PSYC Human Sexuality Ch. 8 Quiz

According to the Dual Control Model of sexual response:

early learning and culture are critical factors because they determine the stimuli that lead to sexual excitement or sexual inhibition.

The prenatal _____ effects of sex hormones result in a permanent change in the brain or in the reproductive system.

organizing

The most common ejaculation problem in males is _____ ejaculation.

premature

Women are capable of multiple orgasms because:

they do not have a refractory period.

Which of the following is true of sexual fantasies?

Heterosexuals sometimes have homosexual fantasies.

In two-person sex, the best way to stimulate the woman's genitals is to:

begin with light, gentle stroking of the thighs and the inner and outer lips.

Kaplan's triphasic model of sexual response contains the _____, which was missing in Masters and Johnson's model.

cognitive component, sexual desire

Research shows that men with spinal cord injuries:

are still capable of having erections.

_____ is a sexual act in which the man's penis is stimulated by his partner's mouth.

Fellatio

Which of the following has research discovered about androgens?

Androgens are related to sexual desire in both men and women.

Which of the following is true of ejaculation?

Ejaculations can often be controlled voluntarily.

Which of the following is true of the "ballooning" response of the vagina?

It helps accommodate the entrance of the penis.

Which of the following is true of the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle?

It is a reversal of the processes that built up during the excitement stage.

Which of the following is an advantage of the woman-on-top position?

It provides a lot of clitoral stimulation, the intensity of which a woman can control.

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the sexual response models of Masters and Johnson, Kaplan, and the Dual Control Model?

None of them document and analyze the importance of emotions in sexual arousal.

Which of the following should one keep in mind about anal intercourse?

Objects entering the anus must never be directly inserted into the vagina.

Research indicates that female ejaculation occurs in some women with the stimulation of the _____ glands.

Skene's

Which of the following is true of the vagina during the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle?

The capillaries in the walls of the vagina dilate to increase the blood flow.

According to sex therapist Esther Perel, which of the following aspects of sex is representative of the Protestant "sex-as-work" ethic?

The emphasis on simultaneous orgasm

Which of the following is true of erogenous zones?

They are areas of the body that are sexually sensitive.

What do researchers consider the function of sex pheromones to be?

They help identify potential sex partners.

_______ is the swelling of bodily tissues caused by increased blood flow and is the force that causes the hardening of a penis during an erection.

Vasocongestion

Which of the following is an advantage of cunnilingus?

Women typically orgasm most easily through cunnilingus.

The _____ effect of hormones is illustrated by the finding that castrated male rats resumed sexual behavior when they were given injections of testosterone.

activating

Myotonia is one of the two basic physiological processes that occur during the sexual response cycle. It involves:

muscle contractions.