Exam 12: Sexual Development Throughout Life

During puberty, boys become fertile and able to create a pregnancy.

In a study of teens asking where they received information about various sexual topics, ________ was the most common source.

Virtually everyone, including most older children, agree that ________ should be the main source of sexual information for children.

Between 1991 and 2009, the overall teen birthrate in the U.S.________.

The average age of marriage in the U.S.has ________ from 1980 to 2010.

Adult sexuality is characterized by ________.

Both male and female infants are capable of sexual arousal in response to stimulation soon after birth.

The number of college students who seek STI testing is ________ the number who are at risk.

Research supports Freud's belief that children have sexual desires for their parents on or about age 3.

When it comes to parents talking to their children about sex, most parents think they are providing the information their children need, but the children disagree.

Like other older men, Eric has found that the time to erection increases and he experiences ________.

Couples' tending to wait longer before marrying has been explained by all of the following except ________.

Frank and Felicity, a typical married couple, have found that their frequency of sexual intercourse has ________ with age.

________ believed that nearly all human development is sexually motivated.

As an older dater, the main problem Bruce (now 80) faces is ________.

New developments in contraceptive technology (e.g., injectables, hormone implants) have helped reduce the rate of adolescent pregnancy.

According to Freud's theory, boys identify with their mothers due to "castration anxiety," while girls identify with their fathers due to "penis envy."

Positive factors influencing a college student's decision about STI testing include all of the following except the ________.

As a professor of human sexuality, Dr.Hock knows that the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behaviors found that ________ of college women between 20 and 24 had engaged in vaginal intercourse in the past year.

Barbara has attended a workshop for parents on understanding childhood sexuality.The guidelines for parents approaching most sexual behaviors in children include all of the following except ________.