Deck 10: A: Sexuality and Gender

Question 1

Research has shown that men tend to talk to each other about ___________.

A)private concerns
B)their feelings
C)relationships
D)current events

Answer 1

current events

Question 2

Which characteristic is NOT usually considered part of the male gender stereotype?

A)aggressive
B)logical
C)decisive
D)emotional

Answer 2

emotional

Question 3

The abbreviation STI stands for _____________.

A)standard transmission of illness
B)sinful transmission of iatrogenesis
C)socially transmitted ilk
D)sexually transmitted infection

Answer 3

sexually transmitted infection

Question 4

The second phase of the sexual response is ____________.

A)excitement
B)plateau
C)orgasm
D)resolution

Question 5

Which is NOT one of the usual criticisms of Kinsey's methodologies?

A)Most of the volunteers were homosexual.
B)The sample was not broad enough to cover all types of people.
C)Kinsey focused more on rarer types of sexual activity.
D)Because his research was often self-report in nature,exaggeration and falsification occurred.

Question 6

Which cause of a sexually transmitted disease is hardest to treat?

A)bacterial
B)fungal
C)viral
D)All are equally difficult to treat.

Question 7

Which female sex organ or process is present at birth?

A)breasts
B)pubic hair
C)vagina
D)menarche

Question 8

Severe stress experienced by a pregnant woman during the ________ trimester might increase the chance of a male child becoming homosexual.

A)first
B)second
C)third
D)any

Question 9

Traditional views of gender roles are more likely found in ____________.

A)collectivist cultures
B)individualistic cultures
C)countries like the Netherlands,Germany,Italy,and England
D)none of these

Question 10

_____________ is a disorder in which the person either prefers to,or must,achieve sexual arousal and fulfillment through sexual behavior that is unusual or not socially acceptable.

A)Traditional value erectile dysfunction
B)Deviant sexual disorder
C)Sensate psychosis
D)A Paraphilia