Question 1

Which of the following people held the most sex-negative beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Thomas Aquinas 
B)  Richard von Krafft-Ebing 
C)  St. Augustine 
D)  Jeremy Bentham 
E)  Leonardo da Vinci 
A)  St. Thomas Aquinas 
B)  Richard von Krafft-Ebing 
C)  St. Augustine 
D)  Jeremy Bentham 
E)  Leonardo da Vinci C

Question 2

You live in a country where your federal government supports comprehensive sexual health programs and sexual equality. You are most likely living in

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  India. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  the United States. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  India. 
E)  All of the above C

Question 3

You run a sky diving business and want to encourage people to sky dive. An evolutionary psychologist will tell you that the best way to do this would be to advertise to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  individual woman alone. 
B)  woman in a group of other women. 
C)  individual man alone. 
D)  man in a group of other men. 
E)  man in the presence of a group of women. 
A)  individual woman alone. 
B)  woman in a group of other women. 
C)  individual man alone. 
D)  man in a group of other men. 
E)  man in the presence of a group of women. E

Question 4

Psychologists often use both descriptive and experimental research design approaches to understanding human sexuality. How do these techniques differ? Find an example of each in the

Accepted Answer

Descriptive research design involves obs

Question 5

Identify three devices currently employed in sex research and discuss how and why each is used.

Accepted Answer

Three devices currently employed in sex

Question 6

Explain the biomedical approach to the study of human sexuality and describe the impact this sort of research has had on people's sex lives.

Accepted Answer

The biomedical approach to the study of

Question 7

Jason is going on a first date with Jasmine. He thinks it is his role to prepare for a possible sexual encounter and stops at the drug store to buy condoms. Jasmine thinks it is her role to make sure that sex does not occur on the first date, so she suggests they go to the mall instead of his place for dinner. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory avoidance. 
B)  sexual role play. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  script theory. 
E)  dating tension theory. 
A)  anticipatory avoidance. 
B)  sexual role play. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  script theory. 
E)  dating tension theory.

Question 8

_______ asserted that women are fundamentally superior to men in terms of nurturing behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret Sanger 
B)  Germaine Greer 
C)  Carol Gilligan 
D)  Susie Bright 
E)  Camille Paglia 
A)  Margaret Sanger 
B)  Germaine Greer 
C)  Carol Gilligan 
D)  Susie Bright 
E)  Camille Paglia

Question 9

Biomedical research has contributed significantly to our understanding of human sexual behavior. Outline these contributions and hypothesize why many of the discoveries have occurred only within the last one-hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Biomedical research has made significant

Question 10

The book _______ was published by the Boston Women's Health Collective in 1970.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual Behavior in the Human Female 
B)  The Kinsey Report 
C)  Our Bodies, Ourselves 
D)  Human Sexual Inadequacy 
E)  Psychopathia Sexualis 
A)  Sexual Behavior in the Human Female 
B)  The Kinsey Report 
C)  Our Bodies, Ourselves 
D)  Human Sexual Inadequacy 
E)  Psychopathia Sexualis

Question 11

Who was Alfred Kinsey and what were his most significant contributions to the field of sex research?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist,

Question 12

Magazine-sponsored sex surveys referred to in the textbook tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  be more up-to-date than large-scale surveys. 
B)  cover more intimate topics than official surveys. 
C)  be poorly done. 
D)  have a wider and more varied sample of people. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  be more up-to-date than large-scale surveys. 
B)  cover more intimate topics than official surveys. 
C)  be poorly done. 
D)  have a wider and more varied sample of people. 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

The work of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  sexuality differs across cultures. 
B)  sexuality differs across social class. 
C)  patrilineal societies are more sexually permissive than matrilineal societies. 
D)  matrilineal societies are more sexually permissive than patrilineal societies. 
E)  Both a and b 
A)  sexuality differs across cultures. 
B)  sexuality differs across social class. 
C)  patrilineal societies are more sexually permissive than matrilineal societies. 
D)  matrilineal societies are more sexually permissive than patrilineal societies. 
E)  Both a and b

Question 14

The author of Coming of Age in Samoa is _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The author of Coming of Age in...

Question 15

Freud believed that the "normal" progression to adult heterosexuality could be compromised by certain types of relationships with parents or siblings. Do current psychiatric theories of sexuality support the idea that sexual orientation is influenced by relationships with family members?

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanaly

Question 16

Which of the following books presented the first comprehensive description of how human bodies function during sexual acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human Sexual Inadequacy 
B)  Human Sexual Response 
C)  Psychopathia Sexualis 
D)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 
E)  Our Bodies, Ourselves 
A)  Human Sexual Inadequacy 
B)  Human Sexual Response 
C)  Psychopathia Sexualis 
D)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 
E)  Our Bodies, Ourselves

Question 17

Compare and contrast how the media represented female sexuality in the 1950s with that of contemporary presentations.

Accepted Answer

In the 1950s, the media represented fema

Question 18

The earliest observational researchers investigating human sexuality were more often wrong than right. Identify the ways in which they were both right and wrong in their beliefs about sexual anatomy and physiology.

Accepted Answer

The earliest observational researchers i

Question 19

Scientists in the 17th century believed that spermatozoa contained _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scientists in the 17th century believed that...

Question 20

An earliest sexologist who took a psychobiological approach to understanding sexual orientation was

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Magnus Hirschfeld. 
C)  Bronislaw Malinowski. 
D)  Margaret Mead. 
E)  Camille Paglia. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Magnus Hirschfeld. 
C)  Bronislaw Malinowski. 
D)  Margaret Mead. 
E)  Camille Paglia.

Which of the following people held the most sex-negative beliefs?

You live in a country where your federal government supports comprehensive sexual health programs and sexual equality. You are most likely living in

You run a sky diving business and want to encourage people to sky dive. An evolutionary psychologist will tell you that the best way to do this would be to advertise to a(n)

Psychologists often use both descriptive and experimental research design approaches to understanding human sexuality. How do these techniques differ? Find an example of each in the

Identify three devices currently employed in sex research and discuss how and why each is used.

Explain the biomedical approach to the study of human sexuality and describe the impact this sort of research has had on people's sex lives.

_______ asserted that women are fundamentally superior to men in terms of nurturing behavior.

Biomedical research has contributed significantly to our understanding of human sexual behavior. Outline these contributions and hypothesize why many of the discoveries have occurred only within the last one-hundred years.

The book _______ was published by the Boston Women's Health Collective in 1970.

Who was Alfred Kinsey and what were his most significant contributions to the field of sex research?

Magazine-sponsored sex surveys referred to in the textbook tend to

The work of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead revealed that

The author of Coming of Age in Samoa is _______.

Freud believed that the "normal" progression to adult heterosexuality could be compromised by certain types of relationships with parents or siblings. Do current psychiatric theories of sexuality support the idea that sexual orientation is influenced by relationships with family members?

Which of the following books presented the first comprehensive description of how human bodies function during sexual acts?

Compare and contrast how the media represented female sexuality in the 1950s with that of contemporary presentations.

The earliest observational researchers investigating human sexuality were more often wrong than right. Identify the ways in which they were both right and wrong in their beliefs about sexual anatomy and physiology.

Scientists in the 17th century believed that spermatozoa contained _______.

An earliest sexologist who took a psychobiological approach to understanding sexual orientation was

Sex and Evolution

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Mens Bodies

Sex Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle

Sexual Development

Gender

Attraction, Arousal, and Response

Sexual Behavior

Sexual Relationships

Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality Across the Life Span

Sexual Orientation

Atypical Sexuality

Sexual Disorders

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Partner Violence

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Exam 1: Sexuality: Pathways to Understanding

Which of the following people held the most sex-negative beliefs?

You live in a country where your federal government supports comprehensive sexual health programs and sexual equality. You are most likely living in

You run a sky diving business and want to encourage people to sky dive. An evolutionary psychologist will tell you that the best way to do this would be to advertise to a(n)

Psychologists often use both descriptive and experimental research design approaches to understanding human sexuality. How do these techniques differ? Find an example of each in the

Identify three devices currently employed in sex research and discuss how and why each is used.

Explain the biomedical approach to the study of human sexuality and describe the impact this sort of research has had on people's sex lives.

_______ asserted that women are fundamentally superior to men in terms of nurturing behavior.

Biomedical research has contributed significantly to our understanding of human sexual behavior. Outline these contributions and hypothesize why many of the discoveries have occurred only within the last one-hundred years.

The book _______ was published by the Boston Women's Health Collective in 1970.

Who was Alfred Kinsey and what were his most significant contributions to the field of sex research?

Magazine-sponsored sex surveys referred to in the textbook tend to

The work of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead revealed that

The author of Coming of Age in Samoa is _______.

Freud believed that the "normal" progression to adult heterosexuality could be compromised by certain types of relationships with parents or siblings. Do current psychiatric theories of sexuality support the idea that sexual orientation is influenced by relationships with family members?

Which of the following books presented the first comprehensive description of how human bodies function during sexual acts?

Compare and contrast how the media represented female sexuality in the 1950s with that of contemporary presentations.

The earliest observational researchers investigating human sexuality were more often wrong than right. Identify the ways in which they were both right and wrong in their beliefs about sexual anatomy and physiology.

Scientists in the 17th century believed that spermatozoa contained _______.

An earliest sexologist who took a psychobiological approach to understanding sexual orientation was

Sex and Evolution

Womens Bodies

Mens Bodies

Sex Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle

Sexual Development

Gender

Attraction, Arousal, and Response

Sexual Behavior

Sexual Relationships

Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality Across the Life Span

Sexual Orientation

Atypical Sexuality

Sexual Disorders

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Partner Violence

Sex As a Commodity

Filters