PSY 306 HUMAN SEXUALITY EXAM 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
Advantages of Surveys - ANSWER-Much information can be collected from many
different people in response to same question
-Relatively inexpensive/easy to administer
Disadvantages of Surveys - ANSWER-Reliance on self-report, retrospective recall
-Subject to demand characteristics
Cultural Circumstances - ANSWERVary in ways that are critical for activating
particular sexual strategies from our complex menu of mating
Polygynous - ANSWERAllowing men to have multiple wives
Polyandrous - ANSWERAllowing women to take two or more husbands
Monogamous - ANSWERRestrict both women and men to one marriage partner at a
time
Promiscuous - ANSWERHigh rates of mate switching
Polyamorous - ANSWEROpenly allowing love and sex with multiple partners
Alfred Kinsey - ANSWEREntomologist who documented phylogeny of gall wasps
Bilateral Symmetry - ANSWERHumans are attracted to other humans whose bodies
and faces looks the same on both sides
Symmetrical Imbalance - ANSWERExposed to stressor in early development
Women who produce ideal amount of estrogen - ANSWER70% of the width of their
hips
Ideal Ratio - ANSWERLess susceptible to cardiovascular disorders, cancer,
diabetes, conceiving/giving birth
Pheromones - ANSWER-Give mates clues to our genetic profiles
-Attracted to people genetically similar
-Prefer mates with different kind of immune system (MHC)
Who published two of the best selling scientific books of all time and began studying
human sexual behavior in 1933? - ANSWERAlfred Kinsey
, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human
Female (1953) - ANSWERBest selling scientific books of all time
Advantages of Observational Studies - ANSWER-Allows first hand observation vs.
subjective reporting
-Eliminates possibility of data falsification
Disadvantages of Observational Studies - ANSWER-May be observer effect
-Behavior may be influenced by unnatural testing environment
William Masters and Virginia Johnson - ANSWERCouple who mapped the sexual
response cycle and published highly influential books
Human Sexual Response (1966) and Human Sexual Inadequacy (1970) -
ANSWERHighly influential books published by William Masters and Virginia Johnson
Advantages of Experimental Manipulation - ANSWER-Allows for controlled
environment
-Can establish cause and effect
Disadvantages of Experimental Manipulation - ANSWER-May be conducted in
unnatural lab setting
-Time consuming, costly, hard to study large numbers of people
Non-Genital Measures - ANSWERHeart rate, Respiration rate, Blood pressure, Body
temperature, Sweat gland activity
Penile Strain Gauge - ANSWERMeasures penile circumference changes, mercury in
rubber
Vaginal Photoplethysmograph - ANSWER-Emits light into vagina and measures
amount of light reflected back
-Indirect measure of blood flow in vagina
Evolutionary Methodology - ANSWERUses all normal scientific methods plus cross-
culture and genetic methods
Cross-Culture Methods - ANSWER-Testing predictions about universality and
cultural variation
-Pitting competing hypotheses against each other
Genetic Methods - ANSWER-Twin, adoption, and molecular genetic studies
-Test competing hypotheses about human origins
-Informing us about human evolution over past 40,000 years
Elements of Natural Selection - ANSWER-Variation
-Inheritance
-Differential Reproduction
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
Advantages of Surveys - ANSWER-Much information can be collected from many
different people in response to same question
-Relatively inexpensive/easy to administer
Disadvantages of Surveys - ANSWER-Reliance on self-report, retrospective recall
-Subject to demand characteristics
Cultural Circumstances - ANSWERVary in ways that are critical for activating
particular sexual strategies from our complex menu of mating
Polygynous - ANSWERAllowing men to have multiple wives
Polyandrous - ANSWERAllowing women to take two or more husbands
Monogamous - ANSWERRestrict both women and men to one marriage partner at a
time
Promiscuous - ANSWERHigh rates of mate switching
Polyamorous - ANSWEROpenly allowing love and sex with multiple partners
Alfred Kinsey - ANSWEREntomologist who documented phylogeny of gall wasps
Bilateral Symmetry - ANSWERHumans are attracted to other humans whose bodies
and faces looks the same on both sides
Symmetrical Imbalance - ANSWERExposed to stressor in early development
Women who produce ideal amount of estrogen - ANSWER70% of the width of their
hips
Ideal Ratio - ANSWERLess susceptible to cardiovascular disorders, cancer,
diabetes, conceiving/giving birth
Pheromones - ANSWER-Give mates clues to our genetic profiles
-Attracted to people genetically similar
-Prefer mates with different kind of immune system (MHC)
Who published two of the best selling scientific books of all time and began studying
human sexual behavior in 1933? - ANSWERAlfred Kinsey
, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human
Female (1953) - ANSWERBest selling scientific books of all time
Advantages of Observational Studies - ANSWER-Allows first hand observation vs.
subjective reporting
-Eliminates possibility of data falsification
Disadvantages of Observational Studies - ANSWER-May be observer effect
-Behavior may be influenced by unnatural testing environment
William Masters and Virginia Johnson - ANSWERCouple who mapped the sexual
response cycle and published highly influential books
Human Sexual Response (1966) and Human Sexual Inadequacy (1970) -
ANSWERHighly influential books published by William Masters and Virginia Johnson
Advantages of Experimental Manipulation - ANSWER-Allows for controlled
environment
-Can establish cause and effect
Disadvantages of Experimental Manipulation - ANSWER-May be conducted in
unnatural lab setting
-Time consuming, costly, hard to study large numbers of people
Non-Genital Measures - ANSWERHeart rate, Respiration rate, Blood pressure, Body
temperature, Sweat gland activity
Penile Strain Gauge - ANSWERMeasures penile circumference changes, mercury in
rubber
Vaginal Photoplethysmograph - ANSWER-Emits light into vagina and measures
amount of light reflected back
-Indirect measure of blood flow in vagina
Evolutionary Methodology - ANSWERUses all normal scientific methods plus cross-
culture and genetic methods
Cross-Culture Methods - ANSWER-Testing predictions about universality and
cultural variation
-Pitting competing hypotheses against each other
Genetic Methods - ANSWER-Twin, adoption, and molecular genetic studies
-Test competing hypotheses about human origins
-Informing us about human evolution over past 40,000 years
Elements of Natural Selection - ANSWER-Variation
-Inheritance
-Differential Reproduction
