FAM 253 Chapter 8 Exam Questions
with All Correct Answers
Who typically communicates about sexuality between parents and children? - Answer ✔
Mothers to both sons and daughters
What else usually occurs during the period when children are toilet trained? - Answer ✔
nature of sexuality
Which statement describes common feelings of teens about the timing of puberty? -
Answer ✔ Maturing early or late can be difficult for both boys and girls.
What is the hallmark of female puberty? - Answer ✔ menarche
What is the average age for American students' first sexual intercourse? - Answer ✔ 17
Which of the following statements is true related to religion and sexual activity? -
Answer ✔ Religious teens delay sexual behaviors but then frequency is not influenced
by religion.
What is the term for a person's feelings and mental picture of his or her own body's
beauty? - Answer ✔ Body Image
When a 4-year-old boy has an erection, we can most likely assume: - Answer ✔ That
his physiology is functioning normally.
Programs that often begin in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade, presenting
a wide variety of topics to help students develop, are known as _________ - Answer ✔
comprehensive sexuality education programs
The term for refraining from intercourse and often other forms of sexual contact is: -
Answer ✔ abstinence.
The prevalence of being currently sexually active ranged from 19% to 42% (median =
32%) in students who are identified as ______________. - Answer ✔
Girls between ages 8 to 13 go through which type of changes during puberty? - Answer
✔ Outward signs
, Teenage boys are more likely to learn about sex from: - Answer ✔ Their peer and the
media
What percent of high school students commonly report being LGB or unsure about their
sexual orientation? - Answer ✔ 11%
What is the specific term for the act of sexually stimulating the female genitals with the
mouth? - Answer ✔ Cunnilingus
Infant boys have small testes that produce very small amounts of which hormones? -
Answer ✔ Testosterone
__________ is the realization in a young child that one's gender does not normally
change over the life span. - Answer ✔ Gender constancy
The average age for first engaging in sexual intercourse is approximately
________________. - Answer ✔ 17
What country has the world's lowest rates of teenage pregnancy? - Answer ✔ The
Netherlands
Pheromones promote the bond between: - Answer ✔ a mother and her infant.
According to Kinsey, what percentage of men and women remembered engaging in
some kind of sex play in their preadolescent years? - Answer ✔ 57% of men and 46% of
women
Parents who are tolerant of their children's emerging sexuality: - Answer ✔ encourage
children to take pride in their bodies.
What is true of teenage pregnancy rates? - Answer ✔ Teen birth rates in the US have
declined since the 1990s
Infant girls produce some estrogen from which of the following glands before puberty? -
Answer ✔ Adrenal
At what age do children typically start asking questions about sex? - Answer ✔ Age 5
What is the technical term used for first ejaculation in boys? - Answer ✔ Semenarche
Children's earliest friendships tend to be activity-based, whereas in early adolescence
friendships are more often based on: - Answer ✔ affective qualities
with All Correct Answers
Who typically communicates about sexuality between parents and children? - Answer ✔
Mothers to both sons and daughters
What else usually occurs during the period when children are toilet trained? - Answer ✔
nature of sexuality
Which statement describes common feelings of teens about the timing of puberty? -
Answer ✔ Maturing early or late can be difficult for both boys and girls.
What is the hallmark of female puberty? - Answer ✔ menarche
What is the average age for American students' first sexual intercourse? - Answer ✔ 17
Which of the following statements is true related to religion and sexual activity? -
Answer ✔ Religious teens delay sexual behaviors but then frequency is not influenced
by religion.
What is the term for a person's feelings and mental picture of his or her own body's
beauty? - Answer ✔ Body Image
When a 4-year-old boy has an erection, we can most likely assume: - Answer ✔ That
his physiology is functioning normally.
Programs that often begin in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade, presenting
a wide variety of topics to help students develop, are known as _________ - Answer ✔
comprehensive sexuality education programs
The term for refraining from intercourse and often other forms of sexual contact is: -
Answer ✔ abstinence.
The prevalence of being currently sexually active ranged from 19% to 42% (median =
32%) in students who are identified as ______________. - Answer ✔
Girls between ages 8 to 13 go through which type of changes during puberty? - Answer
✔ Outward signs
, Teenage boys are more likely to learn about sex from: - Answer ✔ Their peer and the
media
What percent of high school students commonly report being LGB or unsure about their
sexual orientation? - Answer ✔ 11%
What is the specific term for the act of sexually stimulating the female genitals with the
mouth? - Answer ✔ Cunnilingus
Infant boys have small testes that produce very small amounts of which hormones? -
Answer ✔ Testosterone
__________ is the realization in a young child that one's gender does not normally
change over the life span. - Answer ✔ Gender constancy
The average age for first engaging in sexual intercourse is approximately
________________. - Answer ✔ 17
What country has the world's lowest rates of teenage pregnancy? - Answer ✔ The
Netherlands
Pheromones promote the bond between: - Answer ✔ a mother and her infant.
According to Kinsey, what percentage of men and women remembered engaging in
some kind of sex play in their preadolescent years? - Answer ✔ 57% of men and 46% of
women
Parents who are tolerant of their children's emerging sexuality: - Answer ✔ encourage
children to take pride in their bodies.
What is true of teenage pregnancy rates? - Answer ✔ Teen birth rates in the US have
declined since the 1990s
Infant girls produce some estrogen from which of the following glands before puberty? -
Answer ✔ Adrenal
At what age do children typically start asking questions about sex? - Answer ✔ Age 5
What is the technical term used for first ejaculation in boys? - Answer ✔ Semenarche
Children's earliest friendships tend to be activity-based, whereas in early adolescence
friendships are more often based on: - Answer ✔ affective qualities
