Question 1

How did Masters and Johnson's report called "Human Sexual Response" differ from surveys of sexual behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) It directly observed sexual behaviour. 
B) It focused on sexual minorities. 
C) It had high test-retest reliability. 
D) It used implicit measures to study behaviour.

Question 2

In a study about sexuality,participants of a perfectly random sample were truthful and tried to give information that was as accurate as possible.Identify the factor that is most likely to make their self-reports inaccurate in this context.

Accepted Answer

A) Difficulties with estimates 
B) Concealment 
C) Volunteer bias 
D) Enlargement

Question 3

What were some of the issues raised by Ford and Norris while studying the sexual behaviour of ethnic minorities?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Kinsey's face-to-face interviewing techniques are:

Accepted Answer

A) criticized by researchers. 
B) highly regarded in the field. 
C) challenged by social scientists. 
D) considered as unethical means of obtaining information

Question 5

Which of the following relationships suggests a positive correlation?

Accepted Answer

A) As the number of sexual partners increase,the number of sexually transmitted diseases contracted increase. 
B) The greater the number of years of marriage,the lower the frequency of intercourse. 
C) The fewer the number of sexual partners,the greater the number of sexually transmitted diseases contracted. 
D) The greater the number of years of marriage,the lower the number of sexually transmitted diseases contracted.

Question 6

A group of researchers want to study the effects of alcohol on sexual behaviour in mice.They inject 50 mice with an alcohol solution and inject 50 other mice with a harmless saline solution,after which they observe their mating behaviour.In this example,which of the following is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A) The alcohol 
B) The sexual behaviour 
C) The mice 
D) The saline solution

Question 7

According to Ford and Norris,having respondents interviewed by an interviewer of the same gender and ethnic background as themselves does what?

Accepted Answer

A) Violates the principles of ethical research. 
B) Diverts the focus of the research. 
C) Results in biased responses. 
D) Helps in building rapport and trust.

Question 8

Describe why and when an intercoder or interrater reliability is used.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Five men report having intercourse 3,5,7,10,and 5 times per month.What is the mean frequency of intercourse for this group?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 8.5 
C) 9 
D) 10

Question 10

Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Volunteer bias 
B) Cost-benefit approach 
C) Test-retest reliability 
D) Content analysis

Question 11

In a perfect test-retest reliability:

Accepted Answer

A) people disagree from one time to the next. 
B) a correlation of around.50 exists between the two sets of responses. 
C) people's responses vary because of memory lapses. 
D) a correlation of 1.0 exists between the two sets of responses.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the computer-assisted self-interview (CASI)method?

Accepted Answer

A) It results in a higher number of fudged responses. 
B) It is not suitable for individuals with poor reading skills. 
C) It can be combined with an audio component. 
D) It offers little privacy to respondents.

Question 13

You want to measure the impact of the media in some way.You sample several advice columns found in "Playboy" and "Playgirl" and compare the various types of questions asked and the types of advice given.You are carrying out a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) observational analysis. 
B) random probabilistic survey. 
C) cost-benefit analysis. 
D) content analysis.

Question 14

Margaret is having an affair with her neighbour,Tom.However,when an interviewer in a sex study asks her whether she has ever had any sexual relations with anyone outside of her marriage,her answer is,"No,never." This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) enlargement 
B) concealment 
C) causal inference 
D) volunteer bias

Question 15

Masters and Johnson pioneering research included a sample of 5300 male and 5940 female interviews in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A sex researcher is interested in studying the sexual behaviour of all sexually-active 18-year-old Hispanic males living in the United States.He ultimately manages to study each one of these individuals.In this example,the researcher has gathered data from a:

Accepted Answer

A) sample. 
B) population. 
C) self-report. 
D) probability sample.

Question 17

Which group was underrepresented in Kinsey's sample?

Accepted Answer

A) Protestants 
B) Youngsters 
C) Females 
D) Racial minorities

Question 18

Anonymity of responses in sex research stems from the ethical principle of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) informed consent 
B) justice in research ethics 
C) protection from harm 
D) participant observation

Question 19

The computer-assisted self-interview:

Accepted Answer

A) accommodates poor readers through audio components. 
B) lacks the privacy that written questionnaires provide. 
C) uses biological measures to test the response of participants. 
D) relies on direct observation methods of collecting data

Question 20

Five women report having intercourse 5,7,10,11,and 12 times per month.What is the median frequency of intercourse for this group?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 
B) 8.5 
C) 9 
D) 10

Exam 3: Sex Research