chapter 8

What part of the body is sexually responsive to touches or caresses?

The entire body

What are some advantages to the woman-on-top position?

The man has a greater ability to delay ejaculation. The woman can control the stimulation she gets.

True or false: There is no known substance that works well as an aphrodisiac.

True

What sexual intercourse position allows a woman maximum activity, movement, and control?

Woman-on-top

Hormone effects such as increased testosterone are called _____ effects because they activate certain behaviors, such as the sex response.

activating

A castrated animal that has no sex drive is given shots of testosterone and begins to engage in sex again. The animal's renewed sex drive is an example of the:

activating effects of hormones.

Inserting an erect penis into a partner's rectum is known as:

anal intercourse.

Most typically, the term "sodomy" refers to:

anal intercourse.

The colloquial terms "rimming" refers to:

anilingus

A substance (like food or a drug) that increases sexual desire or function is called a(n):

aphrodisiac.

What most people want from their sexual interactions is to:

be sexually satisfied.

When a male experiences retrograde ejaculation, the semen does not travel out of the penis. Instead, it travels to the:

bladder

Injection of a drug like Depo-Provera for the purpose of reducing the levels of testosterone in a man's body is referred to as ____ castration.

chemical

Genital-to-genital sexual intercourse is sometimes referred to with the more technical term:

coitus

Autoeroticism includes all of the following EXCEPT:

cuddling

The sensation in which ejaculation is just about to happen and cannot be stopped is referred to as:

ejaculatory inevitability.

The man-on-top position is the best position for:

ensuring conception.

The parts of the body that are sexually sensitive (such as genitals or lips) are referred to as:

erogenous zones.

The______ phase is the beginning of erotic arousal.

excitement

Purposeful mental imagery or daydreaming that includes sexual activity or is sexually arousing is called:

fantasy

A man's penis is taken into a partner's mouth during:

fellatio

According to Freud, a clitoral orgasm is:

immature.

Rubbing the penis between the thighs of a male partner is referred to as:

interfemoral intercourse.

A major criticism of Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response is that it:

is all physiological.

Mouth-to-mouth stimulation is commonly referred to as _____

kissing

Anilingus is the:

licking of the anal region.

According to the NHSLS, the biggest visual turn-on for both men and women is:

looking at one's body and one's partner's body.

The stimulation of one's own genitals with the hand or with some object is referred to as:

masturbation

Probably the most common sexual position in the United States is the "man-on-top" position, which is also sometimes called the ______ position.

missionary

William Masters and Virginia Johnson are well known for their:

model of the physiology of the sexual response.

In our culture, kissing is:

mostly universal.

Hormones present during prenatal development are called _____ effects, because they cause a permanent change in the organization of some structures.

organizing

A(n) ______ is an intense sensation that occurs at the peak of sexual arousal and is followed by release of sexual tensions.

orgasm

When dogs urinate on a tree to mark it with their scent, they are really depositing ______ and sending a biochemical message to other dogs.

pheromones

In men and women, pulse rate, blood pressure, and breathing return to a relaxed state when they are in the ________ phase

resolution

The phase in which the body returns to an unaroused state after orgasm is called the ______ phase.

resolution

The "backward" expulsion of semen into the bladder rather than out of the penis is referred to as a:

retrograde ejaculation.

The assumption that men should do certain things and that women should do certain other things during two-person sex are a reflection of sexual:

scripts

The limbic system is important to:

sexual behavior.

Autoeroticism is:

sexual self-stimulation.

Male and female sexual fantasies are:

similar

Fantasies during two-person sex are ______ the fantasies people have while masturbating.

similar to

The "69" sexual position is also known as:

simultaneous mouth-genital stimulation.

Some hormones have "organizing effects," meaning that they cause a permanent change in the organization of:

structures like the reproductive system.

Coitus is:

the insertion of the penis into the vagina.

The basic physiological process that occurs during excitement is:

vasocongestion

Sexual fantasies are a:

way to add variety to sex.

Although intercourse positions are infinite, there are ______ basic positions.

4

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic positions of intercourse?

Back-to-back

What are pheromones?

Biochemicals secreted outside the body that are important in communication between animals

Which of the following can contribute to sexual arousal?

Certain odors Musical stimuli Visual stimuli

According to Freud, women experience which two types of orgasm?

Clitoral orgasm Vaginal orgasm

According to researchers, which of the following emotions is antierotic?

Disgust

Which of the following proposes that sexual response is controlled by both sexual excitation and sexual inhibition?

Dual control model

Which of the following is essential to sexual pleasure?

Enjoying touching and being touched

Which of the following is the correct order of the stages in Masters and Johnson's sexual response model?

Excitement, orgasm, and resolution

Which of the following is NOT a sexual activity that lesbians would engage in?

Interfemoral intercourse

Which of the following is true regarding Masters and Johnson's research of the human sexual response?

It cannot be generalized to the entire population.

Which of the following are criticisms of Masters and Johnson's research of the human sexual response?

It ignored cognitive and subjective aspects of the sexual response. Its sampling was flawed.

Which of the following is true regarding masturbation?

It is a very common behavior.

Which of the following best describes what sexual satisfaction means to people?

It means different things to different people.

Whose model of sexual response includes desire?

Kaplan's

What physiological change occurs in males during an orgasm?

Myotonia

Which of the following statements about erogenous zones is accurate?

One person's erogenous zones can be quite different from another's.

______ castration is the term used to refer to surgical removal of the testes.

Physical

For which of the following would the side-to-side position be recommended?

Pregnant woman

The American colloquialism "doggie style" refers to which sexual position?

Rear-entry

According to research, which of the following describes the role of the sexual interest network?

Recognizing sexual opportunity in the environment

What are the three phases of Kaplan's triphasic model?

Sexual desire Muscular contractions Vasocongestion

What two assumptions are commonly made when people think about the techniques of two-person sex?

Sexual scripts for men and women Heterosexual sex