Exam 11: Sexual Orientation

Juan and George are a gay couple and would like to adopt a child.All of the following statements would be true of their experiences in the United States expect for which one?

Researchers have discovered a possible biological basis for sexual orientation that has become known as "the older brother effect," meaning ________.

The 2003 U.S.Supreme Court decision which in effect negated all sodomy laws in the remaining 14 states was ________.

Bethany lives in a state that has legalized marriage for same-sex couples; she lives in ________.

Rodney is studying the link between hormones and one's orientation.The research suggests that hormones probably affect one's sexual orientation ________.

In the past,all states in the U.S.enacted ________ laws,which prohibited people from engaging in certain sexual acts that were considered strange,deviant,or immoral.

A "0" on Kinsey's sexual orientation rating scale would mean ________.

Mike does not want to take an AIDS test because he is afraid that if he tests positive,he will face discrimination.According to your test,what concept does his behavior represent?

According to the text,at this time about ________ of sexual orientation can be explained by genetic influences.

According to the research on homosexuality and suicide,gay and lesbian teens consider,attempt and complete suicide in ________ proportion(s)to straight teens.

Which of the following statements is true about our understanding of sexual orientation?

Nancy was watching the news one evening and saw a story about gay bashing.What type of news story did she most likely view?

A bisexual is a person who ________.

What percentage is commonly used as a convenience statistic to estimate the percentage of the American population who are gay,lesbian or bisexual?

________ laws have allowed for more stringent penalties for violent crimes that can be shown to have been motivated by bias or prejudice toward a protected class of people.

Gary suffers from irrational anti-gay attitudes and behaviors.One motivation proposed to explain this is a psychological defense mechanism called a(n)________.

Jeff is conducting a literature review on the research on genetics and sexual orientation.He would find which of the following statements are supported by research?

The research on the index/ring finger "ratio" has found ________.

Erin is like most people in most cultures in the way she takes heterosexuality for granted and assumes all people are heterosexual.This is referred to as ________.

Irene is excited to learn about the link between sexual orientation and siblings.The studies she has reviewed have found that,on average,gay men have a greater number of ________.