Chapter 1: Choices in Sexuality: An Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The behavior most commonly associated with the term “sex” is
a. anal intercourse c. manual genital stimulation
b. masturbation d. vaginal intercourse
ANS: D
Although human sexuality implies a variety of behaviors, most people associate “sex” with
intercourse.
PTS: 1 REF: Introduction
2. Two college students who had a class together last semester meet in a bar. At the end of the
evening, they return to the man’s apartment and have sexual intercourse. A week later, the
woman graduates and moves to another city. This behavior is an example of
a. fate c. ambivalence
b. a hookup d. cohabitation
ANS: B
Hookups are brief sexual encounters between people who either did not know each other, or who
did not know each other well. The people do not pursue the relationship.
PTS: 1 REF: Up Close 1-1
3. Which of the following characteristics describes a hookup?
a. Hookups usually last a week or more.
b. Hookups are usually made by friends who have not seen each other for months or years.
, c. Hookups may or may not involve sexual intercourse.
d. Hookups occur primarily among homosexuals.
ANS: C
Hookups usually last one night, are made by strangers or after a brief acquaintance, and occur
among heterosexuals, as well.
PTS: 1 REF: Up Close 1-1
4. The LEAST likely outcome of “hooking up” is
a. immediate sexual intercourse
b. no further interaction after the first night
c. repeated “hooking up”
d. an exclusive relationship
ANS: D
Since “hooking up” is characterized by a low level of commitment, the development of an
exclusive relationship is unlikely.
PTS: 1 REF: Up Close 1-1
5. A positive effect of televised sexuality is
a. exposing preadolescents to sexually explicit images
b. emphasizing young, slender women as desirable
c. portraying women as sexual objects
d. publicizing “date rape” drugs
ANS: D
, A positive aspect of sexuality on television is reporting on sexual abuse and date rape.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1a
6. A psychologist who surveyed a group of high school students would expect to find the most
frequent source of information about sex is
a. peers c. books
b. sex education d. siblings
ANS: A
Peers are a major source of knowledge about sex, siblings are the least frequently cited source of
information, and books and sex education programs fall between these two sources.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1b
7. A young man who has just begun an exercise program because he is very interested in sex and
wants to increase the probability that he will engage in sexual behavior is thinking about his
a. sex organs c. sexual self-concept
b. sexual fantasies d. libido
ANS: C
A person’s sexual self-concept involves both the way one views one’s body and one’s level of
interest in sex.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
8. A young woman who enrolls in a commercial weight loss program because she does not believe
that she is attractive is concerned about her
a. sexual self-concept c. ego strength
b. body image d. locus of control
, ANS: B
Body image refers to the perception of one’s personal appearance.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
9. Research indicates that the universal preference is for normal weight female figures with
a. low bust to hip ratios c. high bust to hip ratios
b. high waist to bust ratios d. low waist to hip ratios
ANS: D
Research has indicated that this preference is not limited to Western societies.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
10. A woman with a high degree of body image self-consciousness during physical intimacy may be
expected
a. to have more heterosexual experience c. to avoid sexual activity with partners
b. to be more sexually assertive d. to initiate body exploration activities
ANS: C
Women who are more self-conscious about their bodies tend to have less heterosexual
experience, be less sexually assertive, and to report more avoidance of sexual activity.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
11. A man whose three marriages have ended in divorce attributes these failures to the pressures and
time requirements of a professional career. This attribution is an example of
a. determinism c. locus of control
b. free will d. decision-making pattern
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The behavior most commonly associated with the term “sex” is
a. anal intercourse c. manual genital stimulation
b. masturbation d. vaginal intercourse
ANS: D
Although human sexuality implies a variety of behaviors, most people associate “sex” with
intercourse.
PTS: 1 REF: Introduction
2. Two college students who had a class together last semester meet in a bar. At the end of the
evening, they return to the man’s apartment and have sexual intercourse. A week later, the
woman graduates and moves to another city. This behavior is an example of
a. fate c. ambivalence
b. a hookup d. cohabitation
ANS: B
Hookups are brief sexual encounters between people who either did not know each other, or who
did not know each other well. The people do not pursue the relationship.
PTS: 1 REF: Up Close 1-1
3. Which of the following characteristics describes a hookup?
a. Hookups usually last a week or more.
b. Hookups are usually made by friends who have not seen each other for months or years.
, c. Hookups may or may not involve sexual intercourse.
d. Hookups occur primarily among homosexuals.
ANS: C
Hookups usually last one night, are made by strangers or after a brief acquaintance, and occur
among heterosexuals, as well.
PTS: 1 REF: Up Close 1-1
4. The LEAST likely outcome of “hooking up” is
a. immediate sexual intercourse
b. no further interaction after the first night
c. repeated “hooking up”
d. an exclusive relationship
ANS: D
Since “hooking up” is characterized by a low level of commitment, the development of an
exclusive relationship is unlikely.
PTS: 1 REF: Up Close 1-1
5. A positive effect of televised sexuality is
a. exposing preadolescents to sexually explicit images
b. emphasizing young, slender women as desirable
c. portraying women as sexual objects
d. publicizing “date rape” drugs
ANS: D
, A positive aspect of sexuality on television is reporting on sexual abuse and date rape.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1a
6. A psychologist who surveyed a group of high school students would expect to find the most
frequent source of information about sex is
a. peers c. books
b. sex education d. siblings
ANS: A
Peers are a major source of knowledge about sex, siblings are the least frequently cited source of
information, and books and sex education programs fall between these two sources.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1b
7. A young man who has just begun an exercise program because he is very interested in sex and
wants to increase the probability that he will engage in sexual behavior is thinking about his
a. sex organs c. sexual self-concept
b. sexual fantasies d. libido
ANS: C
A person’s sexual self-concept involves both the way one views one’s body and one’s level of
interest in sex.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
8. A young woman who enrolls in a commercial weight loss program because she does not believe
that she is attractive is concerned about her
a. sexual self-concept c. ego strength
b. body image d. locus of control
, ANS: B
Body image refers to the perception of one’s personal appearance.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
9. Research indicates that the universal preference is for normal weight female figures with
a. low bust to hip ratios c. high bust to hip ratios
b. high waist to bust ratios d. low waist to hip ratios
ANS: D
Research has indicated that this preference is not limited to Western societies.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
10. A woman with a high degree of body image self-consciousness during physical intimacy may be
expected
a. to have more heterosexual experience c. to avoid sexual activity with partners
b. to be more sexually assertive d. to initiate body exploration activities
ANS: C
Women who are more self-conscious about their bodies tend to have less heterosexual
experience, be less sexually assertive, and to report more avoidance of sexual activity.
PTS: 1 REF: 1-1d
11. A man whose three marriages have ended in divorce attributes these failures to the pressures and
time requirements of a professional career. This attribution is an example of
a. determinism c. locus of control
b. free will d. decision-making pattern
