PSYC 333 – Chapter 7 Review – Study Guide & Practice
Questions
what was the most common form of birth control prior to the 20th Century? - correct answer
✔✔believed to have been infanticide (pg. 159)
what is the impact of China's one child policy on women? - correct answer ✔✔1) the burden of
birth control is held by the women
2) if a women becomes pregnant, she may be obligated to abort the fetus
3) since male children are preferred, female fetuses are at risk under this policy
why is it important to distinguish between "perfect use" and "typical use" when discussing
methods of birth control? - correct answer ✔✔a person should make their birth control
decision on the effectiveness of the method with TYPICAL use because you cannot assume that
you will use it perfectly. While you may be able to tolerate the 0.6% failure rate of an oral
contraceptive if it is used perfectly, you may not like the risk of 8% failure rate with typical use. A
person who considers the risk with typical use "too high" may choose a different method or
multiple methods
what is the most effective non-surgical method of birth control? what are some pros and cons
to this method? - correct answer ✔✔other than abstinence, the most effective non-surgical
method is the inter-uterine device. advantages are that its effective and can be left in place for
up to 5 years. Some disadvantages may include that its expensive, it doesnt protect against STIs,
and it needs to be removed by a doctor if a woman decides she wants to become pregnant (pg.
165)
if a couple has finished having children, what method of birth control may be most effective? -
correct answer ✔✔a male vasectomy is most effective. Although it is less invasive than a tubal
ligation and more effective, vasectomies are less common than tubal ligations (pg. 168)
Questions
what was the most common form of birth control prior to the 20th Century? - correct answer
✔✔believed to have been infanticide (pg. 159)
what is the impact of China's one child policy on women? - correct answer ✔✔1) the burden of
birth control is held by the women
2) if a women becomes pregnant, she may be obligated to abort the fetus
3) since male children are preferred, female fetuses are at risk under this policy
why is it important to distinguish between "perfect use" and "typical use" when discussing
methods of birth control? - correct answer ✔✔a person should make their birth control
decision on the effectiveness of the method with TYPICAL use because you cannot assume that
you will use it perfectly. While you may be able to tolerate the 0.6% failure rate of an oral
contraceptive if it is used perfectly, you may not like the risk of 8% failure rate with typical use. A
person who considers the risk with typical use "too high" may choose a different method or
multiple methods
what is the most effective non-surgical method of birth control? what are some pros and cons
to this method? - correct answer ✔✔other than abstinence, the most effective non-surgical
method is the inter-uterine device. advantages are that its effective and can be left in place for
up to 5 years. Some disadvantages may include that its expensive, it doesnt protect against STIs,
and it needs to be removed by a doctor if a woman decides she wants to become pregnant (pg.
165)
if a couple has finished having children, what method of birth control may be most effective? -
correct answer ✔✔a male vasectomy is most effective. Although it is less invasive than a tubal
ligation and more effective, vasectomies are less common than tubal ligations (pg. 168)
