Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity –
5th Canadian Edition
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TEST BANK
UV
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Spencer A. Rathus
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Jeffrey S. Nevid
PP
Lois Fichner-Rathus
Alex McKay
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
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© Spencer A. Rathus, Jeffrey S. Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus & Alex McKay
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity –
ST
5th Canadian Edition
Spencer A. Rathus, Jeffrey S. Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus & Alex McKay
UV
1. What Is Human Sexuality?
2. Using Theory and Research to Understand Human Sexuality
IA
3. Female and Male Anatomy and Physiology
4. Sexual Arousal and Response
5. Gender Identity and Gender Roles
_A
6. Attraction and Love
7. Relationships, Intimacy, and Communication
8. Sexual Behaviours and Fantasies
9. Sexual Orientation
PP
10.Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
11.Contraception and Abortion
12.Sexuality Across the Life Span
13.Sexual Dysfunction
RO
14.Sexually Transmitted Infections
15. Sexual Health Education
16. Sexual Variations
17. Sexual Coercion
VE
18.Commercial Sex
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, 1) Imagine two relatively isolated populations on opposite sides of the world. An anthropologist
finds that one population is relatively sexually conservative, whereas the other population
ST
endorses personal sexual freedom. What factor might account for the differences in sexual
attitudes and behaviours between these two populations?
A) Latitude
B) Nutrition
C) Culture
UV
D) Biology
Answer: c
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Reference: 3 Skill: Applied
2) Meaney and Rye argue that learning about one’s own sexual likes and dislikes can lead to
A) sexual self-actualization.
IA
B) a greater probability of conception.
C) sexual selfishness.
D) more frequent masturbation.
Answer: a
_A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Skill: Recall
3) Which of the following is an example of gender roles?
A) Anatomical differences between male and female sexual anatomy
B) Cultural expectations that males, but not females, initiate sexual contact
PP
C) Political freedom to self-identify as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual
D) Taboos prohibiting male–male or female–female sexual activities
Answer: b
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Skill: Applied
RO
4) In which of the following scenarios would sex be considered a leisure activity, according to
Meaney and Rye?
A) Julie voluntarily engages in sex with a casual acquaintance.
B) Frank has sex with his wife because he feels it is his obligation.
C) David is a sex worker who accepts both male and female clients.
VE
D) Emma has had sex in exchange for money on only one occasion.
Answer: a
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Skill: Applied
5) According to a New Brunswick study, which of the following activities would be considered
D?
“having sex” by the majority of university students?
A) Farah engages in oral-genital contact with a male, but does not orgasm.
B) Jacob manually stimulates his own genitals, which results in orgasm.
C) Sarah has penile–anal intercourse with a member of the opposite-sex.
D) Nolan touches the genitals of another man, although he is heterosexual.
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Answer: c
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied
, 6) According to a New Brunswick study, approximately what percentage of university students
defined oral–genital contact as having sex?
A) 10%
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B) 20%
C) 60%
D) 80%
Answer: b
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Recall
UV
7) The discipline that examines cross-cultural similarities and differences in sexual behaviour is
A) medicine.
B) anthropology.
C) psychology.
D) sociology.
IA
Answer: b
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Integrated
8) A leading organization in Canada that promotes sexuality research and education is
_A
A) the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada.
B) the Canadian Association of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists.
C) the Canadian Society for the Study of Sexuality.
D) the Canadian Association of Sexual Health Promotion.
Answer: a
PP
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Recall
9) In order to understand the complexity of factors influencing sexual attitudes and behaviours in
Canada, it is of primary importance to be aware of
A) the diversity within Canadian society.
RO
B) human evolution.
C) the structuring of political systems.
D) the differences between Canada and the United States.
Answer: a
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Recall
VE
10) Jafir participates in oral–genital contact with a sex partner. According to a New Brunswick
study, he is more likely to consider this behaviour as “having sex” if
A) the act is followed by an orgasm.
B) it is his first sexual experience.
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C) the other participant is female.
D) it precedes other sexual acts.
Answer: a
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied
??
11) Ling is an immigrant to Canada from China. Considering the findings from a 1996 study by
Health Canada, “Ethnocultural Communities Facing AIDS,” Ling is likely to endorse the idea
that
5th Canadian Edition
ST
TEST BANK
UV
IA
Spencer A. Rathus
_A
Jeffrey S. Nevid
PP
Lois Fichner-Rathus
Alex McKay
RO
VE
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
D?
??
© Spencer A. Rathus, Jeffrey S. Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus & Alex McKay
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
©STUDYSTREAM
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity –
ST
5th Canadian Edition
Spencer A. Rathus, Jeffrey S. Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus & Alex McKay
UV
1. What Is Human Sexuality?
2. Using Theory and Research to Understand Human Sexuality
IA
3. Female and Male Anatomy and Physiology
4. Sexual Arousal and Response
5. Gender Identity and Gender Roles
_A
6. Attraction and Love
7. Relationships, Intimacy, and Communication
8. Sexual Behaviours and Fantasies
9. Sexual Orientation
PP
10.Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
11.Contraception and Abortion
12.Sexuality Across the Life Span
13.Sexual Dysfunction
RO
14.Sexually Transmitted Infections
15. Sexual Health Education
16. Sexual Variations
17. Sexual Coercion
VE
18.Commercial Sex
D?
??
©STUDYSTREAM
, 1) Imagine two relatively isolated populations on opposite sides of the world. An anthropologist
finds that one population is relatively sexually conservative, whereas the other population
ST
endorses personal sexual freedom. What factor might account for the differences in sexual
attitudes and behaviours between these two populations?
A) Latitude
B) Nutrition
C) Culture
UV
D) Biology
Answer: c
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Reference: 3 Skill: Applied
2) Meaney and Rye argue that learning about one’s own sexual likes and dislikes can lead to
A) sexual self-actualization.
IA
B) a greater probability of conception.
C) sexual selfishness.
D) more frequent masturbation.
Answer: a
_A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Skill: Recall
3) Which of the following is an example of gender roles?
A) Anatomical differences between male and female sexual anatomy
B) Cultural expectations that males, but not females, initiate sexual contact
PP
C) Political freedom to self-identify as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual
D) Taboos prohibiting male–male or female–female sexual activities
Answer: b
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Skill: Applied
RO
4) In which of the following scenarios would sex be considered a leisure activity, according to
Meaney and Rye?
A) Julie voluntarily engages in sex with a casual acquaintance.
B) Frank has sex with his wife because he feels it is his obligation.
C) David is a sex worker who accepts both male and female clients.
VE
D) Emma has had sex in exchange for money on only one occasion.
Answer: a
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Skill: Applied
5) According to a New Brunswick study, which of the following activities would be considered
D?
“having sex” by the majority of university students?
A) Farah engages in oral-genital contact with a male, but does not orgasm.
B) Jacob manually stimulates his own genitals, which results in orgasm.
C) Sarah has penile–anal intercourse with a member of the opposite-sex.
D) Nolan touches the genitals of another man, although he is heterosexual.
??
Answer: c
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied
, 6) According to a New Brunswick study, approximately what percentage of university students
defined oral–genital contact as having sex?
A) 10%
ST
B) 20%
C) 60%
D) 80%
Answer: b
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Recall
UV
7) The discipline that examines cross-cultural similarities and differences in sexual behaviour is
A) medicine.
B) anthropology.
C) psychology.
D) sociology.
IA
Answer: b
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Integrated
8) A leading organization in Canada that promotes sexuality research and education is
_A
A) the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada.
B) the Canadian Association of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists.
C) the Canadian Society for the Study of Sexuality.
D) the Canadian Association of Sexual Health Promotion.
Answer: a
PP
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Recall
9) In order to understand the complexity of factors influencing sexual attitudes and behaviours in
Canada, it is of primary importance to be aware of
A) the diversity within Canadian society.
RO
B) human evolution.
C) the structuring of political systems.
D) the differences between Canada and the United States.
Answer: a
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Recall
VE
10) Jafir participates in oral–genital contact with a sex partner. According to a New Brunswick
study, he is more likely to consider this behaviour as “having sex” if
A) the act is followed by an orgasm.
B) it is his first sexual experience.
D?
C) the other participant is female.
D) it precedes other sexual acts.
Answer: a
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied
??
11) Ling is an immigrant to Canada from China. Considering the findings from a 1996 study by
Health Canada, “Ethnocultural Communities Facing AIDS,” Ling is likely to endorse the idea
that
