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MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. What problem can arise from communicating through action only, for example, by running
from the room and slamming the door?
a. It provides no indication of what caused the anger.
b. It leaves people not knowing how to respond.
c. It can create conflict.
d. It can make the other person angry also.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 156
BLM: Higher order
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the qualities that make a good friendship?
a. honesty
b. loyalty
c. dependability
d. apathy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 157
BLM: Remember
8. Which behaviour is most characteristic of the progression from the first wave of passion to the
second wave of passion?
a. thinking of the other person more often in the second wave
b. thinking of the other person less often in the second wave
c. thinking of the other person almost all the time
d. thinking of the other person equally in the first and second waves
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 160
BLM: Remember
9. The word “intimacy” comes from a Latin word. What does that Latin word mean?
a. love
b. within
c. desire
d. together
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 161
BLM: Remember
10. Which term refers to something even richer and deeper than intimacy?
a. passion
b. narcissism
c. self-love
d. mature love
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 161
BLM: Remember
11. Which of the following best describes “consummate love”?
a. passion and intimacy
b. trust and attachment
c. intimacy, passion, and commitment
d. trust, attachment, and commitment
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 161
BLM: Remember
14. Which information about themselves do females who use the Internet for dating purposes
most often misrepresent?
a. their age
b. their personal assets
c. their weight
d. their marriage intentions
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 162
BLM: Remember
15. Which type of monogamy involves setting boundaries with others at work?
a. spiritual monogamy
b. vocational monogamy
c. occupational monogamy
d. emotional monogamy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 164
BLM: Higher order
16. What is the best description of social monogamy?
a. having strong emotional connections with a co-worker
b. having others believe you are being monogamous
c. being sexually involved with others in your social circle
d. moving in with a new partner shortly after a previous break-up
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 164
BLM: Higher order
17. According to Sternberg, which of the following is NOT a crucial ingredient for commitment?
a. a willingness to change flaws
b. the ability to communicate effectively
c. shared values
d. common religious beliefs
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 165
BLM: Higher order
18. What legal right did same-sex couples in Canada gain in 2005?
a. the right to be recognized as common-law couples
b. the right to adopt children
c. the right to marry
d. the right to file their income tax as a couple
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 166
BLM: Higher order
19. From a biological point of view, when does sexual identity begin?
a. at conception
b. with the first positive pregnancy test
c. when the baby is born
d. when the sex of the child can first be known
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 167
BLM: Higher order
22. Which organ releases gonadotropins that stimulate the development of secondary sex
characteristics?
a. pituitary gland
b. pineal gland
c. cerebellum
d. cerebral cortex
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 167
BLM: Remember
25. In First Nations culture, what term is given to gays and lesbians?
a. gay-spirited
b. two-spirited
c. same-spirited
d. sex-spirited
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 169
BLM: Remember
26. Which type of intercourse may increase the risk of intestinal infection?
a. oral intercourse
b. vaginal intercourse
c. genital intercourse
d. anal intercourse
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 169
BLM: Higher order
28. What is the term for the outer folds of skin on a woman’s genital area?
a. urethra
b. labia majora
c. labia minora
d. mons pubis
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 174
BLM: Remember
29. What is the term for the canal that leads to the primary, internal, female reproductive organs?
a. vagina
b. clitoris
c. urethra
d. perineum
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 174
BLM: Remember
30. What is the term for the lining of the uterine wall?
a. endoplasm
b. chorionic membrane
c. menses
d. endometrium
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 175
BLM: Remember
31. What is the term for the release of an egg cell during the menstrual cycle?
a. procreation
b. menstruation
c. ovulation
d. constipation
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 175
BLM: Remember
32. Which of the following hormones does NOT play a role in the menstrual cycle?
a. follicle stimulating hormone
b. progesterone
c. luteinizing hormone
d. ovarian growth hormone
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 175
BLM: Remember
34. What is the term for the liquid that contains sperm cells?
a. corpus spongiosum
b. seminal vesicles
c. semen
d. urethral fluid
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 177
BLM: Remember
35. What is the term for the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis?
a. vas deferensectomy
b. vasectomy
c. prostatectomy
d. circumcision
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 178
BLM: Remember
COMPLETION
ANS: emotions
2. When you approach an individual and (s)he moves back to create distance between the two of
you, this may be an indication of his/her _________________________.
3. For many individuals, _____________ infidelity is more upsetting than sexual infidelity.
ANS: emotional
4. The open and trusting sharing of close, confidential thoughts and feelings is known as
______________.
ANS: intimacy
ANS: acceptance
9. An individual who is in a relationship and is constantly being criticized and berated is likely
the victim of ________________abuse.
ANS: emotional
10. In ________________ monogamy, an individual ends one committed relationship then enters
into another committed relationship.
ANS: serial
ANS: cohabitation.
ANS: ova
ANS: progesterone
14. The physiological, psychological, and social factors that determine who we are attracted to are
known as our _______________________.
ANS: Dysmenorrhea
PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 175 BLM: Remember
16. The __________ is the channel for both seminal fluid and urine.
ANS: urethra
MATCHING
1. androgynous
2. transgender
3. cunnilingus
4. fellatio
5. cohabitation
6. estrogen
7. celibacy
8. polyamory
9. testosterone
10. masturbation
1. ANS: E PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
3. ANS: B PTS: 1
4. ANS: D PTS: 1
5. ANS: J PTS: 1
6. ANS: I PTS: 1
7. ANS: H PTS: 1
8. ANS: C PTS: 1
9. ANS: G PTS: 1
10. ANS: A PTS: 1
ESSAY
ANS:
The use of space, touch, eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, physical
appearance, and paraverbal language.
ANS:
Family history, peer influences, personal beliefs, alcohol use and abuse, and psychological
factors.
ANS:
A. attempting to control various aspects of your life
B. frequently humiliating you
C. wanting to know where you are and who you are with at all times
D. becoming jealous or angry with your spending time with friends
E. threatening to harm you if you have other interests or attempt to break off the relationship
F. trying to coerce you into doing things you do not feel comfortable doing
4. Describe the difference between gender identity, gender presentation, and gender roles.
ANS:
A. Gender identity is a person’s self-identified sense of being male, female, neither, or
both.
C. Gender roles are the socially determined behavioural rules and standards assigned to
men and women in society.
ANS:
A. Homosexual—sexual or romantic attraction to individuals of the same sex
B. Heterosexual—sexual orientation toward members of the opposite sex
C. Bisexual—attracted to both sexes
ANS:
A. Celibacy—no type of sexual activity
B. Masturbation—stimulating oneself sexually
C. Sexual intercourse—vaginal penetration by the penis
D. Oral-genital sex—fellatio, cunnilingus
E. Anal stimulation and intercourse—stimulation or penile penetration of the anus
F. Kissing and touching—stimulating arousal in erogenous zones
G. Sexual fantasies—sexually arousing thoughts or dreams about sexual experiences
H. Variant sexual behaviour—unconventional, sometimes illegal sexual behaviour, such as
bondage, group sex, pedophilia, fetishism, sadomasochism, use of sex toys, voyeurism.
ANS:
A. Females:
1. external structures—labia majora, labia minora, clitoris
2. internal structures—cervix, uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes, ovaries
B. Males:
1. external structures—penis, scrotum, testes
2. internal structures—Cowper’s gland, prostate gland, vas deferens, epididymis, seminal
vesicles
ANS:
In its natural state, the tip of the penis is covered by a fold of skin called the foreskin. Surgical
removal of the foreskin is termed circumcision.
Some health experts suggest lack of circumcision increases the risk of sexually transmitted
infections, including HIV and syphilis.