Psychology Module 15

Based on the textbook's discussion, which statement is true with respect to asexual people?

Asexual people masturbate nearly as often as other people do.

Which of these men would be considered the MOST attractive to women based on the evolutionary theory of sexual attraction?

a tall, fit 40-year-old man driving an expensive car

Christy's 17-year-old nephew seems to take a lot of risks compared with his sister. How would an evolutionary psychologist explain the difference between Christy's niece and nephew?

Females are attracted to males who appear healthy and bold, which encourages males to behave this way.

An individual who does not feel sexually attracted to other people is:

asexual

Jerome is a man who is sexually and romantically attracted to both men and women. Jerome is:

bisexual

Research evidence suggests that a gay or lesbian sexual orientation is NOT:

changeable

Sandra is a 21-year-old college student who is unsure how her current relationship will be affected if she chooses to wait until marriage to be sexually active. A psychology researcher would tell her:

couples who wait until they are deeply committed have the best sex lives.

Christine is bisexual, single, and looking. At a party, she meets Kendrick, an attractive man, and Kara, an attractive woman. All else being equal, Christine is MOST likely to be sexually and romantically interested in:

either Kara or Kendrick, or both.

The finding that men are usually more likely than women to initiate sexual activity applies to:

men in nearly all cultures.

Holden is a single man. At a party, he meets Will, an attractive man, and Kandace, an attractive woman. All else being equal, Holden is MOST likely to be sexually and romantically interested in _____ because he is _____.

neither Will nor Kandace; asexual

Mike and Carla find that the closer their relationship becomes, the more sexual satisfaction they experience. This is due to:

overlapping brain reward regions.

Masters and Johnson's groundbreaking human sexual response research was based on:

physiological measurement.

During the _____ phase of the sexual response, males are unable to have another orgasm immediately.

resolution

In the sexual response cycle, heart rate and respiration drop during the _____ phase.

resolution

To study the sexual response of men and women in general, William Masters and Virginia Johnson studied 312 men and 382 women. These participants are called a(n):

sample

From an evolutionary perspective, which information is LEAST likely to be found in the personal ads of an American newspaper?

women promoting their maturity and affluence by citing career and wealth

The evolutionary perspective predicts that women are LEAST likely to become attracted to a male who is:

youthful

Frequent sexual fantasies are MOST likely a reflection of sexual:

experience.

Which condition is related to teens' decision to delay having sex?

father presence

Evolutionary psychologists state that men have been biologically predisposed through natural selection to be attracted to women who show evidence of:

fertility

Evolutionary psychologists believe that men in almost all cultures are attracted to women based on youthful physical characteristics that denote:

fertility and good health.

Gary is a homosexual man. Gary MOST likely calls himself:

gay

An individual who is sexually or romantically attracted to members of the same sex is:

homosexual.

Doris is a woman who calls herself a lesbian. Doris is:

homosexual.

Systolic blood pressure increases by _____ points during sexual intercourse.

60

About _____ percent of both men and women say they have had sexual fantasies.

95

In a study described in the textbook, a male and a female each approached strangers of the other sex on a college campus. Approximately _____ percent of the women who were approached agreed to sleep with the male, and _____ percent of the men who were approached agreed to sleep with the female that night.

0; 70