Question 1

Gay men and lesbians have been found to score midway between straight males and straight females on

Accepted Answer

A)  media literacy assessments.
B)  sexual dysfunction inventories.
C)  mental rotation tasks.
D)  self-esteem questionnaires.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to the socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  schema
B)  gender
C)  sexual orientation
D)  Y chromosomeE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The time span after orgasm during which a man cannot be aroused to another orgasm is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the plateau stage.
B)  the intersex interval.
C)  the excitement stage.
D)  the refractory period.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The fertile females theory has been proposed to explain the transmission of genes that promote

Accepted Answer

A)  gender typing.
B)  male homosexuality.
C)  refractory periods.
D)  secondary sex characteristics.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The study of how our behavior and mind have changed in adaptive ways over time due to natural selection is called

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning theory.
B)  developmental psychology.
C)  cognitive psychology.
D)  evolutionary psychology.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

When pregnant sheep were injected with testosterone during a critical period of fetal development,their female offspring later demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A)  a sexual dysfunction.
B)  spermarche.
C)  the older-brother effect.
D)  homosexual behavior.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  female ovaries
B)  male facial hair
C)  gender typing
D)  spermarcheE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

On mental rotation tasks,gays and lesbians have been observed to score ________ than heterosexual men and ________ than heterosexual women.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher;higher
B)  lower;lower
C)  higher;lower
D)  lower;higherE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Professor Branson emphasizes that gender differences in sexual behavior reflect the interactive influences of physiological processes,cultural norms,and people's unique sexual values and commitments.The professor's emphasis best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary psychology.
B)  a social script.
C)  many levels of analysis.
D)  Freudian psychology.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

When males and females work as employees in the same companies,leadership tends to go to ________.When males and females serve together as members of juries,leadership tends to go to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  males;females
B)  females;males
C)  males;males
D)  females;femalesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

AIDS is most commonly transmitted through

Accepted Answer

A)  unsanitary foods and eating utensils.
B)  unprotected sex with an infected person.
C)  a prenatal infection from one's own mother.
D)  receiving a transfusion of blood from a person with AIDS.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Women are ________ likely than men to report at least one same-sex sexual contact during their lives.The percentage of women who identify themselves as lesbian is ________ than the percentage of men who identify themselves as gay.

Accepted Answer

A)  more;lower
B)  less;higher
C)  less;lower
D)  more;higherE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Simon LeVay discovered that a neural cluster located in the ________ was larger in heterosexual men than in homosexual men.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum
B)  amygdala
C)  hypothalamus
D)  medullaE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

A boy's first ejaculation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  gender typing.
B)  menarche.
C)  spermarche.
D)  a secondary sex characteristic.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Compared with boys,girls are more likely to play in ________ groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  small
B)  competitive
C)  mixed-age
D)  unsupervisedE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Floyd's psychology professor states that homosexual men tend to have more homosexual relatives on their mother's side than on their father's,which supports a genetic basis for homosexuality.The position explained by Floyd's professor is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the fertile females theory.
B)  the adaptive flexibility principle.
C)  the older-brother effect.
D)  social learning theory.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Rocio and Thomas have three sons.Rocio is pregnant with another son.Research on the older-brother effect indicates that the chances of the fourth son being homosexual is ________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1
B)  less than 2
C)  more than 4
D)  more than 10E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Condoms have been ________ in preventing certain skin-to-skin STIs,such as herpes.Condoms have been ________ in preventing transmission of HIV.

Accepted Answer

A)  of limited protective value;of limited protective value
B)  about 80 percent effective;about 80 percent effective
C)  about 80 percent effective;of limited protective value
D)  of limited protective value;about 80 percent effectiveE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

A single ________ on the ________ chromosome plays a crucial role in the prenatal development of the testes.

Accepted Answer

A)  gene;X
B)  gender schema;X
C)  gene;Y
D)  gender schema;YE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Maria has always taken responsibility for preparing family meals because she learned that this was expected of women.Her behavior best illustrates the influence of

Accepted Answer

A)  sex chromosomes.
B)  secondary sex characteristics.
C)  gender identity.
D)  gender roles.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Exam 4: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

On mental rotation tasks,gays and lesbians have been observed to score ________ than heterosexual men and ________ than heterosexual women.

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A single ________ on the ________ chromosome plays a crucial role in the prenatal development of the testes.

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AIDS is most commonly transmitted through

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When pregnant sheep were injected with testosterone during a critical period of fetal development,their female offspring later demonstrated

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Which of the following terms refers to the socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women?

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The fertile females theory has been proposed to explain the transmission of genes that promote

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Professor Branson emphasizes that gender differences in sexual behavior reflect the interactive influences of physiological processes,cultural norms,and people's unique sexual values and commitments.The professor's emphasis best illustrates

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Compared with boys,girls are more likely to play in ________ groups.

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A boy's first ejaculation is called

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Condoms have been ________ in preventing certain skin-to-skin STIs,such as herpes.Condoms have been ________ in preventing transmission of HIV.

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Rocio and Thomas have three sons.Rocio is pregnant with another son.Research on the older-brother effect indicates that the chances of the fourth son being homosexual is ________ percent.

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The time span after orgasm during which a man cannot be aroused to another orgasm is called

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Women are ________ likely than men to report at least one same-sex sexual contact during their lives.The percentage of women who identify themselves as lesbian is ________ than the percentage of men who identify themselves as gay.

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Maria has always taken responsibility for preparing family meals because she learned that this was expected of women.Her behavior best illustrates the influence of

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Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic?

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Gay men and lesbians have been found to score midway between straight males and straight females on

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Simon LeVay discovered that a neural cluster located in the ________ was larger in heterosexual men than in homosexual men.

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The study of how our behavior and mind have changed in adaptive ways over time due to natural selection is called

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Floyd's psychology professor states that homosexual men tend to have more homosexual relatives on their mother's side than on their father's,which supports a genetic basis for homosexuality.The position explained by Floyd's professor is called

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When males and females work as employees in the same companies,leadership tends to go to ________.When males and females serve together as members of juries,leadership tends to go to ________.

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