HLTH 3500
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Sexual intelligence - ANS Involving self-understanding,
interpersonal sexual skills, scientific knowledge, and
consideration of the cultural context of sexuality
Psychosocial - ANS Refers to a combination of psychological
and social factors
Celibacy - ANS Historically defined as the state of being
unmarried
Celibacy - ANS Currently defined as abstention from sexual
behavior
Sexology - ANS The study of sexuality
Case study - ANS A no experimental research method that
examines either a single subject or a small group of subjects
individually and in depth
Survey - ANS A research method in which a sample of people
are questioned about their behaviors and/or attitudes
Representative sample - ANS A type of limited research sample
and that provides an accurate representation of a larger target
population of interest
, Random sample - ANS A randomly chosen subset of a
population
Nonresponse - ANS The refusal to participate I a research study
Self-selection - ANS The bias introduced into a research study
results because of participants' willingness to respons
Demographic bias - ANS A kind of sampling bias in which
certain segments of society are disproportionately represented in
a study population
Direct observation - ANS A method of research in which subjects
are observed as they go about their activities
Experimental research - ANS Research in which subjects are
observed as they go about their activities
Independent variable - ANS In an experimental research design,
a condition or component that is under the control of the
researcher, who manipulates or determines its value
Dependent variable - ANS In an experiment research design, an
outcome or resulting behavior that the experimenter observes and
records but does not control
Vulva - ANS The external genitals of the female, including the
pubic hair, mons veneris, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and
urinary and vaginal openings
Mons veneris - ANS A triangular mound over the pubic bone
above the vulva
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Sexual intelligence - ANS Involving self-understanding,
interpersonal sexual skills, scientific knowledge, and
consideration of the cultural context of sexuality
Psychosocial - ANS Refers to a combination of psychological
and social factors
Celibacy - ANS Historically defined as the state of being
unmarried
Celibacy - ANS Currently defined as abstention from sexual
behavior
Sexology - ANS The study of sexuality
Case study - ANS A no experimental research method that
examines either a single subject or a small group of subjects
individually and in depth
Survey - ANS A research method in which a sample of people
are questioned about their behaviors and/or attitudes
Representative sample - ANS A type of limited research sample
and that provides an accurate representation of a larger target
population of interest
, Random sample - ANS A randomly chosen subset of a
population
Nonresponse - ANS The refusal to participate I a research study
Self-selection - ANS The bias introduced into a research study
results because of participants' willingness to respons
Demographic bias - ANS A kind of sampling bias in which
certain segments of society are disproportionately represented in
a study population
Direct observation - ANS A method of research in which subjects
are observed as they go about their activities
Experimental research - ANS Research in which subjects are
observed as they go about their activities
Independent variable - ANS In an experimental research design,
a condition or component that is under the control of the
researcher, who manipulates or determines its value
Dependent variable - ANS In an experiment research design, an
outcome or resulting behavior that the experimenter observes and
records but does not control
Vulva - ANS The external genitals of the female, including the
pubic hair, mons veneris, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and
urinary and vaginal openings
Mons veneris - ANS A triangular mound over the pubic bone
above the vulva
