PSYC 375 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Today fewer than 25% of us think that premarital sex is "always or almost always wrong".
In other words, most of us hold a ______
Permissiveness with affection standard
Permissiveness with affection standard:
We believe that sex between unmarried partners is fine as long as it occurs in the context of a
committed, caring relationship
What is the most controversial sexual attitude?
Hookups; sexual interactions with non-romantic partners that usually last 1 night and do not
involve any expectation of a lasting relationship
Gender difference in sexual attitudes:
On average, men hold more permissive sexual values & attitudes about sex, although the
difference is shrinking over time, and how big it is depends on the particular attitude being
measured
One of the bigger attitudes toward casual premarital sex - men are more likely to think that sex
without love is ok, so they usually feel better the morning after a hookup than women do
Whereas women are more likely than men to regret things they have done, men are more likely
to regret things they didn't do
Women have been judged more harshly than men for being sexually experienced or
permissive, called the ____
Sexual double standard
Sexual double standard:
Women expect more disregard than men do if they accept an offer of casual sex, a women with
an STI is judged more hardly, and a woman who participates in a threesome is liked less than a
man is
,What are 2 possible reasons that Americans are less likely to oppose gay marriage
nowadays?
1. A possible reason for this is that gays & lesbians are more visible in public life than ever
before
The more contact people have with gays & lesbians, the more favourable their feelings toward
them tend to be
2. Our judgments have much to do with our beliefs about why someone is gay/lesbian; people
consider homosexuality to be acceptable when they believe that sexual orientation results from
biological influences that occur before we are born
Sexual orientation:
Involves one's emotional & sexual attractions to others, one's actual behaviour & one's identity
To some degree (more for men/women), our sexual behaviour & self-concepts can change
over time
Women
3 reasons why APA supports gay marriage:
1. Same-sex relationships operate in the same manner as heterosexual partnerships
2. Sexual orientation has nothing to do with a person's ability to be a loving parent
3. Marriage is good for people
Cross-cultural survey found that the USA held more conservative beliefs about 3 things
than did Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Russia, Spain & Sweden:
1. Premarital sex
2. Extramarital sex
3. Same-sex
Within the USA, _____ hold more permissive attitudes than whites do, with _____ & _____
being more conservative (in that order)
, African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
However, African Americans hold more negative attitudes...
Towards gays & lesbians than whites do
3 things that make a person more likely to be opposed to same-sex marriage:
1. Republican
2. Religious
3. Older
2 evolutionary reasons why homosexuality exists:
1. Gay men make great uncles
2. Sisters of gay men are more fertile & have more babies; and more likely to marry men of
higher status
Gay men make great uncles:
They devote themselves to their nieces & nephews more than other men do
Help their siblings reproduce more successfully
Sex for the 1st time:
97% of us will have intercourse before we get married
The average age of 1st intercourse is now 17 for both men & women (about 50% have had sex
by this age)
People in our grandparents' generation usually waited 2-3 years longer to begin having sex
Teen birth rate & STIs:
Most adolescents use some form of birth control when they first have intercourse
Teen birth rate is much lower now than it was 15 years ago
On the other hand, more than ¼ female teenagers in the USA has an STI
The most common STI in women is human papillomavirus, which causes genital warts
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Today fewer than 25% of us think that premarital sex is "always or almost always wrong".
In other words, most of us hold a ______
Permissiveness with affection standard
Permissiveness with affection standard:
We believe that sex between unmarried partners is fine as long as it occurs in the context of a
committed, caring relationship
What is the most controversial sexual attitude?
Hookups; sexual interactions with non-romantic partners that usually last 1 night and do not
involve any expectation of a lasting relationship
Gender difference in sexual attitudes:
On average, men hold more permissive sexual values & attitudes about sex, although the
difference is shrinking over time, and how big it is depends on the particular attitude being
measured
One of the bigger attitudes toward casual premarital sex - men are more likely to think that sex
without love is ok, so they usually feel better the morning after a hookup than women do
Whereas women are more likely than men to regret things they have done, men are more likely
to regret things they didn't do
Women have been judged more harshly than men for being sexually experienced or
permissive, called the ____
Sexual double standard
Sexual double standard:
Women expect more disregard than men do if they accept an offer of casual sex, a women with
an STI is judged more hardly, and a woman who participates in a threesome is liked less than a
man is
,What are 2 possible reasons that Americans are less likely to oppose gay marriage
nowadays?
1. A possible reason for this is that gays & lesbians are more visible in public life than ever
before
The more contact people have with gays & lesbians, the more favourable their feelings toward
them tend to be
2. Our judgments have much to do with our beliefs about why someone is gay/lesbian; people
consider homosexuality to be acceptable when they believe that sexual orientation results from
biological influences that occur before we are born
Sexual orientation:
Involves one's emotional & sexual attractions to others, one's actual behaviour & one's identity
To some degree (more for men/women), our sexual behaviour & self-concepts can change
over time
Women
3 reasons why APA supports gay marriage:
1. Same-sex relationships operate in the same manner as heterosexual partnerships
2. Sexual orientation has nothing to do with a person's ability to be a loving parent
3. Marriage is good for people
Cross-cultural survey found that the USA held more conservative beliefs about 3 things
than did Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Russia, Spain & Sweden:
1. Premarital sex
2. Extramarital sex
3. Same-sex
Within the USA, _____ hold more permissive attitudes than whites do, with _____ & _____
being more conservative (in that order)
, African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
However, African Americans hold more negative attitudes...
Towards gays & lesbians than whites do
3 things that make a person more likely to be opposed to same-sex marriage:
1. Republican
2. Religious
3. Older
2 evolutionary reasons why homosexuality exists:
1. Gay men make great uncles
2. Sisters of gay men are more fertile & have more babies; and more likely to marry men of
higher status
Gay men make great uncles:
They devote themselves to their nieces & nephews more than other men do
Help their siblings reproduce more successfully
Sex for the 1st time:
97% of us will have intercourse before we get married
The average age of 1st intercourse is now 17 for both men & women (about 50% have had sex
by this age)
People in our grandparents' generation usually waited 2-3 years longer to begin having sex
Teen birth rate & STIs:
Most adolescents use some form of birth control when they first have intercourse
Teen birth rate is much lower now than it was 15 years ago
On the other hand, more than ¼ female teenagers in the USA has an STI
The most common STI in women is human papillomavirus, which causes genital warts
