Question 1

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

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 2

The NHSLS excluded:

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A) gays and lesbians. 
B) fewer than 3 percent of Americans. 
C) adults older than 21 years of age. 
D) those who worked for the U.S.government.

Question 3

Studies have frequently shown that Asian-Americans residing in America are sexually more conservative than any other sub-group of the American population.You want to find out whether there is any change toward sexual permissiveness in this group by studying premarital sex among Asian-American adolescents and young adults.Considering the sensitive nature of this topic,you have chosen self-report questionnaires as the mode of data collection.How would you maximize the reliability of the data you are collecting?

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Question 4

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

Question 5

Sponsoring agencies and sex researchers attempt to minimize the stress to participants in a study while still gaining valuable knowledge.This is done by:

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A) preserving the anonymity of the researcher. 
B) maximizing the potential danger to participants by justifying the importance of their findings. 
C) using the principle of non-anonymous responses. 
D) using a harms-benefits analysis.

Question 6

Which of the following is an accurate observation about convenience samples in sex research,such as that used in the Janus report?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not give a good picture of what is going on in the general population. 
B) They show similar results to larger studies like the General Social Survey. 
C) They are appropriate when only a limited area of behaviour is being researched. 
D) They are appropriate only if data from recent experiences is being gathereD.

Question 7

Kinsey's interviewing techniques were most likely very successful in minimizing:

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A) problems of memory. 
B) purposeful distortion. 
C) inability to estimate. 
D) volunteer bias

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of the direct observation methods of studying sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) They have a high level of inaccuracy. 
B) They are expensive and time-consuming. 
C) They often result in purposeful distortion. 
D) They generally have a very large sample size.

Question 9

What are the advantages and disadvantages of experimental sex research?

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Question 10

A researcher wants to prove that sexual promiscuity is related to higher incidences of sexually transmitted diseases.In this context,which method would be best-suited for studying such comparisons?

Accepted Answer

A) Correlational study 
B) Content analysis 
C) Ethnography 
D) Participant-observer technique

Question 11

In sampling,volunteer bias in sex research would not be a problem if:

Accepted Answer

A) those who refuse to participate are identical in their sexual behaviour to those who do participate. 
B) a very small sample size is taken. 
C) those who refuse to participate drop out immediately,allowing for others to be sampled in their place. 
D) the differences in the sexual behaviour of those who participated are significantly large.

Question 12

A study aims to research the sexuality of closeted homosexuals.Obtaining a sample is problematic because participants would require a high degree of anonymity.Identify the type of data collection that would be most suitable for this study.

Accepted Answer

A) Direct observation 
B) Web-based survey 
C) Implicit Association Test 
D) Face-to-face interview

Question 13

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 14

_____ is defined as the problem that occurs when sex researchers can study only those people who have agreed to participate in the study.

Accepted Answer

A) Concealment 
B) Enlargement 
C) Conformity bias 
D) Volunteer bias

Question 15

Masters and Johnson's report "Human Sexual Response" differs from surveys of sexual behaviour because:

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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 16

A sex researcher is interested in understanding the trends in contraceptive use among women living in the United States.For this purpose,he obtains a convenience sample of 70 sexually-active 21-year-old females across the country.However,upon closer investigation,it was discovered that all the participants had one characteristic in common-they all had engaged in intercourse before the age of 15.Based on this we may conclude that:

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A) the sample is highly representative of the entire female population of the country. 
B) the results obtained from the study may not be true of all 21-year-old females. 
C) the results obtained from the study are free from volunteer bias. 
D) the results obtained from the study may be extrapolated to the population.

Question 17

Which of the following is a standard technique used to understand the impact of mass media on sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) Content analysis 
B) Web-based survey 
C) Magazine survey 
D) Direct observation

Question 18

Which of the following is the most common method for measuring sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) Eye tracking 
B) Implicit Association Test 
C) Self-reports 
D) Pupil dilation

Question 19

A questionnaire for a sex study asks the respondents the total number of sexual partners they have had in their lives.Although John has only had sex with a single partner,John lists the total as ten.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) enlargement 
B) concealment 
C) causal inference 
D) implicit association

Question 20

Identify the advantage of conducting Web-based surveys.

Accepted Answer

A) Minimizing enlargement and concealment of information by the respondents 
B) Observing behavioural cues of the participants 
C) Studying special populations that are defined by their sexuality 
D) Ensuring the collection of highly accurate and reliable data free from purposeful distortion

Exam 3: Sex Research