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PSY 123 - Human Sexuality PSY 331 - Experimental II |
SOME SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR EXAM 1
FROM BOOK
According to the Malleus Maleficarum, the person who had wet dreams was guilty of a. sodomy b. witchcraft c. homosexuality d. a and b
CORRECT ANSWER: d. a and b
FROM BOOK
According to sociobiologists, human sexual behaviors are primarily the result of a. observational learning b. personal experience c. evolution d. cultural influences e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: c. evolution
FROM BOOK
When volunteers for sex research are compared to non-volunteers for sex research, one of the consistent findings is that volunteers are a. more permissive in their sexual attitudes b. less sexually experiences c. more likely to be female then male d. more likely to report lower rates of sexual behavior, such as masturbation e. B and D
CORRECT ANSWER: a. more permissive in their sexual attitudes
FROM BOOK
urine passes through the a. clitoris b. vaginal opening c. perineum d. urethra e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: d. urethra
FROM BOOK
Hormones are manufactured by the a. pituitary gland b. thyroid gland c. adrenal gland d. all of the above e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: d. all of the above
FROM BOOK
Biologically, the last phase of the menstrual cycle is a. ovulation b. menstruation c. proliferation d. follicle-stimulation e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: b. menstruation
FROM BOOK
The belief system (ethic) that a person should maximize pleasure and minimize the amount of pain is called a. asceticism b. legalism c. contextual ethics d. hedonism e. Evangelical Protestantism
CORRECT ANSWER: d. hedonism
FROM BOOK
A primary source of sexual information for children age 10-12 is from a. their parents b. schools and teachers c. their friends d. churches e. brothers and sisters
CORRECT ANSWER: a. their parents
SAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM THE LECTURES
“Sperm are cheap, eggs are expensive.” This statement reflects the view of _________ on the origin of the double standard. a. psychoanalytic theory b. biological functionalism c. operant conditioning d. social learning theory e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: b. biological functionalism What is a vaginal photoplethysmograph? a. a clear cylinder with a camera and a light for photographing the inside of the vagina b. a sexually transmitted disease that causes the vagina to be sensitive to light c. a graphic representation of the number of contractions a vagina goes through during orgasm d. a device invented by Henry Havelock Ellis for measuring the amount of heat produced by the vagina during sexual intercourse e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: a. a clear cylinder with a camera and a light for photographing the inside of the vagina
Through exploring church records from the 18th century, historians have discovered what about the sex lives of people in Protestant countries like England? a. many people had illegitimate children b. many people had sex before marriage c. homosexuals were persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition d. women tended to marry older men with many resources e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: b. many people had sex before marriage
Though ancient Greek men idealized pederasty, they considered some things taboo in the sexual relationship between a boy and an adult male. Of the following, which was not considered a taboo? a. oral and anal sex – these were thought to vulgar b. the boy being sexually turned on - boy was expected to gain no sexual pleasure c. exchange of money for sex d. sex with the boy’s teachers – the teacher/student relationship was considered sacred and therefore teachers could not have sex with their students e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER: d. sex with the boy’s teachers – the teacher/student relationship was considered sacred and therefore teachers could not have sex with their students
What was the female equivalent of the Oedipus Complex in psychoanalytic theory? a. the Andromeda Complex b. the Electra Complex c. the Medea Complex d. the Helen-of-Troy Complex e. the Euripides Complex
CORRECT ANSWER: b. the Electra Complex
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