Question 1

Which of the following is NOT actually a need?

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A)   hunger
B)   thirst
C)   sex
D)   securityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Female fetuses ________ exposed to testosterone and male fetuses ________ exposed to testosterone appear most likely later to experience same-sex desires.

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A)   most;most
B)   least;least
C)   most;least
D)   least;mostE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Physical or verbal behavior intended to harm a person's social standing or relationship constitutes

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A)   solitary confinement.
B)   androgyny.
C)   spermarche.
D)   relational aggression.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Partially nude or revealingly clothed depictions of female characters in video games most clearly lead to

Accepted Answer

A)   paraphilias.
B)   erotic plasticity.
C)   unrealistic expectations about sexuality.
D)   homosexual behavior.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Brenda is shopping for clothes with her grandmother when she asks for a pink dress instead of the pants her grandmother has picked out for her.Brenda's preference of a pink dress is an example of a gender

Accepted Answer

A)   role.
B)   schema.
C)   type.
D)   identity.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Homosexual men have more homosexual relatives on their ________ side of the family.More offspring are produced by the maternal relatives of ________.

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A)   mother's rather than their father's;heterosexual rather than of homosexual men
B)   father's rather than their mother's;heterosexual rather than of homosexual men
C)   mother's rather than their father's;homosexual rather than of heterosexual men
D)   father's rather than their mother's;homosexual rather than of heterosexual menE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Karen and Max are opposite-sex fraternal twin babies.The primary sex characteristics that differ between the two of them first began to develop

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A)   at their conception.
B)   about 7 weeks after their conception.
C)   about the fourth month after their conception.
D)   about the sixth month after their conception.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Men and women can achieve orgasm alone.Yet most people experience a greater surge in ________,the hormone associated with sexual satiety,after intercourse and orgasm with their loved one.

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A)   estrogen
B)   prolactin
C)   serotonin
D)   epinephrineE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Male sex offenders lose much of their sexual urge when voluntarily taking

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A)   testosterone.
B)   Viagra.
C)   estrogen.
D)   Depo-Provera.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Joel first experienced an orgasm during a dream that occurred shortly before he awoke from a full night's sleep.Joel's experience best illustrates

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A)   an intersex condition.
B)   androgyny.
C)   gender typing.
D)   spermarche.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Women are ________ likely than men to report at least one same-sex sexual contact during their lives.The percentage of women who identify themselves as lesbian is ________ than the percentage of men who identify themselves as gay.

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A)   more;lower
B)   less;higher
C)   less;lower
D)   more;higherE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Sex-reassignment surgery today would most likely be recommended for individuals who are

Accepted Answer

A)   gay.
B)   lesbian.
C)   bisexual.
D)   transgender.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Women,more than men,prefer to alternate periods of frequent sexual activity with periods of very little sexual activity.This best illustrates a gender difference in

Accepted Answer

A)   sexual orientation.
B)   erotic plasticity.
C)   refractory periods.
D)   the sexual response cycle.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Inherited traits that contribute to survival and reproductive success are most likely to be passed on to later generations.This idea is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   erotic plasticity.
B)   natural selection.
C)   a social script.
D)   the older-brother effect.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Compared with women,men experience a greater risk of

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A)   autism spectrum disorder.
B)   attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
C)   antisocial personality disorder.
D)   all of these disorders.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Julie,a 35-year-old physician,is lesbian.Her friend Cindy,a 38-year-old hospital administrator,is heterosexual.Julie and Cindy most clearly differ in their

Accepted Answer

A)   erotic plasticity.
B)   refractory periods.
C)   sexual response cycle.
D)   sexual orientation.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A set of expected behaviors,attitudes,and traits for males or for females is called a

Accepted Answer

A)   gender identity.
B)   gender role.
C)   gender schema.
D)   gender type.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Unlike our motivation for eating,our sexual motivation is less

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A)   dependent on internal biological factors.
B)   influenced by imagined stimuli.
C)   variable across time and places.
D)   influenced by cultural expectations.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

An example of a primary sex characteristic is a

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A)   woman's ovaries.
B)   man's larynx.
C)   woman's breasts.
D)   man's adrenal glands.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Jay and Malcolm are a gay couple and Susie and Lynn are a lesbian couple.Jay and Malcolm are likely to report ________ concern with their partner's physical attractiveness and report having sex ________ often than do Susie and Lynn.

Accepted Answer

A)   more;less
B)   less;more
C)   more;more
D)   less;lessE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Physical or verbal behavior intended to harm a person's social standing or relationship constitutes

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An example of a primary sex characteristic is a

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Karen and Max are opposite-sex fraternal twin babies.The primary sex characteristics that differ between the two of them first began to develop

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Sex-reassignment surgery today would most likely be recommended for individuals who are

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Inherited traits that contribute to survival and reproductive success are most likely to be passed on to later generations.This idea is known as

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Which of the following is NOT actually a need?

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Male sex offenders lose much of their sexual urge when voluntarily taking

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Partially nude or revealingly clothed depictions of female characters in video games most clearly lead to

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Homosexual men have more homosexual relatives on their ________ side of the family.More offspring are produced by the maternal relatives of ________.

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Joel first experienced an orgasm during a dream that occurred shortly before he awoke from a full night's sleep.Joel's experience best illustrates

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Unlike our motivation for eating,our sexual motivation is less

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Women,more than men,prefer to alternate periods of frequent sexual activity with periods of very little sexual activity.This best illustrates a gender difference in

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Men and women can achieve orgasm alone.Yet most people experience a greater surge in ________,the hormone associated with sexual satiety,after intercourse and orgasm with their loved one.

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Female fetuses ________ exposed to testosterone and male fetuses ________ exposed to testosterone appear most likely later to experience same-sex desires.

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Jay and Malcolm are a gay couple and Susie and Lynn are a lesbian couple.Jay and Malcolm are likely to report ________ concern with their partner's physical attractiveness and report having sex ________ often than do Susie and Lynn.

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Women are ________ likely than men to report at least one same-sex sexual contact during their lives.The percentage of women who identify themselves as lesbian is ________ than the percentage of men who identify themselves as gay.

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A set of expected behaviors,attitudes,and traits for males or for females is called a

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