UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SEXUALITY 14Th Edition By Janet Hyde – Test Bank

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SEXUALITY 14Th Edition By Janet Hyde – Test Bank

Chapter 08
Test Bank

1. According to Masters and Johnson, which of the following is the first stage of the sexual response cycle? A. excitement B. plateau C. orgasm D. resolution APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Masters and Johnson Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
2. According to Masters and Johnson, which of the following is the last stage of the sexual response cycle? A. plateau B. resolution C. excitement D. orgasm APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Masters and Johnson Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: The Sexual Response Cycle
3. ______ occurs when a great deal of blood flows into the blood vessels in a region, in this case the genitals, as a result of dilation of the blood vessels in the region. A. Myotonia B. Aestivation C. Detumescence D. Vasocongestion APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: The Sexual Response Cycle
4. ______ occurs when the muscles contract. A. Aestivation B. Vasocongestion C. Detumescence D. Myotonia APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: The Sexual Response Cycle
5. For an erection to occur, A. the arteries supplying the corpus spongiosum with blood should constrict. B. the arteries supplying the corpora cavernosa with blood need to dilate. C. the body’s dopamine receptors need to be shut down temporarily. D. the veins carrying blood away from the penis need to dilate. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Male Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
6. Which of the following is true of vasoconstriction? A. It always precedes an orgasm in men. B. It is the dilation of the arteries supplying the penis. C. It allows a strong flow of blood into the corpora cavernosa. D. It involves the neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
7. The tightening of the bulbospongiosus muscle around the entrance of the vagina causes A. the refractory effect. B. ejaculatory inevitability. C. formation of the detumescence plateau. D. formation of the orgasmic platform. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
8. Which of the following is true of the vagina in the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle? A. Vaginal lubrication is due to the secretions of the Tyson’s glands. B. The vagina’s response to arousal is always faster than the response of a penis. C. The capillaries in the walls of the vagina dilate and blood flow through them increases. D. Vaginal lubrication is due to the secretions of the Cowper’s glands. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
9. During the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle, the clitoris A. is softer than usual. B. becomes enlarged. C. descends into the body. D. becomes insensate. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
10. In the sexual response cycle, nipple erection occurs due to A. resolution. B. detumescence. C. refraction. D. myotonia. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
11. Which of the following is true of nipple erection? A. It is experienced by both men and women. B. The stiffening is the result of detumescence. C. It is experienced only by women. D. It occurs only during the refractory period. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
12. The opening up of the inner lips (labia minora) during the excitement phase of sexual response is the result of A. anorgasmia. B. vasoconstriction. C. vasocongestion. D. detumescence. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
13. Which of the following is true of the “ballooning” response of the vagina? A. It helps accommodate the entrance of the penis. B. It occurs in the lower one-third of the vagina. C. It causes the cervix and the uterus to be pushed down. D. It occurs after the woman has climaxed. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
14. Which of the following occurs in men during the excitement stage of the sexual response cycle? A. The skin of the scrotum thickens. B. The scrotal sac hangs away from the body. C. The spermatic cords lengthen. D. The scrotal sac relaxes. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Excitement Topic: Male Sexual Response Feedback: Excitement
15. Carpopedal spasms are characterized by the contraction of the A. muscles of the feet and hands. B. muscles of the back and buttocks. C. uterus. D. vaginal walls. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Orgasm
16. Which of the following is true of the female orgasm? A. It is of two types: uterine and ovarian. B. It can be achieved more quickly than the male orgasm. C. It does not always leave tangible evidence of its occurrence. D. It occurs only during a woman’s refractory period. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Orgasm
17. Which of the following is true of the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle? A. It is the sustained period of excitement that occurs just before a man orgasms. B. It is a reversal of the processes that build up during the excitement stage. C. It is characterized by a state of tumescence in men that does not dissipate easily. D. It lasts longer for women who have orgasmed than for women who have not. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
18. According to research, which of the following is/are among the reasons women (and some men) gave for pretending orgasm? A. to bring the sexual encounter to an end B. to please the partner C. to feel powerful or gain control over the partner D. All the answer choices are correct. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Orgasm
19. During the female resolution phase of the sexual response cycle, the A. clitoris returns to its normal position. B. orgasmic platform expands. C. uterus enlarges. D. vagina “balloons.” APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
20. In men, the most obvious occurrence in the resolution phase is A. the loss of erection. B. sudden tumescence. C. the swelling of the corpora cavernosa. D. the erection of the nipples. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Male Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
21. Detumescence happens in two stages. The first loss of erection results from A. the emptying of the corpora cavernosa. B. the swelling of the corpora cavernosa. C. the expansion of the orgasmic platform. D. the dilation of arteries supplying the penis. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
22. The second stage of detumescence occurs as a result of the A. slow emptying of the corpus spongiosum and the glans. B. expansion of the orgasmic platform. C. dilation of the arteries supplying the penis. D. swelling of the corpora cavernosa. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
23. Which of the following is true of the refractory period? A. It tends to last longer in younger men than in older men. B. It is the period during which men have the most orgasms. C. It is a period during which men cannot be sexually aroused. D. It is experienced more frequently by women than men. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Male Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
24. The ______ is not experienced by the female during the sexual response cycle. A. orgasmic phase B. excitement phase C. sex flush D. refractory period APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
25. Women are capable of multiple orgasms because A. they do not experience the ballooning phase. B. they do not have a refractory period. C. they do not have a resolution period. D. they do not experience the excitement phase. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Resolution
26. How did Masters and Johnson refute Freud’s theory of clitoral and vaginal orgasms? A. Through a randomized controlled study, they proved that the female body is physiologically incapable of experiencing vaginal orgasms. B. Through a randomized controlled study, they proved that the female body is physiologically incapable of experiencing clitoral orgasms. C. They showed that women had less powerful sex drives than men and therefore were less likely to have multiple orgasmic methods. D. They showed that an orgasm always consists of contractions of the orgasmic platform, whether the stimulation is clitoral or vaginal. APA Learning Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: More on Women’s Orgasms
27. ______ stimulation is almost always involved in producing orgasm in women, even during vaginal intercourse. A. Abdominal B. Ovarian C. Carpopedal D. Clitoral APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Feedback: More on Women’s Orgasms
28. Which of the following is true of multiple orgasms? A. Multiple orgasms occur more often in women than in men. B. Multiple orgasms cannot be reached through hand-genital stimulation. C. Men are not physiologically capable of having multiple orgasms. D. Single orgasms differ physiologically from multiple orgasms. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Feedback: More on Women’s Orgasms
29. Which of the following is true of multiple orgasms in men? A. Men are capable of achieving multiple orgasms only after a surgical alteration of their testes. B. Men are capable of achieving multiple orgasms only if they are born with the ability. C. All men are physiologically incapable of achieving more than one orgasm during intercourse. D. Not all men are able to ejaculate with each orgasm they experience in the sequence. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the phases of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle. Topic: Orgasm Feedback: More on Women’s Orgasms
30. Research conducted with multiply orgasmic men suggests that A. the ability to achieve multiple orgasms can be inborn or acquired with practice. B. men frequently experience ejaculations without having orgasms. C. men who experience multiple orgasms do so every time they have intercourse. D. each of the orgasms in the sequence involves some kind of ejaculation. APA Learning Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Orgasm Feedback: More on Women’s Orgasms
31. Why was the Masters and Johnson’s model of sexual response criticized? A. It did not study the cognitive and subjective aspects of sexual response. B. It gave too much weight to the desires and passions of the subjects. C. It was representative of humankind as a whole only in terms of sexual drive. D. It ignored the basic physiology of sexual arousal and response. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Masters and Johnson Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Other Models of Sexual Response
32. Why can’t Masters and Johnson’s model of sexual response be generalized to the whole population? A. The participants in their research were all female, thus excluding the relevant experiences of half the population. B. The participants in their research were all male, thus excluding the relevant experiences of half the population. C. The participants in their research were those who had never experienced orgasms before, thus excluding a large section of the population. D. All participants in their research were selected for their high and consistent levels of sexual desires, which is not representative of the population. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Masters and Johnson Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Other Models of Sexual Response
33. Masters and Johnson’s research excluded A. people who experienced a lack of sexual desire. B. people who were orgasmic. C. people who were multiply orgasmic. D. people who had high levels of sexual desires. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Masters and Johnson Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Other Models of Sexual Response
34. Which of the following was a shortcoming of Masters and Johnson’s model of sexual response? A. It did not study people with strong sex drives. B. Its results were neither objective nor universal. C. It did not consider the possibility of multiple orgasms in men. D. It did not study the physiological aspects of sexual response. APA Learning Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Masters and Johnson Topic: Sexual Response Feedback: Other Models of Sexual Response
35. Kaplan’s triphasic model of sexual response adds the ______, which was missing in Masters and Johnson’s model. A. sensual component, orgasm B. biological component, muscular contractions C. cognitive component, sexual desire D. physiological component, vasocongestion APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Kaplan’s Triphasic Model Feedback: Kaplan’s Triphasic Model
36. Which of the following is a particular strength of Kaplan’s triphasic model of sexual response? A. The two physiological components, vasocongestion and muscle contractions, are controlled by different parts of the nervous system. B. The desire for sexual fulfillment is one of the primary needs identified for humans and is physical, not psychological, in nature. C. The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system controls both vaginal lubrication and the orgasm of women. D. The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system controls both ejaculation and vasocongestion in men. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Kaplan’s Triphasic Model Feedback: Kaplan’s Triphasic Model
37. Which of the following is true of Kaplan’s triphasic model of sexual response? A. It is useful in understanding the disorders of sexual desire. B. It conclusively validates the research of Masters and Johnson. C. It proposes that women, unlike men, experience a refractory period. D. It does not consider the psychological components of sexual arousal. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Kaplan’s Triphasic Model Feedback: Kaplan’s Triphasic Model
38. What does the dual control model of sexual response say of sexual inhibitions? A. People who are high on the inhibition component are unlikely to develop sexual disorders. B. Early learning and culture do not affect the stimuli that set off sexual inhibition in people. C. The inhibition of sexual response is important to understand and is adaptive across species. D. People who are high on the inhibition component are likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Sexual Excitation-Inhibition Model Feedback: The Sexual Excitation-Inhibition Model
39. According to the dual control model of sexual response, A. people who are low on the excitation component of sexual response and high on inhibition are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior. B. tendencies toward sexual excitation and sexual inhibition are purely biological in nature and do not vary across people. C. people who are low on the inhibition component of sexual response and high on excitement are more likely to develop sexual disorders. D. early learning and culture are critical factors because they determine the stimuli that lead to sexual excitement or sexual inhibition in an individual. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Sexual Excitation-Inhibition Model Feedback: The Sexual Excitation-Inhibition Model
40. What does the dual control model say of sexual inhibition, sexual excitement, and evolution? A. Excessive sexual behavior in men can lower sperm count and make conception harder. B. Sexual inhibition can be considered dysfunctional in an evolutionary sense. C. Sexual excitement plays no role in passing one’s genes down to the next generation. D. Sexual inhibition can be dangerous in an environment not conducive to reproduction. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Sexual Excitation-Inhibition Model Feedback: The Sexual Excitation-Inhibition Model
41. Which of the following is a shortcoming of the sexual response models of Masters and Johnson and of Kaplan and the dual control model? A. All of them focus exclusively on the sexual response of men and not women. B. None of them take the physiological component of sexual response into account. C. All of them focus exclusively on the psychological component of sexual response. D. None of them document and analyze the importance of emotion in sexual arousal. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain various models of sexual response. Topic: Emotion and Arousal Feedback: Emotion and Arousal
42. The ______ are sensory neurons that detect stimuli and transmit the message to the brain or spinal cord. A. effectors B. refractors C. transmitters D. receptors APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
43. The ______ are centers in the spinal cord or brain that receive the message sent by the receptors, interpret it, and send out a message to produce the appropriate response. A. effectors B. refractors C. transmitters D. interceptors APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
44. The ______ are neurons or muscles that receive the message sent out by the transmitters and respond to a stimulation. A. effectors B. refractors C. interceptors D. receptors APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
45. Tactile stimulation of the penis produces a neural signal that is transmitted to an erection reflex center in the spinal cord. Which of the following types of neurons are responsible for the transmission of this signal? A. interceptors B. effectors C. refractors D. receptors APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
46. The erection reflex center in males sends out a message to the muscles via the A. receptors responsible for the transmission of tactile stimulation. B. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. C. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. D. receptors responsible for the interception of sensory stimuli. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
47. Research shows that men who, as the result of an accident, have had their spinal cords completely severed at a level above that of the reflex center A. are never able to ejaculate again. B. cannot respond to the tactile stimulation of the genitals. C. are able to experience orgasms as they normally would. D. are still capable of having erections. APA Learning Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
48. Which of the following is true of ejaculation? A. Only the sympathetic division of the nervous system is involved in ejaculation. B. Ejaculations can often be controlled voluntarily. C. Only the parasympathetic division of the nervous system is involved in ejaculation. D. Men with spinal cord injuries can never ejaculate again. APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
49. ______ ejaculation occurs when the ejaculate empties into the bladder, rather than going out through the tip of the penis. A. Reflective B. Premature C. Retrograde D. Refractive APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
50. Mark often experiences a dry orgasm. He most likely has a condition known as ______ ejaculation. A. refractive B. premature C. retrograde D. delayed APA Learning Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Apply Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
51. Research indicates that female ejaculation occurs in some women with the stimulation of the ______ glands. A. Bartholin B. Cowper’s C. Skene’s D. Tyson’s APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Topic: G-Spot Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
52. Where is the Gräfenberg spot (G-spot) located? A. on the top side of the vagina B. below the fourchette C. inside the seminiferous tubules D. above the perineum APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Topic: G-Spot Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
53. Perry and Whipple argued that continued stimulation of the G-spot produces a ______ orgasm. A. uterine B. cervical C. clitoral D. vaginal APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Topic: G-Spot Feedback: The Brain, the Spinal Cord, and Sex
54. Based on brain-imaging research, which of the following is the role of the sexual interest network, which includes the nucleus accumbens (NAcc), amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex (pACC), and hypothalamus? A. to induce refractory periods in males and females B. to regulate the action of inhibitory sexual processes C. to induce sexual arousal as a response to stimulation D. to recognize sexual opportunity in the environment APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Sex Feedback: Brain Control of Sexual Response
55. The prenatal ______ effects of sex hormones result in a relatively permanent change in the brain or in the reproductive system. A. organizing B. activating C. aestivating D. deactivating APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the neural and hormonal bases of arousal. Topic: Hormones and Sex Feedback: Hormones and Sex
56. The ______ effect of hormones is illustrated by the finding that castrated male rats resumed sexual behavior when they were given injections of testosterone. A. activating B. organizing C. orienting D. aestivating