Human Sexuality Self, Society And Culture 1st Edition By Gilbert Herdt - Test Bank

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CHAPTER 5: SEXUAL PLEASURE, AROUSAL, AND RESPONSE

 

True/False Questions

 

1. Japanese erotic art is considered the world’s oldest sex manual.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well-Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well-Being

 

2. The human species is distinctive from other species in that we combine sexual activity and interaction with the emotion of love.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well-Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Nature and Sexual Well-Being

 

3. The main purpose of keeping a sexual journal is to record one’s partner’s sexual thoughts, experiences, and fantasies.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well-Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

4. Human sexual motivation can be defined as a simple drive to reproduce.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Arousal and Response

 

5. Human motivation to engage in sexual behavior arises from several physiological and psychological factors.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Arousal and Response

 

6. Among the five senses, the sense of smell contributes the most to sexual pleasure and arousal.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

6. Due to individual variation in people’s preferences for touch, virtually any other area of the body can be a secondary erogenous zone.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

7. Research indicates that women experience more sexual arousal when watching pornography than men.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

10. Smells are known to both stimulate and offend with regard to sexual arousal.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

11. The unique capacity to create sexual fantasies contributes to our ability to enjoy sexual pleasure in a way that other animals cannot.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

12. According to the EPOR model, desire is the first phase of sexual response.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

13. The phases of the response cycle follow the same pattern regardless of the kind of sexual activity that one is engaged in.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

14. During the plateau phase of sexual response there is a leveling off of sexual arousal.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

15. In all men, orgasm results in ejaculation.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

16. A sex flush occurs during the excitement phase of sexual response.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

17. An orgasm occurs every time people engage in sexual intercourse.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

18. If we stop being sexually aroused, resolution can happen without orgasm.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

19. Kissing with the lips is one form of sexual interaction.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Kissing

 

20. There are only a limited number of coital positions.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

21. All people should be able to engage in forms of sexual behavior that bring them happiness and fulfillment as long as these forms are consensual and allow their partner(s) to experience dignity, power, and well-being.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right

 

Multiple Choice Questions

 

22. In the Kama Sutra, Kaurma (The Tortoise) describes which of the following sexual positions?
23. The lovers’ thighs, still joined, are raised.
24. The woman sits with raised thighs, her feet placed either side of the man’s waist; linga (penis) enters yoni (vagina); the man reigns hard blows upon the woman’s body.
25. In the monkey pose, partners turn away from each other.
26. The man sits rotating his hips like a black bee within the cave of her thighs.
27. Seated, mouth-to-mouth, arms against arms, thighs against thighs.

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

 

23. The human species is distinctive from other species in that we:
24. do not take part in casual sex.
25. do not engage in polyamorous relationship.
26. combine sexual activity and interaction with the emotion of love.
27. engage in sexual relations only with members of the same sex.
28. engage in sexual intercourse solely for the purpose of reproduction.

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Nature and Sexual Well-Being

 

24. _____ cultures are more restrictive when it comes to certain practices, such as heterosexual anal sex.
25. Sex-negative
26. Sex-positive
27. Collectivistic
28. Individualistic
29. Liberal

Answer: A

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Cultural Influences on Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Well-Being

 

25. Some cultures include messages about channeling sexual energy in ways that influence how we form relationships, seek pleasure, and come to understand sexual well-being. Which of the following is an example of this type of message that a sex-negative culture might embrace?
26. A message illustrating the benefits of promiscuity
27. A message that promotes sex before marriage
28. A message depicting same sex attractions as normative
29. A message that promotes practices of heterosexual anal sex
30. A message to “save yourself ” sexually for marriage

Answer: E

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Cultural Influences on Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Well-Being

 

26. An important task in the pursuit of sexual well-being is to:
27. adopt a sex-negative culture that restricts certain sexual practices.
28. “save yourself ” sexually for marriage.
29. engage in as many casual sexual encounters as possible.
30. understand what you need to be comfortable in relationships so you can enjoy your own sexuality.
31. understand that the fulfillment of your partners needs is far more important than the development of your own sexuality.

Answer: D

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Defining Your Personal Needs

 

27. Every night Abby takes the time to write about all the sexual thoughts and fantasies that she’d had during the day. She records detailed descriptions of any sexual encounters she might have had. Which of the following is a benefit of this activity?
28. It helps Abby to understand how she can place her partner’s needs ahead of her own and ensure her partner’s sexual well-being.
29. It helps Abby to avoid thinking too many sexual thoughts during the day.
30. It helps Abby to understand how and why she expresses her attractions and pleasure in her sexual experience.
31. It helps Abby to curd her promiscuous tendencies.
32. It allows Abby’s friends to have easy access to her sexual thoughts and fantasies.

Answer: C

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Apply

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

28. Which of the following is a benefit of keeping a sexual journal?
29. It helps people abstain from sex before marriage.
30. It enhances sexual well-being.
31. It allows other people to read your sexual thoughts
32. It reduces sexual desire.
33. It decreases sexual awareness.

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

29. Why is it beneficial to keep a sexual journal?
30. Keeping a sexual journal helps us to look back and reflect on how much we’ve changed.
31. Keeping a sexual journal allows people to suppress inappropriate sexual fantasies.
32. A sexual journal helps other people to easily find out about your sexual preferences.
33. A sexual journal promotes a sex-negative perception.
34. A sexual journal can be used to control our sexual desires.

Answer: A

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

30. Research has shown that a _____ can help people understand how and why they express their attractions and pleasure in their sexual experience.
31. fantasy system
32. sexual promiscuity
33. sexual journal
34. sexual dysfunction
35. explicit sexual imagery

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

31. Which of the following is important to remember when writing in a sexual journal?
32. Try to share your entries with many people
33. Try to suppress inappropriate sexual attractions
34. Try to limit your sexual fantasies
35. Try not to include too many explicit details
36. Try not to censor yourself

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

32. Which of the following best describes the human sexual motivation?
33. A drive to engage in long-term, non-sexual relationships
34. A simple drive to reproduce
35. A powerful and unusual incentive for behavior
36. An emotion that has very little effect on behavior
37. A behavioral abnormality

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Arousal and Response

 

33. Which of the following is a physiological factor that contributes to human sexual motivation?
34. Hormones
35. Enzymes
36. Sexual fantasies
37. Love
38. Temperament

Answer: A

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Arousal and Response

 

34. When we think of how our senses contribute to sexual pleasure and arousal, it is easily argued that _____ is the most dominant sense.
35. sound
36. smell
37. taste
38. touch
39. sight

Answer: D

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

35. Which of the following is the sense that often leads to the highest levels of arousal and response to sexual stimulation?
36. Smell
37. Touch
38. Taste
39. Sight
40. Sound

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

36. The _____ include the genitals, butt, anus, perineum, breasts, and inner surface of the thighs, armpits, navel, neck, ears, and mouth.
37. biological zones
38. tertiary erogenous zones
39. primary erogenous zones
40. secondary erogenous zones
41. root zones

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

37. _____ refer to areas of the body like the back or feet, that when touched in a sensual way, can trigger arousal in the primary erogenous zones.
38. Tertiary erogenous zones
39. Secondary erogenous zones
40. Biological zones
41. Grafenberg spot
42. Root zones

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

38. Which of the following is the second most dominant sense in the realm of sexual pleasure?
39. Smell
40. Touch
41. Taste
42. Sound
43. Sight

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

39. Which of the following foods promotes bodily fluids to taste mild?
40. Asparagus
41. Pineapple juice
42. Red meat
43. Fruits and vegetables
44. Coffee

Answer: D

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

40. Which of the following is the impact of consuming red meat, fish, and alcohol on bodily fluids?
41. They cause bodily fluids to taste bitter.
42. They cause bodily fluids to taste sweet.
43. They cause bodily fluids to taste mild.
44. They cause excessive secretion of bodily fluids.
45. They cause bodily fluids to become odorless.

Answer: A

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

41. Which of the following can cause bodily fluids to taste sweet?
42. Smoking
43. Pineapple juice
44. Alcohol
45. Fruits and vegetables
46. Coffee

Answer: B

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

42. _____ are odorless chemical signals that are not readily noticed by the nose but are detected in the environment.
43. Hormones
44. Pheromones
45. Neurotransmitters
46. Enzymes
47. Endorphins

Answer: B

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Pheromones and Sexual Motivation

 

43. _____ are now believed to be the cause of the McClintock effect.
44. Pheromones
45. Hormones
46. Bodily fluids
47. Endorphins
48. Neurotransmitters

Answer: A

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Pheromones and Sexual Motivation

 

44. _____ refers to the subjective experience of sexual arousal.
45. Fantasy system
46. Masturbation
47. Sexual imagery
48. Sexual fantasy
49. Sexual excitement

Answer: E

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

45. Which of the following refers to the feeling of excitement a man may feel in his penis or a woman may feel in her vagina and clitoris or surrounding tissue?
46. Fantasy system
47. Sexual excitement
48. Sexual imagery
49. Sexual fantasy
50. Masturbation

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

46. A _____ is the imaginary roles and parts that people may play out in their minds relating to sexual expression.
47. sexual excitement
48. sexual role
49. sexual socialization
50. sexual fantasy
51. sexual desire

Answer: D

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

47. Which of the following is a combination of arousal, desire, and sexual interaction?
48. Sexual role
49. Sexual socialization
50. Sexual fantasies
51. Sexual behaviors
52. Sexual excitement

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

48. Sandrine has several interwoven fantasies that expresses her deepest sexual motivations, pleasures and fears. This combination of danger and pleasure are described by researchers as a:
49. sexual role
50. sexual socialization
51. sexual fantasy system
52. sexual behaviors
53. sexual excitement

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Apply

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

49. _____ refers to interwoven sexual fantasies that express individuals’ deepest sexual motivations, pleasures, fears, and yearnings for emotional connections with others.
50. Sexual behaviors
51. Sexual response cycle
52. Sexual socialization
53. Sexual excitement
54. Fantasy system

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Excitement and Sexual Fantasy

 

50. Which of the following is the first phase of the body’s sexual response?
51. Orgasm
52. Sex flush
53. Plateau phase
54. Excitement phase
55. Resolution

Answer: D

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms:  Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

51. According to the EPOR model, during the _____ phase the brain sends signals to the rest of the body to prepare it for possible sexual activity.
52. excitement
53. sex flush
54. plateau
55. orgasm
56. resolution

Answer: A

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms:  Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

52. According to the EPOR model, which of the following occurs in both men and women during the excitement phase?
53. Sex flush
54. Vasoconstriction
55. Orgasm
56. Vasocongestion
57. Resolution

Answer: D

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms:  Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

53. According to the EPOR model, during the _____ phase erection occurs in the clitoris and the penis.
54. refractory
55. excitement
56. plateau
57. orgasm
58. resolution

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms:  Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

54. In women, during the _____ phase of the EPOR model, the labia become swollen and the vagina loosens and secretions begin to lubricate it.
55. refractory
56. plateau
57. excitement
58. orgasm
59. resolution

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms:  Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

55. _____ is the second stage of the human sexual response, according to the EPOR model, in which sensitivity to touch increases and becomes more pleasurable.
56. Orgasm
57. Sex flush
58. Plateau phase
59. Excitement phase
60. Resolution

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

56. During the plateau phase, as the genitals are stimulated more, the chest area may turn pink or red with what is called _____.
57. vasocongestion
58. sex flush
59. excitement
60. orgasm
61. resolution

Answer: B

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

57. _____ refers to the third phase of the body’s sexual response which occurs at the peak of the plateau phase, and typically lasts for only a few seconds, though it may feel much longer.
58. Orgasm
59. Sex flush
60. Refractory period
61. Excitement phase
62. Resolution

Answer: A

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

58. An orgasm is:
59. a period during which a man cannot achieve an erection.
60. a feeling of psychological wellness.
61. an increase in sensitivity to touch.
62. the reaction of the body to a specific stimulus resulting in arousal.
63. simply a series of rhythmic muscle contractions.

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

59. In men, _____ involves rapid contractions of the prostate gland, the seminal vesicles, and the vas deferens, which generally produce an ejaculation of semen.
60. vasocongestion
61. sex flush
62. excitement
63. orgasm
64. resolution

Answer: D

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

60. During _____ women experience rapid contractions around the vagina that may or may not produce a vaginal secretion or ejaculate.
61. orgasm
62. sex flush
63. excitement
64. vasocongestion
65. resolution

Answer: A

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

61. For both women and men, _____ involves increased muscle tension throughout the body and then relaxation, especially in the pelvic area.
62. excitement
63. sex flush
64. orgasm
65. vasocongestion
66. resolution

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

62. During which of the following phases of the sexual response cycle are endorphins released in the brain?
63. Plateau phase
64. Orgasm
65. Refractory period
66. Excitement phase
67. Resolution

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

63. _____ are chemicals produced in the brain during strenuous exercise, excitement, pain, and orgasm that may alter our emotions in the period after orgasm.
64. Enzymes
65. Pheromones
66. Neurotransmitters
67. Hormones
68. Endorphins

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

64. In human, endorphins are produced by the:
65. thyroid and adrenal glands.
66. amygdala.
67. frontal and parietal lobes of the brain.
68. pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.
69. pancreas.

Answer: D

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

65. Essentially, _____ work as “natural pain relievers.”
66. enzymes
67. endorphins
68. neurotransmitters
69. hormones
70. pheromones

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

66. For most people, _____ is the desired phase of the sexual response cycle, but it may not occur every time they engage in sexual intercourse.
67. orgasm
68. refractory period
69. excitement
70. plateau
71. resolution

Answer: A

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

67. Which of the following is the last phase of sexual response?
68. Plateau phase
69. Orgasm
70. Refractory period
71. Excitement phase
72. Resolution

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

68. In the sexual response cycle, _____ involves the relaxation of the body and a feeling of psychological wellness, as the extra blood in the genitals that caused erection drains out and the genitals return to their normal state.
69. orgasm
70. refractory period
71. resolution
72. plateau
73. excitement

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

69. Which of the following is a difference in sexual response between men and women?
70. Men experience a plateau phase but women do not.
71. During orgasm, endorphins are released in women’s brains but not in men’s.
72. Men are more likely than women to experience multiple orgasms.
73. Most women experience a refractory period following an orgasm.
74. Men experience a refractory period following orgasm.

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

70. Identify the most distinct difference between the EPOR model and Kaplan’s model of sexual response.
71. Removal of the excitement phase
72. Inclusion of the desire phase
73. Inclusion of the plateau phase
74. Inclusion of the resolution phase
75. Removal of the refractory period

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

71. In Kaplan’s model of sexual response, the _____ is described as a prelude to physical response.
72. excitement phase
73. desire phase
74. plateau phase
75. resolution phase
76. refractory period

Answer: B

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

72. Orgasm is a(n):
73. autonomic nervous response.
74. voluntary nervous response.
75. involuntary fight-or-flight response.
76. involuntary reflex action.
77. spontaneous secretion of pheromones.

Answer: A

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

73. Which of the following controls an orgasm?
74. The circulatory system
75. The spinal cord
76. The brain’s limbic system
77. The midbrain
78. The hindbrain

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

74. According to the Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors (GSSAB) the lowest levels of sexual satisfaction were found among _____.
75. individualistic cultures
76. collectivist cultures
77. Western cultures
78. matriarchal cultures
79. cultures with gender equality

Answer: B

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Frequency of Sexual Activity

 

75. _____ refers to oral sex performed on a man.
76. Cunnilingus
77. Fellatio
78. Anilingus
79. Masturbation
80. Coitus

Answer: B

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

76. _____ refers to oral sex performed on a woman.
77. Masturbation
78. Fellatio
79. Anilingus
80. Cunnilingus
81. Coitus

Answer: D

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

77. _____ refers to a form of sexual expression in which the anus is penetrated by a penis.
78. Fellatio
79. Coitus
80. Anal intercourse
81. Cunnilingus
82. Anilingus

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

78. _____ refers to oral-anal stimulation.
79. Anilingus
80. Coitus
81. Anal intercourse
82. Cunnilingus
83. Fellatio

Answer: A

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

79. In recent years, anal sex among heterosexuals has risen in frequency so much so that the news media has suggested that anal sex is:
80. a coital behavior.
81. a social taboo.
82. the “new anilingus.”
83. “gay sex.”
84. the “new oral sex.”

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

80. _____ refers to a small break in the anal tissue that may result from anal intercourse without proper lubrication.
81. Coitus
82. Laceration
83. Fissure
84. Anilingus
85. Cunnilingus

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

81. _____ refers to penile-vaginal intercourse.
82. Fellatio
83. Coitus
84. Masturbation
85. Anilingus
86. Cunnilingus

Answer: B

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

82. Which of the following sexual activities is engaged in specifically by heterosexual couples?
83. Masturbation
84. Anilingus
85. Anal intercourse
86. Coitus
87. Cunnilingus

Answer: D

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

83. _____ refers to the position in which the man lies on top of the woman during sexual intercourse.
84. Doggy style
85. Side lying position
86. Cowgirl position
87. Missionary position
88. Spooning position

Answer: D

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

84. Which of the following is the most common position for sexual intercourse in Western cultures?
85. Missionary position
86. Side lying position
87. Cowgirl position
88. Doggy style
89. Spooning position

Answer: A

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

85. Which of the following is a benefit of the missionary position?
86. Either partner is able to manually stimulate the clitoris during intercourse.
87. This position is less stimulating for men and delay orgasm.
88. Both partners can touch each other’s bodies.
89. The woman is more dominant in this position.
90. It maximizes eye contact during intercourse.

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

86. Which of the following is a drawback of the missionary position?
87. Bad position for kissing
88. Minimization of eye contact
89. Man feels less dominant in this position
90. More difficult to stimulate the clitoris
91. This position makes thrusting for the male more difficult

Answer: D

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

87. Identify the benefit of the cowgirl position.
88. No real possibility for eye contact or kissing
89. Both partners are able to touch each other’s body
90. Very good position during pregnancy as no pressure is exerted on the woman’s belly
91. Man feels dominant which may be preferable for both partners
92. Neither partner is required to support the weight of the other

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

88. Identify the drawback of the cowgirl position.
89. This position makes thrusting for the male more difficult
90. Not as physically demanding as other positions
91. Penetration may be uncomfortably deep for woman
92. More difficult to stimulate the clitoris
93. Much more difficult to insert penis into vagina

Answer: A

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

89. Which of the following is a benefit of the side lying position?
90. Neither partner is required to support the weight of the other
91. Either partner is able to manually stimulate the clitoris during intercourse, increasing the possibility for woman to achieve an orgasm
92. Woman is in a more dominant position which may be preferable for both partners
93. Man feels dominant which may be preferable for both partners
94. Penis can be easily inserted into the vagina

Answer: A

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

90. Which of the following is a drawback of the side lying position?
91. For men with difficulties reaching orgasm, this position is less stimulating
92. Penetration may be uncomfortably deep for woman
93. Much more difficult to insert penis into vagina
94. No real possibility for eye contact or kissing
95. May feel too impersonal due to the lack of face-to-face contact

Answer: C

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

91. Which of the following is a benefit of the rear-entry position?
92. Good position for kissing
93. This position makes thrusting for the male more difficult
94. Penetration of the penis is shallower
95. Deep penetration into the vagina is possible
96. Maximizes eye contact during intercourse

Answer: D

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

92. Which of the following is a drawback of the rear-entry position?
93. Increased chance of penis slipping out of the vagina during intercourse due to angle
94. No real possibility for eye contact or kissing
95. More difficult to stimulate the clitoris
96. Penetration of the penis is shallower
97. This position makes thrusting for the male more difficult

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

93. There are many variations of the _____ position; a woman can kneel or squat over the man or lie down on him
94. face-to-face
95. missionary
96. cowgirl
97. spooning
98. rear-entry

Answer: C

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

94. Which of the following is a very good position for sexual intercourse during pregnancy?
95. Missionary position
96. Rear entry position
97. Cowgirl position
98. Face-to-face position
99. Woman on top position

Answer: B

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

95. The “Declaration of Sexual Rights” states that:
96. sexual rights compromise sexual equality.
97. sexual rights involve a man’s right to the exploitation of women
98. sexual rights include compulsory marital coitus.
99. sexual rights should not be considered as a human right.
100. sexual rights are fundamental to human rights.

Answer: E

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right

 

96. The stated idea of sexual pleasure being a fundamental right is a huge step toward _____.
97. sexual equality
98. sexual promiscuity
99. promoting prostitution
100. sexual displeasure
101. gender inequality

Answer: A

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Pleasure as a Human Right

 

Fill in the Blanks Questions

 

97. The _____ is the world’s oldest sex manual.

Answer: Kama Sutra

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

 

98. Therapists recommend keeping a _____ to help individuals and couples explore their sexual fantasies and sexual needs.

Answer: sexual journal

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well Being

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

99. The human menstrual synchronicity is known as the _____.

Answer: McClintock effect

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Pheromones and Sexual Motivation

 

100. The _____ refers to the four stages of the human sexual response, including excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

Answer: EPOR model

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

101. _____ are the areas of the body that are most associated with sexual touch and pleasure.

Answer: Primary erogenous zones

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

102. Arjun receives much pleasure when his back is stroked, hos neck is licked and his inner thighs are caressed. These areas of his body are known as:

Answer: Erogenous zones

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Apply

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

103. Clayton and Talia have been dating for a while but have not had vaginal intercourse, they have however, done “everything but”. Researchers call this sexual behavior that does not involve penetration of a vagina by a penis:

Answer: Noncoital behavior

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Apply

Heading: Sexual Techniques

 

104. Joaquin and Zoe enjoy having sex in various positions including cowgirl, doggy style and missionary. Researchers refer to these positions as:

Answer: Coital positions

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Apply

Heading: Sexual Techniques

 

105. _____ refers to the stimulation of a partner’s genitals by mouth.

Answer: Oral Sex

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

106. Ryoko is pregnant, when she and her partner Antonio have sex, they have found that it is easier to lay in a “spooning” position. This is called:

Answer: rear entry (front to rear)

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Apply

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

Essay Questions

 

107. Why is it important to define your own personal needs?

Answer: An important task in the pursuit of sexual well-being is to understand what you need to be comfortable in relationships so you can enjoy your own sexuality. Sexual desire and love appear to be normal for all human beings. Nevertheless, people may experience these feelings differently, some leaning more toward sex, others leaning more toward love. Still others may choose to remain single and abstain from sex. It depends, in part, on sexual motivation, background, culture, gender roles, and interpersonal cues from other people. For many individuals, there can be a huge gulf between sex and love, between what they desire and cultural expectations about gender roles. Desire and love also influence the expression or inhibition of sexual behaviors. Individual differences, someone’s mood, and even the time of day can also affect the expression of sexual desire and behavior.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well-Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Defining Your Personal Needs

 

108. Why is it important not to censor yourself when keeping a sexual journal? How can it benefit your sexual self-awareness?

Answer: Journaling is your own experience, no one else’s. For this reason, try not to be judgmental or critical of your own sexual thoughts and feelings. Especially, try not to censor yourself, because the point is to reflect back on what you are feeling. Try to accept everything that you experience in self-awareness, to begin to see how all the pieces of your sexual self-awareness fit together. For example, you may want to write about how sexual attractions define your sexual awareness. Try to accept your own attractions even if they surprise you. As a result, you may find ways to express your attractions and sexual response to particular people. You may also discover whether your culture provides subtle cues that you might not have recognized.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Pleasure, Culture, and Sexual Well-Being

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Keeping a Sexual Journal

 

109. How does human sexual motivation differ from that of lower animals?

Answer: Human sexual motivation is a powerful, unusual incentive for behavior. In lower animals we talk about sexual motivation as a “drive,” an innate force that directs animals to engage in reproductive behavior. Human sexual motivation is much more complex than a simple drive to reproduce. It is tied to a variety of issues including the physical desire and subsequent arousal and even emotional needs that push us to be closer to others or to express love to our mate.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Arousal and Response

 

110. What are erogenous zones? Describe the primary and secondary erogenous zones.

Answer: Erogenous zones are areas on the body that provide a lot of pleasure when touched, caressed, licked, or kissed. Primary erogenous zones are the areas of the body that are most associated with sexual touch and pleasure. They include the genitals, butt, anus, perineum, breasts, and inner surface of the thighs, armpits, navel, neck, ears, and mouth. Secondary erogenous zones are other areas of the body where we feel sexual sensations. Due to individual variation in people’s preferences for touch, virtually any other area of the body can be a secondary erogenous zone.

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Remember

Heading: The Five Senses and Pleasure

 

111. What is the McClintock Effect? How does it illustrate the effect of pheromones?

Answer: One study about human menstrual synchronicity helps to explain the role human pheromones play in mating and reproduction due to their impact on menstruation in groups of women who live close together. This synchronicity is named the McClintock effect after Martha McClintock who discovered this remarkable pattern. While an undergraduate living in a female dorm, she noticed that her peers began to have their menstrual cycles at the same time. She wondered what could produce such a reaction. Pheromones are now believed to be the cause.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Pheromones and Sexual Motivation

 

112. Describe the last phase of the sexual response cycle.

Answer: Resolution is the last phase of sexual response, in which the body experiences relaxation and a feeling of psychological wellness. During resolution, everything returns to its normal state: The extra blood in the genitals that caused erection drains out and the genitals return to their normal state. Men’s penises lose their erections and women’s clitorises and labia return to their normal size. If we stop being sexually aroused, resolution can also happen without orgasm. Women may complete their resolution phase very soon after orgasm and be ready to begin the response cycle all over again. This makes multiple orgasms much more common in women than men. Men’s resolution phases are typically longer and during this time men cannot get erections even if they do feel sexually aroused. This phase between orgasm and a subsequent erection is called the refractory period.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

113. How does Kaplan’s model of sexual response differ from the EPOR model? Does this distinction make Kaplan’s model a more realistic representation of sexual response?

Answer: The most distinct difference in Kaplan’s model is the desire phase, which she describes as a prelude to physical response. While many appreciate this inclusion, the reality is that desire is not necessary for sexual interaction or response. One study noted that as much as 30% of sexually experienced women with the capacity for orgasm rarely or never experience spontaneous sexual desire. This shows that not all sexual expression is preceded by desire. For example, a woman might agree to have sexual intercourse to please her partner even though she may not have a real desire to engage in it herself. She may find that her body begins to respond during sex despite her initial lack of desire.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Arousal and Response

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sexual Response Cycles

 

114. Describe the role of kissing as a form of sexual motivation.

Answer: Kissing with the lips is one form of sexual interaction. A kiss can mean a variety of things. It can be sweet and soft on the forehead indicating a gesture of support, encouragement, and care. It can be open and intense, using the lips and tongue to communicate sexual passion and desire. It can be the symbol of two people joining their lives together in committed marriage or union as done in some wedding ceremonies. A kiss triggers a cascade of neural messages in the body and the release of chemicals that lead to physical sensations, feelings of sexual excitement and closeness, and even euphoria.

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Kissing

 

115. What is oral sex?

Answer: Oral sex, the stimulation of a partner’s genitals by mouth, has gained popularity in recent decades, though many people are still uncomfortable openly discussing it or admitting that they enjoy it. Oral sex involves two behaviors depending on who the recipient is. Fellatio is oral sex performed on a man, and cunnilingus is oral sex performed on a woman.

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors

 

116. How has the cultural norms shifted in terms of attitudes toward anal stimulation?

Answer: A popular belief among heterosexuals is that only gay men practice anal intercourse and oral-anal stimulation, called anilingus. Part of this belief is also that all gay men engage in anal intercourse as part of their sexual activities. The reality is that while anal intercourse is the least common of sexual activities discussed here, it is rising in popularity among heterosexuals. In recent years, anal sex among heterosexuals has risen in frequency so much so that the news media has suggested that anal sex is the “new oral sex.” While there hasn’t been a formal study of public interest or opinion of heterosexual anal sex, the vast materials available in addition to the references in popular culture suggest that we might be seeing a shift in cultural norms.

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Sexual Techniques

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Other Intimate Behaviors