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1.
Major issues of sexual development addressed during late adolescence and early adulthood include:
A)sexual orientation.
B)becoming responsible about sex.
C)developing a capacity for intimacy.
D)all of these.
2.
Statistics on cohabiting couples reveal that:
A)most cohabiting couples marry.
B)cohabiting couples have sex less often than married couples.
C)marriages among couples who cohabit are less likely to end in divorce than marriages among couples who have not cohabited before marriage.
D)the majority of cohabiting relationships do not lead to marriage.
3.
Making the statement, "I think I'll go take a shower," is an example of which kind of sexual script for negotiating sex?
A)direct verbal statement
B)behavioral script
C)indirect, euphemistic statement
D)ritualized script
4.
Research on satisfaction with marital sex suggests that:
A)sexual satisfaction among married couples is rare.
B)satisfaction with one's sex life varies with the frequency of sexual intercourse.
C)married men and women are significantly less satisfied with sex than are cohabiting or single men and women.
D)married men report much lower sexual satisfaction than their wives do.
5.
Statistics on extramarital sex indicate that:
A)it varies by ethnicity.
B)most males in the United States engage in extramarital sex.
C)women who engage in extramarital sex are promiscuous.
D)extramarital sex in the U.S. today is much more widespread than it is publicly perceived to be.
6.
According to the equity theory:
A)relationships should be egalitarian.
B)inequities in relationships prevent sexual boredom.
C)engaging in extramarital sex is a way of restoring equity in an inequitable relationship.
D)equitable relationships are more distressful than inequitable relationships.
7.
According to data the U.S. Census Bureau collected in 2002, an increasing number of females are:
A)childfree.
B)marrying.
C)getting pregnant before the age of 18.
D)mothers of three or more children.
8.
According to an online survey of Internet users, 46 percent of respondents:
A)were in a committed relationship.
B)suffered from a sexually transmitted disease.
C)engaged in swinging.
D)were married.
9.
When investigating the sexual behavior of divorced and widowed people, we find that:
A)widows are more likely to view having a relationship with another man as disloyal than are divorced women.
B)divorced women tend to have more social support than widows.
C)divorced women tend to be older than widows.
D)widows tend to be less financially secure than divorced women.
10.
The impact of the AIDS crisis on the sexual behavior of gay males has been:
A)no substantial behavior change at any time.
B)increases in the number of anonymous sexual encounters and anal sex as compared to prior AIDS-era practices.
C)reflected in an increase in the number of new cases of AIDS each year.
D)decreases in the number of sex partners, anonymous sexual encounters, and unprotected anal intercourse during the decade from 1985 to 1995.
11.
Polyamory is:
A)illegal in 35 states.
B)practiced only by Mormons.
C)a practice that emphasizes quick sexual relationships with numerous partners.
D)a practice that emphasizes intimate relationships, usually between a married couple and a third or fourth person.
12.
As they go from early adulthood to middle age, sexually active females are more likely to experience:
A)an expanding vagina.
B)an ability to have multiple orgasms.
C)increased vaginal lubrication.
D)no significant changes in sexual response or desire.
13.
Major changes in the typical sexual functioning of males with age include:
A)better control over orgasm.
B)decreased length of the refractory period.
C)increased sex flush.
D)faster erections.
14.
Masters and Johnson identified which factor as being critical in maintaining sexual capacity in old age?
A)staying attractive by availing oneself of anti-aging procedures such as cosmetic surgery and dyeing one's hair
B)having sex with partners who are much younger
C)maintaining good mental health
D)having sex only rarely, to avoid dissipating one's energy







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