VERIFIED ANSWERS
, Sexual intelligence - ANSWERInvolving self-understanding, interpersonal sexual skills,
scientific knowledge, and consideration of the cultural context of sexuality
Psychosocial - ANSWERRefers to a combination of psychological and social factors
Celibacy - ANSWERHistorically defined as the state of being unmarried
Celibacy - ANSWERCurrently defined as abstention from sexual behavior
Sexology - ANSWERThe study of sexuality
Case study - ANSWERA no experimental research method that examines either a
single subject or a small group of subjects individually and in depth
Survey - ANSWERA research method in which a sample of people are questioned
about their behaviors and/or attitudes
Representative sample - ANSWERA type of limited research sample and that provides
an accurate representation of a larger target population of interest
Random sample - ANSWERA randomly chosen subset of a population
Nonresponse - ANSWERThe refusal to participate I a research study
Self-selection - ANSWERThe bias introduced into a research study results because of
participants' willingness to respons
Demographic bias - ANSWERA kind of sampling bias in which certain segments of
society are disproportionately represented in a study population
Direct observation - ANSWERA method of research in which subjects are observed as
they go about their activities
Experimental research - ANSWERResearch in which subjects are observed as they go
about their activities
Independent variable - ANSWERIn an experimental research design, a condition or
component that is under the control of the researcher, who manipulates or determines
its value
Dependent variable - ANSWERIn an experiment research design, an outcome or
resulting behavior that the experimenter observes and records but does not control