Human Sexuality Exam 1 study guide

Ethical guidelines for doing sex research with humans require which of the following?

1. No pressure or coercion can be applied 2. Participants have the right of refusal. 3. Informed consent must be obtained.

Before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of _______, abortion was illegal in this country.

Roe v. Wade

In 2002, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a study of human sexuality using face-to-face interviews with over 5,000 men and women in the United States. What is the name of that study?

The NS of FG

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)?

William Masters and Virginia Johnson

The term _______ refers to methodology that determines the extent to which two variables are systematically related to each other.

correlational research

In the 1970s, Dr. Helen Singer Kaplan proposed a theory of human sexuality in which she claimed that there were three stages of sexual response. What were the three stages?

desire, excitement, orgasm

Professor Franco is interested in collecting data on flirting behavior from individuals of gay sexual orientation in gay bars. Which research method should Professor Franco use to obtain those kinds of data?

direct obs

Which of the following research methods allows us to draw cause-and-effect relationships?

experimental method

Most of the information we have learned regarding human sexuality has been obtained through experimental laboratory research.

false; surveys

Which of the following describes a person's view of himself or herself as a man or woman?

gender identity

People who take a course in human sexuality _______.

have a greater level of comfort in discussing sexual issues

Professor Awajadi has dedicated her career to an area of study that focuses on all aspects of humans as sexual beings. This area of study is referred to as _______.

human sexuality

in an experiment, what variable does the experimenter manipulate?

independent variable

In a(n) ____ sample, subgroups are represented according to their incidence in the larger population.

representative

Individuals selected to respond to a researcher's request for information are called _______.

respondents

The term sexual orientation most accurately refers to what kind of attraction with respect to gender?

sexual romantic emotional

A _______ is the research process of collecting information from volunteer respondents for the purpose of explaining, describing, or comparing people's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.

survey

A researcher is conducting a sex survey and would like to use a method that allows for both anonymity and flexibility in questioning. Which type of survey should this researcher use?

telephone survey

Which of the following is a reason for China's newfound interest in sex education?

the increase of STI's reaching a level of worry

A major indication of a good research study is one that has a representative sample.

true