Soc 230 - Human Sexual Behavior » Fall 2021 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
Personal and professional ethics are a main component of the positive sexuality model.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
According to the positive sexuality model, individual sexuality is____ and _____ .
A.   unique;multifaceted
B.   multifaceted; unique
Question #3
Jan asks Chris what gender pronoun they would prefer. This is an example of
A.   demeaning language
B.   superiority
C.   humanizing language
Question #4
The positive sexuality model criticizes academic progress in relation to sexuality research and education.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes Kinsey’s research?
A.   It described patterns of sexual behavior in men and women.
B.   It reported the incidence of deviant sexual behavior in men.
C.   It discovered the causes of sexual dysfunction in men and women.
D.   It described the physiology of sexual behavior in men and women.
Question #6
Which of the following would be a negative consequence of the belief that penile-vaginal intercourse is the primary definition of sex?
A.   It excludes certain groups (e.g. gays and lesbians) from the definition.
B.   It perpetuates the notion that sexual response and orgasm are supposed to occur during penetration.
C.   It devalues other forms of sexual behavior.
D.   It perpetuates the notion that sexual response and orgasm are supposed to occur during penetration, it devalues other forms of sexual behavior and it excludes certain groups (e.g. gays and lesbians) from the definition.
Question #7
Based on current research and philosophies, which of the following governs human sexuality to a greater degree?
A.   Social conditioning and psychological factors
B.   Anthropological factors
C.   Sociobiological factors
D.   Hormones and instincts
Question #8
The role of sexology is to
A.   study only those behaviors which can be electronically quantified
B.   study sex and sexuality in the United States, so as not to be confused by other cultural influences.
C.   publish material which is interesting and entertaining to the public
D.   test assumptions about sexuality in a scientific way
Question #9
One DISADVANTAGE of using the experimental method of research is
A.   researchers observe and record subject responses in a natural setting
B.   the behaviors of large groups of people can be studied
C.   causal relationships between variables can be determined
D.   the artificiality of laboratory settings can result in bias
Question #10
In research, what step typically comes after selecting a population and sampling?
A.   Creating the research question
B.   Collecting, processing, and analyzing the data
C.   Choosing the research method
D.   Using operational/empirical definitions
Question #11
Sexologists study which of the following?
A.   How social issues affect our sexual lives and identities.
B.   How religion and other institutions interact with sexuality, how social issues affect our sexual lives and identities, and how people think about sex.
C.   How religion and other institutions interact with sexuality.
D.   How people think about sex.
Question #12
Ethical guidelines for doing sex research with humans require that
A.   informed consent be obtained.
B.   no pressure or coercion be applied.
C.   participants have the right of refusal.
D.   informed consent be obtained, participants have the right of refusal and no pressure or coercion be applied.

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