Gender and Sexuality (AP Psychology Chapter 10)

83. After becoming infected by the HIV virus, a person can still test negative for HIV for up to a. 2 months. b. 4 months. c. 6 months. d. 1 year.

c. 6 months.

38. Maximal sexual activity a. appears to occur later in females than it does in males. b. occurs in late adolescence in women. c. depends on estrogen levels in both males and females. d. occurs between the ages of 25 and 30 in males.

a. appears to occur later in females than it does in males.

51. Simon Levay has found a difference between heterosexuals and homosexuals in a. brain structure. b. I.Q. c. psychosis. d. phobias.

a. brain structure.

39. For women, a. frequency of intercourse is highest when androgen levels are at a peak. b. large amounts of androgens are produced during menstruation. c. changes in androgen levels cause the menstrual cycle. d. testosterone inhibits sexual activity.

a. frequency of intercourse is highest when androgen levels are at a peak.

44. Masturbation or self-stimulation in a three-year-old child would be a sign of a. normal sexual development. b. the androgenital syndrome. c. an excess production of sex hormones. d. severe depression.

a. normal sexual development.

13. Which of the following is responsible for the secretion of sex hormones? a. testes b. pituitary c. thalamus d. thyroid

a. testes

16. Which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Genetic sex determines genital sex. b. Genetic sex is determined at conception. c. Gender identity is a product of both genetic sex and sex role identification. d. In the absence of testosterone, embryos develop female sex organs.

b. Genetic sex is determined at conception.

18. Which statement is TRUE regarding male-female differences? a. Estrogen influences the male sex drive. b. Most sex-related behavior is learned. c. Male brains are superior in size but not in operation. d. Sex segregated educational programs account for the decrease in male-female test score differences.

b. Most sex-related behavior is learned.

31. Gender role socialization begins at a. conception. b. birth. c. puberty. d. adolescence.

b. birth.

28. Learning from one's environment how to act "masculine" or "feminine" is known as a. gender association. b. gender role socialization. c. gender training. d. gender role perception.

b. gender role socialization.

42. The effects of sterilization in humans a. usually abolishes the sex drive. b. may lead to more sexual activity because pregnancy is no longer a concern. c. are the same as with castration--most experience a decline in sexual behaviors. d. serve to change genetic sexual capacity.

b. may lead to more sexual activity because pregnancy is no longer a concern.

50. There is research that indicates a genetic tendency for homosexuality, which is contributed by the a. father. b. mother. c. problem delivery. d. none of these

b. mother.

64. Which belief of Freud's was disproved by Masters and Johnson? a. penis envy b. superiority of vaginal orgasms c. Electra complex d. superiority of clitoral orgasms

b. superiority of vaginal orgasms

77. According to the text, what is happening to the "double standard" regarding acceptable male and female sexual behavior? a. It has been drastically altered because of fear about AIDS. b. It remains about the same as it was 30 years ago. c. It is undergoing a slow death as the gap between male and female sexual patterns slowly closes. d. It is responsible for the major backlash in the sexual revolution.

c. It is undergoing a slow death as the gap between male and female sexual patterns slowly closes.

33. People who possess the personality traits traditionally called "male" and "female" are called a. bisexual. b. adenoidal. c. androgynous. d. flexible.

c. androgynous.

76. The pace of the "sexual revolution" has slowed recently largely due to a. more conservative beliefs. b. the fear of AIDS. c. both more conservative beliefs and the fear of AIDS. d. more emphasis on family values.

c. both more conservative beliefs and the fear of AIDS.

85. Hypoactive sexual desire is said to exist when a. the loss of desire is persistent. b. the person is troubled by it. c. both the loss of desire is persistent and the person is troubled by it. d. the amount of desire is intense and uncontrollable.

c. both the loss of desire is persistent and the person is troubled by it.

22. One's personal, private sense of maleness or femaleness is known as a. genital identification. b. sexual scripting. c. gender identity. d. sex role perception.

c. gender identity.

20. Which of the following statements concerning gender identity is TRUE? a. Gender identity is essentially formed in the first few months after birth. b. Gender identity is formed during adolescence. c. Children born with ambiguous gender will develop a confused sense of sexual identity no matter how they are raised. d. Children born with ambiguous gender will develop a clear sense of sexual identity as long as the final decision concerning their sex is made by the age of 18 months.

d. Children born with ambiguous gender will develop a clear sense of sexual identity as long as the final decision concerning their sex is made by the age of 18 months.

63. Which of the following statements concerning sexual response is TRUE? a. The phases of sexual response differ depending on a person's sexual orientation. b. Many women ejaculate during orgasm. c. About half the time, the male refractory period is immediately followed by a second orgasm. d. Orgasm and resolution in the male usually do not last as long as they do for females.

d. Orgasm and resolution in the male usually do not last as long as they do for females.

36. The ultimate erogenous zone in both males and females is/are the a. genitals. b. anus. c. mouth. d. brain.

d. brain.

25. According to the text, gender identity is usually formed a. prenatally. b. the first year of life. c. before 18 months of age. d. by three or four years of age.

d. by three or four years of age.

73. The majority of child molesters are a. rarely friends of the child. b. mostly childless husbands. c. child rapists. d. mostly fathers.

d. mostly fathers.

21. Compared to women, men a. have higher overall intelligence on group tests. b. perform better on tests of verbal ability and rote learning. c. show less rapid losses in IQ scores with increasing age. d. score higher on subtests measuring spatial relationships.

d. score higher on subtests measuring spatial relationships.

70. Achieving sexual arousal by wearing clothes of the opposite sex is known as a. sadism. b. fetishism. c. transsexuality. d. transvestic fetishism.

d. transvestic fetishism.