Psychology of Human Sexuality Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Psychology of Human Sexuality explores the biological, psychological, developmental, and sociocultural factors that shape human sexual attitudes, behaviors, and identities. The course examines topics such as sexual development throughout the lifespan, attraction, relationships, sexual orientation, gender roles, and sexual health. Students will engage with current scientific research, theories of sexual behavior, and contemporary issues including sexual diversity, sexual dysfunctions, and the impact of culture and media on sexuality in order to develop a comprehensive and inclusive understanding of human sexual experience.
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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) The first institute of sexual research was founded by
A)Magnus Hirschfeld
B)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C)Havelock Ellis
D)Alfred Kinsey
Answer: A
Q2) Who conducted the first investigations into the physiology of sexual response?
A)Alfred Kinsey
B)Masters and Johnson
C)Magnus Hirschfeld
D)Krafft-Ebing
Answer: B
Q3) Where do sexual rights stem from?
A)Biological capacity
B)Sexual education
C)Basic human rights
D)Feminist research
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Imagine that you have learned to become aroused to your partner's cologne or perfume.In conditioning terms,the cologne or perfume would be referred to as a(n)
A)conditioned response
B)unconditioned response
C)conditioned stimulus
D)unconditioned stimulus
Answer: C
Q2) The distinction that Freud and many of the followers of psychoanalytic theory have made between a vaginal orgasm and a clitoral orgasm in women is best described as erroneous.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Sexual behaviour is a result of extensive prior learning that teaches us sexual etiquette and how to interpret specific situations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) Sponsoring agencies and sex researchers attempt to minimize the stress to participants in a study while still gaining valuable knowledge.This is done by:
A)preserving the anonymity of the researcher.
B)maximizing the potential danger to participants by justifying the importance of their findings.
C)using the principle of non-anonymous responses.
D)using a harms-benefits analysis.
Answer: D
Q2) One of the major flaws of Masters and Johnson research was that were not careful to use informed consent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) What is the most difficult part of the sampling procedure in sex research?
A)Contacting the people identified in the sample.
B)Getting the people in the sample to participate.
C)Adopting a method for obtaining the sample.
D)Identifying the population to be sampled.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) The _____ are two hairless folds of skin lying between the outer lips and running right along the edge of the vaginal opening.
A)vasa deferentia
B)labia majora
C)labia minora
D)seminiferous tubules
Q2) In humans,a normal egg or a normal sperm carries _____ chromosomes each.
A)23
B)33
C)46
D)56
Q3) In which part does spermatogenesis take place?
A)interstitial cells
B)bulbourethral glands
C)seminiferous tubules
D)vasa deferentia
Q4) What is male circumcision? Why is it practiced and what are its advantages?
Q5) The external genitals of the female are collectively referred to as the prepuce.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
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Q1) Research on athletic performance during the menstrual cycle generally shows no fluctuations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When does gonad differentiation occur?
A)At the same time for males and females.
B)Earlier for females.
C)Earlier for males.
D)During puberty.
Q3) Explain what homologous and analogous organs are.Give at least two examples of each.
Q4) Day 1 of the menstrual cycle is:
A)the day just prior to menstruation.
B)the first day of menstruation.
C)the last day of menstruation.
D)the day after the last day of menstruation.
Q5) Inhibin is a hormone produced by the Hypothalamus.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) Do women's moods change over the menstrual cycle? Explain your choice of answer.
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Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) What is oxytocin?
A)Oxytocin is secreted by the thyroid gland.
B)Oxytocin stimulates the breasts to eject milk.
C)Oxytocin levels drop sharply in the weeks following delivery.
D)Oxytocin inhibits the production of breast milk.
Q2) What is a spontaneous abortion?
A)Involves the termination of the fetus through medical means.
B)Occurs from natural causes before the conceptus is viable.
C)Always occur during the third trimester of pregnancy.
D)Is a result of psychological trauma in a pregnant woman.
Q3) Megan is pregnant and wants to know her expected delivery date.The date of the first day of her last menstrual period was February 10,2010.According to Nägele's rule,Megan can be expected to deliver her baby on:
A)November 1,2010.
B)November 1,2011.
C)November 10,2011.
D)November 17,2010.
Q4) What do we know about the causes of infertility?
Q5) What does research tell us about the use of anesthetics during childbirth?
Q6) Briefly describe the three types of postpartum psychiatric disorders.
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Explain why abortion is more common in some societies than in others.
Q2) Discuss male contraception options.What is the most effective contraceptive for males? What are the most recent innovations?
Q3) Compare the ways estrogen and progestin provide their contraceptive effects.
Q4) Of the following,which is NOT a form of contraception?
A)abortion
B)sterilization
C)diaphragm
D)condom
Q5) Which of the following is TRUE of access to abortions in Canada?
A)Abortions are more available in urban than rural areas.
B)Abortions are illegal in some provinces.
C)Abortions are easily accessible in all parts of Canada.
D)Abortions are now fully funded by OHIP in all provinces.
Q6) The failure rate of the IUD is
A)better than the pill or sterilization.
B)better than Depo-Provera.
C)similar to the pill and Depo-Provera.
D)highest during its first three months after insertion.
Q7) What is the impact of abortion on women's mental health?
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) Ash has been practising ways to eroticize ways of reducing STI transmission.Which of the following is he NOT likely trying?
A)rolling a condom to the base of the shaft with his mouth
B)seductively washing body parts after sex
C)initiating sex in the shower
D)covering genitals with chocolate for oral sex
Q2) The increase in gonorrhea today is a consequence of the way it is usually transmitted through oral-genital contact,which has increased greatly in popularity since the 1970s.
A)True
B)False
Q3) HPV,human papillomavirus,usually appears around the urethral opening of the penis,on the cervix of the female and/or on the anus.They are not painful.In everyday language what is this virus called?
A)Genital warts.
B)Genital herpes.
C)HIV infection.
D)Crabs.
Q4) Briefly describe the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Arousal
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Q1) In the missionary position
A)the woman is kneeling and the man is standing.
B)the man is kneeling behind the woman.
C)the man is lying on top of the woman.
D)both partners are kneeling.
Q2) Research conducted with multiple-orgasmic men suggests that
A)the same pattern of orgasms occurs every time.
B)all orgasms involve some ejaculation.
C)ejaculations sometimes occur without orgasm.
D)some men learn this capability,others have the capacity from their first sexual act.
Q3) The one aspect of sex that is missing from all four models of sexual response presented in the text is memory.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The sex flush
A)is a slang expression for condom disposal.
B)is more common in men than in women.
C)is more common in women than in men.
D)is related to guilt about or embarrassment over sexual matters.
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) During late childhood and adolescence most sexual play or experiences are most likely to be with the same sex than with the other sex.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Briefly discuss the data sources upon which much of our early childhood sexuality is based.
Q3) Recent research conducted by Udry concerning the relationship between hormones and sexual activity suggests that the best predictor of whether or not a teenage boy will be sexually active is
A)his involvement in school sports.
B)the amount he spends on clothing.
C)whether or not he has a father at home.
D)his testosterone level.
Q4) Sexualization only affects young girls' views of themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What kinds of sexual activities are typical of a small child aged 5 to 7? Give examples.
Q6) Outline the importance of gender segregation in preadolescents.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
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Q1) Which one is FALSE regarding postmarital sex?
A)usually begins within one year after the end of the marriage
B)is more common for divorced men than women
C)for divorced individuals is usually with one sexual partner
D)it is more common for divorced women than men
Q2) Compare the climacteric in women to that in men.
Q3) Paulina and Judy are in a committed relationship.Paulina has sex with Jennifer without Judy's knowledge.Paulina is
A)swinging
B)having intramarital sex
C)having extradyadic sex
D)practising serial monogamy
Q4) As a man ages there are some significant changes in relation to one's sexuality.A valid finding on the relationship between age and sex is that as men age what occurs.
A)Speed of erection decreases.
B)The production of sperm is no longer possible.
C)The size of the penis begins to increase.
D)The sexual relationship is viewed more as a means to an end rather than an end in itself.
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Chapter 12: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) What does the "mere exposure" effect mean?
A)People being attracted to people of the same gender.
B)Love at first sight.
C)The disorder characterized by looking in a mirror too much.
D)The tendency for people to like people whom they see frequently.
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding self-disclosure in relationships is NOT supported by research?
A)When one partner in a relationship self-discloses,the other is likely to do so as well.
B)Men and women in dating relationships reveal more about sexual feelings than nonsexual feelings.
C)Men and women in dating relationships reveal more about what they don't like sexually than what they do like sexually.
D)More self-disclosure is related to greater relationship satisfaction.
Q3) Discuss how falling in love can be considered a love story.Explain and give at least one example.
Q4) Discuss how various verbal and non-verbal communications can be clear and unambiguous and also how communication can be unclear and ambiguous in conveying sexual messages.Give examples.
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Chapter 13: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Those who are gynephilic are sexually attracted to A)men
B)women
C)men and women
D)neither men nor women
Q2) Discuss the two biological factors that affect gender differences in sexuality.
Q3) Scripts are cognitive frameworks for how people are expected to behave in social situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Not all societies have gender roles.
A)True
B)False
Q5) All people with gender dysphoria have long-standing and strong feelings of discomfort and distress regarding their biological sex.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe at least two real male-female psychological differences and how they affect sexual behaviour.
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Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian,
Straight, or Asexual
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Q1) Research shows us that
A)gay men are better looking than straight men.
B)gays and lesbians are much more likely to be left-handed than are straight people.
C)in general,the IQ scores of gay men are lower than those of straight men.
D)gay men are more responsive to testosterone than are straight men.
Q2) A person's sexual orientation is their erotic and emotional orientation towards members of either their own or the other gender.Sexual identity is a person's self-identity to a sexual orientation group.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Over the last three decades,Canadians' attitudes toward homosexuality have
A)become more accepting
B)become less accepting
C)not changed
D)become more accepting for older Canadians but not for younger Canadians
Q4) Women are more likely to be bisexual,and less likely to be exclusively homosexual,than men are.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
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Q1) Which of the following people is most likely to be an exhibitionist?
A)Mandy,a 19-year-old single sexual aggressive female university student
B)Norman,a 65-year-old married male tour guide who has never had any sexual complaints from his partner
C)Timothy,a single 24-year-old male computer engineer who feels very sexual
D)Chis,a married 18 year-old-male who manages a Burger King and gets little pleasure from sex
Q2) Regarding the phenomenon of asphyxiophilia,which one is FALSE?
A)It resulted in 118 deaths in Alberta and Ontario between 1974 and 1987
B)It has no research supporting the claims that it makes orgasm more intense
C)It is always associated with a soft media fetish
D)It has only male practitioners
Q3) The category of form fetishes,describes the fact that what the object is made out of and its shape are important.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The term highly sexual women,is a less negative term used for women who are hypersexual.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT identified in your text as a characteristic of sexual aggression by women toward men?
A)It usually occurs in heterosexual dating situations.
B)Women use verbal forms of pressure to influence the male to engage in unwanted sexual activity.
C)Requests made by the male to stop sexual activity are often ignored.
D)Women's physical strength generally has been increasing over time to the point that males are no longer certain to be able to protect themselves.
Q2) According to the authors of your text,which of the following is true about child sexual abuse?
A)Most child sexual abuse is never reported.
B)Males are more likely to be sexually abused as children than females.
C)The number of cases has decreased thanks to greater awareness.
D)Males who abuse children sexually also abuse adults sexually.
Q3) What is date sexual assault? Why is it so common?
Q4) Sexual harassment and sexual assault in the RCMP have become a serious problem.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe what friends need to do to help a sexual assault victim.
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Chapter 17: Sex for Sale
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Q1) In which year did the Parliament pass specific legislation prohibiting the purchase of sexual services from someone under 18 years old?
A)1968
B)1978
C)1988
D)1998
Q2) It was possible to view a sexually explicit film as early as
A)1825
B)1915
C)1945
D)1960
Q3) Describe the reasons that women and men have for becoming sex workers.Discuss the similarities and differences.
Q4) The ______ is the type of sex worker that has the most control over her customers and the situation in which she has sex.
A)baby pro
B)call girl
C)streetwalker
D)brothel sex worker
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Chapter 18: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) A relatively large number of individuals in middle and old age have this disease,which causes an erectile disorder in about 1/3 of men.What is the disease?
A)Male-pattern baldness.
B)Nearsightedness.
C)Farsightedness.
D)Diabetes.
Q2) Compare and contrast the definition of sexual problems using the DSM and the New View of Women's Sexual Problems.
Q3) Most,if not all,of the therapy techniques developed by Masters and Johnson are based on which of the following therapies?
A)psychoanalytic therapy
B)behavioural therapy
C)social learning therapy
D)social scripts therapy
Q4) Briefly list and define the factors (discussed in your text)that are the maintaining psychological causes of sexual disorders.
Q5) Paul has difficulty maintaining erections.What are Paul's options in terms of treatments?
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Chapter 19: Sexuality Education
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Q1) The goal of the sex education curriculum Sex Respect is to
A)help young people develop interpersonal skills,including communication,decision-making,assertiveness,and peer refusal skills.
B)provide information about human sexuality.
C)to teach that abstinence is the only approach that is moral and safe.
D)help young people exercise responsibility and encourage the use of contraception for those who are sexually active.
Q2) Among children approximately age 9,what was the most common area of sexual curiosity?
A)The origin of babies.
B)Marriage.
C)Sexual behaviours.
D)Physical gender differences.
Q3) Of those listed below,the most frequent source of sexuality education for teenagers in grade 9 is
A)school
B)magazines,newspapers and books
C)parents or other family members
D)physician or nurse
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Chapter 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) The Old Testament is NOT marked by
A)a high regard for marital love.
B)a high regard for marital sexuality.
C)a low regard for marital affection.
D)respect for childless,married couples.
Q2) Hebrew religious leaders viewed fertility cults as
A)an important part of their religion.
B)a threat to their religion.
C)an acceptable form of religious worship.
D)a means of guaranteeing the propagation of the Israelites.
Q3) The trend among many of the "moderate" mainstream Protestant denominations is toward qualified acceptance or full acceptance of homosexuals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Male and female temple prostitutes were very much a part of
A)the Hebrew religion
B)the Canaanite religion
C)early Catholicism
D)early Christianity
Q5) Compare moralism and pluralism.Give an example of each.
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