Question

1.)Kinsey's research Select one or MORE:

a. was noted for the excellent interviewing techniques and the minimization of self-selection bias of the subjects.

b. was criticized because it included too many participants who did not engage in any sexual behaviors.

c. was criticized because it included information from adult-child sexual interactions.

d. was criticized because most of his research subjects were primarily Caucasian, affluent, well-educated, city-dwellers.

2.)Which of the following are TRUE? Select one or MORE:

a. High testosterone levels in dominant male primates retained their high testosterone levels after losing their status in a troop.

b. In survey research, self-selection leading to volunteer bias is not an issue.

c. Dr. James Dabbs studies demonstrated how an event can effect sex hormone levels.

d. Correlation studies may show a connection between two phenomena, but the cause is more difficult to demonstrate.

3.)According to Masters & Johnson, the phases of the sexual response cycle (in proper sequence) are: Select one:

a. excitement, orgasm, resolution, plateau

b. excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

c. plateau, orgasm, excitement, resolution

d. refractory period, orgasm, resolution, plateau

e. excitement, plateau, refractory period, orgasm

4.)A sexologist performs an experiment to test the hypothesis that Viagra use affects frequency of sexual encounters in couples. The researcher recruits 317 couples, asking each partner to fill out a questionnaire documenting the number of times per month the couple engage in sexual intercourse. They then choose one partner for each couple to take Viagra every day for three months. After three months have passed, the researcher asks both partners of every couple to fill out a survey documenting the frequency they engaged in sexual intercourse over the designated time period. Identify any possible confounds in this experiment: Select one or MORE:

a. self-reporting of partners (subjects) in experiment groups

b. strict adherence to daily use of Viagra by the designated partner

c. individual differences in anatomical and physiological responses to Viagra

d. definitions of sexual encounters and/or intercourse

e. the partner taking the Viagra

f. drug interactions between other medications used by the partner taking the Viagra

g. medical histories (e.g. cardiovascular health) of both partners

h. any discrepancies in reported data between partners in each couple

i. dosage of Viagra administered

Answer 1

Ques 1)

Ans 1)c. was criticized because it included information from adult-child sexual interactions.

He is best known for writing Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), also known as the Kinsey Reports, as well as the Kinsey scale. Kinsey's research on human sexuality, foundational to the field of sexology, provoked controversy in the 1940s and 1950s.

Ques 2)

Ans 2) a) High testosterone levels in dominant male primates retained their high testosterone levels after losing their status in a troop.

Ques 3)

Ans 3) b) excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

The sexual response cycle has four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. ... For example, it is unlikely that both partners will reach orgasm at the same time.

Ques 4)

Ans 4) c. individual differences in anatomical and physiological responses to Viagra

f. drug interactions between other medications used by the partner taking the Viagra