Download Psych 405 A1, Final Exam Sample Questions: Spring, 2010

The Psychology of Sex:
Dr. D. Wardell
Psych 405 A1, Final Exam Sample Questions:
Spring, 2010
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1. The significance of the "John/Joan" case to the issue of gender identity was
that
a. it suggested that biology plays a more important role than environment in the
formation of gender identity.
b. it suggested that environment plays a more important role than biology in the
formation of gender identity.
c. it suggested that gender identity remains fixed as long as parental input is
consistent.
d. it suggested that gender identity remains fixed as long as there is no
anatomic incongruity.
2. Research has consistently indicated that short-term exposure to erotica produces
a. small and transient increases in sexual acts that are already practiced by
individuals or couples.
b. noticeable increases in unprotected sexual acts among teenage viewers.
c. noticeable long-term increases in unusual or aggressive sexual acts
previously unpracticed by individuals or couples.
d. small long-term increases in normative nonaggressive sexual acts in viewers
of all ages.
3. The criticism of DSM criteria for sexual dysfunctions for women is that:
a. they are too
b. they are too
c. they are too
dysfunction,
d. they are too
dysfunction
narrow for hypoactive desire, and too broad for the other
broad for dysfunctions of desire and arousal
broad for hypoactive desire, and too narrow for arousal
and therefore overdiagnose orgasmic dysfunction
narrow for hypoactive desire and too broad for orgasmic
4. The learning theories of paraphilias developed because of the ________ of
behaviour modification in the treatment of paraphilias.
a.
b.
c.
d.
consistent success
short-term success
long-term success
failure
5.Approximately how many adult men are sexually aroused by "atypical" sexual
fantasies involving any one of the following: coercion, humiliation, children,
voyeurism, exhibitionism, et al.?
a.
b.
c.
d.
fewer than 5%
between 10% and 20%
about 50%
most
6. The NORC survey results, overall, suggest that
a. type and frequency of sexual activities of the general population have
been greatly exaggerated.
b. sexual activities are becoming much more frequent and varied because of the
sexual revolution.
c. frequency of different types of sexual activity has not changed.
d. frequency of sexual activity has increased, variety of type of activity has
not.
7. In a cross-cultural study of rape, Peggy Sanday found that:
a.
b.
c.
d.
about 50% of societies were rape-free.
almost all societies were rape-free.
about 25% of societies were rape-free.
no societies were rape-free.
8. Malamuth’s “Confluence Model” identifies “high risk” people, for whom
considerable exposure to pornography is more strongly associated with sexually
aggressive attitudes and behaviors. These men show:
a. sexism and “erotophilia”
b. paraphilias
c. “hostile masculinity” and sexual promiscuity
d. narcissism and “reactance”
9. Studies that examine the sex lives of self-defined “happy” couples show that
________ report sexual difficulties.
a. fewer than one quarter
b. about one quarter
c. about one half
d. over three quarters
10. In Roy Baumeister's research on unrequited love, typically, who suffers longer
and greater?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
the
the
the
rejector
rejected person
rejected suffers greater, the rejector longer
rejected suffers longer, the rejector greater
11. According to John Gottman's research, what is the critical ratio of positive
events to negative events in happy long-term marital relationships?
a.
b.
c.
d.
5:1
1:1
3:1
5:3
12. Research into the “determinants of female sexual arousal” shows that:
a.
b.
c.
d.
genital
genital
genital
genital
arousal is negatively correlated with subjective sexual arousal
arousal predicts subjective sexual arousal
arousal, not sexual arousal, predicts sexual behaviour
arousal is not closely related to subjective sexual arousal
13. Canadian clinicians and researchers (like Kurt Freund) have suggested that there
are two kinds of paraphilia. They are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pedophilic and non-pedophilic
Erotic activity preferences and “Courtship disorders”
“Courtship disorders” and erotic target replacements
Hypophilias and hyperphilias
14. Martin Kafka’s research and clinical work suggests the following treatment for
primary non-paraphiliac hypersexuality:
a.
b.
c.
d.
behavior and cognitive-behavior therapy
anti-androgens and psychotherapy
anti-androgens and anti-depressants
group and individual psychotherapy
15. The “cascade” of negative behaviour in Gottman’s research is from:
a.
b.
c.
d.
criticism to contempt to defensiveness to stonewalling
contempt to defensiveness
criticism to defensiveness to contempt to stonewalling
defensiveness to contempt to stonewalling
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A
A
C
B
B
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A
A
C
D
A
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
A
D
C
C
A
Short Answer Questions
Choose a total of only three questions as indicated in this list.
Each answer is worth ten marks. Please write legibly: we cannot mark it if we
cannot read it.
1.
Compare the nature of sexual desire and arousal in men and women, from biological, psychological and clinical perspectives. (10 marks)
Answer only one of the following two questions:
2.
Discuss the research on pornography and why results are seen as inconsistent by some observers. (10 marks)
3.
Discuss the nature of paraphilias and the implications for treatment. (10
marks)
Answer only one of the following two questions:
4.
From your readings, discuss theories about the nature and development of
sexual orientation for men and women. (10 marks)
5.
Describe the “five” sexual and intersexual alternatives, and whether these
distinctions are fundamental to the understanding of gender and
transgendered individuals. (10 marks)
Answer only one of the following three questions:
6.
Discuss the research on sexual assault and its implications. (10 marks)
7.
Discuss three of the following topics (10 marks)
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.
unrequited attraction and obsessive love
the psychology of stalking
the research on “what predicts divorce” from “The Love Lab”
the nature and development of bisexuality or asexuality
Discuss three of the following topics (10 marks)
a. the psychology of abortion
b. the diagnostics and treatment of gender identity disorder in children
c. the long-term results of therapy for children with traumatized genitalia
d. the nature of hypersexuality and “sexual addiction”