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International studies find that married fathers tend to have ________ than bachelors or married men without children.


A) less estradiol
B) lower testosterone levels
C) longer plateau phases
D) shorter refractory periods

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Gender differences in erotic plasticity are best illustrated by the fact that women


A) have longer refractory periods than do men.
B) tend to be more changeable than men in sexual orientation.
C) are less likely than men to be equally aroused by male and female erotic stimuli.
D) become aware of their sexual orientation much earlier in life than do men.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Psychologists refer to the ecology of eating to highlight the impact of ________ on food consumption.


A) basal metabolic rate
B) set point
C) situational influences
D) PYY

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Senora is a 4-year-old female cat who is definitely "in heat." She is yowling to be let out of the house.However,her owner knows that when she is "in heat"


A) she is ovulating.
B) her estrogen level is at its peak.
C) she is sexually receptive.
D) All of these things will occur when Senora is "in heat."

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Manny is a goalie for his college soccer team.The day of his team's first match Manny was so anxious about his upcoming performance that he could not eat breakfast or lunch.His performance was indeed very poor,so much so that he had to be replaced at half-time.Which of the following theories would have best predicted Manny's performance?


A) drive-reduction
B) homeostasis
C) the Yerkes-Dodson law
D) self-actualization

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Recurrent sexually arousing fantasies and behaviors involving nonhuman objects is an indication of a(n)


A) refractory period.
B) sexual dysfunction.
C) erectile disorder.
D) paraphilia.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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An aroused,motivated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called


A) an instinct.
B) an incentive.
C) a drive.
D) homeostasis.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Mark and Veronica,as part of marriage therapy,tell each other their sexual fantasies.Based on the research,Mark is likely to fantasize about sex ________ frequently and ________ romantically than Veronica.


A) more;more
B) less;more
C) more;less
D) less;less

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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On mental rotation tasks,gays and lesbians have been observed to score ________ than heterosexual men and ________ than heterosexual women.


A) higher;higher
B) lower;lower
C) higher;lower
D) lower;higher

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The set point is


A) the stage of the sexual response cycle that occurs just before orgasm.
B) the body temperature of a healthy organism,for example,98.6 degrees Fahrenheit in humans.
C) the point at which energy expenditures from exercise and from metabolism are equal.
D) the specific body weight maintained automatically by most adults over long periods of time.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Seth and his two male cousins are homosexual.The two cousins are on his mother's side of the family,as would be predicted by a genetic explanation for homosexuality,called


A) the fertile females theory.
B) the fraternal birth-order effect.
C) the older brother effect.
D) erotic plasticity.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Our need to belong is most clearly threatened by


A) chain migration.
B) self-esteem.
C) ostracism.
D) autonomy.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Mass media scenarios that shape our expectations about how to develop a sexual relationship are


A) paraphilias.
B) social scripts.
C) sexual response cycles.
D) secondary sex characteristics.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Eleven-year-old Stephanie is seeing the school counselor because she reported to her teacher that she feels rejected and lonely because she has no school friends.Stephanie is experiencing ________ caused by her lack of friendships.


A) affiliation
B) autonomy
C) competence
D) ostracism

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Differences in right- and left-handed fingerprint ridges are greater for heterosexual males than for gay males.Researchers have attributed this to


A) erotic plasticity.
B) prenatal hormones.
C) refractory periods.
D) paraphilias.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In various studies,researchers have found that self-discipline has surpassed intelligence test scores to better predict school performance,attendance,and graduation honors among secondary school and university students.Discuss the characteristics of achievement motivation that account for these results.Include in your discussion the findings of two studies cited in your text that support the advantage students with self-discipline have over those with high intelligence and less achievement motivation.How would you utilize what you know about achievement motivation to help select musicians for a university music school?

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Teens are more likely to delay sex if they have ________ levels of intelligence and ________ levels of religious engagement.


A) higher;lower
B) lower;higher
C) higher;higher
D) lower;lower

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Sheila is more fearful of loneliness than of remaining in a physically abusive relationship with her boyfriend.This best illustrates the potentially harmful impact of ________ needs.


A) achievement
B) belongingness
C) sexual
D) safety

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Compared with men who do not have older brothers,men who have older brothers are somewhat more likely to experience


A) paraphilia.
B) necrophilia.
C) a homosexual orientation.
D) exhibitionism.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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When shown erotic pictures of heterosexual couples,heterosexual men would tend to look ________ and heterosexual women would tend to look ________.


A) mostly at the women;mostly at the men
B) mostly at the men;mostly at the women
C) equally at the men and women;mostly at the men
D) mostly at the women;equally at the men and women

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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