Test Bank For Human Sexuality in a Changing World 10th
Edition By Spencer A. Rathus; Jeffrey S. Nevid; Jeff Nevid; Lois
Fichner-Rathus 9780134525068 Chapter 1-16 Complete Guide .
The authors of your text define human sexuality as __________. - ANSWER: the way we experience
and express ourselves as sexual beings.
For many researchers today, the term __________, refers to anatomic or biological categories,
whereas __________ refers to social or cultural categories. - ANSWER: sex; gender
Considering the value systems used to make sexual decisions, a person using situational ethics differs
from one using ethical relativism in what main way? - ANSWER: A person using situational ethics
would argue that some moral decisions can be better than others.
All of the following are elements of critical thinking, except __________. - ANSWER: relying on
feelings and intuition.
__________ sexual practices were codified in a sex manual, the Kama Sutra, which illustrates sex
positions. - ANSWER: Hindu
Who conducted the first large-scale studies of sexual behavior in the 1930s and 1940s? - ANSWER:
Alfred Kinsey
__________ perspectives, like the historical perspective, provide insight into the ways in which
cultural institutions and beliefs affect sexual behavior and people's sense of morality. - ANSWER:
Sociological
Originator of the concept of erogenous zones- the idea that many parts of the body, not just the
genitals, are responsive to sexual stimulation. - ANSWER: Sigmund Freud
Marcelo wonders if people masturbate because they do not have partners available to have sex with.
He predicts that people having frequent sex will masturbate less, and that people who have less sex
will masturbate more due to their "deprivation." He creates a survey to ask people how frequently
they currently have sex and how frequently they masturbate. He finds the opposite of his prediction!
Marcelo's experience is an example of __________. - ANSWER: using scientific methods to test a
hypothesis and gain information about sexuality.
During the __________, the focus is on understanding one or several individuals as fully as possible by
unraveling the interplay of various factors in their backgrounds. - ANSWER: case-study method
__________ is the degree to which an item measures what it is supposed to measure. - ANSWER:
Validity
In Human Sexual Response (1966), William Masters and Virginia Johnson were among the first to
report direct __________ of individuals and couples that engaged in sex acts. - ANSWER: Laboratory
observations
The __________ describes the relationship between variables in numerical terms, and as a positive or
negative. - ANSWER: correlational method
What is the scientific method that seeks to confirm cause-and -effect relationships by manipulating
independent variables and observing their effects on dependent variables? - ANSWER: Experiment
Edition By Spencer A. Rathus; Jeffrey S. Nevid; Jeff Nevid; Lois
Fichner-Rathus 9780134525068 Chapter 1-16 Complete Guide .
The authors of your text define human sexuality as __________. - ANSWER: the way we experience
and express ourselves as sexual beings.
For many researchers today, the term __________, refers to anatomic or biological categories,
whereas __________ refers to social or cultural categories. - ANSWER: sex; gender
Considering the value systems used to make sexual decisions, a person using situational ethics differs
from one using ethical relativism in what main way? - ANSWER: A person using situational ethics
would argue that some moral decisions can be better than others.
All of the following are elements of critical thinking, except __________. - ANSWER: relying on
feelings and intuition.
__________ sexual practices were codified in a sex manual, the Kama Sutra, which illustrates sex
positions. - ANSWER: Hindu
Who conducted the first large-scale studies of sexual behavior in the 1930s and 1940s? - ANSWER:
Alfred Kinsey
__________ perspectives, like the historical perspective, provide insight into the ways in which
cultural institutions and beliefs affect sexual behavior and people's sense of morality. - ANSWER:
Sociological
Originator of the concept of erogenous zones- the idea that many parts of the body, not just the
genitals, are responsive to sexual stimulation. - ANSWER: Sigmund Freud
Marcelo wonders if people masturbate because they do not have partners available to have sex with.
He predicts that people having frequent sex will masturbate less, and that people who have less sex
will masturbate more due to their "deprivation." He creates a survey to ask people how frequently
they currently have sex and how frequently they masturbate. He finds the opposite of his prediction!
Marcelo's experience is an example of __________. - ANSWER: using scientific methods to test a
hypothesis and gain information about sexuality.
During the __________, the focus is on understanding one or several individuals as fully as possible by
unraveling the interplay of various factors in their backgrounds. - ANSWER: case-study method
__________ is the degree to which an item measures what it is supposed to measure. - ANSWER:
Validity
In Human Sexual Response (1966), William Masters and Virginia Johnson were among the first to
report direct __________ of individuals and couples that engaged in sex acts. - ANSWER: Laboratory
observations
The __________ describes the relationship between variables in numerical terms, and as a positive or
negative. - ANSWER: correlational method
What is the scientific method that seeks to confirm cause-and -effect relationships by manipulating
independent variables and observing their effects on dependent variables? - ANSWER: Experiment
