Human Sexuality Midterm

1. Transvestitism is a sociocultural expression of cross-genderism.

True

False

2. Because transgendered people cross socially determined barriers relating to gender expression, they may be met with harsh judgment and prejudice.

True

False

3. Human beings have an inner sense of themselves as female, male, or a postion between the two.

True

False

4. The phase of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle in which blood flow is concentrated in the pelvic region and the body begins to show signs of arousal is called

Excitement.

Plateau.

Refraction.

Resolution.

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Explanation

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5. Which external female sex organ becomes hard and erect during arousal?

The clitoris

The prepuce

The labia minora

The vulva

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Explanation

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6. The sequence of phases in Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response is

Excitement, orgasm, plateau, resolution.

Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution.

Plateau, excitement, orgasm, resolution.

Plateau, orgasm, excitement, resolution.

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Explanation

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7. The recent study on American sexual behavior that is generally considered the most accurate is the

National Health and Social Life Survey

Janus Report on Sexual Behavior

'Redbook' survey

'American Couples' study

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Explanation

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8. The rounded pad of fatty tissue located over the female pubic bone is called the

Hymen

Mons

Shaft

Urethra

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Explanation

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9. The hairlike projections that help move the ovum through the fallopian tubes are called

Cilia.

Fimbriae.

Mylin.

Os.

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Explanation

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10. When Antonio and Tamara make love, he often inserts his penis in her vagina until he feels that ejaculation is close. Then, he puts on a condom. Why is this behavior risky?

Preejaculatory fluids are meant to serve as a lubricant.

Preejaculatory secretions of the Cowper's glands often contain sperm.

Such behavior may cause semen to become thick and gelatinous.

The interruption in sexual arousal may reduce the motility of sperm.

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Explanation

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11. Mitchell can experience orgasm only if he is wearing and touching leather garments. This behavior is an example of

A paraphilia.

A psychosis.

Biphobia.

Foreplay.

12. Most women tend to reach orgasm most quickly through

Heterosexual intercourse.

Lesbian sexual activity.

Masturbation.

Oral-genital stimulation.

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Explanation

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13. In some sub-Saharan African and East Asian cultures, clitoridectomies are performed

As a rite of passage to womanhood.

To make childbirth as painful and difficult as possible.

To prevent masturbation and the passing of sexually transmitted diseases.

To protect against infibulation.

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Explanation

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14. During intercourse, Nathan experiences orgasm, but no semen appears. His physician diagnoses his problem as retrogade ejaculation. This means that

Muscles that normally close off the bladder fail to contract and semen enters the bladder.

No contractions have occurred in the muscles that surround the ejaculatory duct.

The erect penis has not sent a sufficient number of impulses to the ejaculatory center of the spinal cord.

The prostate and seminal vesicles fail to secrete their fluids, so no semen is created.

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Explanation

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15. Where does fertilization usually take place?

At the cervical os

Near the fimbriae

Within the fallopian tube

Within the fundus

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Explanation

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16. Nick finds the idea of sexual activity to be repulsive. Even when he is with men or women he likes, sexual thoughts do not enter his mind. Helen Singer Kaplan would describe Nick's problem as one of

Desire.

Excitement.

Plateau.

Vasocongestion.

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Explanation

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17. The purpose of infibulation is to

Ensure that no intercourse will occur prior to marriage.

Increase the sexual pleasure of men during intercourse.

Prevent painful childbirth.

Reduce the possibility of masturbation.

18. Semen contains all of the following substances EXCEPT

Enzymes

Proteins

Smegma

Sperm

19. As professionals use the term today, a person's sexual orientation

Can be determined by analyzing levels of various hormones in a person's bloodstream.

Includes their sexual behavior, affectional preferences, and self-identification, along with other variables.

Is defined by their sexual activities.

Is determined only by which people a person finds sexually attractive.

20. A paraphilia is a

Dependence on sexual behaviors or sexual fantasies involving stimuli that are considered unusual or unacceptable.

Love of sexual activity.

Person who is addicted to sexual activities.

Person who pursues pleasure relentlessly.

21. During intercourse, Camille prefers really deep penetration that stimulates her cervix. Camille's resulting orgasmic experience is called

A uterine orgasm.

Multiple orgasms.

A blended orgasm.

A vaginal orgasm.

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Explanation

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22. The term nocturnal emission refers to

Ejaculations that occur while sleeping.

Nighttime dreams about engaging in sexual activity.

Spontaneous orgasms in response to fantasy.

The first ejaculation that occurs during masturbation.

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Explanation

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23. Which is the correct pathway for the sperm?

Testes, prostate, vas deferens, urethra

Testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, urethra

Testes, vas deferens, seminiferous tubules, urethra

Testes, vas deferens, ureter, urethra

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Explanation

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24. Which statement most accurately describes Helen Singer Kaplan's model of sexual response?

Males and females have distinct sexual response cycles, with females experiencing a lengthy plateau phase.

Sexual response begins with psychological desire, which then begins a physiological cycle of vasocongestion and eventually orgasmic release.

While desire and vasocongestion appear to be human universals, orgasmic response is not.

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Explanation

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25. In conducting sex research, the best type of sample is a _____ sample

Clinical

Naturally occurring

Random

Volunteer

26. The terms berdache and hijra refer to

Gender roles for a "third sex" recognized in particular societies.

Individuals in various societies who have a same-sex sexual orientation.

Malformed genitalia in newborn infants.

Women who choose to live as males in their respective societies.

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Explanation

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27. One result of clitoridectomy is to

Ease childbirth.

Increase fertility.

Increase sexual pleasure.

Reduce sexual pleasure.

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Explanation

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28. Pseudohermaphrodites have both testes and ovaries.

True

False

29. Which of the following statements best reflects current research regarding female ejaculation?

Any release of fluids during orgasm is clearly urine expelled by a weak bladder.

It is not clear whether the liquid substance that some women expel during orgasm is urine or a semenlike secretion.

Skene's glands clearly produce a semenlike substance that is released only during orgasm.

The G spot constitutes a secretory gland during stimulation of the pelvic nerves.

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Explanation

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30. According to recent research, multiple orgasms among women appear to depend on

How much love is felt for a partner.

The level of previous sexual experience.

The type of stimulation involved.

Whether the plateau phase lasts a long time.

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Explanation

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31. Over-the-counter drugs that claim to reduce the symptoms of PMS act by

Counteracting the effects of prostaglandin.

Decreasing the impact of FSH on the ovaries.

Facilitating the release of luteinizing hormone from the pituitary.

Increasing progesterone levels in the blood.

32. Can men have multiple orgams?

No, the physiological process involved in male orgasm and ejaculation make this impossible.

No, these are myths supported by pornography.

Yes, a small number can avoid ejaculating and thus have repeated orgasms.

Yes, if they are truly motivated to please their partners.

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Explanation

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33. Both the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland

Are important in producing and maintaining erections.

Contribute much of the fluid that makes up semen.

Produce secretions that provide lubrication.

Secrete alkalis to neutralize the acids in the urethra.

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Explanation

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34. The external female sex organs are collectively called the

Clitoris

Glans

Ovaries

Vulva

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Explanation

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35. According to Richard von Krafft-Ebing, the cause of all sexual deviations is

A brain disorder.

Childhood sexual abuse.

Masturbation.

Unconscious conflict.

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Explanation

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36. In fetal development, it is not possible to determine the sex of a human embryo by its appearance until at least

5 weeks.

8 weeks.

12 weeks.

16 weeks.

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Explanation

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37. Alfred Kinsey contributed greatly to our understanding of sexual behavior by

Writing a marriage manual that opposed the restrictions of the Victorian age.

Developing a theory of psychosexual development that emphasized childhood sexuality.

Interviewing thousands of Americans about their sexual behavior and attitudes.

Collecting laboratory data on sexual responses.

Type: Factual
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Explanation

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38. Healthy sperm production should have a scrotal temperature that is

Higher than body temperature.

Independent of body temperature.

Lower than body temperature.

The same as body temperature.

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Explanation

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39. At birth, the testes are normally contained in the

Abdominal cavity.

Epididymis.

Inguinal canal.

Scrotum.

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Explanation

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40. The tendency toward equal status contact means

That extramarital sexual activity is most likely to occur between people of equal status.

The people tend to initiate and maintain relationships with people who have similar social characteristics.

That when people have frequent contact, differences in their status diminish.

All of these.

41. In males, the FSH works to stimulate

Cowper's glands to produce preejaculatory fluid.

Spermatocytes to produce sperm.

The prostate gland to secrete fluid.

The testes to produce testosterone.

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Explanation

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42. Which statement most accurately describes Iwan Bloch's contribution to our understanding of sexual behavior?

Bloch carried out the first laboratory study of human sexual response.

Bloch conducted the first scientific survey about then-current sexual practices.

Bloch was the first to apply a historical approach to understanding sexual behavior.

Bloch was the first to recognize that sexual problems were often at the root of mental illness.

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Explanation

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43. Hermaphroditism is defined as the presence of high frequencies of both masculine and feminine behaviors and traits in the same individual.

True

False

44. Feminists are women whose primary aim is to improve the status of feminine traits.

True

False

45. The masculine version of menopause is called

Free testosterone syndrome.

Menarche.

Testosterone replacement syndrome.

The male climacteric.

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Explanation

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46. An ongoing controversy that surrounds the female orgasm is whether or not

Females of other species experience orgasm.

Female orgasms are more intense than those of males.

Several types of orgasm really exist.

Women can really experience multiple orgasms.

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Explanation

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47. The contemporary concesus in medicine and psychology holds that masturbation is a(n)

Immature way of obtaining sexual pleasure and gratification.

Major cause of sexual dysfunctions and deviations.

Marginally acceptable alternative to normal sexual expression.

Widespread and generally harmless form of sexual expression.

48. Some sex scholars have suggested that an important flaw in Masters and Johnson's research on human sexual response is

The lack of gay males and lesbians in their original sample.

The unequal number of males and females in their sample.

Their inclusion of only orgasmic subjects in their sample.

Their over-reliance on verbal self-reports from their subjects.

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Explanation

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49. There is some evidence that regular exercise of the pubococcygeal muscle

Can assist in locating and stimulating the Grafenberg spot.

Decreases the likelihood of menstrual discomfort.

Increases the likelihood of multiple orgasms among women.

Results in greater likelihood of orgasmic satisfaction.

Type: conceptual

Explanation

Type: conceptual

50. One gender difference between gay and lesbian adolescents is that

Gay males usually begin sexual activity with older males; lesbians typically become active with peers.

Lesbians who masturbate more frequently typically begin their same-gender sexual behavior earlier than gay males.

More lesbians begin their same-gender sexual activity in groups; gay males begin in a dyadic relationship.

Most gay males report that their first same-gender experience occurred by age 14; lesbians report that it occurred later.

Type: factual
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Explanation

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Human Sexuality Midterm

1. Transvestitism is a sociocultural expression of cross-genderism.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Because transgendered people cross socially determined barriers relating to gender expression, they may be met with harsh judgment and prejudice.

3. Human beings have an inner sense of themselves as female, male, or a postion between the two.

4. The phase of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle in which blood flow is concentrated in the pelvic region and the body begins to show signs of arousal is called

5. Which external female sex organ becomes hard and erect during arousal?

6. The sequence of phases in Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response is

7. The recent study on American sexual behavior that is generally considered the most accurate is the

8. The rounded pad of fatty tissue located over the female pubic bone is called the

9. The hairlike projections that help move the ovum through the fallopian tubes are called

10. When Antonio and Tamara make love, he often inserts his penis in her vagina until he feels that ejaculation is close. Then, he puts on a condom. Why is this behavior risky?

11. Mitchell can experience orgasm only if he is wearing and touching leather garments. This behavior is an example of

12. Most women tend to reach orgasm most quickly through

13. In some sub-Saharan African and East Asian cultures, clitoridectomies are performed

14. During intercourse, Nathan experiences orgasm, but no semen appears. His physician diagnoses his problem as retrogade ejaculation. This means that

15. Where does fertilization usually take place?

16. Nick finds the idea of sexual activity to be repulsive. Even when he is with men or women he likes, sexual thoughts do not enter his mind. Helen Singer Kaplan would describe Nick's problem as one of

17. The purpose of infibulation is to

18. Semen contains all of the following substances EXCEPT

19. As professionals use the term today, a person's sexual orientation

20. A paraphilia is a

21. During intercourse, Camille prefers really deep penetration that stimulates her cervix. Camille's resulting orgasmic experience is called

22. The term nocturnal emission refers to

23. Which is the correct pathway for the sperm?

24. Which statement most accurately describes Helen Singer Kaplan's model of sexual response?

25. In conducting sex research, the best type of sample is a _____ sample

26. The terms berdache and hijra refer to

27. One result of clitoridectomy is to

28. Pseudohermaphrodites have both testes and ovaries.

29. Which of the following statements best reflects current research regarding female ejaculation?

30. According to recent research, multiple orgasms among women appear to depend on

31. Over-the-counter drugs that claim to reduce the symptoms of PMS act by

32. Can men have multiple orgams?

33. Both the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland

34. The external female sex organs are collectively called the

35. According to Richard von Krafft-Ebing, the cause of all sexual deviations is

36. In fetal development, it is not possible to determine the sex of a human embryo by its appearance until at least

37. Alfred Kinsey contributed greatly to our understanding of sexual behavior by

38. Healthy sperm production should have a scrotal temperature that is

39. At birth, the testes are normally contained in the

40. The tendency toward equal status contact means

41. In males, the FSH works to stimulate

42. Which statement most accurately describes Iwan Bloch's contribution to our understanding of sexual behavior?

43. Hermaphroditism is defined as the presence of high frequencies of both masculine and feminine behaviors and traits in the same individual.

44. Feminists are women whose primary aim is to improve the status of feminine traits.

45. The masculine version of menopause is called

46. An ongoing controversy that surrounds the female orgasm is whether or not

47. The contemporary concesus in medicine and psychology holds that masturbation is a(n)

48. Some sex scholars have suggested that an important flaw in Masters and Johnson's research on human sexual response is

49. There is some evidence that regular exercise of the pubococcygeal muscle

50. One gender difference between gay and lesbian adolescents is that