Question 1

An integrated understanding of sexual motivation in terms of sex hormones, sexual fantasies, and cultural values is most clearly provided by

Accepted Answer

A)   Freudian psychology.
B)   a biopsychosocial approach.
C)   evolutionary psychology.
D)   cognitive neuroscience.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Viewing images of sexually attractive women and men

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A)   may lead people to devalue their own partners and relationships.
B)   contributes to the development of sexual dysfunctions.
C)   tends to increase people's satisfaction with their own sexual partners.
D)   weakens gender typing in both women and men.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

How would evolutionary psychologists explain men's more accepting attitude toward casual sex?

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A)   Men have greater erotic plasticity than women do.
B)   Men's gender identity is stronger.
C)   Men have fewer gender schemas than women do.
D)   Men can distribute their genes widely.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

According to evolutionary psychology, men are drawn sexually to women who seem ________, while women are attracted to men who seem ________.

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A)   nurturing; youthful
B)   youthful and fertile; mature and affluent
C)   slender; muscular
D)   exciting; dominantE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The maternal relatives of homosexual men produce ________ offspring than the maternal relatives of heterosexual men, and male homosexuality is more likely to be transmitted by genes from the ________ side of the family.

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A)   more; mother's
B)   fewer; father's
C)   fewer; mother's
D)   more; father'sE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Distress due to impaired sexual arousal or functioning during sexual intercourse is an indication of

Accepted Answer

A)   a paraphilia.
B)   erotic plasticity.
C)   a sexual dysfunction.
D)   a nocturnal emission.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Studies find that around the time of ovulation, women have a slightly ________ voice pitch than usual and they wear ________ sexually attractive clothing than usual.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower; more
B)   higher; less
C)   lower; less
D)   higher; moreE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Among the hallmarks of growing up are a boy's first ejaculation and a girl's first menstrual period, which also is called

Accepted Answer

A)   puberty.
B)   menopause.
C)   menarche.
D)   spermarche.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The body structures that enable reproduction are the

Accepted Answer

A)   primary sex characteristics.
B)   secondary sex characteristics.
C)   gender schemas.
D)   paraphilias.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The average age at which puberty begins is ________ in boys; in girls, it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   14; 13
B)   13; 11
C)   11; 10
D)   10; 9E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Masters and Johnson described four stages of

Accepted Answer

A)   prenatal sexual development.
B)   childhood gender typing.
C)   the sexual response cycle.
D)   gender identity development.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Gay men are ________ likely to have been smothered by maternal love than heterosexual men. Boys growing up in a father-absent home are ________ likely to be gay than boys growing up with their father present in the home.

Accepted Answer

A)   more; no more
B)   no more; more
C)   more; more
D)   no more; no moreE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A male's first nocturnal emission is most likely to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   erectile dysfunction.
B)   a paraphilia.
C)   alcohol dependence.
D)   spermarche.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

A human egg contains ________ chromosome and a human sperm contains ________ chromosome.

Accepted Answer

A)   a Y; either an X or a Y
B)   either an X or a Y; an X
C)   an X; either an X or a Y
D)   either an X or a Y; a YE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Social learning theory emphasizes that

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A)   observation and imitation play a crucial role in the gender-typing process.
B)   children only learn gender-typed behaviors if they have been directly rewarded for them.
C)   children will not learn gender-typed behaviors if the same-sex parent is absent from the home.
D)   all of these statements are true.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Exhibitionism and fetishism are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)   paraphilias.
B)   an intersex condition.
C)   sexually transmitted infections.
D)   fraternal birth-order effects.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The human immunodeficiency virus has been found to be the cause of

Accepted Answer

A)   an intersex condition.
B)   refractory periods.
C)   paraphilias.
D)   AIDS.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Compared with European teens, U.S. teens have a ________ rate of STIs and ________ a rate of pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower; lower
B)   higher; higher
C)   lower; higher
D)   higher; lowerE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Evidence that brain anatomy differences account for variations in sexual orientation is provided by the fact that these brain differences

Accepted Answer

A)   fully account for gender differences in erotic plasticity.
B)   are triggered by the segregation of genders at the time one's sex drive matures.
C)   explain the elevated rates of depression experienced by gays and lesbians.
D)   seem to develop soon after or even before birth.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Female orgasmic disorder is one form of

Accepted Answer

A)   erotic plasticity.
B)   paraphilia.
C)   refractory period.
D)   sexual dysfunction.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

A human egg contains ________ chromosome and a human sperm contains ________ chromosome.

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Gay men are ________ likely to have been smothered by maternal love than heterosexual men. Boys growing up in a father-absent home are ________ likely to be gay than boys growing up with their father present in the home.

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The body structures that enable reproduction are the

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The human immunodeficiency virus has been found to be the cause of

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Masters and Johnson described four stages of

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According to evolutionary psychology, men are drawn sexually to women who seem ________, while women are attracted to men who seem ________.

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Female orgasmic disorder is one form of

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Evidence that brain anatomy differences account for variations in sexual orientation is provided by the fact that these brain differences

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How would evolutionary psychologists explain men's more accepting attitude toward casual sex?

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An integrated understanding of sexual motivation in terms of sex hormones, sexual fantasies, and cultural values is most clearly provided by

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Compared with European teens, U.S. teens have a ________ rate of STIs and ________ a rate of pregnancy.

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Among the hallmarks of growing up are a boy's first ejaculation and a girl's first menstrual period, which also is called

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Exhibitionism and fetishism are examples of

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Social learning theory emphasizes that

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A male's first nocturnal emission is most likely to be associated with

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The average age at which puberty begins is ________ in boys; in girls, it is ________.

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Distress due to impaired sexual arousal or functioning during sexual intercourse is an indication of

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Viewing images of sexually attractive women and men

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Studies find that around the time of ovulation, women have a slightly ________ voice pitch than usual and they wear ________ sexually attractive clothing than usual.

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The maternal relatives of homosexual men produce ________ offspring than the maternal relatives of heterosexual men, and male homosexuality is more likely to be transmitted by genes from the ________ side of the family.

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