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,Chapter 01: What Is Human Sexuality?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where would a person be most likely to find a "sleepcrawler" interested in sexual activity?
A) On the island of Inis Beag off the coast of Ireland, right around 1963
B) In Eustis, Nebraska, about midway between North Platte and Hastings, circa 1978
C) On the island of Mangaia, one of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific ocean, sometime in the 1950s
D) Just south of San Francisco, California, in the period between 1980 and 1985
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: C) On the island of Mangaia, one of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific ocean, sometime in the
1950s
2. Amber, a 9-year-old girl, asked her father a question that children often ask: "Dad, what's sex?" How
should her father reply, if he wishes to be both clear and comprehensive?
A) "Oh! Well, 'sex' refers to body parts that people use to make babies."
B) "Well, that depends. The word 'sex' has a lot of different meanings depending on the context, and I'd be
happy to explain each of them to you."
C) "I don't want to talk to you about that. We'll talk about that sometime later, maybe when you're a little
older."
D) "Sex is a way of talking about how females and males are different; like, you're one sex, and I'm another
sex."
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: B) "Well, that depends. The word 'sex' has a lot of different meanings depending on the context, and
I'd be happy to explain each of them to you."
3. Many researchers prefer to use the term ________ when discussing anatomical features of the human
body, and the term ________ when considering social or cultural categories related to humans.
A) gender; sex
B) identity; roles
C) roles; identity
D) sex; gender
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
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,Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: D) sex; gender
4. Which term do researchers use to refer to the ways in which people experience and express themselves
as sexual beings?
A) human sexuality
B) sexual orientation
C) sexual activity
D) gender roles
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: A) human sexuality
5. Dr. Pomeroy was asked about his research specialization. "I study sexual arousal and response,
focusing primarily but not exclusively on female anatomy." Based on this information, which orientation
to the study of human sexuality does Dr. Pomeroy most likely have?
A) Religious
B) Sociological
C) Biological
D) Psychological
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: C) Biological
6. What does it mean to say that a society is pluralistic in regard to human sexuality?
A) People living in that society are tolerant of a variety of sexual practices.
B) There is likely to be a singular view of "correct" sexual activity, usually informed by a dominant
religion.
C) The members of that society are likely to endorse a wide range of attitudes and values regarding sex.
D) The social structure has evolved over time to encourage people having multiple sex partners in a
lifetime.
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
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,Answer: C) The members of that society are likely to endorse a wide range of attitudes and values regarding
sex.
7. A street corner preacher was expounding on the wages of sin as she saw it. "And if a man shall take his
sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness;
it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people!" she inveighed. "Huh," thought
Roscoe, who was listening to her pronouncements. "I recognize that. It's from the _________."
A) Bhagavad Gita
B) Koran
C) Kama Sutra
D) Book of Leviticus
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
Answer: D) Book of Leviticus
8. Which value system argues that moral conduct should bring about the greatest good for the greatest
number of people?
A) Utilitarianism
B) Asceticism
C) Relativism
D) Rationalism
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
Answer: A) Utilitarianism
9. Gwen was sharing her views with some friends. "I think sex is a natural need, like eating or drinking
or sleeping. There's no morality to it; it comes down to one simple principle: 'If it feels good, do it!'"
Gwen's attitude reflects which value system?
A) Rationalism
B) Hedonism
C) Relativism
D) Situational ethics
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
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,Answer: B) Hedonism
10. Lenny fancies himself to be a critical thinker, undoubtedly an admirable character trait. As such,
what should Lenny insist on when evaluating claims?
A) Some form of reliable and valid evidence related to the matter at hand
B) The opinions of an authority figure who has studied the matter
C) The consensus view that most people hold
D) His intuitions about what seems likely, sensible, or realistic in a given situation
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
Answer: A) Some form of reliable and valid evidence related to the matter at hand
11. __________ may have been the first human taboo, even though exceptions to it can be found in the
dynasties of __________.
A) Murder; Greece and Japan
B) Worshipping idols; Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands
C) Polygamy; India and China
D) Incest; Egypt, Hawaii, and the Incas
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: D) Incest; Egypt, Hawaii, and the Incas
12. Morris was pontificating at a cocktail party: "A good wife rises before dawn to tend to her family's
needs, brings home food, makes the clothes, helps others, and works well into the night. It's clear that a
wife should be considered the property of her husband," he brayed. "Wow," replied Wanda, with a
disgusted look on her face. "With those attitudes, you'd be right at home with _________."
A) the ancient Greeks
B) the ancient Hebrews
C) prehistoric phallic worshipers
D) Taoist philosophers
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: B) the ancient Hebrews
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,13. Compared to the others, which cultural group would have been most likely to view sexual pleasure as
a spiritual ideal?
A) Prehistoric hunting and gathering societies
B) The ancient Hindus of India
C) The Christians living in the time of St. Augustine
D) The Victorians of the United Kingdom
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: B) The ancient Hindus of India
14. Which correct conclusion can be reached regarding sexuality during the Victorian period?
A) Women were not allowed to experience sexual desires or sexual pleasures.
B) Repression of sexuality was codified in the 1852 Edict of Chichester.
C) The behavior of Victorians was not as repressed as commonly believed.
D) Same-sex sexual behavior was considered acceptable among authors, painters, and sculptors.
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: C) The behavior of Victorians was not as repressed as commonly believed.
15. Compared to the others, which historical figure would argue that masturbation was acceptable for
females but forbidden for males?
A) Yang Xiong, a Taoist philosopher
B) Epicurus, a Greek philosopher
C) Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
D) Lewis Carroll, a Victorian author
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: A) Yang Xiong, a Taoist philosopher
16. Who wrote the books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female?
A) Havelock Ellis
B) Virginia Johnson
C) Shere Hite
D) Alfred Kinsey
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,Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-16
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: D) Alfred Kinsey
17. How many chromosomes are normally contained in each human cell?
A) 23, grouped by type
B) 23, aligned in a single sequence
C) 46, aligned in a single sequence
D) 46, arranged in 23 pairs
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-17
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: D) 46, arranged in 23 pairs
18. Connie was talking to her friend Stephanie over coffee one afternoon. "I'm just not sure where I
stand with Alphonse," she confided. "I mean, our sex life is okay, but it feels like I'm doing it just to
make sure he doesn't break up with me." Connie's remarks illustrate which of the basic reasons for
having sex?
A) The self-esteem boost element of the insecurity factor
B) The utilitarian aspect of the goal attainment factor
C) The mate guarding element of the insecurity factor
D) The social status element of the emotional factor
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-18
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: C) The mate guarding element of the insecurity factor
19. Frans was watching bonobos mating in the wild. Far from merely satisfying his voyeuristic
tendencies, Frans was taking detailed notes about the animals' practices, patterns, behaviors, and
outcomes. Which scientific perspective does Frans's approach represent?
A) The biological perspective
B) The cross-species perspective
C) The evolutionary perspective
D) The sociological perspective
Difficulty: Difficult
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,QuestionID: 01-1-19
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: B) The cross-species perspective
20. Compared to the others, which position would a behaviorist be most likely to endorse regarding
sexual behavior?
A) Rewards and punishments shape the learning of sexual behavior and sexual attitudes.
B) Latent sexual desires can be revealed through the symbolism of a person's dreams.
C) Heterosexuality is normative and superior to homosexuality.
D) The forces of natural selection shape the mating strategies of females and males.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-20
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: A) Rewards and punishments shape the learning of sexual behavior and sexual attitudes.
21. What are the goals of the science of human sexuality?
A) Sample, test, resample, retest
B) Evaluate, analyze, treat, confirm
C) Describe, explain, predict, control
D) Theorize, hypothesize, measure, deduce
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-21
Topic: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.5 Explain the steps in the scientific method and how they are applied in research methods.
Answer: C) Describe, explain, predict, control
22. The magazine Highly Traditional House and Home publishes a survey of its female readers called
"The 24/7 Job." It reports that 87 percent of all women who work outside the home feel too tired to cook
and clean for their families. The critical flaw in this research would be the fact that ___________.
A) a questionnaire, rather than a survey, should have been administered
B) the sample is not representative of all American women
C) not all women are members of a family
D) work has not been directly observed
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-22
Topic: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: LO 1.5 Explain the steps in the scientific method and how they are applied in research methods.
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, Answer: B) the sample is not representative of all American women
23. What constitutes a sample of convenience?
A) Randomly selecting members of the overall population to form a sample for further study.
B) Specifically selecting members of the population based on their demographic characteristics, such as
age, gender identity, income level, geographic region, and so on.
C) Repeatedly testing the same group of individuals in multiple contexts and multiple setting, so that their
responses across conditions can be compared.
D) Measuring a group of people who happen to be available to a researcher, and who may or may not
represent the population of interest as a whole.
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-23
Topic: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.5 Explain the steps in the scientific method and how they are applied in research methods.
Answer: D) Measuring a group of people who happen to be available to a researcher, and who may or may not
represent the population of interest as a whole.
24. Ingo wants to obtain an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of what courtship was like during the
1960s, so he interviews his grandparents at length. Over the course of several months, Ingo asked the
couple a variety of questions about how they met how they decided to marry, and so on. After 80 or so
hours of responses Ingo had what he was after; a very clear picture of how these two people fell in love.
Which research method did Ingo employ?
A) Participant observation
B) Experimentation
C) Ethnographic observation
D) Case study
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-24
Topic: Methods of Observation
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.6 Describe methods of observation, including the case-study method, the survey, naturalistic
observation, ethnographic observation, participant observation, and laboratory observation.
Answer: D) Case study
25. Compared to the others, which group of scientists would be most likely to utilize the ethnographic-
observation method?
A) Psychologists
B) Biologists
C) Demographers
D) Anthropologists
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-25
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World, 11th edition Rathus
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make update
at every time. There are many new editions
waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file You
can contact us at every time, we can replace it
with true one.
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,Chapter 01: What Is Human Sexuality?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where would a person be most likely to find a "sleepcrawler" interested in sexual activity?
A) On the island of Inis Beag off the coast of Ireland, right around 1963
B) In Eustis, Nebraska, about midway between North Platte and Hastings, circa 1978
C) On the island of Mangaia, one of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific ocean, sometime in the 1950s
D) Just south of San Francisco, California, in the period between 1980 and 1985
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: C) On the island of Mangaia, one of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific ocean, sometime in the
1950s
2. Amber, a 9-year-old girl, asked her father a question that children often ask: "Dad, what's sex?" How
should her father reply, if he wishes to be both clear and comprehensive?
A) "Oh! Well, 'sex' refers to body parts that people use to make babies."
B) "Well, that depends. The word 'sex' has a lot of different meanings depending on the context, and I'd be
happy to explain each of them to you."
C) "I don't want to talk to you about that. We'll talk about that sometime later, maybe when you're a little
older."
D) "Sex is a way of talking about how females and males are different; like, you're one sex, and I'm another
sex."
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: B) "Well, that depends. The word 'sex' has a lot of different meanings depending on the context, and
I'd be happy to explain each of them to you."
3. Many researchers prefer to use the term ________ when discussing anatomical features of the human
body, and the term ________ when considering social or cultural categories related to humans.
A) gender; sex
B) identity; roles
C) roles; identity
D) sex; gender
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
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,Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: D) sex; gender
4. Which term do researchers use to refer to the ways in which people experience and express themselves
as sexual beings?
A) human sexuality
B) sexual orientation
C) sexual activity
D) gender roles
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: A) human sexuality
5. Dr. Pomeroy was asked about his research specialization. "I study sexual arousal and response,
focusing primarily but not exclusively on female anatomy." Based on this information, which orientation
to the study of human sexuality does Dr. Pomeroy most likely have?
A) Religious
B) Sociological
C) Biological
D) Psychological
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Topic: The Science of Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality.
Answer: C) Biological
6. What does it mean to say that a society is pluralistic in regard to human sexuality?
A) People living in that society are tolerant of a variety of sexual practices.
B) There is likely to be a singular view of "correct" sexual activity, usually informed by a dominant
religion.
C) The members of that society are likely to endorse a wide range of attitudes and values regarding sex.
D) The social structure has evolved over time to encourage people having multiple sex partners in a
lifetime.
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
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,Answer: C) The members of that society are likely to endorse a wide range of attitudes and values regarding
sex.
7. A street corner preacher was expounding on the wages of sin as she saw it. "And if a man shall take his
sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness;
it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people!" she inveighed. "Huh," thought
Roscoe, who was listening to her pronouncements. "I recognize that. It's from the _________."
A) Bhagavad Gita
B) Koran
C) Kama Sutra
D) Book of Leviticus
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
Answer: D) Book of Leviticus
8. Which value system argues that moral conduct should bring about the greatest good for the greatest
number of people?
A) Utilitarianism
B) Asceticism
C) Relativism
D) Rationalism
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
Answer: A) Utilitarianism
9. Gwen was sharing her views with some friends. "I think sex is a natural need, like eating or drinking
or sleeping. There's no morality to it; it comes down to one simple principle: 'If it feels good, do it!'"
Gwen's attitude reflects which value system?
A) Rationalism
B) Hedonism
C) Relativism
D) Situational ethics
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
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,Answer: B) Hedonism
10. Lenny fancies himself to be a critical thinker, undoubtedly an admirable character trait. As such,
what should Lenny insist on when evaluating claims?
A) Some form of reliable and valid evidence related to the matter at hand
B) The opinions of an authority figure who has studied the matter
C) The consensus view that most people hold
D) His intuitions about what seems likely, sensible, or realistic in a given situation
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Topic: Sexuality and Values
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.2 Define the value systems people use in sexual decision making.
Answer: A) Some form of reliable and valid evidence related to the matter at hand
11. __________ may have been the first human taboo, even though exceptions to it can be found in the
dynasties of __________.
A) Murder; Greece and Japan
B) Worshipping idols; Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands
C) Polygamy; India and China
D) Incest; Egypt, Hawaii, and the Incas
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: D) Incest; Egypt, Hawaii, and the Incas
12. Morris was pontificating at a cocktail party: "A good wife rises before dawn to tend to her family's
needs, brings home food, makes the clothes, helps others, and works well into the night. It's clear that a
wife should be considered the property of her husband," he brayed. "Wow," replied Wanda, with a
disgusted look on her face. "With those attitudes, you'd be right at home with _________."
A) the ancient Greeks
B) the ancient Hebrews
C) prehistoric phallic worshipers
D) Taoist philosophers
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: B) the ancient Hebrews
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,13. Compared to the others, which cultural group would have been most likely to view sexual pleasure as
a spiritual ideal?
A) Prehistoric hunting and gathering societies
B) The ancient Hindus of India
C) The Christians living in the time of St. Augustine
D) The Victorians of the United Kingdom
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: B) The ancient Hindus of India
14. Which correct conclusion can be reached regarding sexuality during the Victorian period?
A) Women were not allowed to experience sexual desires or sexual pleasures.
B) Repression of sexuality was codified in the 1852 Edict of Chichester.
C) The behavior of Victorians was not as repressed as commonly believed.
D) Same-sex sexual behavior was considered acceptable among authors, painters, and sculptors.
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: C) The behavior of Victorians was not as repressed as commonly believed.
15. Compared to the others, which historical figure would argue that masturbation was acceptable for
females but forbidden for males?
A) Yang Xiong, a Taoist philosopher
B) Epicurus, a Greek philosopher
C) Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
D) Lewis Carroll, a Victorian author
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: A) Yang Xiong, a Taoist philosopher
16. Who wrote the books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female?
A) Havelock Ellis
B) Virginia Johnson
C) Shere Hite
D) Alfred Kinsey
5
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,Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-16
Topic: The Historical Perspective on Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.3 Discuss historical ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: D) Alfred Kinsey
17. How many chromosomes are normally contained in each human cell?
A) 23, grouped by type
B) 23, aligned in a single sequence
C) 46, aligned in a single sequence
D) 46, arranged in 23 pairs
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-17
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: D) 46, arranged in 23 pairs
18. Connie was talking to her friend Stephanie over coffee one afternoon. "I'm just not sure where I
stand with Alphonse," she confided. "I mean, our sex life is okay, but it feels like I'm doing it just to
make sure he doesn't break up with me." Connie's remarks illustrate which of the basic reasons for
having sex?
A) The self-esteem boost element of the insecurity factor
B) The utilitarian aspect of the goal attainment factor
C) The mate guarding element of the insecurity factor
D) The social status element of the emotional factor
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-18
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: C) The mate guarding element of the insecurity factor
19. Frans was watching bonobos mating in the wild. Far from merely satisfying his voyeuristic
tendencies, Frans was taking detailed notes about the animals' practices, patterns, behaviors, and
outcomes. Which scientific perspective does Frans's approach represent?
A) The biological perspective
B) The cross-species perspective
C) The evolutionary perspective
D) The sociological perspective
Difficulty: Difficult
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,QuestionID: 01-1-19
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: B) The cross-species perspective
20. Compared to the others, which position would a behaviorist be most likely to endorse regarding
sexual behavior?
A) Rewards and punishments shape the learning of sexual behavior and sexual attitudes.
B) Latent sexual desires can be revealed through the symbolism of a person's dreams.
C) Heterosexuality is normative and superior to homosexuality.
D) The forces of natural selection shape the mating strategies of females and males.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-20
Topic: Scientific Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.4 Discuss scientific ways of looking at human sexuality.
Answer: A) Rewards and punishments shape the learning of sexual behavior and sexual attitudes.
21. What are the goals of the science of human sexuality?
A) Sample, test, resample, retest
B) Evaluate, analyze, treat, confirm
C) Describe, explain, predict, control
D) Theorize, hypothesize, measure, deduce
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-21
Topic: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.5 Explain the steps in the scientific method and how they are applied in research methods.
Answer: C) Describe, explain, predict, control
22. The magazine Highly Traditional House and Home publishes a survey of its female readers called
"The 24/7 Job." It reports that 87 percent of all women who work outside the home feel too tired to cook
and clean for their families. The critical flaw in this research would be the fact that ___________.
A) a questionnaire, rather than a survey, should have been administered
B) the sample is not representative of all American women
C) not all women are members of a family
D) work has not been directly observed
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-22
Topic: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: LO 1.5 Explain the steps in the scientific method and how they are applied in research methods.
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, Answer: B) the sample is not representative of all American women
23. What constitutes a sample of convenience?
A) Randomly selecting members of the overall population to form a sample for further study.
B) Specifically selecting members of the population based on their demographic characteristics, such as
age, gender identity, income level, geographic region, and so on.
C) Repeatedly testing the same group of individuals in multiple contexts and multiple setting, so that their
responses across conditions can be compared.
D) Measuring a group of people who happen to be available to a researcher, and who may or may not
represent the population of interest as a whole.
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-23
Topic: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.5 Explain the steps in the scientific method and how they are applied in research methods.
Answer: D) Measuring a group of people who happen to be available to a researcher, and who may or may not
represent the population of interest as a whole.
24. Ingo wants to obtain an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of what courtship was like during the
1960s, so he interviews his grandparents at length. Over the course of several months, Ingo asked the
couple a variety of questions about how they met how they decided to marry, and so on. After 80 or so
hours of responses Ingo had what he was after; a very clear picture of how these two people fell in love.
Which research method did Ingo employ?
A) Participant observation
B) Experimentation
C) Ethnographic observation
D) Case study
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-24
Topic: Methods of Observation
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: LO 1.6 Describe methods of observation, including the case-study method, the survey, naturalistic
observation, ethnographic observation, participant observation, and laboratory observation.
Answer: D) Case study
25. Compared to the others, which group of scientists would be most likely to utilize the ethnographic-
observation method?
A) Psychologists
B) Biologists
C) Demographers
D) Anthropologists
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-25
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