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Chapter 9: Sexuality in Relationships

Multiple Choice

1. Carissa is a sophomore at a large university. When she meets someone attractive at a party, she goes back to his apartment to spend the night, anticipating a sexual encounter. This is an example of Carissa’s ______.

a. relationship status

b. sexual behavior

c. sexual compliance

d. sexual values

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sexual Values and Sexual Choices

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. What value system is based on an unconditional and unwavering allegiance to tradition?

a. humanism

b. hedonism

c. absolutism

d. relativism

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Values and Sexual Choices

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Arnav has had only a few sexual encounters in his adult life. He likes to feel connected to his partner and have an established relationship before engaging in sexual activity. Arnav’s value system is reflective of ______.

a. absolutism

b. relativism

c. hedonism

d. realism

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sexual Values and Sexual Choices

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Which group is most likely to demonstrate a hedonistic sexual value system?

a. young unmarried adults

b. married middle-age adults

c. elderly married adults

d. elderly unmarried adults

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Values and Sexual Choices

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Jonathan’s religion views sexual activity as strictly for procreation, and therefore, it forbids abortion. Accordingly, Jonathon sees abortion as unacceptable under any circumstance. This is an example of ______.

a. absolutism

b. relativism

c. hedonism

d. realism

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Absolutism

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Under the absolutist viewpoint, sexual activity between two consenting adults of the same sex is ______.

a. immoral

b. inconsequential

c. accepted

d. illegal

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Absolutism

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. The international “True Love Waits” campaign challenges young adults to ______.

a. use birth control during sexual encounters

b. remain abstinent until marriage

c. reveal their sexual history to potential partners

d. delay marriage until after college

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Absolutism

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Conceptualizing virginity as a(n) ______ means viewing it as a way to learn more about oneself and one’s partner.

a. process

b. honor

c. gift

d. stigma

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Virginity and Virginity Loss

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Feeling stigmatized by virginity is a belief which is ______ in the United States.

a. predominant

b. decreasing

c. increasing

d. unknown

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Virginity and Virginity Loss

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. According to the text, the most frequent reason given for male virginity is ______.

a. fear of STIs

b. avoidance of pregnancy

c. guilt feelings

d. partner was unwilling

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Virginity and Virginity Loss

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. For queer individuals, virginity loss is typically associated with ______.

a. sex with a heterosexual partner

b. oral or anal sex

c. manual genital stimulation

d. vaginal sex

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Virginity and Virginity Loss

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Although Tanya has participated in some sexual exploration, she has not had vaginal sex and considers herself a virgin. Her friend disagrees, and says that Tanya is no longer “pure.” From their conversation, we can determine that ______.

a. the concept of virginity is dichotomous

b. virginity is a three-part process

c. the concept of virginity is individualized

d. these women are absolutists

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Virginity and Virginity Loss

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. An ascetic believes that one’s life should be devoted to ______.

a. sensuality

b. spontaneity

c. sexuality

d. spirituality

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual and Romantic Avoidance

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Nico and Jason are in a monogamous relationship and have decided to move in together to cement their commitment. This couple’s value system demonstrates ______.

a. relativism

b. hedonism

c. humanism

d. absolutism

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Relativism

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. What two values do relativists connect to sexual activity with a partner?

a. religiosity and marriage

b. meaning and commitment

c. morality and obligation

d. relationships and enjoyment

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relativism

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. If you have a hedonistic outlook, your sexual activity reflects the pursuit of ______.

a. control

b. commitment

c. pleasure

d. procreation

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Hedonism

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. Juanita doesn't want her daughter to date or stay out past midnight but allows her son an unrestricted curfew and to date anyone he chooses. What attitude is Juanita displaying?

a. sexual double standard

b. hedonistic

c. sexual growth

d. relativism

Learning Objective: 9.2: Explain the sexual double standard.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sexual Double Standard

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. What terminology displays the gendered nature of the sexual double standard?

a. “sexual satiation”

b. “slut-shaming”

c. “friends with benefits”

d. “sexual tempo”

Learning Objective: 9.2: Explain the sexual double standard.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sexual Double Standard

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. Which of the following reflect the sexual double standard?

a. women being the aggressors in hookups

b. men having a reputation based on their sexual history

c. prevalence of single mothers

d. women faking orgasms

Learning Objective: 9.2: Explain the sexual double standard.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sexual Double Standard

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. After Sam listens to his roommate and the other guys talk about sex, he is convinced that everyone else is hooking up every weekend and that he’s the only guy who can’t get a girl to have sex right after they meet. Sam is demonstrating ______.

a. asexuality

b. pluralistic ignorance

c. autoeroticism

d. slut shaming

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sexual Behaviors

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Which of the following sexual statuses is a sexual orientation?

a. abstinence

b. monogamy

c. asexuality

d. celibacy

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Behaviors

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. How you greet someone with a kiss, either on the lips, on the cheek, or on the hand, tends to reflect your ______.

a. culture

b. age

c. marital status

d. gender identity

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Kissing

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. ______ have higher rates of masturbation.

a. Women

b. Men

c. High school students

d. Married couples

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Masturbation

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. What sexual behavior refers exclusively to the sexual union of a man and woman?

a. oral sex

b. anal intercourse

c. coitus

d. masturbation

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Vaginal Intercourse

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. Which idea about sexuality is directly related to being clear, ongoing, and voluntary?

a. sexual consent

b. sexual desire

c. sexual competence

d. sexual orientation

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Readiness and Sexual Competence

Difficulty Level: Easy

26. Sexual readiness is directly linked to ______.

a. curiosity

b. convenience

c. coercion

d. consent

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Readiness and Sexual Competence

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. How is a couple’s sexual tempo determined?

a. frequency of any sexual activity

b. frequency of sexual intercourse

c. happiness ratio of partners in a sexual relationship

d. number of months between relationship start and first time having sex

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Tempo, Relationship Quality, Cohabitation and Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. Which of the following is characteristic of marital heterosexual intercourse in Western society?

a. social legitimacy

b. relational violence

c. high frequency

d. new relationship energy

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sexual Relationships among Married Individuals

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. High marital satisfaction for both men and women is correlated with ______.

a. high frequency of sexual intercourse

b. wide variety of sexual activities

c. fewer sexual partners before marriage

d. sexual experimentation outside of marriage

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual History and Marriage Satisfaction

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. Maude and Harold occasionally experiment sexually when they are together. They do not have romantic feelings for each other but do hang out sometimes. This couple seems to have a ______ relationship.

a. hookup

b. friends with benefits

c. swinging

d. one-night stand

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Friends With Benefits

Difficulty Level: Medium

31. The impact of pornography upon a romantic relationship mostly depends upon ______.

a. each individual partners’ educational level

b. the duration of the relationship

c. the level of relational commitment

d. each individual partners' acceptance of pornography

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Pornography

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. What sexual activity has the highest risk for HIV infection?

a. oral sex

b. anal sex

c. masturbation

d. vaginal sex

Learning Objective: 9.5: Review the importance of practicing safe sex.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Being Sexually Safe

Difficulty Level: Easy

33. Which of the following outcomes is associated with stealthing?

a. higher risk of pregnancy and disease

b. lower partner sexual satisfaction

c. lower self-esteem

d. higher partner emotional satisfaction

Learning Objective: 9.5: Review the importance of practicing safe sex.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Being Sexually Safe

Difficulty Level: Easy

34. AIDS is acquired via unprotected sex and subsequent exposure to ______.

a. genital herpes

b. human papillomavirus

c. human immunodeficiency virus

d. chlamydia

Learning Objective: 9.5: Review the importance of practicing safe sex.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Being Sexually Safe

Difficulty Level: Easy

35. What element is strongly related to sexual fulfillment in both men and women?

a. viewing pornography

b. sexual negotiation

c. high alcohol use

d. positive body image

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Self-Knowledge, Body Image, and Health

Difficulty Level: Easy

36. Research suggested that ______ is positively associated with sexual frequency for heterosexual couples.

a. shared empowerment of both women and men

b. displaying traditional gender roles

c. sexual enhancement products

d. hypersexuality

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: An Equal Relationship

Difficulty Level: Easy

37. How can partners increase their sexual fulfillment?

a. doing to others as you would have them do unto you

b. keeping each other guessing

c. faking orgasm and desire

d. communicating their preferences

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Open Sexual Communication and Feedback

Difficulty Level: Medium

38. Couples therapists use the “15 minute rule” to treat what issue?

a. sexual compliance

b. discrepant sex desires

c. alexithymia

d. limited sexual knowledge

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Compliance

Difficulty Level: Easy

39. What activity is associated with an orgasm rate for women of over 90%?

a. spectatoring

b. vaginal intercourse

c. swinging

d. vibrator use

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Female Vibrator Use, Orgasm, and Partner Comfort

Difficulty Level: Easy

40. Spectatoring can be described as ______.

a. mentally observing sexual performance

b. a form of revenge porn

c. communication about sexual desire

d. voyeurism

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Avoiding Spectatoring

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. Our sexual values and sexual choices always align.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Values and Sexual Choices

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Some people with traditional religious beliefs do not adhere to absolutist sexual values.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Absolutism

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. In Jordan and Iran, virginity is viewed as a positive status for unmarried women.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Virginity and Virginity Loss

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Recent research shows that casual sex is positively associated with psychological well-being.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Hedonism

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Labeling hedonistic men as "studs" implies a sexual double standard.

Learning Objective: 9.2: Explain the sexual double standard.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Double Standard

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. The strongest predictor of orgasm with first intercourse is previous masturbation.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Masturbation

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. In 2018, the majority of American adults reported having sex about once a week.

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexuality in Relationships

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Consensually non monogamous partners value the opportunity to be sexually free with whomever they choose.

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Unprotected oral sex can lead to a sexually transmitted infection.

Learning Objective: 9.5: Review the importance of practicing safe sex.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Being Sexually Safe

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Relationship satisfaction outside the bedroom has little impact on sexual satisfaction.

Learning Objective: 9.6: Discuss the various prerequisites to sexual fulfillment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: A Committed Loving Relationship

Difficulty Level: Easy

Essay

1. Compare the three value systems discussed in the text in terms of sexual behaviors. Include an example of a popular television or movie character who exemplifies each value system.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Compare the various sexual values, sources, and choices.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sexual Values and Sexual Choices

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Develop a list of all the words you can think of, negative and positive, for sexually active men and women. Although some terms might appear in both, keep the two lists separated by gender. Provide a brief analysis of why the lists differ in length and in terminology.

Learning Objective: 9.2: Explain the sexual double standard.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sexual Double Standard

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Everyone participates in kissing in some form. Discuss the various potential meanings of a kiss.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Kissing

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Are individuals with intellectual disabilities capable of sexual consent? Are they capable of sexual competence? Why?

Learning Objective: 9.3: Identify the various sexual behaviors individuals engage in.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sexual Readiness and Sexual Competence

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. What are the benefits of different types of sexual relationships? Discuss never-married, divorced, and married individuals, as well as hook ups and non-monogamous relationships.

Learning Objective: 9.4: Describe the various relationship contexts in which sexual behavior occurs.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sexuality in Relationships

Difficulty Level: Hard