Human Sexuality Ch 1 Quiz

Professor Awajadi has dedicated her career to an area of study tht focuses on all aspects of humans as sexual beings. This area of study is referred to as ___.

Human Sexuality

In Western cultures, people think that the term sex refers only to intercourse: this belief ___.

Ignores the full range of sexual experiences and pleasure that human beings can have.

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

Informal sex education networks

Which of the following describes a flaw in the methodology used in surveys found in magazines?

Most respondents are readers of the magazine and therefore would not represent the general population.

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

Personal sexual philosophy

Which of the following is an ethical safeguard in sexuality research?

Researchers must protect participants from all types of harm.

The results of Masters and Johnson's early work established a basic foundation and language for understanding and discussing ___.

The human sexual response

The current emphasis in sex education is away from abstinence only programs, and toward programs that ___.

contain accurate information that will help teens to make more responsible decisions about sex.

Denechia is a participant and in an experiment and was assigned a group that does not receive treatment. Denechia is in the ___ group.

control

In an effort to educate young people about sex, the Chinese government ___ .

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

Researchers conducting a sex survey who are interested in establishing a trusting rapport with participants and who wish to have more flexibility when asking planned and follow up questions should use which of the following?

face to face interview

Which of the following describes a person's view of him/herself as a man or woman?

gender identity

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.

independent

In an experiment the treatment administered is the ___ variable and the resulting behavior is the ___ variable.

independent, dependent

Damian has a fear of being sexually abnormal. This fear ___.

is a common one that is held by many people.

According to research, parents who had taken a human sexuality course were found to be ____.

more likely to discuss aspects of sexuality with their children.

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

Individuals selected to respond to a researcher's request for information are called ___.

respondents

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

sample

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

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

sexual health

A ___ is the process of collecting information from volunteer respondents for the purpose of explaining, describing, or comparing people's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.

survey

In contrast to the work of Masters and Johnson, the "new" view of sexual response posited that the sexual responses and feelings of women are different from those of men. According to this theory, what are some of the factors that must be taken into account in order to better understand women't sexual responses?

the relationship in which the sexual behavior takes place, as well as cultural and economic factors.

The action performed on or by a group in an experiment is referred to as a ___.

treatment

College students who take a course that focuses on sexual health are ore likely to ___

use condoms and other forms of contraception