Deck 5: Sexual Orientation

Question 1

Which of the following statements is most accurate in comparing the sexual orientations of women and men?

A) Women's sexual orientations seem to be more plastic or flexible than those of men.
B) Men tend to avoid labeling their orientations, whereas women tend to spend considerable time labeling themselves accurately.
C) The ways that men and women experience their sexual orientations are remarkably similar.
D) Men's sexual orientations change more over time than do the orientations of women.

Answer 1

Women's sexual orientations seem to be more plastic or flexible than those of men.

Question 2

According to recent research, approximately __________ % of the US population identify themselves as "other than heterosexual," but the behavior of the other __________ % doesn't match up with the way people label themselves.

A) 2, 98
B) 3, 97
C) 5, 95
D) 7, 93

Answer 2

7, 93

Question 3

A Gallup Poll in 2012 found that individuals in this group are least likely to label themselves as gay, bisexual or transgender.

A) African American males in the 18- to 29-year-old age range
B) African American males in the 50-to 64-year-old age range
C) Asian males in the 18- to 29- year-old age range
D) Asian males in the 50- to 64-year-old age range

Answer 3

African American males in the 50-to 64-year-old age range

Question 4

In adulthood, testosterone appears to have activating effects. Which of the following describes these activating effects?

A) Adults' level of testosterone affects their preference for partners of the same or the other sex.
B) Adults' level of testosterone affects the intensity of sexual desire and the direction of that desire toward partners of the same or the other sex.
C) One's adolescent levels of testosterone affect the probability of developing a homosexual sexual orientation.
D) Adults' level of testosterone affects the intensity of their sexual desire but not the direction of that desire toward partners of the same or the other sex.

Question 5

Problems with Freud's theories result from which of the following?

A) Freud's theories are generally correct, but the problems stem from children not telling the truth in regards to their complexes.
B) Many parents will not let their children be put through the rigorous psychoanalytical tests necessary to support Freud's theories.
C) There are no problems with Freud's theories. They have withstood the test of time.
D) Because most of his theories lie at the unconscious level, they cannot be studied scientifically.

Question 6

In which year did the Supreme Court of the United States rule that people o the same sex have a constitutional right to get married?

A) 1986
B) 1992
C) 2001
D) 2015

Question 7

In 2011, who gave gay males and lesbians the right to openly serve their country in the United States military?

A) President Bill Clinton
B) President Barack Obama
C) The Supreme Court of the United States
D) The Congress of the United States

Question 8

It is the most popular dating App for gay men.

A) eHarmony
B) Plenty of fish
C) Grindr
D) Match.com

Question 9

According to meta-analysis, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are __________.

A) as likely as heterosexuals to attempt suicide.
B) less likely than heterosexuals to attempt suicide.
C) more than ten times as likely as heterosexuals to attempt suicide.
D) more than twice as likely as heterosexuals to attempt suicide.

Question 10

According to the FBI, how many hate crimes in the United States are directed against gay males and lesbians?

A) one in every five
B) one out of every two
C) one out of every ten
D) one out of every seven

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?

A) "Butch" lesbians are less comfortable coming out than "femme" lesbians.
B) Biphobia is experienced only in the heterosexual populations.
C) Biphobia is only experienced by "butch" lesbians.
D) Bisexual women experience homophobia and biphobia.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is true?

A) DOMA was signed into law by Barack Obama.
B) DOMA passed in the House of Representatives but, failed in the Senate.
C) DOMA prevented states from legalizing same sex marriage.
D) DOMA denied federal marriage benefits to same-sex couples.

Question 13

Half of the men who reported male-male sexual activity in Kinsey's sample limited it to the ages of 12 to 14.

Question 14

18- to 29-year-old African Americans are most likely to label themselves as LGBT.

Question 15

Lesbian and gay men often find more of a sense of belonging in the gay community than in their own ethnic community.

Question 16

Gay males are more likely to recall feeling more sensitive than their heterosexual peers during childhood.

Question 17

DOMA was found unconstitutional in 2013.

Question 18

Among heterosexuals, sexual aggressiveness is linked to the masculine gender roles.

Question 19

Gay bashing is a form of homophobia.

Question 20

Telling disparaging "queer jokes" is a form of homophobia.

Question 21

What is the difference between a homosexual orientation and a heterosexual orientation?

Question 22

What is the difference between heteroerotic and homoerotic, and how does that compare to homosexuality and heterosexuality?

Question 23

Briefly examine how Kinsey and his colleagues scale classified individuals.

Question 24

Why might statistics concerning past sexuality activity with a member of one's own anatomic sex be misleading?

Question 25

Define bisexuality.

Question 26

Explain how sexual orientation was viewed in ancient Greece.

Question 27

Explain how sexual orientation was viewed in Florence in the fifteenth century.

Question 28

What has been observed about male-male and female-female sexual behavior among animals?

Question 29

Describe the relationship between heredity and sexual orientation, specifically among twins.

Question 30

Describe how exposure to male sex hormones influences female embryos and fetuses.

Question 31

Explain Sigmund Freud's view on sexual orientation.

Question 32

Describe gender nonconformity.

Question 33

What do the terms butch and femme mean? How do they vary in personality?

Question 34

List some of the landmark legal decisions that have been made regarding same-sex marriage.

Question 35

Describe homophobia and the forms it can take.

Question 36

Describe the two-pronged process of coming out.

Question 37

List the four steps or features involved in coming out to oneself.

Question 38

Explain what DOMA is. What are some of the legal rulings that DOMA has gone through.

Question 39

Describe the changing attitudes toward same-sex marriage compared to a generation ago.

Question 40

Describe the Kinsey Continuum. How is the scale broken up and how many people fall in one side, or the other, or in the middle of the continuum?

Question 41

Describe the Gallup Tracking Survey in detail.

Question 42

Describe the National Health Statistics Reports in detail.

Question 43

Describe the Yougov survey in detail.

Question 44

Describe erotic plasticity and the findings of Chivers and Bailey.

Question 45

Describe the historical perspectives of sexual relationships in this chapter, including in Greece, Rome, Florence, and among Christians.

Question 46

Describe the relationship of ethnicity and sexual orientation.

Question 47

Discuss the influence that hormones have on sexual orientation.

Question 48

Describe the differences in the brain among heterosexuals, gay men, and lesbians.

Question 49

Discuss the psychoanalytic views of Freud in sexual orientation.

Question 50

Describe the historic effects of gay activism.

Question 51

Discuss the psychological adjustment of lesbians and gay males.

Question 52

Define homophobia and provide examples of the forms that homophobia might take.

Question 53

Explain the process of "coming out" and some of the concerns one might have about doing so.

Question 54

Discuss the status of same-sex marriage in the United States, including changing attitudes toward same-sex marriage.