Learning Curve 5b. Human Sexuality

Biologist _____ pioneered the contemporary study of human sexuality in the 1940s and 1950s.

Alfred Kinsey

Nakita is a woman who is sexually and romantically attracted to other women. Nakita is:

a gay woman

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.

Jason is a 25-year-old gay man who wonders why he is gay and his two older brothers are not. Which statement might be a partial explanation?

He was exposed in utero to hormone levels typically experienced by female fetuses.

What does the strong evidence for the biological basis of sexual orientation suggest with respect to the potential effectiveness of conversion therapy?

It suggests that conversion therapy is unlikely to be effective.

From an evolutionary perspective, which phrase BEST captures how men and women mate?

Men pair widely ; Women pair wisely

Shasta is a woman who is sexually and romantically attracted to both men and women. Shasta is: _____.

bisexual

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

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

Critics of evolutionary psychology are particularly likely to emphasize that gender differences in mate preferences can also be by-products of:

cultural practices

Brian has three older brothers. According to research on the fraternal birth-order effect, Brian is _____ more likely to be gay than Dan, who has two older brothers.

one-third

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

overlapping brain reward regions.

In the _____ phase of the human sexual response cycle, the penis becomes erect, and the clitoris swells.

excitement

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

William Masters and Virginia Johnson began their human sexual response research in the:

1960's

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.

A person's enduring sexual attraction toward members of their own sex or the other sex is called their sexual _____.

Orientation

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

resolution

During which phase of the sexual response cycle does the refractory period begin?

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