Deck 9: Sexual Behavior

Question 1

According to the study of Killingsworth and Gilbert, people are happiest when they are

A) smoking.
B) partying.
C) reading.
D) having sex.
E) listening to music.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to the NSSHB study, adult women ages 25 to 29 years of age are more likely than men to engage in the following behaviors except

A) giving oral sex.
B) coitus.
C) masturbate alone.
D) receiving anal sex.
E) All of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In Victorian times, if a woman had a child who was labeled a "degenerate" she might have been be accused of engaging in

A) adultery.
B) premarital sex.
C) sexual abstinence.
D) prolonged virginity.
E) masturbation.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

In Victorian times, a doctor might think that eating _______ encouraged masturbation.

A) pastries
B) cereal
C) crackers
D) vegetables
E) fruit

Question 5

Autoerotic behavior is another term for

A) coitus.
B) oral sex.
C) fondling.
D) masturbation.
E) tribadism.

Question 6

Which of the following demographic details would make it most likely that a woman masturbates frequently?

A) She has a regular sex partner.
B) She is a senior citizen.
C) She lives in Texas.
D) She completed graduate school.
E) She is religious.

Question 7

Which of the following demographic details would make it most likely that a man masturbates frequently?

A) He lives in the southern U.S.
B) He is a senior citizen.
C) He is gay.
D) He is African-American.
E) He is religious.

Question 8

The U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders was fired by President Clinton because she

A) was in favor of programs that encourage the use of contraception.
B) was not qualified for the position.
C) was not a proponent of abstinence-only programs.
D) refused to allow schools to teach about condoms.
E) stated that information about masturbation should be taught in schools.

Question 9

In the NHSLS, about one-half of the respondents who stated that they masturbated also stated that they felt _______ afterward.

A) relieved
B) happy
C) content
D) guilty
E) exhausted

Question 10

According to NHSLS data, which of the following individuals would be most likely to masturbate?

A) A single, college-educated, young white man
B) A married, high-school-educated, older African-American man
C) A single, Christian, college-educated woman
D) A single, college-educated, young, white gay man
E) An older widow

Question 11

A common reason that respondents in the NHSLS gave for masturbating was to

A) induce sleep.
B) please their partner.
C) relieve sexual tension.
D) avoid coitus.
E) stimulate ovulation.

Question 12

_______ experience orgasm more frequently during masturbation than when engaged in sex with a partner.

A) Men
B) Women
C) Lesbians
D) Children
E) Asexual people

Question 13

Most of what is known about how people masturbate comes from the observational research studies of

A) LeVay and Baldwin.
B) Masters and Johnson.
C) Sigmund Freud.
D) John Money.
E) Margaret Sanger.

Question 14

According to the NHSLS, about _______% of women report that they always have an orgasm when masturbating.

A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80
E) 100

Question 15

Women who identify as belonging to _______ were the most likely to report that they masturbated.

A) Protestant churches
B) Catholic churches
C) Fundamentalist Protestant churches
D) no religion
E) religious institutions other than Protestant or Catholic churches

Question 16

On average, women take _______ time than men from the beginning of masturbation to the point of orgasm.

A) 10-20% more
B) 25-50% more
C) 100% more
D) 10‒20% less
E) 25‒50% less

Question 17

According to one survey, gay male students are more likely than straight male students to

A) masturbate alone.
B) masturbate in front of a mirror.
C) masturbate with a partner.
D) prefer masturbation to coitus.
E) All of the above

Question 18

An example of a masturbation-positive society is

A) contemporary India.
B) the United States.
C) Melanesia.
D) the "Bible Belt" in the southern United States.
E) Ireland.

Question 19

In the Kinsey studies, deep, or _______ kissing, was most frequently reported by well-educated men and women.

A) French
B) American
C) European
D) Malaysian
E) Spanish

Question 20

_______ means touching the breasts or genitalia.

A) Necking
B) Petting
C) Heavy petting
D) Outercourse
E) Tribadism

Question 21

Oral stimulation of the penis is called

A) masturbation.
B) cunnilingus.
C) anilingus.
D) tribadism.
E) fellatio.

Question 22

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Sex toys are marketed particularly to homosexuals.
B) Homosexual sexual behaviors are similar to heterosexual sexual behaviors.
C) Homosexual behaviors result in orgasm more frequently than heterosexual behaviors.
D) Homosexuals engage in sex play such as bondage or role-playing more frequently than heterosexuals do.
E) Anal sex is exclusively a homosexual behavior.

Question 23

Oral stimulation of the vulva is called

A) fellatio.
B) anilingus.
C) coitus.
D) cunnilingus.
E) tribadism.

Question 24

The sexual behavior in which two people simultaneously performing oral sex on each other is referred to as

A) 81.
B) 69.
C) 33.
D) 10.
E) 99.

Question 25

According to the NHSLS, _______% of sexual encounters between opposite-sex adults include coitus.

A) 65
B) 75
C) 85
D) 95
E) 100

Question 26

Although there are many positions for coitus, the _______ position is the traditional favorite of Americans.

A) standing up
B) man-above
C) woman-above
D) side-to-side
E) rear entry

Question 27

Which of the following coital positions is also known as the missionary position?

A) Standing up
B) Man-above
C) Woman-above
D) Side-to-side
E) Rear entry

Question 28

The _______ encouraged Americans to try alternative positions for coitus.

A) gay rights movement
B) women's movement
C) Christian majority
D) Kinsey Report
E) AARP

Question 29

The coital position that provides the most stimulation to the front of a woman's vagina is the _______ position.

A) missionary
B) man-above
C) reverse cowgirl
D) anal sex
E) rear-entry while standing

Question 30

According to the NSHHB study _______% of men reported that they had engaged in receptive anal sex in the previous year.

A) 13
B) 23
C) 33
D) 43
E) 3.6

Question 31

In the United States, the legal crime of sodomy continues to exist only in the context of

A) nonconsensual sex.
B) the military.
C) cunnilingus.
D) college dormitories.
E) anal sex.

Question 32

Sodomy is a(n)

A) sudden urge to have sex.
B) painful infection of the penis.
C) tryst between lovers.
D) obsolete term for transexualism.
E) obsolete term for anal sex.

Question 33

The use of _______ during anal sex should be avoided because they tend to irritate the rectal epithelium.

A) lubricants containing spermicide
B) water-based lubricants
C) lubricants marketed particularly to females, such as K-Y jelly
D) flavored condoms
E) ribbed condoms

Question 34

According to The Advocate, a gay and lesbian magazine, 96% of lesbians spend more than _______ minutes on a love-making session.

A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25
E) 30

Question 35

Woman-woman sex is characterized by greater general _______ contact than heterosexual sex.

A) body
B) genital
C) breast
D) mouth
E) buttock

Question 36

Two common devices, or sex toys, that may be used to enhance sexual pleasure are _______ and _______.

A) peanut butter; jelly
B) whipped cream; perfume
C) vibrators; dildos
D) satin sheets; vaseline
E) condoms; mirrors

Question 37

A catch-all phrase for activities that add spice and variety to sex is

A) love games.
B) kinky time.
C) swinger time.
D) tribadism.
E) sex play.

Question 38

In Peggy Kleinplatz's survey, all of the following variables were associated with "great sex" except

A) being focused.
B) exploration and creativity.
C) intimacy.
D) very long, drawn-out foreplay.
E) emotional intimacy.

Question 39

Which of the following is not encouraged in the Aka culture of the Congo basin?

A) Frequent coitus
B) Tribadism
C) Shared childrearing
D) Share hunting by men and woman
E) The use of sexual stimulants by men

Question 40

The number one disability affecting sexual behavior is

A) arthritis.
B) spinal injuries.
C) mental retardation.
D) paraplegia.
E) quadriplegia.

Question 41

_______% of the U.S. population is affected by arthritis.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) 25

Question 42

Which of the following statements is true of the most common causes of disabilities that affect movement, and thus sexual function?

A) Most affected individuals are male.
B) Most affected individuals are younger than 35 years of age.
C) They have usually resulted from accident or trauma.
D) Little can be done to help affected individuals participate in sex.
E) Most affected individuals are women.

Question 43

A complete injury of the spinal cord at the cervical level is known as

A) paraplegia.
B) quadriplegia.
C) osteoarthritis.
D) lupus.
E) tribadism.

Question 44

Viagra may aid men with spinal cord injuries

A) at the sacral portion of the spinal cord.
B) even if they cannot achieve psychogenic erections.
C) classified as paraplegic only.
D) classified as quadriplegic only.
E) only if they can achieve at least a partial erection on their own.

Question 45

Women with _______ spinal cord injuries have the most difficulty reaching orgasm.

A) sacral
B) partial
C) quadriplegic
D) thoracic
E) lumbar

Question 46

Disabled women are about _______% less likely to experience orgasm than nondisabled women.

A) 10
B) 25
C) 30
D) 50
E) 75

Question 47

You are a judge trying to determine if a woman with an intellectual disability is competent to engage in a sexual relationship. In order to make a determination of competence, you would need to be certain that

A) she understands the risks of STDs.
B) she understands how condoms are used.
C) she understands that sexual behavior involves privacy.
D) she would recognize the signs of pregnancy.
E) she and her partner are both comfortable with premarital sex.

Question 48

It is illegal to have sexual relations with an intellectually disabled person who is unable to provide

A) birth control.
B) medical clearance.
C) informed consent.
D) parental consent.
E) a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

Question 49

The graham cracker and corn flakes were developed in order to reduce _______, which would be accomplished, it was thought, by being _______.

A) erectile problems; tasty
B) masturbation; bland
C) masturbation; tasty
D) marital sexual boredom; tasty
E) erectile problems; bland

Question 50

The two biological influences on the frequency of masturbation are

A) age and sex.
B) marital status and age.
C) education level and sex.
D) ethnicity and marital status.
E) age and education level.

Question 51

According to the NHSLS and NSSHB surveys, masturbation is _______ common among more educated people, _______ common among people over 50, and _______ common in whites than African-Americans.

A) more; less; more
B) less; more; less
C) more; less; less
D) more; more; less
E) more; more; more

Question 52

For women, masturbation most commonly involves the _______; the _______ is second choice.

A) vagina; breast
B) vagina; clitoris
C) clitoris; vagina
D) clitoris; anus
E) vagina; anus

Question 53

Men are _______ diverse than women in their masturbatory techniques; the _______ is particularly sensitive in this regard.

A) more; frenulum
B) less; fimbrae
C) more; corona
D) less; frenulum
E) more; glans

Question 54

Based on the textbook, who is most likely to enjoy masturbation?

A) An older woman in her 60s
B) A heterosexual man
C) A gay man
D) A middle aged asexual woman
E) A heterosexual women

Question 55

The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality states that masturbation is

A) seldom practiced by adults.
B) practiced by children.
C) practiced by adolescents.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 56

Kissing is a custom that _______ ubiquitous across all human societies, and deep kissing is practiced more by _______.

A) is; the less educated
B) is not; younger people
C) is; gay people
D) is not; the less-educated
E) is not; the well-educated

Question 57

The sucking of toes as a sexual act is known colloquially as

A) licking the pickle.
B) rimming.
C) piggying.
D) toemance.
E) shrimping.

Question 58

In _______, two women rub their vulvas against each other's body.

A) vulvation
B) monsing
C) tribadism
D) piacere veneris
E) lolly smacking

Question 59

Fellatio is defined as _______ sexual contact.

A) mouth-vulva
B) mouth-anus
C) mouth-penis
D) penis-anus
E) vulva-vulva

Question 60

The _______ position is probably the most common coital position employed in the United States, and it provides _______ stimulation of the G-spot.

A) rear-entry; good
B) rear-entry; poor
C) man-above; good
D) man-above; poor
E) reverse cowgirl; good

Question 61

One of the effects of the women's movement in the bedrooms of America was to

A) increase communication.
B) encourage more varied sexual positions.
C) foster greater trust and intimacy.
D) encourage men to be more frank about wanting fellatio.
E) decrease rape attempts.

Question 62

Sodomy

A) was ruled a crime by the Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas (2003).
B) was decriminalized by the Supreme Court in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986).
C) remains a crime in some Southern states.
D) was decriminalized by the Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Kansas (2003).
E) was ruled a crime by the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia (1967).

Question 63

"Fisting" is the colloquial term used to describe

A) erotic sucking of a hand and fingers.
B) vaginal penetration with any object other than a penis.
C) anal penetration with a hand and/or forearm.
D) anal penetration with any object other than a penis.
E) erotic sucking of a sex partners hands and feet.

Question 64

Lesbian sexual encounters tend to be _______ than heterosexual ones, in part because _______.

A) shorter; no men are involved
B) longer; no men are involved
C) shorter; they can bring each other to orgasm more easily
D) longer; tribadism provides less effective stimulation than coitus.
E) frequent; women have more time for sex than men do

Question 65

Approximately _______% of women polled by a national survey reported using a vibrator in bed.

A) 3
B) 14
C) 29
D) 63
E) 88

Question 66

The use of dildos during sex

A) is far more common among women.
B) has been practiced for thousands of years.
C) is illegal in most states.
D) is exclusively found in Westernized countries.
E) is considered a fetish behavior.

Question 67

Kama sutra means

A) "love guide."
B) "lovers sex."
C) "harem keeping."
D) "intimate life."
E) "big love."

Question 68

According to Vatsyayana, solutions to mismatched genitals between male and female sex partners include having the man

A) tie a bottle gourd around his waist and use this instead of his penis to penetrate the woman.
B) rub his penis with the bristles of certain tree-living insects.
C) rub his penis with oil then hang it through a hole in the bed for 10 nights.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 69

Which of the following is not true of the Aka peoples of the Congo Basin?

A) They make extensive use of sex toys.
B) They believe in seminal nurture.
C) They have sex regularly.
D) The women are orgasmic.
E) All of the above

Question 70

The number one disability affecting sex is/are

A) sexually transmitted infections.
B) arthritis.
C) embarrassment.
D) spinal cord injuries.
E) mental illness.

Question 71

Damage to the _______ spinal cord, damaging the _______, usually precludes any erections.

A) sacral; parasympathetic neurons responsible for erection
B) thoracic; parasympathetic innervation of the penis
C) thoracic; motor neurons of the pelvic floor muscles
D) sacral; motor neurons of the pelvic floor muscles
E) sacral; motor neurons of the penis

Question 72

Traditionally, intellectually disabled adults were _______, but nowadays their sexual expression is regulated by _______.

A) sexually abused; caregivers
B) institutionalized; psychiatrists
C) sexually abused; the capacity to provide informed consent
D) often sterilized; caregivers and family
E) often sterilized; the capacity to provide informed consent

Question 73

Two foods that were introduced in the 19th century with the claim that they would reduce the prevalence of masturbation were _______ and _______.

Question 74

_______, the U.S. Surgeon General of the United States during President Clinton's first term, was fired for supporting sex education that included information about masturbation.

Question 75

The average _______ is more likely to experience orgasm when masturbating then when engaged in sex with a partner.

Question 76

According to the NHSLS, the group that reports the highest level of guilt associated with masturbation is in the age range of _______.

Question 77

A main reason for masturbating given by men and women in the NHSLS was _______.

Question 78

_______ education levels are associated with higher prevalence of autoerotic behavior.

Question 79

_______ and _______ masturbate more frequently than do heterosexual men and women.

Question 80

Kissing and touching that are confined to the neck and head are referred to as _______.