Chapter 3 Student Quiz

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. According to your textbook, one of the significant challenges seen in sex research is ________.

too many unqualified individuals are publishing low-quality research findings correct incorrect

the difficulty in obtaining a random sample where the study participants are similar to the general population correct incorrect

women are far more likely to volunteer in sex research than men, creating a gender bias correct incorrect

the increase in online dating has made the general population more sexually liberal and this social media variable is very difficult to measure correct incorrect

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. The problem with heteronormative sex research is that ________.

it emphasizes that being straight is the only acceptable sexual orientation correct incorrect

it denies that heterosexual people are the majority sexual orientation correct incorrect

no one is conducting research in this area, so there are very few reliable findings correct incorrect

scientific inquiry has long been built on a more inclusive approach to research, so heteronormative studies tend to be biased correct incorrect

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. According to your textbook, which of the following statements about sexuality texts up until the early 20th century is false?

Both historical and modern sexuality texts have been surprisingly open and instructive about sex, sexual positions, sexual arousal, and the "naturalness" of sexual behaviour. correct incorrect

Love manuals for married couples in the Victorian era promoted the suppression of sexual desire and behaviour unless sex was for procreation purposes. correct incorrect

As texts on sexuality moved from historical to more modern, they became more instructive and less judgmental about different forms of sexual expression. correct incorrect

The early 20th century saw a rise in the publication of sex manuals written by women. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following sex research techniques were used by Alfred Kinsey?

Direct observation of the sexual responses of their participants correct incorrect

Non-judgmental face-to-face interviews with participants correct incorrect

Modified sex toys that when employed by research participants could record blood flow, temperature, and sexual arousal correct incorrect

Anonymous online forms completed by participants correct incorrect

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. William Masters and Virginia Johnson are credited with which of the following?

Generating well representative samples from which reliable population data could then be extrapolated to all human sexual behaviour correct incorrect

Measuring sexual responses correct incorrect

De-emphasizing orgasm as part of a "normal" sexual response correct incorrect

Developing a research program to normalize and study same-sex sexual behaviour, arousal, and response correct incorrect

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. "In your own words, tell me about the first time you had sex with another person?" In what type of research would a question like this most commonly be found?

A quantitative research study correct incorrect

A correlational study correct incorrect

A laboratory experiment correct incorrect

A qualitative research study correct incorrect

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. Who first developed the Scale of Sexual Orientation?

William Masters correct incorrect

Richard von Krafft-Ebing correct incorrect

Alfred Kinsey correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. "Do sexual assault rates increase or decrease depending on the season or time of year?" is an example of which type of sex research method?

Correlational design correct incorrect

Experiments correct incorrect

Content analysis correct incorrect

Descriptive design correct incorrect

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. When asked by an interviewer in a personal sexual history research study, Janice stated she has had 3 sex partners instead of answering honestly that she has in fact had 30 life-time sex partners. This is an example of ________.

interpretation bias correct incorrect

inter-rater bias correct incorrect

responder bias correct incorrect

content bias correct incorrect

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. A notable problem with case study research is ________.

the threat to ecological validity correct incorrect

that it can be ethically implausible when research involves humans correct incorrect

that results may not generalize to the rest of the population correct incorrect

that inter-rater reliability scores may be so low results are invalid correct incorrect

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. Identify the independent variable (I.V.) and dependent variable (D.V.) in the following research question "Does exposure to online pornography increase rates of erectile dysfunction in young men?"

I.V. – young men
D.V. – erectile dysfunction correct incorrect

I.V. – online pornography
D.V. – young men correct incorrect

I.V. – online pornography
D.V. – erectile dysfunction correct incorrect

I.V. – erectile dysfunction
D.V. – online pornography correct incorrect

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. Which of the following sexual psychophysiological measures is correctly paired?

Labial thermistor-a litmus test strip with a plastic applicator correct incorrect

Doppler ultrasonography-a heat-sensing camera that remotely records genital temperature. correct incorrect

Penile photoplethysmography-a ring placed around the penis shaft to measure expansion correct incorrect

Vaginal photoplethysmography-a tampon-shaped plastic probe that evaluates genital blood flow correct incorrect

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. What is the major weakness of the labial thermistor as a measure of genital surface skin temperature?

It takes a while to show changes in temperature. correct incorrect

It takes a while to return to baseline temperature after labial arousal. correct incorrect

Labial temperature may be affected by ambient room temperature. correct incorrect

All of the above are weaknesses of the labial thermistor. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following techniques has been clinically useful in studying Genito-Pelvic Pain and Penetration Disorders?

Quantitative sensory testing correct incorrect

Penile strain gauge correct incorrect

Laser doppler imaging correct incorrect

Face-to-face interviews correct incorrect