Exam 10: Social Psychology

Masters and Johnson's original subjects in the study of human sexual response were ________.

Sexual ________ refers to enduring sexual attraction toward members of one's own sex,the other sex,or both.

Maurice was born with an XY chromosome type,and he has the external genitalia of a male.He has,for the better part of his life,however,felt like he was supposed to be a woman.He has always identified more with feminine clothes,behaviors,and emotions.New surgical and medical techniques will now allow Maurice to take which of the following courses of action?

Johnny is a gay man who has a wonderful relationship with his sister.He regularly babysits for her children,and enjoys helping to raise them.Johnny's availability to help with the kids,and his interest in doing so,supports the ________ hypothesis of homosexuality.

Research shows that the ________ married couples are,the less interest and pleasure they take in sexual activity,and the more they experience guilt,shame,and sexual inhibitions.

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

When men and women view erotic pictures,the amygdala and hypothalamus were more strongly activated in men than women.

One example of a female secondary sex characteristic is __________.

Research has shown that men tend to talk to each other about ________.

Developing one's sense of being male or female is called the gender role.

The abbreviation STI stands for ________.

Hamer and colleagues discovered that homosexuality may be transmitted by genes on the ________ chromosome,which is passed from mother to son,not father to son.

Which phase of the sexual response cycle can last the longest?

The primary sex characteristics develop as ________.

The development of pubic hair,though located around the external genitalia,which are involved in reproduction,is still considered to be a ________ sexual characteristic.

Shaquilla says that all men are insensitive and unemotional.She is probably expressing a ________.

According to Kinsey's sexual behavior study,approximately ________ percent of men and ________ percent of women has had sexual intercourse by the age of 16.

One secondary male sex characteristic is ________.

One of the primary male sex characteristics is the ________.

Over the past several years,several celebrities have openly discussed their desire for sexual experiences that are satisfying,regardless of the sex of their partner.Most researchers would consider such individuals to be ________.