Chapter 11: Adult Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes - Fill in the Blanks

Question 1

Approximately every 90 minutes during sleep, women experience ______ and men experience ______.

Answer 1

vaginal lubrication, penile erection

Question 2

Couples should not engage in anal and vaginal intercourse without washing in between because of ______

Answer 2

rectal bacteria

Question 3

Perhaps the most common type of fantasy during sexual intercourse is ______

Answer 3

the replacement fantasy

Question 4

The main reason that many people continue to masturbate after forming a sexual relationship is ______

Answer 4

variety

Question 5

Couples who always have sex in the same place and in the same manner risk letting their sex lives become ______.

Answer 5

ritualized

Question 6

Laumann and his colleagues (1994) found that the two sexual behaviors most preferred by Americans are ______ and ______.

Answer 6

vaginal intercourse, watching one’s partner undress

Question 7

Laumann and his colleagues also found that masturbation is mostly a reflection of ______

Answer 7

a sexually active lifestyle

Question 8

The preferred manner of sexual intercourse in all known cultures is ______

Answer 8

face to face

Question 9

______ is the position of intercourse usually preferred in cultures where a woman’s sexual satisfaction is considered

Answer 9

woman-on-top

Question 10

A sexually healthy person is someone who (a) ______ and (b) ______.

Answer 10

feels comfortable with his or her sexuality; feels free to choose whether or not he or she wishes to try a variety of sexual behaviors

Question 11

Oral-genital sex is most common among ______ Americans (ethnic group) and ______-educated people.

Answer 11

white, higher