Introduction to Psychology
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Introduction to Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This course explores key concepts, theories, and research methods used in psychology, introducing students to topics such as perception, learning, memory, cognition, emotion, development, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. Through lectures, discussions, and interactive activities, students gain insights into how psychological principles apply to everyday life and the ways psychologists investigate and address individual and societal challenges. The course also sets a foundation for further exploration in specialized areas of psychology.
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Understanding Human Sexuality 7th Canadian by Janet Hyde
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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
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Q1) Which statement describes Mangaia society?
A)Premarital sex is essentially unknown.
B)Men fear women immediately after childbirth.
C)Foreplay is limited to kissing and fondling of the buttocks.
D)Nothing is worse than a "dead partner" who won't move in bed.
Answer: D
Q2) Probably the real distinction between the sexual behaviour of humans and other species is that we are not nearly so much under the control of hormones.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) At least until about 100 years ago,most information that people used in interpreting sex and sexuality came from religion (and rumour).
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT explained by the principles of reinforcement in social exchange theory?
A)Change
B)Selection
C)Stability
D)Satisfaction
Answer: B
Q2) Classical conditioning can affect sexual behaviours.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) When a person imagines how he/she is viewed from another person's perspective this is called
A)other-orientation
B)comparison level
C)defining the situation
D)role-taking
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) Which of the following statements about qualitative research is true?
A)Qualitative research requires a carefully obtained probability sample.
B)Qualitative and quantitative methods can be used together.
C)Qualitative research requires the use of very large samples.
D)Qualitative methods focus on testing hypotheses and are rarely involved in generating hypotheses.
Answer: B
Q2) What was Masters and Johnson's major breakthrough?
A)They managed to get participants from different races making it a fairly representative sample.
B)Huge sums of money were paid to their participants.
C)There was no promise of confidentiality made to the participants.
D)Their participants engage in sexual activity in the laboratory.
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is an advantage of Web-based surveys?
A)Respondents can be interviewed in a carefully controlled environment.
B)Large samples can be recruited for surveys.
C)There is no risk of repeat responders.
D)There is little chance of responders deliberately sabotaging the results.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE of the penis and the clitoris?
A)Unlike the clitoris,the penis is erectile.
B)Both the penis and clitoris comprise a shaft and a glans.
C)Unlike the penis,the clitoris has few or no nerve endings.
D)Both the penis and clitoris play a known role in reproduction.
Q2) The death rate from cervical cancer has decreased sharply since the mid-1960s,mainly as a result of _____.
A)Pap tests
B)CT scans
C)genetic mapping
D)encephalograms
Q3) The "bulbourethral glands" are also called the _____ glands.
A)Tyson's
B)Skene's
C)Cowper's
D)Bartholin
Q4) The external genitals of the female are collectively referred to as the prepuce.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly describe the different types of female genital cutting (FGC).
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
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Q1) Which of the following may be a consequence of "undescended testes" in a male?
A)Decreased likelihood of testicular cancer
B)Increased motility of sperm
C)Inhibition of sperm production
D)Increased testosterone production
Q2) Dysmenorrhea is the term that describes a painful menstruation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is considered to be the average length of a typical menstrual cycle?:
A)14 days
B)28 days
C)18 days
D)36 days
Q4) Which of the following is the cause of painful menstruation?
A)A high level of endorphins
B)A high level of prostaglandins
C)A low level of luteinizing hormone
D)A low level of inhibin
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Q5) Compare the two intersex conditions of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)and androgen-insensitivity syndrome (AIS).
Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) Which of the following functions does a spinal anesthetic perform?
A)It numbs only the external genitals of the woman.
B)It numbs only the woman's abdomen.
C)It is used to put a woman to sleep during a C-section.
D)It numbs the woman from her waist down.
Q2) Which part of the embryo differentiates into the nervous system and the skin?
A)Mesoderm
B)Ectoderm
C)Endoderm
D)Periderm
Q3) Which statement describes postpartum psychosis?
A)It is the least severe of the postpartum psychiatric disorders.
B)Its symptoms include hallucinations and delusions.
C)It typically lasts for two to three days after delivery.
D)It is the most common of the postpartum psychiatric disorders.
Q4) Despite the importance of parent - infant bonding,NO hospital in Canada has policies to ensure that the baby stays with the parents immediately after the birth or even for an unlimited amount of time.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) What are the various methods of abortion? Which is the most commonly used and when?
Q2) This contraceptive must be administered every 3 months for maximum effectiveness.One apparent side effect is amenorrhea.This contraceptive is
A)Depo-Provera
B)the estrogen-only injection
C)Norplant
D)the copper-T IUD
Q3) A vaginal barrier device must be left in place for at least ________ hour(s)after intercourse.
A)1
B)3
C)6
D)12
Q4) What is the major means of contraception used by Greek men and women today?
A)Sterilization.
B)The condom.
C)The rhythm method.
D)Withdrawal.
Q5) Explain why abortion is more common in some societies than in others.
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) You are a counselor at an HIV centre that serves men and women seeking testing,treatment,and support for HIV diagnoses.One of the groups that you work with is women who have an HIV infection and are pregnant.Knowing the HIV risks to unborn babies,what do you encourage your pregnant clients to do?
A)Continue their pregnancy as per usual and pray their babies are born HIV free.
B)Abort their fetuses because their babies will have a 98% chance of being born with HIV.
C)Maintain an AZT treatment regimen throughout their pregnancy to reduce the rate of infection in their babies.
D)Take extra vitamins throughout their pregnancy to improve the developing babies' immune fight against HIV infection.
Q2) In Canada,Indigenous population have poor access to HIV testing and prevention programs,factors that contribute to an increasing rate of HIV.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Chlamydia is NOT transmitted through sexual activity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Sexual Arousal
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Q1) Sexual fantasies by women are more likely to focus on a role during sexual activity such as tying their partner up.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Jonah is hell-bent on giving his partner Ash an amazing sexual experience.Which of the following is most likely to aid Jonah in doing so?
A)extending the amount of time Jonah spends in foreplay with Ash
B)having fun with sex,being uninhibited,and taking a few risks
C)focusing on Ash's genitals during sexual stimulation
D)feeding Ash oysters and asparagus and bananas prior to sexual activity
Q3) The content and imagery in sexual fantasies come from a variety of places.Which of the following is NOT a source for sexual fantasies based on the information in your text?
A)mass media
B)suggestions from a sexed class
C)stories someone told you
D)past experiences
Q4) What are some significant differences in masturbation techniques between women and men?
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Some adolescents do not make the transition to dyadic relationships;instead,they remain in mixed-gender social groups and sexual activities occur in the context of the group.This relationship style is referred to as
A)serial monogamy
B)friends with benefits
C)circle dating
D)the boys' club
Q2) What does the most recent data on the average age of first intercourse suggest?
A)It is experiencing a wide gender gap: men's age is increasing while women's is decreasing.
B)There appears to still be decreasing across Canada.
C)There appears to be increasing across Canada.
D)It has continued to plateau (remain the same)in the last decade.
Q3) When does rhythmic manipulation of the genitals (as is found in adult masturbation)first begin?
A)is present from birth
B)emerges between the ages of 2½ and 3 years
C)emerges at around age 8
D)does not emerge until puberty
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Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
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Q1) As a woman ages there are some significant changes in relation to her sexuality.A valid finding on the relationship between age and sex is that as one ages
A)the degree of enjoyment from the sexual relationship decreases significantly.
B)one may no longer be able to reach an adequate level of lubrication without some type of help,due to the decline in estrogen production.
C)the vagina increases in size and is not able to stimulate the male as much.
D)the sexual relationship is viewed more as a means to an end rather than an end in itself.
Q2) According to your text,what percentage of couples in their 20s report not engaging in intercourse at all? A)0
Q3) Explain why the frequency of sexual intercourse varies over the life of a marriage.
Q4) Describe the physical changes that affect how the aging female participates in sexual intercourse.
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Chapter 12: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) Surveys indicate that people who meet online
A)are the same ones who enjoy the singles scene as typified by the "singles bars."
B)are educated,affluent,and between the ages of 20 and 40.
C)are underemployed and unattractive.
D)base their intentions on continuing the relationship on the physical appearance of their Internet partner.
Q2) Which of the following was NOT an outcome of The Add Health (2014)data which studied ATTRACTIVENESS with students in grades 7 to 12?
A)In high school it is associated with greater social integration.
B)In high school it is associated with higher academic success.
C)In high school is it associated with favourable treatment by classmates.
D)In high school is it associated with favourable treatment by teachers.
Q3) According to sociobiological theory,which one of the following males would a young woman be likely to select as a mate?
A)Dave,a hot 30-year-old bartender who works at a trendy bar
B)Earl,a divorced 50-year-old accountant
C)Liam,a 32-year-old medical intern
D)Tyler,an attractive,20-year-old first-year university student
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Chapter 13: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Discuss what we presently know about the causes of transsexualism.What do you think the cause is? Explain.
Q2) The peer group can also have a big impact in socializing for gender roles.Which statement describes the outcome of an Ontario experiment with children in grades 3 to 6?
A)Boys preferred the exclusively masculine boys and girls preferred the exclusively feminine girls portrayed in stories.
B)Boys preferred boys portrayed in stories who behaved in traditionally feminine ways and girls preferred the girls who behaved in traditionally masculine ways.
C)Boys preferred girls portrayed in stories who behaved in traditionally masculine ways and girls preferred the boys who behaved in traditionally feminine ways.
D)Boys preferred the exclusively masculine boys and girls preferred girls portrayed in stories who behaved in traditionally masculine ways.
Q3) In South Asian communities women are expected to be passive,submissive,and uninformed about sex.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay,
Straight, or Asexual
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Q1) Which of the following BEST represents what we know of male and female bisexual identity development?
A)it follows the same stages as gay and lesbian identity development
B)male and female bisexuals start off as heterosexual and in their 20s develop and interest in their same-sex
C)male bisexuals tend to have same-sex experiences before other-sex experiences whereas the reverse is true for female bisexuals
D)male and female bisexuals are heterosexual until they have difficulties meeting another-sex partner that satisfies their sexual appetite;they then turn to same-sex partners
Q2) Women are more likely to be bisexual,and less likely to be exclusively homosexual,than men are.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The person(s)who first conceptualized homosexuality as a continuum was
A)Freud
B)Kinsey
C)Masters and Johnson
D)Hirschfeld
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Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
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Q1) What might hard media fetishes be often associated with?
A)voyeurism
B)exhibitionism
C)zoophilia
D)sadomasochism
Q2) One psychological theory of sado-masochism suggests that
A)participants are attempting to escape from self-awareness.
B)participants have high levels of pain perception.
C)most participants are females attempting to gain control of their sexuality.
D)participants have low levels of pain perception.
Q3) Social skills training may be a particularly important aspect of therapy for which of the following groups of people who express abnormal sexual behaviours?
A)persons with paraphilias who have low IQs
B)women with paraphilias
C)people with compulsive sexual behaviours
D)people whose sexual problems are focused on the use of the Internet
Q4) Discuss and explain why there are so many more male than female paraphiliacs.Do you think this difference between the genders will remain in the foreseeable future?
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Chapter 16: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) The most frequent suggestion to end sexual assault in prison given by the prisoners themselves is to
A)administer hormone therapy on a wide-scale basis which has the consequence of chemical castration.
B)increase the number of guards.
C)segregate those who are most vulnerable.
D)put the offenders in isolation.
Q2) Which of the following is a correct statement about the causes of sexual assault in a society?
A)The cultural context may contribute to a climate that encourages sexual assault.
B)Rapists themselves are not that responsible for their actions;it is the culture in which they live.
C)Victims of sexual assault must bear a large part of the responsibility for the occurrence of sexual assault.
D)Pornography of any kind seems to decrease the likelihood that men will commit sexual assault.
Q3) You are a female university student.Outline a detailed scenario for avoiding date sexual assault at a weekend party.
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Chapter 17: Sex for Sale
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Q1) Which statement describes sex trafficking?
A)Sending sex workers to a client in a taxi cab.
B)Selling women and children off as sex slaves.
C)Recruiting and controlling people using threat,force,or deception for sexual exploitation.
D)Recruiting people by providing money,material goods,and education into sexual exploitation.
Q2) One positive aspect of third-party people involved in sex work (e.g.,pimp,manager)is that they often provide protection for the sex workers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Under Canadian law,which one of the following is considered to be obscene in a film?
A)Orgy scenes
B)Anal sex
C)Sex with violence
D)Male ejaculating
Q4) Briefly describe the typical customer of pornography.
Q5) Compare and contrast the job of a sex worker with that of an X-rated film star.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) What statement describes a hypoactive sexual desire?
A)It is found in both men and women.
B)It is found more often in men than in women.
C)Best kept separate from a definition of sexual discrepancy disorder.
D)An age-old problem,but really dating only back to the time of Freud.
Q2) Discuss how cognitive interference can cause a sexual dysfunction.
Q3) A woman who had coital orgasms at some time in her life but no longer does so would be classified as experiencing
A)discrepant sexual desire
B)lifelong orgasmic disorder
C)acquired orgasmic disorder
D)situational orgasmic disorder
Q4) Kaplan's (1974)definition of rapid ejaculation is A)dependent upon self-definition.
B)absence of voluntary control over ejaculation.
C)ejaculation before 10 pelvic thrusts.
D)ejaculation before the penis has been inserted into the vagina.
Q5) Distinguish between the three main types of drugs discussed in Table 18.1 of your text.Which one do you think causes the most disorders to the most people? Explain.
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Chapter 19: Sexuality Education
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Q1) Most surveys over the last decade or so show that eighty percent or more of parents support some type of sexuality education in the schools.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If sexuality education is to be successful it must do all of the following EXCEPT
A)reflect,or at least accept,the culture(s)of the participant.
B)have educators who recognize their own sexual culture.
C)have educators who are aware of the power differences between groups in our society.
D)advocate beliefs and practices that are compatible with learner's culture.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT recommended by your text as an important element of teaching your children about sex?
A)Use specific examples of sexual activities
B)Be honest
C)Increase your own comfort level with the material
D)Plan for possibilities such as your child telling you he/she is homosexual
Q4) Discuss how sexual orientation should be incorporated into sexual health education.
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Chapter 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) As of January 2014,how Canadians (mostly but not exclusively men)have been charged for exposing a partner to or transmitting HIV?
A)55
B)105
C)155
D)255
Q2) A form of the pro-choice position concerning abortion is that pregnancy is solely the concern of the woman and the woman should have an absolute right to control her own body.If you hold this view you are most likely to identify with a A)typical man
B)feminist
C)liberal Protestant
D)Jew
Q3) Contrast the official views of the Catholic Church on artificial contraceptive use with the views held by Canadian Catholics.
Q4) Discuss the view of sex of the classical Greeks.
Q5) Compare the prolife and prochoice ethical positions on abortion.Be sure to show how they justify their positions.
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