| C. Learned | According to the text, most of sexuality is |
| D. Most teen shows have high sexual content and minimal information on the risks associated with sexual activity. | What best describes most teen shows in the U.S.? |
| D. All of these are involved. | Among the following, which discipline is not involved in the study of human sexuality? |
| D. Study sexual behavior scientifically | What best describes the role of sexologists? |
| C. The sensual aspect of intercourse became more important. | When humans began to walk upright, how did sexuality change? |
| D. The emphasis on sexual relations and love within a marital union | What was a main contribution of Hebrew thought on sexual attitudes in the Western world? |
| D. One of the few major civilizations to successfully institute homosexuality | What was a main contribution of the Greek culture in Western history? |
| B. It allowed men to display their social and political power. | What is our best guess about the function of pederasty in ancient Greece? |
| B. A loving friendship devoid of sexual contact or desire | What best describes the term platonic? |
| B. They were seen as a means to improve one’s economic and social standing. | What best describes marriage and sexual relations in ancient Rome? |
| D. Chinese | Which ancient civilization emphasized the natural blending of masculine and feminine principles as part of the procreative process? |
| C. Punishment for sins committed in previous lives. | Based on India’s primary religious system of Hinduism and the concept of karma, what best describes the state of being a woman? |
| D. All of these | Which of the following is true regarding the Kama Sutra? |
| C. The tradition of widows throwing themselves on their husband’s burning funeral pyre | What describes the ritual act of sati among Indian women? |
| B. It was a common practice. | In early Chinese culture, what was TRUE related to the practice of polygamy? |
| A. He taught that men should be held to the same standards of adultery, divorce and remarriage as women. | According to the Christian Bible, what best describes Jesus’ view on sexuality? |
| B. He did not want love of humans to compete with love of God. | According to your textbook, why did Paul condemn sexuality? |
| C. An appreciation for the eroticism of women | Early Christianity led to all of the following EXCEPT: |
| A. Cognitive dissonance | Ashley feels very conflicted about her sexuality. She enjoys sex with her partner, Matthew, but at the same time feels very guilty about having sex before marriage. What is Ashley experiencing? |
| A. Elevated to a place of purity and considered almost perfect. | By the late Middle Ages, women were: |
| A. Homosexuality | According to Thomas Aquinas, using sex in unnatural ways was immoral. What did he consider the worst of all sexual sins? |
| B. Places where women learned to become self sufficient | Which of the following best describes harems within traditional Islamic communities? |
| D. Eunuch | What was the name for a man who had his testicles and/or penis removed to prevent him from engaging in sexual activity? |
| C. Asceticism | What term below refers to a lifestyle that rejects sensual pleasures such as drinking alcohol, eating rich food, or engaging in sex? |
| A. Sex in marriage was considered a means to reduce stress, avoid cheating and increase intimacy. | How did Protestant views in the early 16th century differ from previous Christian views? |
| A. Protestantism allowed divorce. | According to Martin Luther, how did Protestantism differ from the teachings of the Catholic Church? |
| A. Virtuous, refined, delicate, and fragile | What best describes the view of women during the Victorian Era? |
| B. The vibrator | What was the 19th century cure for hysteria? |
| D. Margaret Sanger | According to your text, which woman’s work had the most profound influence on women’s sexuality for the first half of the 20th century? |
| D. Premarital sexual relations were permitted. | In early Puritan communities, all of the following were true EXCEPT: |
| A. Bundling | In early Puritan culture young couples were allowed to share a bed as long as they were clothed and wrapped in sheets. What was this practice called? |
| B. Contraception such as condoms was readily available. | How did the liberalization of sexual conduct after the Revolutionary War affect sexuality in the United States? |
| B. Interracial sex | The purpose of anti-miscegenation laws was to make _______ illegal. |
| C. Native Americans were criticized for their attitudes toward premarital sex and practice of polygamy. | What is TRUE about the relationship between white settlers and minority groups in the U.S.? |
| A. Love | According to the free love movement began in the 1820s, what should the prerequisite to sexual relations be? |
| A. Physicians advocated for self-restraint and abstention from masturbation. | How did the arrival of the medical model of sexuality at the end of the 19th century impact views of sexuality in the United States? |
| C. An illness | How was homosexuality viewed according to the 19th century medical model of sexuality? |
| B. Outlawed the mailing of articles on contraception. | The Comstock Act of 1873: |
| C. Laws were passed mandating blood tests before marriage. | What was one result of the Social Hygiene Movement? |
| D. All of these | During the time of the Sexual Revolution, changes took place related to sexuality in what area(s)? |
| C. The development of the contraceptive pill. | Which of the following is most attributed to the liberation of female sexuality? |
| D. She was an advocate for birth control. | What is one way that Margaret Sanger influenced sexuality history? |
| C. As a birth control clinic in New York | How did the Planned Parenthood organization first begin? |
| A. It advocated for sexual satisfaction among women. | How did the feminist movement contribute to the development of women’s sexuality? |
| B. Homosexuals were put in jail and mental hospitals. | After World War II, how were homosexuals treated? |
| C. The gay community resisted police brutality during a raid at a New York bar. | What is important about the Stonewall Riot of 1969? |
| A. Removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders. | In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association: |
| D. He relied on correlational methods. | All of the following are criticisms of Freud’s theory EXCEPT: |
| B. Behavioral | A man wants to rid himself of sexual fantasies of young boys. A therapist shows the man pictures of boys; if he responds with an erection, he receives an electric shock. Which theoretical perspective does this demonstrate? |
| A. Psychoanalytic | Which theory emphasizes the structure of the personality on the unconscious nature of sexuality? |
| D. Latency | If Freud is correct, sexual urges are LEAST important while a child is in which stage? |
| A. Girls develop penis envy. | What did Freud believe takes place during the phallic stage of development? |
| B. Behaviorists | Which theorists would recommend treating sexual disorders by rewarding desired behaviors? |
| B. Cognitive | Which type of theorist would state that the biggest sexual organ is the brain? |
| C. Self-actualization | Behavioral theory is to operant conditioning as humanistic theory is to: |
| C. Biological | Which theorist would most likely say “how one behaves as a man or a woman is controlled primarily by our genes”? |
| D. Pass on our genes. | According to evolutionary theory, we enter a sexual relationship to: |
| A. Sociological | The influence of law and religion and the impact of economic conditions on sexual behaviors are stressed most by which theory? |
| B. Family | According to sociological theory, what is the first factor that influences our values about what is sexually right or wrong? |
| A. The social construction of sexuality is based on power. | What statement best fits with feminist theory? |
| C. Sexual orientation categories lead to limited views of sexuality. | What statement best fits with queer theory? |
| C. Physicians | Who conducted most sexuality research in the late 19th century? |
| D. Atypical and unhealthy sexuality | What was the primary focus of sexual research in the 19th century? |
| B. Jewish | What was the religious background of many of the early sexuality researchers? |
| B. Richard von Krafft-Ebing | Of the following early sexuality researchers, who would most likely label homosexual behavior as pathological? |
| A. Magnus Hirschfeld | Which researcher founded the Institute for Sexology and believing that homosexuality was genetic, argued for the repeal of laws against homosexuality and bisexuality? |
| C. She found no fundamental psychological differences between gay and straight men. | What is TRUE about Evelyn Hooker’s research? |
| D. Havelock Ellis | Which researcher sought a medical degree primarily to study sexuality and reported that homosexuality and masturbation were not abnormal? |
| A. Clelia Mosher | Who was the first researcher to ask Americans about their sexual behavior, finding in his/her study that most of the U.S. women surveyed thought sexual intercourse was for pleasure and reproduction? |
| B. Katherine Bement Davis | Women have sexual appetites equal to men and they do not necessarily need men to satisfy those appetites.” Which researcher would agree most strongly with this statement? |
| C. Alfred Kinsey | According to your text, who is considered the most influential sex researcher of the 20th century? |
| B. Interviews | How did Alfred Kinsey obtain most of his research data? |
| B. Playboy | Where were Morton Hunt’s findings on sexual behaviors during the 1970s published? |
| B. Alfred Kinsey | A university student spent hours answering hundreds of questions asked by an interviewer. The questions were easy to understand and the student was assured all responses would remain confidential. The student might have been a participant in a study done by which researcher(s)? |
| A. William Masters and Virginia Johnson | A couple comes to a lab and has sexual intercourse first with no one observing and then comes back and has sex while hooked up to a variety of instruments to measure changes in erection and vaginal lubrication. This couple might have been participants in a study done by which researcher(s)? |
| D. Volunteer bias | A sexologist teaching at a university offers students the option of writing a term paper or participating in a sexuality survey. What challenge would this pose for findings from the survey? |
| B. Women are capable of multiple orgasms. | What was a finding from Masters and Johnson’s research? |
| D. He only included people with listed phone numbers. | Why was Morton Hunt’s research results not considered generalizable? |
| C. It used better sampling techniques. | How did the National Health and Social Life Survey of the early 1990s have improved results from Kinsey’s work several decades earlier? |
| D. Observation | Freud is to case study as Masters and Johnson are to: |
| A. The results cannot be generalized to a larger group of people. | What is a major limitation of the case study method of research? |
| It provides no information about causation. | What is a disadvantage of correlational research? |
| A. Independent variable | In an experiment, what variable does the experimenter manipulate? |
| C. Participant observation | A researcher wants to study people’s behavior on first time dates so he/she joins an internet dating service. What type of research method would this be? |
| C. Sample of convenience | A researcher who wants to study sexual behavior of adults in the U.S. uses a college-level human sexuality class to get participants. What sample method is the researcher using? |
| D. It increases reliability. | A researcher doing in-depth interviews often asks the same questions in different ways during the interview to assure accurate and honest responses. How does this impact the results? |
| B. Participants might be more truthful because of anonymity. | What is a potential advantage of Internet-based sexuality research? |
| C. Joshua, who is sexually experienced and more liberal | Which person below is MOST likely to participate in a sexuality research study? |
| B. Sexual intercourse is most common when couples wake up in the morning. | Which of the following best fits the findings of cross-cultural studies? |
| A. Problem driven and underfunded | What best describes the most recent U.S. approach to sex research? |
| C. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals | Which group conducted a well-known global study of sexuality? |
| D. A high percentage of sexually active male teenagers reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behavior. | What best describes findings from the 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior? |
| D. Schools pay to participate in the study. | Why are findings from the National College Health Assessment possibly not generalizable? |
| D. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health | If someone filled out an in-school questionnaire when they were in 8th grade and have been interviewed four more times throughout adulthood, what is the name of the study they most likely participated in? |
| D. All of these | In what area(s) is there currently a lack of sexuality research? |
| A. Improved collaboration between researchers of various disciplines | Which of the following best describes a goal of future sexuality research? |
| D. Still in its early stages | Which of the following best describes the present-day field of sexuality research? |
| C. We share about ourselves beginning with the least personal. | According to the Onion Theory of communication, what best describes how we reveal ourselves to others? |
| B. Increase emotional intimacy | According to your text, which best describes a benefit that good communication can add to a relationship? |
| D. All of these | What factor(s) contribute to communication problems for couples? |
| D. The three goals compete with each other. | What best describes the three goals of communication discussed in your chapter? |
| C. Getting the job done | When we have a message for someone and want to communicate that message, which of the three goals of communication are we focusing on? |
| A. Relational | When we want to maintain the relationship and not offend someone with our message, which of the three goals of communication are we focusing on? |
| B. Identify management | When we want to project an image with our message, which of the three goals of communication are we focusing on? |
| D. The fundamental differences in the way men and women communicate | What does the term “genderlects” refer to? |
| A. Rapport, Report | According to communication researcher, Deborah Tannen, women tend to use more ________talk while men use more _______ talk. |
| B. A disclaimer | Latoya says, “I might be wrong, but I think it is going to rain today.” What is this an example of? |
| C. Disclaimers | According to communication experts, what type of speech pattern decreases the speaker’s perceived assertiveness in speech? |
| A. Gender is biologically based. | Critics of Tannen’s work regarding gender and communication question her assumption that: |
| C. Instrumentally-oriented | If someone is trying to weigh his/her options to make a decision about whether to take a new job in a different city, he/she is likely to prefer talking with a friend who has this style of communication. |
| A. Affectively-oriented | What category/style of communication skills are referred to as more comforting and involve a significant amount of listening? |
| C. Instrumentally-oriented | What category/style of communication skills do people tend to prefer when they want to discuss strategies or learn more about a topic? |
| A. Affectively-oriented | What type of communication skills are women more likely to use? |
| A. Overall gender differences in many areas of communication are small. | What statement best describes research findings related to gender and communication? |
| A. Early play experiences are related to later communication styles. | According to Maltz and Borker, what is true of men and women’s communication styles? |
| D. There are differences in meanings between women’s nods and men’s nods during conversations. | What do Maltz and Borker suggest related to head-nodding in conversations between men and women? |
| A. Individuals feel more comfortable disclosing personal information to a variety of people. | What is characteristic of individualistic cultures? |
| D. Arab | Which culture is more likely to rely on nonverbal cues in communication? |
| A. A “low context” culture | Which type of culture is more likely to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible? |
| D. All of these | According to research findings, what is characteristic of gay men’s speech patterns? |
| C. As people age, they begin to lose their ability to recognize emotional expressions. | According to research findings, what is true related to nonverbal communication patterns? |
| B. Morgan, a 25-year-old woman | Who would likely be the BEST at decoding and translating nonverbal communication? |
| D. Physical characteristics are less important. | What is a potential benefit of online communication? |
| D. All of these are true. | What best describes emoticons? |
| B. Computer-mediated communication | The use of online avatars falls under what category of communication? |
| D. Most said nothing at all. | In one research study that asked men and women to report how they express their consent to engage in sex with a partner, what did most report? |
| C. More likely to report higher levels of relationship satisfaction. | Research finds that couples who communicate with each other about sexuality issues are: |
| B. Self-disclosure | What conversation technique is critical in maintaining healthy and satisfying relationships? |
| A. Know correct terminology and have a sexual vocabulary | What does the author of your textbook suggest helps facilitate a meaningful conversation about sexuality in a relationship? |
| A. Nonverbal communication | What is an important characteristic of active listening? |
| D. Self-restraint | According to your text, what is one crucial factor that nondefensive listening relies on? |
| B. Active listening | What is the name of the communication technique where the listener uses nodding and eye contact to signal that he/she is attentive to the speaker? |
| C. Goes down as couples experience more distress. | John Gottman found that the ratio of positive to negative interactions in a relationship: |
| B. Overgeneralization | Nadia says, “We never make love anymore.” She and her partner have sex about twice a week which is less often than they used to. What is her statement an example of? |
| A. Overkill | In the heat of the moment, Jordan tells his partner if he doesn’t do what he wants, he will pack all of his things and move out when in reality he has no plans to leave. What is this an example of? |
| D. Couples who report higher level of relationship satisfaction report both public issue arguments and personal disagreements. | What best characterizes couples’ relationship satisfaction and level of disagreements? |
| D. How did you get along with your parents growing up? | What question would someone be LEAST likely to ask earlier in a relationship? |
| B. The level of acceptance or rejection they expect | According to your text, what is one way self-esteem impacts a person’s relationships? |
| B. He or she is direct in telling a partner what he/she needs for sexual satisfaction. | What is a characteristic of a good lover? |
| A. Physical attractiveness. | In the United States, there is a particularly high value on: |
| C. Advertising | What does the author of your textbook suggest is responsible for the level of body dissatisfaction in the United States? |
| C. When men gossip, they are more likely to gossip to romantic partners. | What is characteristic of men and gossiping? |
| B. The eyes, nose and mouth of the other person | Where is the majority of a person’s gaze directed during a typical conversation? |
| C. Heterosexual women | Who is more likely to apologize in relationships? |
