Deck 8: Sexual Arousal

Question 1

Which of the following is true of the vagina during the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle?

A)The vagina's response to arousal is always faster than the response of a penis.
B)Vaginal lubrication is due to the secretions of the Bartholin glands.
C)The capillaries in the walls of the vagina dilate to increase the blood flow.
D)Vaginal lubrication is due to the secretions of the Tyson's glands.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The tightening of the bulbospongiosus muscle around the entrance of the vagina causes the:

A)refractory effect.
B)orgasmic platform.
C)detumescence plateau.
D)ejaculatory inevitability.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The opening up of the inner lips (labia minora) during the excitement phase of sexual response is the result of _____.

A)anorgasmia
B)vasocongestion
C)detumescence
D)vasoconstriction

Answer 3

B

Question 4

_____ is the swelling of bodily tissues caused by increased blood flow and is the force that causes the hardening of a penis during an erection.

A)Myotonia
B)Detumescence
C)Vasocongestion
D)Aestivation

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle?

A)It lasts longer for women who have orgasmed than for women who have not.
B)It is a reversal of the processes that built up during the excitement stage.
C)It is the sustained period of excitement that occurs just before a man orgasms.
D)It is characterized by a state of tumescence in men that does not dissipate easily.

Question 6

In the sexual response cycle, nipple erection occurs due to _____.

A)detumescence
B)refraction
C)myotonia
D)resolution

Question 7

According to Masters and Johnson, which of the following is the last stage of the sexual response cycle?

A)Excitement
B)Plateau
C)Orgasm
D)Resolution

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the "ballooning" response of the vagina?

A)It occurs in the lower one-third of the vagina.
B)It helps accommodate the entrance of the penis.
C)It occurs after the woman has climaxed.
D)It causes the cervix and the uterus to be pushed down.

Question 9

The "sex flush":

A)appears on the testes of men before intercourse.
B)is more common in men than it is in women.
C)may appear on the skin of both men and women.
D)appears only during the refractory period.

Question 10

Carpopedal spasms are characterized by the contraction of the:

A)uterus.
B)vaginal walls.
C)muscles of the back and buttocks.
D)muscles of the feet and hands.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of vasoconstriction?

A)It refers to the dilation of the arteries supplying the penis.
B)It always precedes an orgasm in men.
C)It involves the neurotransmitters-epinephrine and norepinephrine.
D)It stiffens the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum.

Question 12

Which of the following occurs in men during the excitement stage of the sexual response cycle?

A)The scrotal sac hangs away from the body.
B)The skin of the scrotum thickens.
C)The scrotal sac relaxes.
D)The spermatic cords lengthen.

Question 13

In men, the most obvious occurrence in the resolution phase is:

A)sudden tumescence.
B)the erection of nipples.
C)the swelling of the corpora cavernosa.
D)the loss of erection.

Question 14

During the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle, the clitoris:

A)is softer than usual.
B)descends into the body.
C)becomes insensate.
D)becomes enlarged.

Question 15

Myotonia is one of the two basic physiological processes that occur during the sexual response cycle.It involves:

A)the dilation of blood vessels.
B)an increased blood flow.
C)muscle contractions.
D)the swelling of body tissue.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of nipple erection?

A)Its stiffening is the result of detumescence.
B)It is experienced by both men and women.
C)It occurs most frequently during the refractory period.
D)It is experienced only by women.

Question 17

For an erection to occur:

A)the body's dopamine receptors need to be shut down temporarily.
B)the veins carrying blood away from the penis should function normally.
C)the arteries supplying the corpus spongiosum with blood should constrict.
D)the arteries supplying the corpora cavernosa with blood need to dilate.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the female orgasm?

A)It can be achieved more easily than the male orgasm.
B)It is of two types: uterine and ovarian.
C)It occurs only during a woman's refractory experience.
D)It does not always leave tangible evidence of its occurrence.

Question 19

During the female resolution phase of the sexual response cycle:

A)the clitoris returns to its normal position.
B)the orgasmic platform expands.
C)the uterus enlarges.
D)the vagina "balloons."

Question 20

According to Masters and Johnson, which of the following is the first stage of the sexual response cycle?

A)Excitement
B)Plateau
C)Orgasm
D)Resolution

Question 21

The second stage of detumescence occurs as a result of:

A)the swelling of the corpora cavernosa.
B)the expansion of the orgasm platform.
C)the dilation of the arteries supplying the penis.
D)the slow emptying of the corpus spongiosum and the glans.

Question 22

According to the Dual Control Model of sexual response:

A)tendencies toward sexual excitation and sexual inhibition are purely biological in nature and do not vary in polarity across people.
B)people who are low on the inhibition component of sexual response and high on excitement are more likely to develop sexual disorders.
C)people who are low on the excitation component of sexual response and high on inhibition are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior.
D)early learning and culture are critical factors because they determine the stimuli that lead to sexual excitement or sexual inhibition.

Question 23

Which of the following is true of multiple orgasms?

A)Multiple orgasms occur more often in women than in men.
B)Single orgasms differ physiologically from multiple orgasms.
C)Men are not physiologically capable of having multiple orgasms.
D)Multiple orgasms cannot be reached through hand-genital stimulation.

Question 24

Which of the following supports Kaplan's triphasic model of sexual response?

A)The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system controls both ejaculation and vasocongestion in men.
B)The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system controls both the vaginal lubrication and the orgasm of women.
C)The desire for sexual fulfillment is one of the primary needs identified for humans and is physical, not psychological, in nature.
D)The two physiological components, vasocongestion and muscle contractions, are controlled by different parts of the nervous system.

Question 25

The _____ is not experienced by the female during the sexual response cycle.

A)excitement phase
B)plateau phase
C)orgasmic phase
D)refractory period

Question 26

Why was Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response important?

A)It was the first of its kind, thus laying the foundation for more research to come.
B)It showed that people's sexual experiences have physiological and psychological components.
C)Its results were representative of the whole population and were completely objective.
D)It discovered, for the first time in science, that women are capable of having multiple orgasms.

Question 27

How did Masters and Johnson refute Freud's theory of clitoral and vaginal orgasms?

A)They showed that women had less powerful sex drives than men, and therefore were less likely to have multiple orgasmic methods.
B)They showed that an orgasm always consists of contractions of the orgasmic platform, whether the stimulation is clitoral or vaginal.
C)Through a randomized controlled study, they proved that the female body is physiologically incapable of experiencing vaginal orgasms.
D)Through a randomized controlled study, they proved that the female body is physiologically incapable of experiencing clitoral orgasms.

Question 28

What does the Dual Control Model of sexual response say of sexual inhibitions?

A)People who are high on the inhibition component are likely to engage in high-risk behavior.
B)The inhibition of sexual response is important to understand and is adaptive across species.
C)People who are high on the inhibition component are not likely to develop sexual disorders.
D)Early learning and culture do not affect the stimuli that set off sexual inhibitions in people.

Question 29

Women are capable of multiple orgasms because:

A)they do not experience the excitement phase.
B)they do not experience the ballooning phase.
C)they do not have a refractory period.
D)they do not have a resolution period.

Question 30

Kaplan's triphasic model of sexual response contains the _____, which was missing in Masters and Johnson's model.

A)biological component, muscular contractions
B)cognitive component, sexual desire
C)physiological component, vasocongestion
D)sensual component, orgasm

Question 31

Why was the Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response criticized?

A)It ignored the basic physiology of sexual arousal and response.
B)It was representative of humankind as a whole only in terms of sexual drive.
C)It did not study the cognitive and subjective aspects of sexual response.
D)It gave too much weight to the desires and passions of the subjects.

Question 32

Which of the following is true of Kaplan's triphasic model of sexual response?

A)It validates the research of Masters and Johnson conclusively.
B)It is useful in understanding the disorders of sexual desire.
C)It does not consider the psychological components of sexual arousal.
D)It proposes that women experience a refractory period, unlike men.

Question 33

Masters and Johnson's research excluded:

A)people who were orgasmic.
B)people who were multiply orgasmic.
C)people who experienced a lack of sexual desire.
D)people who had high sexual desire.

Question 34

Which of the following is true of multiple orgasms in men?

A)All men are physiologically incapable of achieving more than one orgasm during intercourse.
B)Men are capable of achieving multiple orgasms only after a surgical alteration of their testes.
C)Not all men are able to ejaculate with each orgasm they experience in the sequence.
D)Men are capable of achieving multiple orgasms only if they're born with the ability.

Question 35

Why can't Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response be generalized to the whole population?

A)The participants in their research were those who had never experienced orgasms before, thus excluding a large section of the population.
B)All participants in their research were selected for their high sex drives, which is not representative of the population.
C)The participants in their research were all male, and thus excluded the relevant experiences of half the population.
D)The participants in their research were all female, and thus excluded the relevant experiences of half the population.

Question 36

Which of the following was a shortcoming of Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response?

A)It did not consider the possibility of multiple orgasms in men.
B)It did not study the physiological aspects of sexual response.
C)Its results were neither objective nor capable of being generalized.
D)It did not study people with strong sex derives.

Question 37

Which of the following is true of the refractory period?

A)It is experienced more frequently by women than men.
B)It is a period during which men are incapable of further arousal.
C)It is the period during which men have the most orgasms.
D)It tends to last longer in younger men than in older men.

Question 38

Detumescence happens in two stages.The first loss of erection results from:

A)the swelling of the corpora cavernosa.
B)the expansion of the orgasm platform.
C)the dilation of arteries supplying the penis.
D)the emptying of the corpora cavernosa.

Question 39

Research conducted with multiply orgasmic men suggests that:

A)men who experience multiple orgasms do so every time they have intercourse.
B)each of the orgasms in the sequence involves some kind of ejaculation.
C)the men frequently experience ejaculations without having orgasms.
D)the ability to achieve multiple orgasms can be inborn or acquired with practice.

Question 40

_____ stimulation is the commonest trigger of orgasm in women.

A)Clitoral
B)Carpopedal
C)Abdominal
D)Ovarian

Question 41

Which of the following is true of ejaculation?

A)Only the sympathetic division of the nervous system is involved in ejaculation.
B)Ejaculations can often be controlled voluntarily.
C)Men with spinal cord injuries can never ejaculate again.
D)Only the parasympathetic division of the nervous system is involved in ejaculation.

Question 42

Research shows that men with spinal cord injuries:

A)are able to experience orgasms as they normally would.
B)cannot respond to the tactile stimulation of the genitals.
C)are still capable of having erections.
D)are never able to ejaculate again.

Question 43

The _____ are sensory neurons that detect stimuli and transmit the message to the brain or spinal cord.

A)receptors
B)refractors
C)effectors
D)transmitters

Question 44

Physical castration is technically known as _____.

A)defloration
B)bilateral orchiectomy
C)neutering
D)bilinear oophorectomy

Question 45

Which of the following has research found to be true of testosterone and sexual desire?

A)Testosterone seems to have an activating effect in maintaining sexual desire in men.
B)Men who have been administered antiandrogen drugs report an increase in sexual desire.
C)Levels of testosterone are not correlated with sexual behavior in boys around puberty.
D)Testosterone, whether withheld or increased, has no effect upon the libido of men.

Question 46

The most common ejaculation problem in males is _____ ejaculation.

A)premature
B)refractive
C)retrograde
D)delayed

Question 47

Where is the Gräfenberg spot (G-spot) located?

A)Below the fourchette
B)On the front wall of the vagina
C)Above the perineum
D)Inside the seminiferous tubules

Question 48

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the sexual response models of Masters and Johnson, Kaplan, and the Dual Control Model?

A)All of them focus exclusively on the psychological component of sexual response.
B)None of them take the physiological component of sexual response into account.
C)None of them document and analyze the importance of emotions in sexual arousal.
D)All of them focus exclusively on the sexual response of men and not women.

Question 49

Mark often experiences a dry orgasm.This means he has a condition known as _____ ejaculation.

A)retrograde
B)retarded
C)delayed
D)premature

Question 50

What does the Dual Control Model say of sexual inhibition, sexual excitement, and evolution?

A)Sexual inhibition can be considered dysfunctional in an evolutionary sense.
B)Sexual excitement plays no role in passing one's genes down to the next generation.
C)Excessive sexual behavior in men can lower sperm count and make conception harder.
D)Sexual inhibition can be dangerous in an environment not conducive to reproduction.

Question 51

The _____ are neurons or muscles that receive the message sent out by the transmitters and respond to the stimulation.

A)interceptors
B)refractors
C)effectors
D)receptors

Question 52

_____ ejaculation occurs when the ejaculate empties into the bladder, rather than going out through the tip of the penis.

A)Retarded
B)Refractive
C)Retrograde
D)Reflective

Question 53

Which of the following has research discovered about androgens?

A)The sexual drives of women are not affected by the deprivation of androgens.
B)Androgen levels increase with age in both men and women.
C)Androgens are related to sexual desire in both men and women.
D)The sexual drives of men are not affected by the deprivation of androgens.

Question 54

Several researchers, including Perry and Whipple, have suggested that a type of female orgasm, other than the one investigated by Masters and Johnson, exists.They have termed it"_____ orgasm" and state that its main cause results from the stimulation of the G-spot.

A)uterine
B)clitoral
C)vaginal
D)cervical

Question 55

The prenatal _____ effects of sex hormones result in a permanent change in the brain or in the reproductive system.

A)activating
B)orienting
C)aestivating
D)organizing

Question 56

Research indicates that female ejaculation occurs in some women with the stimulation of the _____ glands.

A)Skene's
B)Tyson's
C)Cowper's
D)Bartholin

Question 57

The _____ are centers in the spinal cord or brain that receive the message sent by the receptors, interpret it, and send out a message to produce the appropriate response.

A)interceptors
B)refractors
C)effectors
D)transmitters

Question 58

The erection reflex center in males sends out a message to the muscles via the:

A)receptors responsible for the transmission of tactile stimulation.
B)parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.
C)receptors responsible for the interception of sensory stimuli.
D)sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

Question 59

The _____ effect of hormones is illustrated by the finding that castrated male rats resumed sexual behavior when they were given injections of testosterone.

A)activating
B)orienting
C)aestivating
D)organizing

Question 60

Tactile stimulation of the penis produces a neural signal that is transmitted to an erection center in the lowest part of the spinal cord.Which of the following types of neurons are responsible for the transmission of this signal?

A)The receptors
B)The effectors
C)The interceptors
D)The refractors

Question 61

What does scientific evidence say about the effectiveness of castrating sex offenders?

A)Chemical castration is 100% effective in preventing the repetition of sexual offenses.
B)Castrated sex offenders cannot restore their sex drives with artificial testosterone.
C)Sex offenders should receive psychotherapy alongside castration to prevent future offenses.
D)Physical castration has no effect on the libido of sex offenders in the long run.

Question 62

Pheromones are:

A)biochemicals secreted outside of the body.
B)hormones secreted into the bloodstream.
C)chemicals used to castrate sex offenders.
D)chemicals used to neuter animals.

Question 63

In two-person sex, the best way to stimulate the woman's genitals is to:

A)press forcefully on the clitoris since this area is almost insensate.
B)manipulate the clitoris by pulling and pushing it.
C)begin with light, gentle stroking of the thighs and the inner and outer lips.
D)rub the clitoris when it is fairly dry to increase the levels of erotic friction.

Question 64

Dildos:

A)are used only by heterosexual women.
B)cannot be used by people of all sexual orientations.
C)were once prescribed for medical purposes.
D)can only be used to stimulate the vagina.

Question 65

In the missionary position:

A)the woman kneels in front of the man.
B)the man positions himself behind the woman.
C)the man positions himself on top of the woman.
D)the woman straddles the man.

Question 66

Sexual self-stimulation is also known as _____.

A)anorgasmia
B)autoeroticism
C)asexuality
D)anti-coitus

Question 67

Which of following is a disadvantage of the missionary position?

A)It is unsuitable for a couple who wish to increase the chances of conceiving.
B)It is extremely uncomfortable for heterosexual partners.
C)It is not ideal for a man who wishes to control his ejaculation.
D)It allows couples few opportunities to kiss or communicate via facial expressions.

Question 68

Researchers have documented the existence of a phenomenon known as _____: the convergence, over several months, of the dates of onset of menstrual periods among women who are in close contact with each other.

A)hypermenorrhoea
B)cyclic amenorrhea
C)menstrual synchrony
D)heterocyclic bleeding

Question 69

Which of the following is true of men and masturbation?

A)Men typically masturbate by hand stimulation of the penis.
B)Men seldom make use of erotic media while masturbating.
C)Men typically masturbate less frequently than women.
D)Men seldom have sexual fantasies while masturbating.

Question 70

Which of the following is true of pheromones?

A)Pheromones need to be consciously perceived in order to be effective.
B)The vomeronasal organ, which helps detect pheromones, is absent in women.
C)Pheromones are secreted by the endocrine glands and released into the bloodstream.
D)People's brain responses to pheromones differ according to their sexual orientation.

Question 71

Which of the following is true of body oils?

A)Their use is discouraged during intercourse because of their numbing properties.
B)They can sometimes cause condoms to break.
C)They cannot be used while masturbating.
D)They can only be used while masturbating.

Question 72

Which of the following is an advantage of the woman-on-top position?

A)It is most suitable for couples who wish to increase the chances of conceiving.
B)It seldom tires the woman out because the man does all the work.
C)It provides a lot of clitoral stimulation, the intensity of which a woman can control.
D)It is ideal for pregnant women or obese partners.

Question 73

Which of the following is true of the woman-on-top position?

A)It is most suitable for a couple who wish to increase the chances of conceiving.
B)It provides women with little or no clitoral stimulation.
C)It is ideal for a man who wishes to control his ejaculation.
D)It does not allow couples an opportunity to communicate via facial expressions.

Question 74

Which of the following is true of sexual fantasies?

A)Very few men report having sexual fantasies.
B)Married men are rarely aroused by sexual fantasies.
C)Heterosexuals sometimes have homosexual fantasies.
D)Very few women report having sexual fantasies.

Question 75

Which of the following is true of Depo-Provera?

A)It is a fertility drug used to nourish the endometrium in women.
B)It is a fertility drug used to raise the sperm count of men.
C)It is an antiandrogen drug that can be used to castrate men chemically.
D)It is an aphrodisiacal drug that enhances sexual desire in men.

Question 76

An experiment conducted by researchers involved adding a synthesized female pheromone to the perfume of one group of women (the experimental group) but not to another group (the control group).The researchers found that the women who had pheromone-treated perfume had intercourse more frequently than the control group.However, the two groups did not differ in their frequency of masturbation.This indicates that:

A)the pheromone increased the women's attractiveness to men.
B)the pheromone decreased the women's sex drive.
C)the pheromone reduced the attraction that the women felt toward men.
D)the pheromone made the women less attractive to men.

Question 77

Which of the following is true of masturbation?

A)Men and women sometimes incorporate the use of mass media while masturbating.
B)Women are physiologically incapable of stimulating themselves sexually.
C)Women tend to masturbate more often than men.
D)Masturbation is a sign of incipient sexual dysfunction.

Question 78

What do researchers consider the function of sex pheromones to be?

A)They increase the inhibition component of sexual arousal.
B)They determine what gender the fetus will be.
C)They decrease the excitement component of sexual arousal.
D)They help identify potential sex partners.

Question 79

Which of the following is true of erogenous zones?

A)They are areas of the human body that are completely insensate.
B)They are areas of the body that are sexually sensitive.
C)They refer to the same areas of the body for all people.
D)They refer exclusively to the external reproductive organs of men.

Question 80

Which of the following is an advantage of the missionary position?

A)It is the ideal position to adopt during the third trimester of a woman's pregnancy.
B)It is the best position for a man to adopt if he wishes to control his ejaculation.
C)It is the best position for a couple to adopt if they wish to increase the chances of conceiving.
D)It is the ideal position to adopt if one or both of the partners is obese.