Freudian psychoanalysis to explain their behavior.

Give an example of social learning theory as it applies to gender development.

Research suggests that many individuals continue to be sexually active well into their eighties.Barriers to sex at an older age include health problems and lack of a partner as opposed to lack of desire.

Some people are very quick to come to the aid of a woman because she is perceived as being helpless,weak,and unable to provide for herself.These same individuals may be quite a bit less likely to come to the assistance of a man in the same situation.Though these people may have noble intentions,this is still an example of __________ sexism.

Sexual orientation refers to a concept about males or females that assigns characteristics to them on the basis of nothing more than their being male or female.

Masters and Johnson reported that unlike men,women _______________________.

__________ is a biological phenomenon,while __________ is a socially constructed phenomenon.

Researchers have usually found that __________.

Which statement represents a major problem associated with survey research into sexual behavior?

Based on the studies of infant girls who were exposed to androgens before birth,which of the following statements is true?

The first phase of the sexual response is ____________.

People with gender __________ disorder feel that they were born into the body of the wrong sex and have a strong identification with the opposite gender.

According to the Janus report,approximately _______ percent of men and _______ percent of women reported to be predominantly homosexual.

What have twin studies told us about sexual orientation?

A gender __________ refers to a widely held belief about a person or group of people that is based solely on gender