Psych 230

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

All of the above are true.

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

False

In an experiment, what variable does the experimenter manipulate?

Independent variable

Before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of _______, abortion was illegal in this country. the American Psychiatric Association Kinsey Louise Brown Roe v Wade

Roe v. Wade

refers to a wide range of physical, psychological, and emotional issues relating to sexuality.

Sexual health

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 National Survey of Family Growth

T/F: A major indication of a good research study is one that has a representative sample.

True

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 Alfred Kinsey and Clelia Mosher Alan Bell and Martin Weinberg Evelyn Hooker and Morton Hunt

William Masters and Virginia Johnson

n 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? a case study a survey an experiment direct observation

direct observation

Which of the following describes a person's view of himself or herself as a man or woman? gender stereotype sexual health sexual orientation gender identity

gender identity

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 _______. Correct! human sexuality sexual health sexual orientation gender identity

human sexuality

The variable of interest in an experiment that is allowed to change between or among groups while all other variables are held constant is referred to as the _______ variable. -control -experimental -dependent -independent

independent

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 co-investigators assistants experimenters respondents

respondents

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

romantic, emotional, and sexual

The term used to describe a subset of the target population selected by researchers to represent the entire population under study is the _______.

sample

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. case study correlation experiment survey

survey

In which type of research is a representative sample of people asked to answer questions about their sexual attitudes or behaviors by means of questionnaires or interviews?

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