Question 1

Pair-bonding and attachment increase reproductive success.Which example illustrates these mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

A) A mother and father are emotionally involved and share finances. 
B) A mother and her child have a loving relationship and the father provides finances. 
C) A mother and father are emotionally involved and both have a loving relationship with the child. 
D) A father and his child have a loving relationship and the mother provides stability. 
A) A mother and father are emotionally involved and share finances. 
B) A mother and her child have a loving relationship and the father provides finances. 
C) A mother and father are emotionally involved and both have a loving relationship with the child. 
D) A father and his child have a loving relationship and the mother provides stability.

Question 2

Which one of the following can be considered a sexual script?

Accepted Answer

A) Our prior learning that tells us about the characteristics of our own gender. 
B) Our prior learning that tells us about the characteristics of the other gender. 
C) Our prior learning that tells us about sexual etiquette and how to interpret specific situations. 
D) Our prior learning that tells which media figures (e.g. ,movie stars)we should imitate in our sexual behaviour. 
A) Our prior learning that tells us about the characteristics of our own gender. 
B) Our prior learning that tells us about the characteristics of the other gender. 
C) Our prior learning that tells us about sexual etiquette and how to interpret specific situations. 
D) Our prior learning that tells which media figures (e.g. ,movie stars)we should imitate in our sexual behaviour.

Question 3

What does equality mean in social exchange theory?

Accepted Answer

A) That both partners receive the same rewards. 
B) That neither partner receives costs. 
C) That both partners receive the same profits. 
D) That men do the same number of chores as women. 
A) That both partners receive the same rewards. 
B) That neither partner receives costs. 
C) That both partners receive the same profits. 
D) That men do the same number of chores as women.

Question 4

Who was one of the earliest contributors to sexual behavioural research and administered the first large-scale sex survey?

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Mead 
B) Magnus Hitschfeld 
C) Alfred Kinsey 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski 
A) Margaret Mead 
B) Magnus Hitschfeld 
C) Alfred Kinsey 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski

Question 5

Classical conditioning can affect sexual behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The fact that males living in Melanesia spend 10 or more years in exclusively homosexual relationships,then spend the remainder of their lives in exclusively heterosexual relationships shows that:

Accepted Answer

A) ultimately psychoanalytic ideas of parental influence are most important. 
B) sexuality is not necessarily fixed,and may be changeable in some societies by social learning and cognitive restructuring. 
C) sexual selection does not occur within this culture. 
D) legality is the only barrier to homosexuality. 
A) ultimately psychoanalytic ideas of parental influence are most important. 
B) sexuality is not necessarily fixed,and may be changeable in some societies by social learning and cognitive restructuring. 
C) sexual selection does not occur within this culture. 
D) legality is the only barrier to homosexuality.

Question 7

Polygyny practices present a difficult case to prosecute in Canada.The practice itself is illegal but is almost always practiced due to religious or cultural beliefs.Polygyny practices may also undermine women's equality.Additionally,polygamists do not usually register multiple spouses.This practice then puts what rights upheld by Canadian law against each other?

Accepted Answer

A) religious rights and immigration rights 
B) women's rights and religious rights 
C) cultural rights and individuals' rights 
D) women's rights and family rights 
A) religious rights and immigration rights 
B) women's rights and religious rights 
C) cultural rights and individuals' rights 
D) women's rights and family rights

Question 8

How might the processes of imitation and identification be incorporated into erotic films in order to encourage the use of condoms to inhibit the spread of sexually transmitted diseases?

Accepted Answer

Incorporating the processes of imitation

Question 9

What three social structures are linked to sexuality according to Reiss?

Accepted Answer

A) kinship,power,and ideology 
B) family,economy,and power 
C) medicine,law,and religion 
D) kinship,economy,and power 
A) kinship,power,and ideology 
B) family,economy,and power 
C) medicine,law,and religion 
D) kinship,economy,and power

Question 10

Under Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau,an omnibus bill was passed that made the use of contraception legal and allowed consenting adults to legally have oral and anal sex.These sweeping changes were introduced in

Accepted Answer

A) 1955 
B) 1960 
C) 1969 
D) 1979 
A) 1955 
B) 1960 
C) 1969 
D) 1979

Question 11

Professor Smith is studying a heterosexual couple's sexual behaviour.She is interested in how the psychological mechanisms they used in choosing each other were shaped by natural selection.What approach is she using?

Accepted Answer

A) sociobiological 
B) evolutionary psychology 
C) psychoanalytic 
D) learning theory 
A) sociobiological 
B) evolutionary psychology 
C) psychoanalytic 
D) learning theory

Question 12

On a first date with someone,males are often portrayed as being proactive and being the one to pick up the female,while the female is portrayed as being reactive and being the one who is picked up.These are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) gender schema 
C) social evolution 
D) sexual scripts 
A) classical conditioning 
B) gender schema 
C) social evolution 
D) sexual scripts

Question 13

Canadian researchers have begun to study sexual scripts that incorporate our use of technology in the 21st century.Which of the following BEST represents how young people's first date scripts may have changed to incorporate technology?

Accepted Answer

A) They have not changed. 
B) A dating couple texts before and after their date. 
C) A dating couple avoids texting each other. 
D) Scripts do not apply to technology. 
A) They have not changed. 
B) A dating couple texts before and after their date. 
C) A dating couple avoids texting each other. 
D) Scripts do not apply to technology.

Question 14

Let's say that you are trying to explain some kinds of sexual behaviour as resulting from exposure to erotica obtained from "adult" websites.You believe that people will use the techniques they observe in the erotica if they have positive results from trying them.The theory which you are drawing on to explain the sexual behaviour is

Accepted Answer

A) sociobiology 
B) operant conditioning 
C) script theory 
D) social learning theory 
A) sociobiology 
B) operant conditioning 
C) script theory 
D) social learning theory

Question 15

Discuss how the processes of natural selection and sexual selection work from the viewpoint of a sociobiologist.

Accepted Answer

From the viewpoint of a sociobiologist,

Question 16

According to evolutionary psychology,successful long-term sexual strategies in mate-selection often are not based on the same criteria used in successful short-term sexual strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Reiss,sexuality is linked to the structures of any society in three areas.Identify these areas and discuss their effects on sexuality.

Accepted Answer

According to Reiss, sexuality is linked

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your textbook as having been illegal in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) same-sex sexual activity 
B) bestiality 
C) contraception 
D) sex between two unmarried persons 
A) same-sex sexual activity 
B) bestiality 
C) contraception 
D) sex between two unmarried persons

Question 19

A weakness of Freud's theory of psychosocial development was his belief that not much happened sexually during the

Accepted Answer

A) oral stage 
B) latency stage 
C) anal stage 
D) genital stage 
A) oral stage 
B) latency stage 
C) anal stage 
D) genital stage

Question 20

According to Freud,the ego develops first,followed by the id and superego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Pair-bonding and attachment increase reproductive success.Which example illustrates these mechanisms?

Which one of the following can be considered a sexual script?

What does equality mean in social exchange theory?

Who was one of the earliest contributors to sexual behavioural research and administered the first large-scale sex survey?

Classical conditioning can affect sexual behaviours.

The fact that males living in Melanesia spend 10 or more years in exclusively homosexual relationships,then spend the remainder of their lives in exclusively heterosexual relationships shows that:

How might the processes of imitation and identification be incorporated into erotic films in order to encourage the use of condoms to inhibit the spread of sexually transmitted diseases?

What three social structures are linked to sexuality according to Reiss?

Under Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau,an omnibus bill was passed that made the use of contraception legal and allowed consenting adults to legally have oral and anal sex.These sweeping changes were introduced in

Professor Smith is studying a heterosexual couple's sexual behaviour.She is interested in how the psychological mechanisms they used in choosing each other were shaped by natural selection.What approach is she using?

On a first date with someone,males are often portrayed as being proactive and being the one to pick up the female,while the female is portrayed as being reactive and being the one who is picked up.These are examples of:

Canadian researchers have begun to study sexual scripts that incorporate our use of technology in the 21^st century.Which of the following BEST represents how young people's first date scripts may have changed to incorporate technology?

Discuss how the processes of natural selection and sexual selection work from the viewpoint of a sociobiologist.

According to evolutionary psychology,successful long-term sexual strategies in mate-selection often are not based on the same criteria used in successful short-term sexual strategies.

According to Reiss,sexuality is linked to the structures of any society in three areas.Identify these areas and discuss their effects on sexuality.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your textbook as having been illegal in Canada?

A weakness of Freud's theory of psychosocial development was his belief that not much happened sexually during the

According to Freud,the ego develops first,followed by the id and superego.

Sexuality in Perspective

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

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Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Pair-bonding and attachment increase reproductive success.Which example illustrates these mechanisms?

Which one of the following can be considered a sexual script?

What does equality mean in social exchange theory?

Who was one of the earliest contributors to sexual behavioural research and administered the first large-scale sex survey?

Classical conditioning can affect sexual behaviours.

The fact that males living in Melanesia spend 10 or more years in exclusively homosexual relationships,then spend the remainder of their lives in exclusively heterosexual relationships shows that:

How might the processes of imitation and identification be incorporated into erotic films in order to encourage the use of condoms to inhibit the spread of sexually transmitted diseases?

What three social structures are linked to sexuality according to Reiss?

Under Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau,an omnibus bill was passed that made the use of contraception legal and allowed consenting adults to legally have oral and anal sex.These sweeping changes were introduced in

Professor Smith is studying a heterosexual couple's sexual behaviour.She is interested in how the psychological mechanisms they used in choosing each other were shaped by natural selection.What approach is she using?

On a first date with someone,males are often portrayed as being proactive and being the one to pick up the female,while the female is portrayed as being reactive and being the one who is picked up.These are examples of:

Canadian researchers have begun to study sexual scripts that incorporate our use of technology in the 21st century.Which of the following BEST represents how young people's first date scripts may have changed to incorporate technology?

Discuss how the processes of natural selection and sexual selection work from the viewpoint of a sociobiologist.

According to evolutionary psychology,successful long-term sexual strategies in mate-selection often are not based on the same criteria used in successful short-term sexual strategies.

According to Reiss,sexuality is linked to the structures of any society in three areas.Identify these areas and discuss their effects on sexuality.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your textbook as having been illegal in Canada?

A weakness of Freud's theory of psychosocial development was his belief that not much happened sexually during the

According to Freud,the ego develops first,followed by the id and superego.

Sexuality in Perspective

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

Filters

Canadian researchers have begun to study sexual scripts that incorporate our use of technology in the 21^st century.Which of the following BEST represents how young people's first date scripts may have changed to incorporate technology?