PSYC 325 Midterm #2 Questions with correct answers
What is sexual media? Correct Answer--Any representation of sex or
sexual themes
-Suggestions of sexual behaviour
-sexual talk
-Is not porn
Sexual media in TV Correct Answer--70-80% of mainstream shows
contain sexual content
-Similar amounts in teen-oriented TV, less in tween-oriented TV
-Sexual talk is more common than sexual behaviour
Sexual media in movies Correct Answer--80% of movies contain sexual
content
-65% in rated-G movies
Sexual media in music Correct Answer--40% of lyrics directed to teens
contain direct/indirect references to sex
-60-80% of music videos contain sexual imagery
Messages in sexual media Correct Answer--Youth-oriented media often
does not include messages about the risks and responsibility of sexual
behaviour
-Sexual behaviour is slightly more often associated with negative vs
positive consequences
,-Heterosexual script= men pursue sex, women are pursued
Sexual socialization Correct Answer--The process by which our sexual
knowledge, values, attitudes, and behaviours develop
-Sexual development is influenced by biology, parents, peers, culture,
media
Third person effect Correct Answer--Teens think that media impacts
sexual development for others, but not themselves
Sexualization Correct Answer--A person's value comes from their sexual
appeal /behaviour
-A person is held to a standard that equates attractiveness with being
sexy
-A person is made into a "thing" for the sexual use of others; sexual
objectification
-Sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon someone
Sexual media: social cognition theory Correct Answer--Media
consumers will observe and model sexual behaviour
-Learn which behaviours are appropriate; rewarded vs punished
-More likely to model like-me individuals, individuals with positive
traits
, Sexual media: cultivation theory Correct Answer--Long-term, repeated
consumption of media depictions of sexual themes will shape attitudes
and beliefs
-Influenced by amount of consumption
Sexual media: sexual scripts theory Correct Answer--Sexuality and
sexual behaviour determined by "scripts" used to organize and
understand sexual encounters
-Stereotyped patterns of expectations
Sexual media: media practice model Correct Answer--Assumes media
use is active
-The media user plays a role in what effect media has
-Sense of self, identity, and lived experience contributes
Consuming greater amounts of sexual media associated with... Correct
Answer--More permissiveness towards sex; positive attitudes towards
sex outside of committed relationships
-Belief that more friends are engaging in sexual behaviour
-Beliefs of women as sex objects
-Expectations of fewer negative consequences associated with sex
Consuming greater amounts of sexual media correlated with... Correct
Answer--Greater likelihood of having engaged in sexual behaviour
-More sexual partners
What is sexual media? Correct Answer--Any representation of sex or
sexual themes
-Suggestions of sexual behaviour
-sexual talk
-Is not porn
Sexual media in TV Correct Answer--70-80% of mainstream shows
contain sexual content
-Similar amounts in teen-oriented TV, less in tween-oriented TV
-Sexual talk is more common than sexual behaviour
Sexual media in movies Correct Answer--80% of movies contain sexual
content
-65% in rated-G movies
Sexual media in music Correct Answer--40% of lyrics directed to teens
contain direct/indirect references to sex
-60-80% of music videos contain sexual imagery
Messages in sexual media Correct Answer--Youth-oriented media often
does not include messages about the risks and responsibility of sexual
behaviour
-Sexual behaviour is slightly more often associated with negative vs
positive consequences
,-Heterosexual script= men pursue sex, women are pursued
Sexual socialization Correct Answer--The process by which our sexual
knowledge, values, attitudes, and behaviours develop
-Sexual development is influenced by biology, parents, peers, culture,
media
Third person effect Correct Answer--Teens think that media impacts
sexual development for others, but not themselves
Sexualization Correct Answer--A person's value comes from their sexual
appeal /behaviour
-A person is held to a standard that equates attractiveness with being
sexy
-A person is made into a "thing" for the sexual use of others; sexual
objectification
-Sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon someone
Sexual media: social cognition theory Correct Answer--Media
consumers will observe and model sexual behaviour
-Learn which behaviours are appropriate; rewarded vs punished
-More likely to model like-me individuals, individuals with positive
traits
, Sexual media: cultivation theory Correct Answer--Long-term, repeated
consumption of media depictions of sexual themes will shape attitudes
and beliefs
-Influenced by amount of consumption
Sexual media: sexual scripts theory Correct Answer--Sexuality and
sexual behaviour determined by "scripts" used to organize and
understand sexual encounters
-Stereotyped patterns of expectations
Sexual media: media practice model Correct Answer--Assumes media
use is active
-The media user plays a role in what effect media has
-Sense of self, identity, and lived experience contributes
Consuming greater amounts of sexual media associated with... Correct
Answer--More permissiveness towards sex; positive attitudes towards
sex outside of committed relationships
-Belief that more friends are engaging in sexual behaviour
-Beliefs of women as sex objects
-Expectations of fewer negative consequences associated with sex
Consuming greater amounts of sexual media correlated with... Correct
Answer--Greater likelihood of having engaged in sexual behaviour
-More sexual partners
