TEST BANK FOR HUMAN SEXUALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD, 10TH EDITION, SPENCER A. RATHUS, JEFF NEVID, JEFFREY S. NEVID, LOIS FICHNER-RATHUS

1.1 Multiple Choice 1) The authors of your text define human sexuality as __________. A) our awareness of ourselves and others as female or male. B) our capacity for procreation. C) the way we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings. D) the way we engage in sexual intercourse or sexual fantasy throughout our lives. Answer: C Page Ref: 4 Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality. Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand 2) For many researchers today, the term __________.refers to anatomic or biological categories, whereas __________ refers to social or cultural categories. A) sex; values B) sex; gender C) gender; sex D) gender; values Answer: B Page Ref: 4 Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality. Difficulty Level: Easy Skill Level: Remember 3) The behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits that are typically associated with one sex are called A) gender. B) sexual behavior. C) gender roles. D) human sexuality. Answer: A Page Ref: 4 Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality. Difficulty Level: Easy Skill Level: Remember 4) Growing up in East L.A., Jose learned when to hide or show his feelings, how his actions must honor his family, how to court women, and how to “be tough” by holding his alcohol. Jose has learned A) valuable lessons for life. B) his culture’s definition of gender. C) sexual behavior beliefs. D) his culture’s gender roles for men. Answer: D Page Ref: 4 Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality. Difficulty Level: Difficult Skill Level: Apply 5) Statements about what is right or wrong, or desirable versus undesirable, are expressions of a person’s A) knowledge on a topic. B) beliefs. C) political views. D) values. Answer: D Page Ref: 4 Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define the science of human sexuality. Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand 6) A society with pluralistic sexual attitudes and values has a(n) A) liberal view of sexual attitudes and values. B) conservative view of sexual attitudes and values.