Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which statement is true regarding visual cues in human sexual arousal?
A) Both men and women can become sexually aroused by visual stimuli.
B) Men are much more sexually aroused by visual stimuli than women.
C) Women are more visually oriented than men.
D) Visual stimuli do not play an important role for either men or women - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Which is true regarding the sense of smell?
A) It is the most powerful of the five senses in sexual arousal.
B) The aversion to body odour is a culturally conditioned response.
C) All societies find the odour of genital secretions to be offensive.
D) The use of soaps and perfumes to mask body odours increases sexual attractiveness. -
CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which statement is true regarding pheromones?
A) All pheromones have aphrodisiac qualities.
B) The smell of pheromones can only be detected by members of the same species.
C) In humans, the vomeronasal organs (VNOs) are found in the mucous lining of the nose.
D) Sensitivity to pheromones is acquired in adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In pheromone research with heterosexual men, which of the following has been a typical result?
A) Men masturbated more frequently.
B) Men had sexual intercourse more frequently.
C) The pheromones directly stimulated sexual behaviour.
D) The pheromones directly affected behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER -B
,What does research suggest about the effect of pheromones on the behaviour of men and
women?
A) Pheromones increase the frequency of masturbation for both men and women.
B) Pheromones stimulate men's sexual behavior.
C) Pheromones enhance men's sexual attractiveness to their partners.
D) Pheromones affect sexual receptiveness but not moods - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between sexual orientation and body
odours?
A) Heterosexual males are attracted to the body odours of both heterosexual and gay men.
B) Gay men are attracted to the body odours of heterosexual men.
C) Lesbians are more attracted to the body odours of heterosexual men than the odours of gay
men.
D) Heterosexual females are attracted to the body odours of both lesbians and gay men. -
CORRECT ANSWER -C
Research suggests that women's menstrual cycles can become synchronized when they are
exposed to each other's
A) perspiration.
B) menstrual blood.
C) vaginal secretions.
D) nasal secretions - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which sense has the most direct effect on sexual arousal and responsiveness?
A) smell
B) touch
C) vision
D) taste - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Erogenous zones are
,A) parts of the body that are especially sensitive to tactile sexual stimulation.
B) genital areas.
C) genital areas plus the buttocks.
D) non-genital areas that cause stimulation like ears, inner thighs, etc - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Which of the following is not a primary erogenous zone?
A) the anus
B) the breasts
C) the lower back
D) the inner thighs - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Primary erogenous zones are rich in nerve endings.
B) Primary erogenous zones are learned through experience.
C) Primary erogenous zones produce the same response in all humans.
D) Primary erogenous zones are learned through association with sexual stimulation -
CORRECT ANSWER -A
The placebo effect may explain why some people experience enhanced sexual arousal with the
consumption of
A) oysters
B) arginine
C) amyl nitrate
D) L-dopa - CORRECT ANSWER -A
An aphrodisiac is a
A) drug that causes an erection in the male.
B) substance that increases sexual pleasure and response.
, C) treatment for erectile dysfunction.
D) substance that reduces sexual responsiveness - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Decreases in the rhinoceros population can be partially attributed to myths about the aphrodisiac
properties of their
A) testicles.
B) horns.
C) hooves.
D) tails - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The most potent chemical aphrodisiac is
A) Viagra
B) testosterone
C) arginine
D) alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER -B
A "popper" is
A) a drink made from yohimbe bark.
B) a raw oyster.
C) an ampoule of amyl nitrate.
D) a drink made from reindeer horn - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Viagra was originally developed as a treatment for
A) ulcers.
B) enlarged prostate.
C) angina.
D) depression. - CORRECT ANSWER -C