Human Sexual Behavior Exam 1 Clemson
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Their friends and the media - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most young people turn
to________ and ______ for information about sex, but much of what they learn is incorrect.
85 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The best alternative would be for children to receive factual
information in school. Surveys indicate that more than ______% of Americans favor
sexuality education in school.
Sexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sex is only part of _______, which encompasses all
of the sexual attitudes, feelings, and behaviors associated with being human.
The biblical Hebrews - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The idea that the primary purpose of sex
is for procreation originally came from ______, but they also had a very positive attitude
about their bodies and sexual pleasure between husbands and wives.
Christians; Saint Augustine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The early________ affirmed the
procreational purpose of sex, but completely denied its pleasurable aspects. Sexual desire,
even within marriage, was now associated with guilt. The biggest proponent of this view
within Christianity was ____
Queen Victoria - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- In Western culture, negative attitudes about sex
reached their zenith during the reign of _________ of England. During this time, the medical
profession contributed many incorrect negative beliefs about engaging in sex, including the
belief that excess sex, particularly masturbation, could lead to serious medical problems and
eventually insanity.
Penicillin; the birth control pill and IUD - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- With the availability
of __________ during World War II and the marketing of ________ in 1960, the United
States entered the sexual revolution.
Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The manner in which society shapes behaviors
and attitudes is called _________.
,The media - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- There is probably no other socializing agent with as
much of an impact on young people's sexual attitudes and behaviors as ________, especially
television.
Identification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Many advertisements, whether on television or in
magazines, provide little product information, but instead use sex to sell their products in a
process called __________.
Sigmund Freud; Henry Havelock Ellis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Because of the
antisexual attitudes of the Victorian era, scientific study of human sexuality was slow to
develop. __________ who emphasized the sexuality of all people, including children, and
__________, who published seven volumes about the psychology of sex, were two
researchers of the Victorian Era who attempted to counter antisexual attitudes.
Alfred Kinsey - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The first large scale surveys were done by
_______ in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Masters and Johnson - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- _______ published their physiological
investigations of human sexual behavior in 1966.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: The Old Testament presents a positive view of sex
within marriage.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: American sexual behaviors are considered to be the
norm by the rest of the world.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Because of AIDS, all states now require that public schools offer education about sexually
transmitted infections.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: The larger the number of people in a survey, the more
accurate it always is.
, false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
One good method of obtaining a random sample is to randomly pick names from a phone
book.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: Half of all Americans will get at least one sexually
transmitted infection in their lifetime.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Over half of all American teenagers have had sexual intercourse by the time they graduate
from high school.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
The era of permissiveness known as the "sexual revolution" started during the Victorian era.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Kinsey's surveys are a good example of the use of random sampling techniques.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: A strong positive correlation between two variables is
evidence of a cause and effect relationship.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Starting in the 1990s, there has been a decline in the percentage of teenagers engaging in
sexual intercourse and in teenage pregnancies.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
According to historian Phillippe Aries, the idea of childhood did not exist in medieval society.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
The biological immaturity of children is an irrefutable fact, but childhood is a social concept.
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Their friends and the media - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most young people turn
to________ and ______ for information about sex, but much of what they learn is incorrect.
85 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The best alternative would be for children to receive factual
information in school. Surveys indicate that more than ______% of Americans favor
sexuality education in school.
Sexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sex is only part of _______, which encompasses all
of the sexual attitudes, feelings, and behaviors associated with being human.
The biblical Hebrews - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The idea that the primary purpose of sex
is for procreation originally came from ______, but they also had a very positive attitude
about their bodies and sexual pleasure between husbands and wives.
Christians; Saint Augustine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The early________ affirmed the
procreational purpose of sex, but completely denied its pleasurable aspects. Sexual desire,
even within marriage, was now associated with guilt. The biggest proponent of this view
within Christianity was ____
Queen Victoria - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- In Western culture, negative attitudes about sex
reached their zenith during the reign of _________ of England. During this time, the medical
profession contributed many incorrect negative beliefs about engaging in sex, including the
belief that excess sex, particularly masturbation, could lead to serious medical problems and
eventually insanity.
Penicillin; the birth control pill and IUD - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- With the availability
of __________ during World War II and the marketing of ________ in 1960, the United
States entered the sexual revolution.
Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The manner in which society shapes behaviors
and attitudes is called _________.
,The media - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- There is probably no other socializing agent with as
much of an impact on young people's sexual attitudes and behaviors as ________, especially
television.
Identification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Many advertisements, whether on television or in
magazines, provide little product information, but instead use sex to sell their products in a
process called __________.
Sigmund Freud; Henry Havelock Ellis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Because of the
antisexual attitudes of the Victorian era, scientific study of human sexuality was slow to
develop. __________ who emphasized the sexuality of all people, including children, and
__________, who published seven volumes about the psychology of sex, were two
researchers of the Victorian Era who attempted to counter antisexual attitudes.
Alfred Kinsey - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The first large scale surveys were done by
_______ in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Masters and Johnson - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- _______ published their physiological
investigations of human sexual behavior in 1966.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: The Old Testament presents a positive view of sex
within marriage.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: American sexual behaviors are considered to be the
norm by the rest of the world.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Because of AIDS, all states now require that public schools offer education about sexually
transmitted infections.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: The larger the number of people in a survey, the more
accurate it always is.
, false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
One good method of obtaining a random sample is to randomly pick names from a phone
book.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: Half of all Americans will get at least one sexually
transmitted infection in their lifetime.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Over half of all American teenagers have had sexual intercourse by the time they graduate
from high school.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
The era of permissiveness known as the "sexual revolution" started during the Victorian era.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Kinsey's surveys are a good example of the use of random sampling techniques.
false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F: A strong positive correlation between two variables is
evidence of a cause and effect relationship.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
Starting in the 1990s, there has been a decline in the percentage of teenagers engaging in
sexual intercourse and in teenage pregnancies.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
According to historian Phillippe Aries, the idea of childhood did not exist in medieval society.
true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- T/F:
The biological immaturity of children is an irrefutable fact, but childhood is a social concept.
