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Critics of evolutionary psychology are most likely to suggest that it underestimates the


A) impact of genetic predispositions on human sexual behavior.
B) impact of cultural expectations on human sexual behavior.
C) variety of traits that contribute to reproductively successful behaviors.
D) extent to which certain gender differences in sexual behavior are common to all cultures.

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Ivan just spent an evening watching pornographic movies of attractive women who actually seemed to enjoy being sexually coerced.This experience may lead him to


A) perceive himself as unable to perform sexually.
B) be more willing to hurt women.
C) feel unsure about his gender identity.
D) view sexual promiscuity as morally wrong.

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Male and female brains show different patterns of prenatal development due to the influence of


A) gender schemas.
B) secondary sex characteristics.
C) spermarche.
D) sex hormones.

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________ is an enduring sexual attraction toward members of one's own sex,the other sex,or both sexes.


A) Sexual orientation
B) Paraphilia
C) Sexual dysfunction
D) Homosexuality

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Sixteen-year-old Sophie just found out she is pregnant.Which of the following likely contributed to her unplanned pregnancy?


A) sensitivity to the need for birth control
B) excess communication with her parents about birth control
C) alcohol use
D) high levels of estrogen

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According to evolutionary psychology,men's tendency to pair widely and women's tendency to pair wisely are best explained by the fact that these different strategies have contributed to men's and women's


A) erotic plasticity.
B) reproductive success.
C) social scripts.
D) paraphilias.

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Unlike the concept of gender,the definition of people's sex is based only on


A) cultural expectations.
B) biological traits.
C) behavioral preferences.
D) social relationships.

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Professor Langley emphasizes that premature sexual activity among high school students involves the interplay of alcohol consumption,mass media norms,and teens' underestimation of their vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections.The professor's emphasis best illustrates a reliance on


A) the evolutionary perspective.
B) a social script.
C) multiple levels of analysis.
D) erotic plasticity.

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Aggression is defined in psychology as


A) physical behavior intended to hurt someone.
B) any behavior that harms someone,whether it is intentional or unintentional.
C) physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone.
D) verbally insulting someone,whether intentional or unintentional.

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Both religious activity and participation in service learning programs are predictors of


A) a sexual dysfunction.
B) erotic plasticity.
C) teen sexual abstinence.
D) paraphilias.

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Adult men who suffer castration typically experience _________ testosterone levels,and adult male sex offenders who take Depo-Provera typically experience __________ testosterone levels.


A) decreased;increased
B) normal;increased
C) decreased;decreased
D) normal;decreased

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The X chromosome is found ________.The Y chromosome is found ________.


A) only in males;only in females
B) only in females;only in males
C) in both males and females;only in females
D) in both males and females;only in males

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


A) a sexual dysfunction.
B) necrophilia.
C) the older-brother effect.
D) homosexual behavior.

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Teenage girls are especially vulnerable to ________ because of their lower levels of protective antibodies.


A) short refractory periods
B) sexual dysfunction
C) erotic plasticity
D) STIs

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Deriving sexual pleasure by repeatedly sexually exposing oneself to others without their consent is most clearly an indication of


A) pedophilia.
B) erectile disorder.
C) necrophilia.
D) exhibitionism.

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When his mother offered to play leapfrog with him,Jorge protested,"I'm not going to play a girl's game!" Jorge's reaction best illustrates the impact of


A) androgyny.
B) gender schemas.
C) sexual orientation.
D) secondary sex characteristics.

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Men experience ________ frequent and ________ romantic fantasies about sex than do women.


A) more;more
B) less;less
C) more;less
D) less;more

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Sonya's genital areas have become engorged with blood and her vagina is expanding and secreting lubricant,as her breast and nipples enlarge from her boyfriend's caresses and soft kisses.Sonya is in the


A) plateau phase.
B) resolution phase.
C) excitement phase.
D) orgasm.

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In one survey,72 percent of sexually active 12- to 17-year-old American girls said


A) they never use condoms during sex.
B) they abstain from alcohol prior to sex.
C) none of their close friends were sexually active.
D) they regretted having had sex.

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Diets laden with hormone-mimicking chemicals are suspected of contributing to girls' earlier experience of


A) androgyny.
B) gender identity.
C) menarche.
D) gender schemas.

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