Human Sexuality 2306 - Chapter 1 Quiz

According to research that explored the effecrs of a human sexuality course on parents' discussions of sexuality with their children, which percentage of parents who tooj the course discussed masterbation with their children?

14

Dr. Joseph is conducting a randomized survey study on the sexual behavior of college students. Should Dr. Joseph go into college classrooms and seek volunteers to fill out his questionnaire?

No. If he did, his sample would no longer be a randomized study.

______ refers to a person's unique foundation of knowledge, attitudes, and actions relating to what the person wants and who he or she is as a sexual being.

Personal sexual philosophy

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 names of that study?

The National Study of Family Growth

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

There is an increasing concern about sexually transimitted infections.

The term morals refers to _____

a person's individual, unique attitude about what constitutes right and wrong

Suvery's conducted over the Internet _______.

can priovide a large number of responces from a geographical area in a short amount of time.

In an effort to educate young people about sex, the chinese governement ______.

created a website for the country aimed at discussing a variety of sexual topics

At the end of Lauren's participation in a research study, the researcher explains the goals and procedures of the study to her, and gives her an opportunity to ask questions or make comments about her experience. This example illustrates the concept of _____.

debriefing

Roland is a participant in an experiment and was assigned to a group that recieves the treatment. Roland is in the _____ group.

experimental

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

The variable of interest in an experiment that is allowed to change between or among groups while all other variables are held constant is reffered to as the _______ variable.

independent

In an experiment, the treatment administered is the ______ varaible and the resulting behavior is the ______ variable.

independent; dependent

For most people, a great deal of sexual knowledge probably stems from ______.

informal sex education networks

According to the textbook, most of today's sexual problems, such as unwanted pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted infections stem from________.

insertive sexual practices such as vaginal, oral, and anal sex.

Damian has a fear of being sexually abnormal because he has sexual fantasies. The fear of being sexually abnormal _______.

is a common one that is held by many people

A researcher conducted a study about flirting behavior among adults. She gathered data by watching the behavior of adults in public places such as bars and nightclubs. The ______ research method was used in this study.

observational

Dr. Levin allowed members of his target population to volunteer to participate in his study. As a result, the findings of Dr. Levin's study were influenced by ___.

self-selection bias

Abstinence-only sex education programs teach that

teenagers should wait until they are married to have sex and therefore don't need information about contraception or sexually transmitted infections

Which research method is used to determine cause-and-effect relationships among variables?

the experimental method

College students who take a course that focuses on sexual health are more likely to ________.

use condoms and other forms or contraception

In research studies conducted by Masters and Johnson in the 1960s, a comparison of volunteers and randomly-selected participants for sexuality research revealed that _________.

volunteers were younger in age