Deck 1: What Is Human Sexuality

Question 1

If Hans concludes that it is OK for him to satisfy his own sexual needs as long as it does not interfere with the rights of others, he is using the ethics of

A)autonomy.
B)divinity.
C)phenomenology.
D)community.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A cultural belief among youth in Kenya is that waiting too long after puberty to have sex will result in

A)a male losing the capacity to impregnate a woman.
B)a female losing her desire to become a mother.
C)chronic premature ejaculation.
D)an increased likelihood of developing a bisexual or homosexual identity.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

"Gender" in this text refers to

A)an individual's personal, social, and legal status as male or female.
B)matching sex organs with appropriate desires and behaviour.
C)identity assigned to individuals by parents.
D)identity assigned to individuals according to their biological sex.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When looking at sex and politics in Canada and the United States, which of the following is false ?

A)Canadian politicians have largely maintained a separation between religion and state.
B)Canadian sex education programs tend to focus on both abstinence and birth control.
C)The United States government has funded abstinence education programs.
D)In 2005, both Canada and the United States legalized same sex marriage.

Question 5

When looking at issues related to sex and politics, Canadian politicians have largely maintained a separation between religion and state. The document that provides support for this approach is

A)the Statistics Canada Census.
B)the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
C)the Criminal Code of Canada.
D)the Parliament Act.

Question 6

The discipline that examines cross-cultural similarities and differences in sexual behaviour is

A)medicine.
B)nthropology.
C)psychology.
D)Pf henomenology.

Question 7

A leading organization in Canada that promotes sexuality research and education is

A)the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada.
B)the Canadian Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.
C)the Canadian Society for the Study of Sexuality.
D)the Canadian Association of Sexual Health Promotion.

Question 8

In a study conducted at the University of Windsor with a visiting researcher from Iran, it was found that immigrants from Iran

A)were fearful of having their children exposed to sexuality from the Canadian media.
B)believed Canadian society allowed them to maintain their traditional marriage system.
C)felt Canadian society would allow their children to grow in a safe sexual environment.
D)felt that the Canadian media would have minimal impact on their children's sexual value system.

Question 9

Peggy Kleinplatz and Stanley Krippner believe that sexual relations can be more fulfilling when they incorporate

A)music.
B)sex toys.
C)spirituality.
D)liberal attitudes.

Question 10

When it comes to sexual activities, children of immigrant parents in Canada

A)tend to leave their traditional cultural value systems and adopt the values of Canadian society.
B)are more likely to participate in risky behaviour due to limited education.
C)tend to be very similar to Canadian children of the same age.
D)often get caught in a cultural clash between the traditional values of their parents and the more permissive values of Canadian society.

Question 11

According to a New Brunswick study, approximately what percentage of university students defined oral-genital contact as having sex?

A)10%
B)20%
C)60%
D)80%

Question 12

Meaney and Rye argue that learning about one's own sexual likes and dislikes can lead to

A)sexual self-actualization.
B)a greater probability of conception.
C)sexual selfishness.
D)more frequent masturbation.

Question 13

In 2008, the Canadian government raised the age of consent to

A)15.
B)16.
C)17.
D)18.

Question 14

Research described in the textbook indicates that Canadians are somewhat more liberal than Americans with respect to

A)pornography/same sex marriage.
B)premarital sex/same sex marriage.
C)polygamy/contraception.
D)pornography/contraception.

Question 15

In school-based sexual health education, students are usually taught about

A)the emotional aspects of sexuality and relationships.
B)STIs and contraception.
C)sexual techniques.
D)sexual dysfunctions.

Question 16

When comparing Canada to the United States with respect to sexual attitudes and behaviours, it is important to

A)take into account social and demographic differences.
B)focus on similarities before differences.
C)also consider attitudes and behaviours in other English-speaking countries.
D)consider differences in the structure of government.

Question 17

When looking at Canadian society and sexuality, one of the most notable changes in the Canadian mosaic is

A)an increase in liberal attitudes since the early 90s.
B)the dramatic increase in the proportion of visible minorities.
C)the addition of a variety of less conservative sexual practices.
D)the significant increase of mixed marriage-i.e. marriage between people of different ethnicities.

Question 18

In order to understand the complexity of factors influencing sexual attitudes and behaviours in Canada, it is of primary importance to be aware of

A)the diversity within Canadian society.
B)human evolution.
C)the structuring of political systems.
D)the differences between Canada and the United States.

Question 19

When looking at differences between Canadians and Americans, which of the following is true ?

A)Americans are somewhat more liberal than Canadians.
B)More Americans are in favour of same-sex marriages.
C)Canadians tend to be more conservative than Americans.
D)Americans are more likely to view religion as an important part of their daily lives.

Question 20

Maticka Tyndale and Smylie argue that a potentially effective approach to promoting the sexual rights of people around the world is to focus on

A)broader international human rights commitments.
B)developing global protocols for condom distribution.
C)promoting sexual rights on a country-by-country basis.
D)linking international aid to an agreement to grant sexual rights.

Question 21

If you were in ancient Rome, as opposed to Greece, which would be true regarding male-male sexual behaviour?

A)The behaviour would be acceptable if both men were adults.
B)The behaviour would be viewed as a threat to the Roman family and Roman women.
C)The behaviour would be acceptable if you were a member of the lower class.
D)The behaviour would be viewed as a threat to masculinity.

Question 22

The incest taboo that discourages sexual intercourse between close blood relatives

A)was strictly applied to royal families.
B)was disregarded in ancient Egypt.
C)can be found in all human societies.
D)was first established by the ancient Hebrews.

Question 23

The ancient Hebrews and early Christians were similar because both

A)sought to restrict sex to marriage.
B)practised polygamy.
C)believed that marriage was inferior to celibacy.
D)viewed sex as sinful.

Question 24

Phallic worship may have begun as

A)women's roles became more subservient.
B)people grew aware of the male role in reproduction.
C)religious ceremonies gained precedence.
D)men hunted wild animals.

Question 25

Which of the following statements best characterizes the status of women in Greek society?

A)They did not have many rights, but they had more rights than slaves.
B)They were educated if their husbands were high-ranking officials.
C)They were allowed to take part in economics and could hold public office.
D)They were subject to the authority of male next-of-kin or their husbands.

Question 26

To evaluate the credibility of sexuality and sexual health information on a website, it is a good idea to

A)not be concerned with how the website is organized.
B)give considerable weight to the anecdotes provided on the site.
C)take into account its Google ranking.
D)check out who is responsible for creating the site.

Question 27

Greeks believed that their gods

A)never had sexual relations.
B)had sex only with mortals.
C)could not have sex with mortals.
D)had sex with each other and could seduce mortals.

Question 28

In the Stone Age, emphasis on the female reproductive role might have signified

A)male superiority within the culture.
B)ignorance of the male's contribution to reproduction.
C)an agrarian society.
D)a prehistoric division of labour.

Question 29

A friend tells Salima that if she starts the birth control pill too early, she could eventually become infertile. If Salima uses the principles of critical thinking, she will:

A)accept what her friend told her.
B)challenge what she was told and evaluate the premises of the information and its logic.
C)not begin taking the birth control pill and wait until new information is published.
D)agree with the statement as it is a commonly held belief.

Question 30

When people think critically, they

A)remain skeptical of any behaviour differing from their own.
B)maintain an open mind.
C)criticize abnormal behaviour.
D)are being narrow-minded.

Question 31

Early Christian views on sexuality were largely shaped by

A)Julius Caesar and Homer.
B)Aristotle and Socrates.
C)Moses and Jesus.
D)Saint Paul and Saint Augustine.

Question 32

The ancient Hebrews viewed sex as a fulfilling experience intended to satisfy the divine injunction to be

A)spiritual.
B)fruitful and multiply.
C)loved.
D)physically active.

Question 33

The ancient Greeks viewed men and women as

A)heterosexual.
B)bisexual.
C)homosexual.
D)androgynous.

Question 34

The textbook examines multiple perspectives on human sexuality because

A)scientists have not yet established which perspective is most valid.
B)no single perspective on sexuality captures all of its nuances.
C)each perspective is incompatible with at least one other.
D)biological perspectives cannot explain any aspect of sexual behaviour.

Question 35

Aphrodite was the goddess of

A)lesbian love.
B)prostitution.
C)carnal love.
D)sexual modesty.

Question 36

Hebrew wives who committed adultery could be punished by

A)imprisonment.
B)a penance.
C)a stiff fine.
D)death.

Question 37

Knowledge of paternity is believed to have developed around

A)2000 BC.
B)5000 BC.
C)7000 BC.
D)9000 BC.

Question 38

In ancient Greek culture, pederasty involved

A)sexual activity between an adult male and a prepubescent boy.
B)sexual intercourse between an adult male and his daughters.
C)sexual activity between two adult males.
D)sexual activity between an adult male and an adolescent boy.

Question 39

Which perspective on human sexuality allows us to place sexual behaviour in context and informs us whether certain behaviours are just trends?

A)the historical perspective
B)the biological perspective
C)the evolutionary perspective
D)the cross-cultural perspective

Question 40

The Hebrew bible permitted

A)polygamy.
B)incest.
C)homosexual relations.
D)adultery.

Question 41

In the Hindu doctrine of Karma, sexual fulfillment was regarded as

A)leading to reincarnation at a lower level of existence.
B)one way to become reincarnated at a higher level of existence.
C)not affecting reincarnation.
D)a way to increase one's chances of being reincarnated.

Question 42

The first detailed sex manual was produced by the

A)Japanese.
B)Chinese.
C)Hindus.
D)Christians.

Question 43

To Taoist masters of China, masturbation was

A)equally acceptable for men and women.
B)seen as a way to develop sexual skills.
C)acceptable for women.
D)considered a healthy way to relax the mind.

Question 44

The Rev. Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker, believed that a diet high in whole grains helped

A)young women become more fertile.
B)young women to have orgasms.
C)young men to last longer during sex.
D)young men to control their sex drive.

Question 45

Becoming sexually aroused when your partner touches your buttocks is an example of the concept of

A)erotic plasticity
B)sexual analogues
C)erogenous zones
D)reinforcement

Question 46

During the Victorian era, women were commonly believed to be

A)naturally bisexual.
B)privately very interested in sex.
C)easily aroused by pornography.
D)uninterested in sex.

Question 47

The majority of Islamic sects believe all of the following except

A)that premarital sex is unacceptable.
B)that celibacy leads to a state of grace.
C)that a woman may have only one husband.
D)that men may practice polygamy.

Question 48

In his studies of sexuality, Havelock Ellis concluded that homosexuality

A)could be altered with therapeutic approaches adapted from Freud.
B)was a symptom of a more generalized pathology.
C)was caused by a lack of discipline in early childhood.
D)was a naturally occurring variation within the range of normal sexuality.

Question 49

The Islamic tradition encourages

A)husbands and wives to separate sexual pleasure from procreation.
B)sexual fulfillment in marriage.
C)oral sex among married couples.
D)married couples to keep their eyes closed during love making.

Question 50

The first large scale scientific study of sexual behaviour was conducted by

A)Masters and Johnson.
B)Alfred Kinsey.
C)
D)H) Lawrence. d. Richard von Krafft-Ebing.

Question 51

The Kama Sutra reflected

A)the Hindu belief that sex is a religious duty.
B)the Taoist belief that limited same sex behaviour is permissible.
C)the Hindu belief that that sex and religion are separate spheres.
D)the Taoist belief that a man should ejaculate quickly to preserve his wife's yin.

Question 52

According to Baumeister, women show ____________ levels of erotic plasticity compared with men.

A)greater
B)lower
C)equal
D)null

Question 53

As we move up the evolutionary ladder,

A)the sexual behaviours of humans become more and more similar to those of other animals.
B)instincts become increasingly more important in determining sexual behaviour.
C)experience and learning play increasingly more important roles in sexual behaviour.
D)the social behaviour of animals and human becomes remarkably similar.

Question 54

When looking at the history of desire, Professor Shorter from the University of Toronto found that

A)sex was seen as an adventure.
B)sex for pleasure was common even under religious prohibition.
C)everyday life such as poor hygiene, poor diet, etc., put a damper on sexual desire.
D)lack of privacy did not hamper desire and sexual activity.

Question 55

Which of the following ideas most influenced early Christian views of sexuality?

A)Jesus's idea that love and tolerance are paramount in human relations.
B)Augustine's idea that sexual lust began with the original sin of Adam and Eve.
C)Paul's idea that it was better to marry than to burn.
D)Moses's idea that sex is reserved for procreation alone.

Question 56

Which of the following is not associated with the sexual revolution?

A)the human-potential movement
B)Pierre Trudeau's statement about the place of the state in the bedrooms of the nation
C)the growing acceptance of Freud's theory of female sexual potential
D)the Hite Report on female sexuality

Question 57

The sexual revolution of the 1960s reflected

A)social ambivalence and political liberalism.
B)social permissiveness and political conservatism.
C)social permissiveness and political liberalism.
D)social ambivalence and political cohesiveness.

Question 58

Martin Luther

A)agreed with the Roman Catholic doctrine that sex was only for procreational purposes.
B)believed that sex was permissible outside of marriage.
C)disputed many of the Roman Catholic doctrines on sexuality.
D)believed that sex depleted a man's vital energy and health.

Question 59

The theory that the sex drive is our principle motivating force was developed by

A)Havelock Ellis
B)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Alfred Kinsey

Question 60

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it was widely believed that

A)sexual activity promoted better health.
B)sexual activity drained men of fluids essential to health.
C)women derived great pleasure from sexual activity.
D)frequent intercourse helped maintain health.

Question 61

Freud's most controversial theory involved

A)infantile sexuality.
B)repression.
C)the interpretation of dreams.
D)the existence of the unconscious.

Question 62

Which of the following is NOT considered a psychological perspective on human sexuality?

A)ethical frameworks theory
B)learning theory
C)cognitive theory
D)psychoanalytic theory

Question 63

Evolutionary psychology suggests that

A)women are naturally more promiscuous than men.
B)a woman's chances of reproductive success improved with a higher number of sex partners.
C)biology has very little to do with modern sexual behaviour.
D)women have to be more selective than men with respect to mating partners.

Question 64

Malinowski found the Trobriander society less anxiety-ridden than the Amphett islanders' society. This was attributed to differences in

A)location.
B)sexual orientation.
C)sexual freedom.
D)ratio of boys to girls.

Question 65

According to Ford and Beach's survey of 200 preliterate societies, kissing was

A)common but not universal.
B)a part of sexual activity in all societies.
C)common only in societies with written languages.
D)a part of sexual activity in about a quarter of societies.

Question 66

Social learning theorists define modelling as acquiring knowledge and skills by

A)moulding, step-by-step, fantasy into reality.
B)relating concepts of beauty and desirability.
C)observing and imitating others.
D)behaving according to anticipated rewards.

Question 67

Most evolutionary psychologists argue that natural selection drives all human behaviour.

Question 68

A young child is severely punished for sexual exploration and, as a result, begins to associate sexual stimulation with feelings of guilt and anxiety. This scenario is most consistent with which theory?

A)behaviourist
B)social-cognitive
C)bio-psychosocial
D)psychoanalytic

Question 69

The contents of the mind that lie outside conscious awareness are called

A)the unconscious mind.
B)the superego.
C)the ego.
D)the id.

Question 70

Which statement best describes the concept of natural selection?

A)Better-adapted species are more likely to survive to reproduce.
B)Plant and animal species were created independently.
C)The strongest offspring live to reproduce.
D)Promiscuous species will eventually become extinct.

Question 71

Human sexuality is the way we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.

Question 72

Margaret Mead's research laid the groundwork for research

A)on cross-cultural infertility problems.
B)on extramarital affairs.
C)on challenging gender-role stereotypes.
D)on homosexual orientation.

Question 73

According to Ford and Beach's survey of 200 preliterate societies, childhood masturbation was

A)condemned or ignored in all societies.
B)condemned in some societies but ignored or encouraged in others.
C)either strongly condemned or strongly encouraged in all societies.
D)encouraged in all societies.

Question 74

Which is not a stage of psychosexual development according to Freud?

A)mental
B)anal
C)oral
D)latency

Question 75

Biology overrides environmental influences and is the only important factor in sexual behaviour.

Question 76

What best describes Freud's ego?

A)It is characterized by self-awareness, planning, and delay of gratification.
B)It functions to shield the conscious mind, using defence mechanisms and repression.
C)It embodies physiological drives and is fully unconscious.
D)It is anxiety evoking.

Question 77

Which of the following correctly summarizes a conclusion of the cross-species perspective on sexuality?

A)Foreplay is a uniquely human behaviour.
B)Sexual behaviour is more directly controlled by instinct among lower mammals compared to higher mammals.
C)Humans are the only species to have sex in a variety of coital positions.
D)Male-male and female-female sexual behaviour is found only in humans.

Question 78

Freud believed children developed erotic feelings toward the parent of the opposite sex during which stage?

A)latency
B)genital
C)anal
D)phallic

Question 79

Evolutionary psychology proposes that dispositions toward behaviour patterns

A)are learned from are parents.
B)are created in response to socio-cultural pressures.
C)are determined by how individuals balance forces of the id and ego.
D)may be genetically transmitted.

Question 80

Which theory argues that concepts of heterosexuality and homosexuality are social constructs that ignore common experiences among people, related to their sexuality?

A)psychodynamic
B)queer
C)behavioural
D)sociological