Question 1

Which of the following is TRUE with regard to the dissolution of cohabitating relationships compared to married relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) Cohabiting couples are much less likely to break up than are married couples. 
B) Formerly cohabiting people get into new relationships faster than formerly married people. 
C) The experience for couples that break up is similar whether they were married or cohabiting. 
D) Formerly married people get into new relationships faster than formerly cohabiting people. 
A) Cohabiting couples are much less likely to break up than are married couples. 
B) Formerly cohabiting people get into new relationships faster than formerly married people. 
C) The experience for couples that break up is similar whether they were married or cohabiting. 
D) Formerly married people get into new relationships faster than formerly cohabiting people. C

Question 2

For those divorced women who return to having an active sex life do so within _________ these are _________ relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) one year;short-term 
B) one year;long-term 
C) 3 months;short-term 
D) 3 months;long-term 
A) one year;short-term 
B) one year;long-term 
C) 3 months;short-term 
D) 3 months;long-term B

Question 3

On the whole,attitudes in North American society about sexual expression of older individuals is

Accepted Answer

A) negative and uncomfortable. 
B) positive and to be encouraged,especially in nursing homes. 
C) neutral because most older persons are not interested in sex. 
D) based on our emphasis upon the importance of youth and the positive aspects of wisdom and age. 
A) negative and uncomfortable. 
B) positive and to be encouraged,especially in nursing homes. 
C) neutral because most older persons are not interested in sex. 
D) based on our emphasis upon the importance of youth and the positive aspects of wisdom and age. A

Question 4

Which of the following is the BEST summary of research findings on changes in sexual behaviour in older adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) After the age of 65,interest in sexual activity drastically declines resulting in an equally drastic decline in sexual activity.Thus,most older adults no longer have sex. 
B) After the age of 60,men continue to be interested in sex but women lose their interest in sex almost entirely.Thus,in older adulthood men have much higher rates of sexual activity than do women. 
C) After the age of 60,many men and women experience a decreased interest in sex resulting in a slight decrease in the frequency of sexual activity.Despite this,most men and women continue to have sex throughout older adulthood. 
D) After the climacteric and andropause,men and women are no longer biologically capable of becoming sexually aroused.Thus,sexual behaviours in older adulthood are replaced with affectionate behaviours. 
A) After the age of 65,interest in sexual activity drastically declines resulting in an equally drastic decline in sexual activity.Thus,most older adults no longer have sex. 
B) After the age of 60,men continue to be interested in sex but women lose their interest in sex almost entirely.Thus,in older adulthood men have much higher rates of sexual activity than do women. 
C) After the age of 60,many men and women experience a decreased interest in sex resulting in a slight decrease in the frequency of sexual activity.Despite this,most men and women continue to have sex throughout older adulthood. 
D) After the climacteric and andropause,men and women are no longer biologically capable of becoming sexually aroused.Thus,sexual behaviours in older adulthood are replaced with affectionate behaviours.

Question 5

Sexual behaviour and sexual interest decline somewhat with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE regarding anal intercourse in marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) About a quarter of married men and 21 percent of married women have engaged in anal intercourse. 
B) Kinsey reported that roughly half his sample of married men and women had engaged in anal intercourse. 
C) The incidence of anal intercourse in marriage has substantially increased based on frequencies obtained from Kinsey's sample and the NHSLS sample. 
D) Married men and women do not have anal intercourse. 
A) About a quarter of married men and 21 percent of married women have engaged in anal intercourse. 
B) Kinsey reported that roughly half his sample of married men and women had engaged in anal intercourse. 
C) The incidence of anal intercourse in marriage has substantially increased based on frequencies obtained from Kinsey's sample and the NHSLS sample. 
D) Married men and women do not have anal intercourse.

Question 7

Which of the following is TRUE about menopause for women?

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause is marked by strong,chronic hot flashes for nearly all women in all parts of the world. 
B) There is a great deal of evidence that the menopausal years are a bad time psychologically. 
C) For most,there is a real decline in the enjoyment of sexual activity. 
D) A relatively small percent of all women are bothered by hot flashes during menopause,although most do experience them. 
A) Menopause is marked by strong,chronic hot flashes for nearly all women in all parts of the world. 
B) There is a great deal of evidence that the menopausal years are a bad time psychologically. 
C) For most,there is a real decline in the enjoyment of sexual activity. 
D) A relatively small percent of all women are bothered by hot flashes during menopause,although most do experience them.

Question 8

Leslie feels that she does not get as much attention from her partner as she gives.As a result she is now having an affair to balance "the score." This is an example of _________ in practice.

Accepted Answer

A) romantic infidelity 
B) open swinging 
C) open marriage 
D) equity theory 
A) romantic infidelity 
B) open swinging 
C) open marriage 
D) equity theory

Question 9

Masters and Johnson emphasized that two factors were critical in maintaining sexual capacity in old age.What were those factors?

Accepted Answer

A) Good physical & mental health and regularity of sexual expression. 
B) A partner with equal sex drive and good physical health. 
C) Good mental health and a pre-menopausal woman as a partner. 
D) Regularity of sexual expression and a partner with an equal sex drive. 
A) Good physical & mental health and regularity of sexual expression. 
B) A partner with equal sex drive and good physical health. 
C) Good mental health and a pre-menopausal woman as a partner. 
D) Regularity of sexual expression and a partner with an equal sex drive.

Question 10

Research indicates that sexual relationships suffer if the woman works outside the home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a characteristic of a DISTRESSED,as opposed to nondistressed,couple?

Accepted Answer

A) discuss problems,but may not resolve them 
B) have five times as much positive as negative interactions 
C) have realistic,as opposed to over-optimistic,expectations 
D) good listening skills 
A) discuss problems,but may not resolve them 
B) have five times as much positive as negative interactions 
C) have realistic,as opposed to over-optimistic,expectations 
D) good listening skills

Question 12

Which one is FALSE regarding postmarital sex?

Accepted Answer

A) usually begins within one year after the end of the marriage 
B) is more common for divorced men than women 
C) for divorced individuals is usually with one sexual partner 
D) it is more common for divorced women than men 
A) usually begins within one year after the end of the marriage 
B) is more common for divorced men than women 
C) for divorced individuals is usually with one sexual partner 
D) it is more common for divorced women than men

Question 13

Paulina and Judy are in a committed relationship.Paulina has sex with Jennifer without Judy's knowledge.Paulina is

Accepted Answer

A) swinging 
B) having intramarital sex 
C) having extradyadic sex 
D) practising serial monogamy 
A) swinging 
B) having intramarital sex 
C) having extradyadic sex 
D) practising serial monogamy

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding women in polyamorous relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) They often recognize the emotional and sexual value of intimacy with other women. 
B) They are almost always forced into polyamory by a male partner. 
C) They choose polyamory over monogamy. 
D) They recognize their own high sex drive. 
A) They often recognize the emotional and sexual value of intimacy with other women. 
B) They are almost always forced into polyamory by a male partner. 
C) They choose polyamory over monogamy. 
D) They recognize their own high sex drive.

Question 15

According to your text,what percentage of couples in their 20s report not engaging in intercourse at all?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 3 
C) 2 
D) 4 
A) 0 
B) 3 
C) 2 
D) 4

Question 16

The attitudes toward extramarital sex during the past several decades have

Accepted Answer

A) remained relatively unchanged. 
B) changed toward becoming slightly more tolerant. 
C) changed toward becoming slightly less tolerant. 
D) become far more tolerant. 
A) remained relatively unchanged. 
B) changed toward becoming slightly more tolerant. 
C) changed toward becoming slightly less tolerant. 
D) become far more tolerant.

Question 17

Briefly discuss the following: techniques of marital sexuality,the negotiation of sex and masturbation in marriage.Are they related? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Techniques of marital sexuality refer to

Question 18

Michael felt that over the last year or so he was not receiving enough attention from his wife and that they were not having intercourse as frequently as he desired.Subsequently he developed a sexual relationship with an office co-worker.The theory which best explains why Michael entered an extramarital sexual relationship is

Accepted Answer

A) swinging theory 
B) evolutionary theory 
C) psychoanalytical sex theory 
D) equity theory 
A) swinging theory 
B) evolutionary theory 
C) psychoanalytical sex theory 
D) equity theory

Question 19

Approximately five years after menopause,the vagina

Accepted Answer

A) has less lubrication. 
B) grows in both width and length. 
C) becomes more acidic. 
D) becomes less vulnerable to infections. 
A) has less lubrication. 
B) grows in both width and length. 
C) becomes more acidic. 
D) becomes less vulnerable to infections.

Question 20

Which of the following is FALSE regarding polyamory?

Accepted Answer

A) Practitioners of polyamory are not educated in public institutions. 
B) Family members may react negatively to an individual's participation in polyamory. 
C) Polyamory is defined as being an honest and ethical practice. 
D) Polyamory may be practised by a couple and a third individual. 
A) Practitioners of polyamory are not educated in public institutions. 
B) Family members may react negatively to an individual's participation in polyamory. 
C) Polyamory is defined as being an honest and ethical practice. 
D) Polyamory may be practised by a couple and a third individual.

Which of the following is TRUE with regard to the dissolution of cohabitating relationships compared to married relationships?

For those divorced women who return to having an active sex life do so within _ these are _ relationships.

On the whole,attitudes in North American society about sexual expression of older individuals is

Which of the following is the BEST summary of research findings on changes in sexual behaviour in older adulthood?

Sexual behaviour and sexual interest decline somewhat with age.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding anal intercourse in marriage?

Which of the following is TRUE about menopause for women?

Leslie feels that she does not get as much attention from her partner as she gives.As a result she is now having an affair to balance "the score." This is an example of _________ in practice.

Masters and Johnson emphasized that two factors were critical in maintaining sexual capacity in old age.What were those factors?

Research indicates that sexual relationships suffer if the woman works outside the home.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a DISTRESSED,as opposed to nondistressed,couple?

Which one is FALSE regarding postmarital sex?

Paulina and Judy are in a committed relationship.Paulina has sex with Jennifer without Judy's knowledge.Paulina is

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding women in polyamorous relationships?

According to your text,what percentage of couples in their 20s report not engaging in intercourse at all?

The attitudes toward extramarital sex during the past several decades have

Briefly discuss the following: techniques of marital sexuality,the negotiation of sex and masturbation in marriage.Are they related? Explain.

Approximately five years after menopause,the vagina

Which of the following is FALSE regarding polyamory?

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Exam 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Which of the following is TRUE with regard to the dissolution of cohabitating relationships compared to married relationships?

For those divorced women who return to having an active sex life do so within _________ these are _________ relationships.

On the whole,attitudes in North American society about sexual expression of older individuals is

Which of the following is the BEST summary of research findings on changes in sexual behaviour in older adulthood?

Sexual behaviour and sexual interest decline somewhat with age.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding anal intercourse in marriage?

Which of the following is TRUE about menopause for women?

Leslie feels that she does not get as much attention from her partner as she gives.As a result she is now having an affair to balance "the score." This is an example of _________ in practice.

Masters and Johnson emphasized that two factors were critical in maintaining sexual capacity in old age.What were those factors?

Research indicates that sexual relationships suffer if the woman works outside the home.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a DISTRESSED,as opposed to nondistressed,couple?

Which one is FALSE regarding postmarital sex?

Paulina and Judy are in a committed relationship.Paulina has sex with Jennifer without Judy's knowledge.Paulina is

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding women in polyamorous relationships?

According to your text,what percentage of couples in their 20s report not engaging in intercourse at all?

The attitudes toward extramarital sex during the past several decades have

Briefly discuss the following: techniques of marital sexuality,the negotiation of sex and masturbation in marriage.Are they related? Explain.

Approximately five years after menopause,the vagina

Which of the following is FALSE regarding polyamory?

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, BI, Straight, or Asexual

Variations in Sexual Behaviour

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexuality Education

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

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For those divorced women who return to having an active sex life do so within _ these are _ relationships.