Human Sexuality Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of human sexuality from biological, psychological, cultural, and social perspectives. Topics include anatomical and physiological aspects of sexual development, gender identity and roles, sexual orientation, sexual health and reproduction, interpersonal relationships, communication about sexuality, and the impact of culture and society on sexual attitudes and behaviors. Through lectures, discussions, and research, students will develop a deeper understanding of the diversity of human sexual expression and the factors that influence sexual well-being across the lifespan.
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Choices in Relationships An Introduction to Marriage and the Family 11th Edition by David Knox
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Chapter 1: Choices in Relationships: an Introduction
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Q1) The first step in conducting a research project is to:
A)develop a hypothesis
B)conduct a review of literature
C)get approval the institution when you conduct research
D)select a topic
Answer: D
Q2) Which term refers to a suggested explanation for a phenomenon?
A)hypothesis
B)theoretical framework
C)independent variable
D)theory
Answer: A
Q3) If you have made a commitment to marry but feel it is a mistake, you should:
A)listen to your senses and act accordingly
B)push through your doubts and marry since wedding ambivalence is common
C)disregard the feelings since your partner may have similar feelings
D)have an affair to see if you truly miss the partner/feel guilty
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Gender
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Q1) Parents in some African countries encourage female genital cutting of their daughters because they feel it increases the chance that their daughters will find a man who will marry them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Women show more concern than men for which of the following job characteristics?
A)interpersonal relationships
B)pay
C)opportunity for advancement
D)status
Answer: A
Q3) When men occupy an occupational role, it tends to:
A)lower the status of the role
B)be discriminated against
C)pay more
D)pay less
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Love
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Q1) Another word for "conjugal" love is the love of ____ people.
A)single
B)divorced
C)married
D)cohabiting
Answer: C
Q2) The most common reason(s) for stalking behavior is/are:
A)anger, jealousy, trying to win the partner back
B)the low self-concept of the stalker
C)awareness that the partner had sex with someone else
D)desire to hurt the partner
Answer: A
Q3) Algoe et al. (2010) found that ____ was associated with feelings of relationship connection and satisfaction.
A)gratitude
B)physical chemistry
C)humility
D)contriteness
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Communication
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Q1) Fred recently found out that his partner is infected with HIV. Fred refuses to get tested for HIV and has begun to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. Which defense mechanism may be operating?
A)projection
B)rationalization
C)escapism
D)displacement
Q2) Diane lost her job and ran out of gas. When she got home, she yelled at her husband. Which defense mechanism may be operating?
A)projection
B)rationalization
C)escapism
D)displacement
Q3) A message is congruent when:
A)it makes a request for change in the future
B)it conveys respect for the other person's feelings and opinions
C)the verbal and nonverbal behavior match
D)it reflects a balance of power in the relationship
Q4) Review the prevalence of and reasons for keeping secrets in relationships.
Q5) What are the steps in resolving a disagreement?
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Chapter 5: Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation
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Q1) Regarding hook up relationships, which of the following is not true?
A)African Americans are more likely to report hooking up than whites.
B)Most hook ups involve friends or acquaintances (rather than strangers).
C)Hooking up is associated with having a higher income.
D)Hooking up occurs in the context of alcohol.
Q2) Which of the following is not a term or phrase used to describe Internet dating?
A)place to shop
B)supermarket
C)catalog
D)garden of hedonism
Q3) Discuss why some elderly widows would rather live with a new partner than marry.
Q4) The outcome of "hooking up" generally is that:
A)sex occurs and the partners end up in a romantic relationship
B)sex occurs and the partners don't see each other again
C)sex occurs and the partners begin to hang out occasionally
D)sex doesn't occur but may on another night with the same person
Q5) Discuss the uniqueness of dating for the divorced.
Q6) Discuss changes in dating in the last sixty years.
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Q7) Discuss the various outcomes of "hooking up." Which is the most likely?
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Chapter 6: Selecting a Partner
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Q1) Brumbaugh and Fraley (2010) found that unattached, insecure individuals attract partners by:
A)getting enough alcohol in them to be sociable
B)hiding their flaws and using touch
C)taking Zoloft to reduce their anxiety
D)being open about their insecurities
Q2) What percent of people who marry select a person of another race?
A)less than 5%
B)15%
C)25%
D)50% (most are in the western states)
Q3) Studies of older adults looking for a partner online reveal all of the following except that:
A)they don't care about the age of the person with whom they pair bond
B)they care about the race of the person with whom they pair bond
C)they care about the religion of the person with whom they pair bond
D)they are willing to travel great distances to meet a partner
Q4) Discuss negative reasons for getting married that should be avoided.
Q5) Compare homogamy and complementary needs as theories of mate selection.
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Q6) Use the five concepts of exchange theory and evaluate the last person you dated.
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Chapter 7: Marriage Relationships
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Q1) The older husband in an age discrepant marriage benefits more than the younger wife.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Longitudinal data on marital satisfaction shows that:
A)there are different patterns with some marriages remaining happy across time.
B)all marriages improve with children.
C)all marriages drop in satisfaction across time and then wobble back to happiness.
D)there is no valid research on marital satisfaction; there's too much deception in reporting.
Q3) In a study of 1001 married adults, the largest percent missed what about singlehood?
A)not being able to live by their own rules
B)having more money
C)the irresponsibility of singlehood
D)the option of having sex with different people
Q4) How does marriage to a man in the military affect the career opportunities of the wife?
Q5) Why might interracial marriages increase?
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Chapter 8: Same-Sex Couples and Families
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Q1) Are there more gay males or gay females or bisexuals?
Q2) What are the conditions under which "gay" men can behave "more" heterosexual?
A)no gay man ever behaves "straight"
B)using alcohol to free oneself from the gay grip
C)having gay buddies who behave "straight"
D)being married to a woman, not being involved with a man, and being able to be nonsexual with men
Q3) Heterosexuals are more likely to keep a secret in a romantic relationship than gays.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Most gays come out to their mother before they come out to a friend.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What happens to homosexuals:
A)has no effect on heterosexuals
B)is a result of homosexuals breaking moral laws
C)has enormous implications for what happens to heterosexuals
D)has shifted from the concern of the courts to the concern of the churches
Q6) Draw the Kinsey scale. What does a 3 mean? What does a 5 mean?
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Chapter 9: Sexuality in Relationships
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Q1) What are the various sexual values?
Q2) Carol has oral sex with her boyfriend yet says, "I have never had sex." Carol:
A)defines "sex" as having sexual intercourse
B)is a hedonist
C)is a secondary virgin
D)is a born again virgin
Q3) Why is marriage the safest social context for not getting an STI?
Q4) The definition of sexual addiction used in your text focuses on:
A)loss of control over one's sexual behavior
B)watching pornography
C)excessive masturbation
D)having affairs
Q5) Identify the motives of having oral sex and not having sexual intercourse.
Q6) What top word did 122 college students say they associated with "sex"?
A)lust
B)oral
C)intercourse
D)love
Q7) What might you do to help ensure a sexually fulfilling relationship?
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Q8) Compare and contrast sex among singles and among marrieds.
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Chapter 10: Planning for Children
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Q1) What percent of all births are to unmarried women?
A)less than five percent
B)15%
C)40%
D)65%
Q2) Most adoptive parents are ____ their child finding out about the birth parents.
A)for keeping the books closed and against
B)ambivalent about
C)split about (the mother is for keeping the books closed; the dad for open disclosure)
D)for making information available and supporting
Q3) The primary developmental advantage for the child of retirement-aged parents is that:
A)the attention the parents can devote to the child
B)the stable income of the parents
C)the connections the parents have established by this age for institutional profit
D)the role model as a happy couple
Q4) Compare the types and causes of infertility as well as six assisted reproductive technologies available to help a couple have a baby.
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Chapter 11: Parenting
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Q1) Typically, who of the following has a more traditional view of motherhood?
A)mother
B)childfree individuals
C)father
D)parents with over six children
Q2) Which of the following is not true of postnatal depression?
A)Both mothers and fathers reported depression.
B)Men have lower level depression than women.
C)Men get depressed if they had a preference for a girl baby.
D)Women have higher levels of depression than men.
Q3) Which of the following is not a skill that children must learn from parents?
A)self-directed engaged learning
B)seeing another person's point of view
C)making connections
D)learning how to drink moderately
Q4) How do children affect marital stability?
Q5) Compare four parenting styles using demandingness and responsiveness as factors.
Q6) Discuss the value of using demandingness and responsiveness as key variables in identifying the four styles of parenting.
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Q7) Discuss the behavioral approach to child rearing.What are the criticisms?
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Chapter 12: Work and Family Life
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Q1) What would it cost in 2012 to pay for the services a stay at home wife/mother provides?
A)$18,000
B)$50,000
C)$68,000
D)$8,000
Q2) Spouses with which income distribution report the highest marital satisfaction?
A)Both spouses have a job and provide income.
B)The wife earns an income and the husband takes care of family.
C)The husband earns an income and the wife takes care of family.
D)There is no relationship between who earns income and marital satisfaction.
Q3) Financial wellness is defined as having enough cash to last for ____ if one's job ends.
A)six months
B)one year
C)1.5 years
D)2.5 months
Q4) Discuss why career women drop out to return home.
Q5) How does the passage of the Patient and Affordable HealthCare affect families?
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Q6) Identify why career wives opt out and return home.
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Chapter 13: Violence and Abuse in Relationships
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Q1) Which of the following personality characteristics is not associated with persons who are abusive in their intimate relationships?
A)Jekyll-and-Hyde personality
B)psychological independence
C)substance abuser
D)blaming others for problems
Q2) Undergraduate males under high stress report more abuse of their partners.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Rophypnol is known as a fertility drug with the side effect of multiple births.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following rapes is likely to result in PTSD and major depression?
A)The woman is the victim of rape by force.
B)The woman is the victim of rape being incapacitated by alcohol.
C)The woman is the victim of rape by "Rophypnol."
D)The woman is the victim of a combination of drugs.
Q5) What are the personality characteristics of the person who is likely to be abusive?
Q6) Identify the effects of child sexual abuse.
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Chapter 14: Stress and Crisis in Relationships
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Q1) In general, what has happened to alcohol consumption patterns on campus?
A)They have increased.
B)They have decreased.
C)They have increased for males.
D)They have remained stable.
Q2) According to the ABCX model, how well a family reacts to a crisis event depends most on:
A)the perception of the event
B)the resources to cope with the event
C)both the perception and resources
D)the age of the spouses/parents
Q3) Most men who have sex with prostitutes are married. The reason for this is that:
A)they want companionship
B)they have more money than single males
C)have lost their way morally
D)they have sexual fetishes their wives will not satisfy
Q4) Discuss the qualities that make for "resilient" families.
Q5) People who identify themselves as religious report being more happy and healthy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Divorce and Remarriage
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Q1) Which of the following is not a way in which children benefit when their parents participate in stepfamily education programs?
A)Parents have more empathy.
B)Parents spend more family time with children.
C)Children get away with more because their parents are more tolerant.
D)Children have parents with better relationship skills.
Q2) Define and give ten specific examples of parental alienation syndrome.
Q3) The overall negative effects for children of divorce are minimized when income is held constant.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The divorced who are able to forgive are:
A)more likely to think that they made a mistake and want to get back in the marriage
B)taken advantage of by their ex-partner in the division of property
C)vulnerable to a new relationship where they are exploited
D)less angry and less depressed
Q5) Only about three percent of children live with a single father.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Relationships in the Later Years
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Q1) Discuss the relationships of those over 85 with their spouses and children.
Q2) Medicare is a federal insurance program that pays for long term nursing care for the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hispanics view their health more negatively than African-Americans view their health..
A)True
B)False
Q4) A person in U.S. society is viewed as among the "old-old" when he/she reaches:
A)65
B)75
C)85
D)95
Q5) Most individuals requiring long term care are being cared for in a nursing home. A)True
B)False
Q6) Compare the effects of aging on the sexuality of women and men.
Q7) Identify the factors associated with having a happy retirement.
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