Deck 13: Sexuality

Question 1

___________ identified the four phases of the human sexual response pattern.

A) Dollard and Miller
B) Sternberg and Davidson
C) Binet and Simon
D) Masters and Johnson

Answer 1

Masters and Johnson

Question 2

The human sexual response cycle consists of:

A) inhibition, orgasm, resolution, and recovery.
B) excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
C) excitement, orgasm, resolution, and recovery.
D) inhibition, disinhibition, orgasm, and resolution.

Answer 2

excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

Question 3

The most obvious response in the excitement phase is _________ in males and ________ in females.

A) a partial erection; vaginal lubrication
B) an increase in pulse; an increase in fantasy thinking
C) an explosive discharge of tension; orgasm
D) a partial erection; increased heart rate

Answer 3

a partial erection; vaginal lubrication

Question 4

_________ is the phase of the sexual response cycle where there is a continuation and heightening of the arousal that was begun in the preceding stage.

A) Resolution phase
B) Orgasm
C) Plateau phase
D) The refractory period

Question 5

___________ is the stage of the human sexual response cycle that is characterized by the release of neuromuscular tension and an intense pleasurable feeling.

A) Orgasm
B) The plateau phase
C) The resolution phase
D) The excitement phase

Question 6

Following __________, the person enters the ________ phase as the blood vessels return to their normal state.

A) resolution; orgasm
B) orgasm; resolution
C) excitement; recovery
D) orgasm; rebound

Question 7

Males enter the ________period, lasting anywhere from several minutes to a day, in which they cannot have another orgasm.

A) plateau
B) recovery
C) refractory
D) inhibition

Question 8

Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning the human sexual response pattern?

A) The length of the refractory period in women increases as they age.
B) An orgasm typically lasts only about 3 to 15 seconds.
C) Females show three different patterns in the orgasm phase.
D) The excitement phase can last from several minutes to several hours.

Question 9

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the role of hormones and human sexual behaviors?

A) The higher the blood levels of testosterone, the more the male adolescent is preoccupied with sexual thoughts.
B) Throughout the year, the male's testes secrete androgens in fairly consistent amounts.
C) A woman's estrogen levels are lowest when she is ovulating.
D) Since estrogen is not constantly produced, women's hormone levels will vary.

Question 10

At puberty, males experience an increase in ________, while females start to produce ______.

A) testosterone; estrogen
B) estrogen; testosterone
C) testosterone; hormones
D) estrogens; androgens

Question 11

Androgens are not only produced by the testes in males but also by the _______ in both males and females.

A) hypothalamus
B) pineal gland
C) adrenal glands
D) thyroid glands

Question 12

Doug has reached puberty. If he is typical of most adolescent males, he will show an increase in all of the following EXCEPT:

A) sexual thoughts and fantasies.
B) masturbation.
C) his level of estrogens.
D) nocturnal emissions.

Question 13

Renee is an adolescent female. If she is typical of most adolescent females,

A) her estrogen levels will vary over an approximately month-long cycle.
B) her estrogen levels will be highest when she is ovulating.
C) her interest in sexual activity could occur at any time during the menstrual cycle.
D) all of the above are true.

Question 14

Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding hormones and sexual behavior?

A) When women reach menopause, they experience a significant drop in estrogen and become sexually inactive.
B) Estrogen levels are highest when the female is ovulating.
C) Testosterone is not constantly produced by the males' testes, causing a man's testosterone level to vary during the month.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 15

As we move from the lower to the higher animals, _____ control over sexual behavior is less dominant, although still important, in sexual arousal.

A) social
B) cognitive
C) hormonal
D) cultural

Question 16

According to your textbook, what sexually arouses an individual is mainly influenced by their:

A) biological make-up.
B) past sexual experiences.
C) sociocultural background.
D) level of intelligence.

Question 17

Men are more sexually aroused by ______ and women are more aroused by ______.

A) verbal expressions of love; touch
B) visual stimulation; touch
C) smell; visual stimulation
D) visual stimulation; smell

Question 18

_________ are scented substances that are powerful sexual attractants in some animals.

A) Aphrodisiacs
B) Phonemes
C) Pheromones
D) Morphemes

Question 19

Marcia's female cat "Fluffy"is in "heat"and all the neighborhood "tom"cats are howling in her backyard. Fluffy attracted all these "suitors"because of:

A) aphrodisiacs.
B) morphemes.
C) phonemes.
D) pheromones.

Question 20

___________ are substances, such as "Spanish fly", that supposedly arouse sexual desire and increase the capacity for sexual activity.

A) Aphrodisiacs
B) Neuropeptides
C) Phonemes
D) Phosphemes

Question 21

Jerome thinks that by eating lots of oysters, bananas, and tomatoes he can dramatically increase his sex drive, although what he is really doing is increasing his cholesterol and waist size. Jerome believes that these foods are:

A) morphemes.
B) pheromones.
C) aphrodisiacs.
D) neuropeptides.

Question 22

Walt is using a substance referred to as "Spanish fly." He should expect all of the following EXCEPT that:

A) this substance will increase his sex drive.
B) genital inflammation could occur.
C) there could be tissue damage to his genitals.
D) he might die from using this substance.

Question 23

Which of the following has been shown to be the BEST motivator of sexual arousal?

A) Spanish fly
B) oysters
C) hormone injections
D) cognitive thoughts

Question 24

The ____________ are some of the most sexually repressed people in the world and often avoid sexual experiences because they believe that sexual intercourse reduces their energy level and is bad for their health.

A) Mangaian culture in the South Pacific
B) people of Ines Beag (an island off the coast of Ireland)
C) Indian tribes in Alaska and Northern Canada
D) people of Taiwan

Question 25

The ___________ have sex virtually everyday, the women report a high frequency of orgasms, and their young boys are taught various sexual strategies during adolescence.

A) Mangaians (culture in the South Pacific)
B) people of Ines Beag (an island off the coast of Ireland)
C) Indian tribes in Alaska and Northern Canada
D) French

Question 26

The fact that there is so much diversity in sexual behavior supports the role of:

A) neurochemical influences.
B) hormonal control.
C) differing levels of intelligences.
D) environmental influences.

Question 27

_________ is a set of stereotyped patterns of expectancies of how people should behave sexually.

A) A sexual script
B) A sexual schema
C) Sex-role modeling
D) A gender-role script

Question 28

Two well-known sexual scripts in the U.S. culture are the:

A) liberal sexual script and the conservative sexual script.
B) ethical dilemma script and the marriage script.
C) traditional religious script and the romantic script.
D) the romantic script and the marriage script.

Question 29

Rachel believes that sex is acceptable only within marriage. This is an example of the:

A) conservative sexual schema.
B) ethical dilemma script.
C) traditional wife schema.
D) traditional religious script.

Question 30

The romantic script says that:

A) sex is synonymous with love.
B) sex and love are not the same.
C) sex outside of marriage is wrong even when the couple loves each other.
D) "falling in love" is a myth.

Question 31

Debra and Charlie love each other very much and believe that it is acceptable for them to have sex with each other whether they are married or not. They are following the:

A) erotic script.
B) traditional religious script.
C) romantic script.
D) liberal ethics script.

Question 32

Which of the following is FALSE regarding male and female sexual scripts?

A) Females are more likely than males to justify their sexual behavior by telling others that they were swept away by love.
B) The male sexual script emphasizes sexual conquest.
C) Females learn to link sexual intercourse with having power and control over men.
D) More females than males have intercourse only with partners they love and would like to marry.

Question 33

___________ is a belief that many sexual activities are acceptable for males but not for females.

A) The "split dream"
B) Senescence
C) Relativism
D) The double standard

Question 34

The double standard leads females to:

A) become more aggressive in their sexual relationships.
B) think that males control their own sexual behavior better than they do.
C) have more sex.
D) deny their sexuality.

Question 35

Sexual double standards are harmful to men because they:

A) place responsibility for birth control on men.
B) restrict their sexual behavior and activity.
C) place pressure on men to be sexually active.
D) present women with more options for having sex with more partners.

Question 36

According to your textbook, which of the following is/are TRUE concerning sexual motivation?

A) Men think about sex far more than women do.
B) Lesbians have less permissive attitudes about casual sex and sex outside a primary relationship than gay men.
C) Lesbians' sexual fantasies are more likely than gay men's to be personal and romantic.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 37

Lesbians are more likely than homosexual men to:

A) have more sexual partners.
B) regret their sexual orientation.
C) have intimate, enduring relationships.
D) have more "one-night stands."

Question 38

___________ refers to an enduring attraction toward members of one's own sex or to members of the other sex.

A) Sexual orientation
B) Androgyny
C) Transsexualism
D) Sex Typing

Question 39

Being attracted to members of one's own sex is the__________ orientation, while being attracted to members of the opposite sex is the__________ orientation.

A) heterosexual; homosexual
B) homosexual; heterosexual
C) bisexual; unisexual
D) unisexual; bisexual

Question 40

Kendal is sexually attracted to some of the men in his fraternity as well as to many of the female students on campus. Kendal would be considered:

A) homosexual.
B) heterosexual.
C) bisexual.
D) multisexual.

Question 41

Sexual orientation can be described:

A) as a dichotomy.
B) on a six-point scale.
C) as either heterosexual or homosexual.
D) on a three-point scale.

Question 42

Kinsey and associates developed the continuum of sexual orientation that ranged from ___________ labeled 0 to __________ labeled 6.

A) exclusive homosexuality; exclusive heterosexuality
B) exclusive heterosexuality; exclusive homosexuality
C) bisexuality; exclusive homosexuality
D) exclusive heterosexuality; bisexuality

Question 43

One biological theory of homosexuality that is still being explored holds that a male homosexual:

A) has an extra X chromosome at pair 23.
B) has an extra Y chromosome at pair 23.
C) was exposed as a fetus to hormone levels that were characteristic of females.
D) has a hypothalamus that is twice as large as heterosexual males.

Question 44

According to Simon LeVay, an area of the ________ in the brain was found to be twice as large in heterosexual males as in homosexual males.

A) medulla
B) reticular formation
C) pineal gland
D) hypothalamus

Question 45

A person's sexual orientation is most likely determined by:

A) genetic factors.
B) environmental factors.
C) genetic and cognitive factors.
D) genetic, hormonal, cognitive, and environmental factors.

Question 46

According to research,

A) children raised by gay or lesbian parents are more likely to be homosexual than children raised by heterosexual parents.
B) male homosexuality is caused by a dominant mother or a weak father.
C) female homosexuality is caused by girls choosing male role models.
D) none of the above are true.

Question 47

Homosexuality is presently classified as a mental disorder by:

A) the American Psychiatric Association.
B) the American Psychological Association.
C) both of the above organizations.
D) neither of the above organizations.

Question 48

Gay and lesbian youth:

A) have diverse patterns of initial attraction.
B) often have bisexual attractions.
C) may have physical or emotional attraction to same-sex individuals.
D) are characterized by all of the above.

Question 49

Which of the following would NOT be an effective adjustment strategy for gays and lesbians?

A) It is helpful to live within a separate gay or lesbian world as much as possible.
B) Join an organization for gay, lesbian, and/or bisexual individuals.
C) Develop a bicultural identity and balance the demands of the two cultures.
D )Encourage the college to offer courses in human sexuality to help heterosexual individuals to develop . more positive views of homosexual individuals.

Question 50

Before the 1980s, gays and lesbians were next to invisible to the general public in the United States, but this changed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for:

A) research showed that homosexuality is an abnormality.
B) the emergence of HIV.
C) the media's unending search for a larger audience.
D) political discussions regarding gay rights.

Question 51

A shortcoming of Kinsey's studies was:

A) the lack of a control group.
B) biased sampling.
C) not asking enough questions.
D) utilizing only yes/no questions.

Question 52

Which of the following used a large, randomly selected, representative sample in their surveys of sexual practices?

A) Kinsey's surveys
B) Michael and his associates
C) magazine polls
D) all of the above

Question 53

According to Michael (1994), ______ of married men and _____ of married women have remained completely faithful.

A) 75%; 95%
B) 75%; 85%
C) 50%; 65%
D) 25%; 50%

Question 54

Which of the following was a finding from Michael's study of sexual practices?

A) 10% of men and 5% of women indicated that they had had homosexual sex in the past year.
B) Most Americans do not engage in kinky sex.
C) Single men and women have sex more often than married couples do.
D) Two-thirds of Americans have sex at least twice a week or more.

Question 55

Which of the following was NOT a finding from Michael's study of sexual practices?

A) 2.7% of men and 1.3% of women indicated that they had had homosexual sex in the past year.
B) Most Americans tend to engage in kinky sex.
C) Married couples have sex more often than single people do.
D) One-third of Americans have sex at least twice a week or more.

Question 56

If Santana is typical of most U.S. teens, she will probably have her first sexual encounter at the age of:

A) 13.7 years.
B) 15.2 years.
C) 16.9 years.
D) 17.4 years.

Question 57

If Greg is typical of most U.S. teens, he will probably have his first sexual encounter at the age of:

A) 13.7 years.
B) 15.2 years.
C) 16.9 years.
D) 17.4 years.

Question 58

By their late teenage years, _______ of adolescents say they have had sexual intercourse.

A) only 1/3
B) about 1/2
C) at least 3/4
D) more than 90%

Question 59

Sex is best understood as a:

A) form of communication within a relationship.
B) way to experience pleasure.
C) physical act.
D) means to establish status.

Question 60

Couples with _________ can typically overcome most sexual problems.

A) a trial separation
B) the help of a sex therapist
C) good communication skills
D) creativity in their sexual practices

Question 61

Some researchers have found that ________ provides more of a clue to the problems of couples high in marital conflict.

A) the frequency of sex
B) verbal communication
C) nonverbal communication
D) their use of finances

Question 62

Marge and Sam are in marriage counseling. The counselor will probably find that if Marge and Sam are making progress in resolving their differences they will:

A) verbally agree on the issues.
B) have a relaxed body posture when communicating with each other.
C) smile, frown, and roll their eyes as they discuss the issues.
D) agree to a trial separation so each can have a little space to think through the issues.

Question 63

According to your textbook, which of the following would be an effective strategy that can enhance a sexual relationship?

A) Improve your "mind reading" skills so that you can better meet your partner's sexual needs.
B) Never criticize, even constructively, your partner's ability to meet your sexual needs.
C) Understand that "no" does not always mean "no;" so learn to read these mixed signals.
D) None of the above are effective strategies for enhancing a sexual relationship.

Question 64

According to your textbook, which of the following would NOT be an effective strategy to enhance a sexual relationship?

A) If you don't like what someone is saying or doing sexually, tell the person how you feel.
B) Discuss your sexual needs with your partner using constructive criticism as well as praise.
C) Understand that "no" does not always mean "no;" so learn to read these mixed signals.
D) Communicate your sexual needs and expectations clearly.

Question 65

In a national assessment of basic sexual knowledge, Reinisch found:

A) that 65% of the subjects knew that most erection difficulties begin with physical problems.
B) that 85% knew that oil-based lubricants could produce holes in condoms or diaphragms.
C) that most Americans were well-informed on basic sexual knowledge.
D) none of the above.

Question 66

Many sexual myths:

A) have been found to be true after being researched.
B) help people to deal effectively with sexual issues.
C) have created unrealistic expectations for our sexual lives.
D) are not harmful and can be a good start to discussing sexual issues.

Question 67

Which of the following common ideas have been found to actually be TRUE, according to the latest research?

A) Men need a large penis to satisfy a woman.
B) Good sex has to be spontaneous without planning or talking about it.
C) Orgasm is necessary for sexual satisfaction.
D) None of the above are true.

Question 68

Which of the following common ideas have been found to actually be TRUE, according to the latest research?

A) Most women are uninterested in sexual pleasure, while most men can hardly get enough.
B) Good sex has to be spontaneous without planning or talking about it.
C) Intercourse is the only real sexual act.
D) None of the above are true.

Question 69

With regard to sex education, most parents:

A) prefer to let the schools teach it.
B) do not wish the schools to teach it.
C) do a very good job of teaching their children.
D) prefer to let their children's peers teach them.

Question 70

Surveys of American parents found that:

A) 84% of Americans support the teaching of sex education in middle/junior high schools.
B) 8 of 10 Americans think that adolescents should be given information to protect themselves from . unwanted pregnancies and STIs, as well as about abstinence.
C) more than 8 out of 10 Americans rejected the idea that providing sex education encourages sexual activity.
D) all of the above were true.

Question 71

Compared to the U.S., the Swedish:

A) teach sex education to their students beginning at age 7.
B) adolescents are sexually active at a later age than are American adolescents.
C) adolescent pregnancy rate is one of the highest in the world.
D) are exposed to less explicit sex by their media than is shown on American television.

Question 72

According to your textbook, the U.S. has one of the highest adolescent pregnancy rates because of:

A) inadequate knowledge of contraception.
B) inconsistent use of effective contraceptive methods.
C) overestimating the effectiveness of some of the unreliable methods.
D) all of the above.

Question 73

For most sexually active persons, ______ tends to play a major role in their choice of contraceptive method.

A) age
B) gender
C) race
D) the degree of effectiveness

Question 74

Regarding contraceptive methods, older adolescents and adults typically choose the _________, while younger adolescents are more likely to use__________.

A) condoms; withdrawal
B) pill; condoms
C) diaphragm; pill
D) withdrawal; condoms

Question 75

When choosing a contraceptive method, couples should consider:

A) their values and beliefs.
B) the method's effectiveness and convenience.
C) the nature of their relationship.
D) all of the above.

Question 76

It is estimated that if no contraceptive method were used, about ____ of women would become pregnant in their first year of being (heterosexually) sexually active.

A) 98%
B) 85%
C) 65%
D) 50%

Question 77

A main advantage of ______ is that it not only is a contraceptive method but also provides protection against most sexually transmitted infections.

A) oral contraception
B) spermicide
C) the condom
D) the diaphragm

Question 78

_________ consists of a latex dome on a flexible spring rim that is inserted into the vagina with contraceptive cream or jelly. When properly fitted and used, this contraceptive method has a high degree of effectiveness and few negative side effects.

A) Ortho Evra
B) The IUD
C) The Norplant
D) The diaphragm

Question 79

Janice is using a contraceptive method that involves her placing a two-inch patch on her abdomen every seven days. Janice is using:

A) Preven and Plan B
B) Depo-Provera
C) Norplant.
D) Ortho Evra.

Question 80

Joanie is using a contraceptive method that consists of six thin capsules filled with a synthetic hormone being implanted under the skin of her upper arm. These capsules will gradually release the hormone into her bloodstream over a five-year period to prevent conception. Joanie is using:

A) Preven and Plan B
B) Depo-Provera.
C) Norplant.
D) Ortho Evra.