Human Sexuality 2e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 14

. What features of sexual activity do MOST heterosexual Canadians agree is the second step in the sexual script?

. By what grade have approximately half of Canadian teens had penile-vaginal intercourse?

. According to an American study in your text that was based on 5600 people, approximately what percentage of Americans have NOT lost their virginity by age 29?

. If Miguel has sex with his girlfriend because he wants intimacy but is not really "in the mood" for sexual activity, which of the following behaviours is Miguel exhibiting?

. When asked to write about their favourite sexual fantasy, which of the following was found to be more common in men's fantasies than women's fantasies?

. Which of the following is true about gender differences and masturbation?

. Which of the following is true regarding orgasm?

. Which of the following is true about relationships that develop over the Internet?

. Which of the following is the MOST important factor affecting the relative status of a woman in a typical polygamist marriage?

. A limited view of what it means to have sex has put adolescents at particular risk for which of the following?

. Which of the following is not considered giving true consent to sex?

. According to your text, which of the following is one the MOST common themes of sexual fantasies in Canadian men and women?

. Which of the following acts can be completed by a female but not a male?

. According to the interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction, if a person's sexual costs outweigh a person's sexual benefits, which will be true?

. What is one reason why masturbation among women may be underreported?

. What percentage of Canadian first marriages end in divorce?

. Which of the following types of sexually explicit material is MOST popular with young heterosexual males who were surveyed in 2006?

. With regards to online sexual activity (OSA), approximately what percentage of Canadian undergraduates had engaged in OSA in the previous 12 months?

. What do the theoretical perspectives on how media influences sexuality have in common?

. According to your text, which of these non-monogamous relationship types is MOST comparable to swinging?

. Which of the following statements best reflects the trends on marriage/common-law/single statistics in Canada for 18 to 34 year olds from 1971 to 2007?

. The use of sex toys has become progressively more mainstream in recent years. According to a study listed in your text, approximately what percentage of respondents have used a sex toy on at least one occasion?

. Which of the following is true regarding the experience of orgasm by men and women?

. Among heterosexual adults, which of the following is considered the most common partnered sexual activity?

. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the traditional sexual script (TSS)?

. Positive emotional connections with family members, parental disapproval of early sex and contraceptive use, and greater parental control have all been linked to a later age of first intercourse.

. Most sexual encounters follow from explicit statements of consent.

. The traditional sexual script is kissing, then sexual touching, and then intercourse.

. Research has found that engaging in more frequent sexual fantasy is associated with more masturbation, a greater number of sexual partners, and greater sexual satisfaction.

. In recent years, the use of sex toys to increase sexual stimulation and pleasure during masturbation and partnered sexual activity has declined.

. The practice of honour killing, in which unmarried women suspected of having lost their virginity are killed by their family members, still occurs in the US and Canada.

. Fantasizing about sex is not a normal part of a healthy sex life.

. Men and women endorse different sets of descriptors for their experience of orgasm.

. People should find sexual partners with sexual preferences similar to their own to avoid problems or conflict.

. In North America, dating emerges at approximately the same time, developmentally, as sexual attraction.

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