Chapter 3: Sex Research Methods Flashcards
According to your textbook, one of the significant challenges seen in sex research is __________
a) Too many unqualified individuals are publishing low-quality research findings
b) The difficulty in obtaining a random sample where the study participants are similar to the general population
c) Women are far more likely to volunteer in sex research than men, creating a gender bias
d) The increase in online dating has made the general population more sexually liberal and this social media variable is very difficult to measure
b) The difficulty in obtaining a random sample where the study participants are similar to the general population
The problem with heteronormative sex research is that _______
a) It emphasizes that being straight is the only acceptable sexual orientation
b) It denies that heterosexual people are the majority sexual orientation
c) No one is conducting research in this area, so there are very few reliable findings
d) Scientific inquiry has long been built on a more inclusive approach to research, so heteronormative studies tend to be biased
a) It emphasizes that being straight is the only acceptable sexual orientation
According to your textbook, which of the following statements about sexuality texts up until the early 20th century is false?
a) Both historical and modern sexuality texts have been surprisingly open and instructive about sex, sexual positions, sexual arousal, and the “naturalness” of sexual behaviour
b) Love manuals for married couples in the Victorian era promoted the suppression of sexual desire and behaviour unless sex was for procreation purposes
c) As texts on sexuality moved from historical to more modern, they became more instructive and less judgemental about different forms of sexual expression
d) The early 20th century saw a rise in the publication of sex manuals written by women
a) Both historical and modern sexuality texts have been surprisingly open and instructive about sex, sexual positions, sexual arousal, and the “naturalness” of sexual behaviour
Which of the following sex research techniques were used by Alfred Kinsey?
a) Direct observation for the sexual responses of their participants
b) Non-judgmental face to face interviews with participants
c) Modified sex toys that when employed by research participants could record blood flow, temperature, and sexual arousal
d) Anonymous online forms completed by participants
b) Non-judgmental face to face interviews with participants
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are credited with which of the following?
a) Generating well representative samples from which reliable population data could then be extrapolated to all human sexual behaviour
b) Measuring sexual responses
c) De-emphasizing orgasm as part of a “normal” sexual response
d) Developing a research program to normalize and study same-sex sexual behaviour, arousal, and response
b) Measuring sexual responses
“In your own words, tell me about the first time you had sex with another person?” In what type of research would a question like this most commonly be found?
a) A quantitative research study
b) A correlational study
c) A laboratory experiment
d) A qualitative research study
d) A qualitative research study
Who first developed the Scale of Sexual Orientation?
a) William Masters
b) Richard von Krafft-Ebing
c) Alfred Kinsey
d) None of the above
c) Alfred Kinsey
“Do sexual assault rates increase or decrease depending on the season or time of year?” is an example of which type of sex research method?
a) Correlational design
b) Experiments
c) Content analysis
d) Descriptive design
a) Correlational design
When asked by an interviewer in a personal sexual history research study, Janice stated she has had 3 sex partners instead of answering honestly that she has in fact had 30 life-time sex partners. This is an example of ________.
a) Interpretation bias
b) Inter-rater bias
c) Responder bias
d) Content bias
c) Responder bias
A notable problem with case study research is ________
a) The threat to ecological validity
b) That is can be ethically implausible when research involves humans
c) That results may not generalize to the rest of the population
d) That inter-rate reliability scores may be so low results are invalid
c) That results may not generalize to the rest of the population
Identify the independent variable (I.V.) and dependent variable (D.V.) in the following research question “Does exposure to online pornography increase rates of erectile dysfunction in young men?”
a) I.V. – young men
D.V. – erectile dysfunction
b) I.V. – online pornography
D.V. – young men
c) I.V. – online pornography
D.V. – erectile dysfunction
d) I.V. – erectile dysfunction
D.V. – online pornography
c) I.V. – online pornography
D.V. – erectile dysfunction
Which of the following sexual psychophysiological measures is correctly paired?
a) Labial thermistor-a litmus test strip with a plastic applicator
b) Doppler ultrasonography-a heat-sensing camera that remotely records genital temperature
c) Penile photoplethysmography-a ring placed around the penis shaft to measure expansion
d) Vaginal photoplethysmography-a tampon-shaped plastic probe that evaluates genital blood flow
d) Vaginal photoplethysmography-a tampon-shaped plastic probe that evaluates genital blood flow
What is the major weakness of the labial thermistor as a measure of genital surface skin temperature?
a) It takes a while to show changes in temperature
b) It takes a while to return to baseline temperature after labial arousal
c) Labial temperature may be affected by ambient room temperature
d) All of the above are weaknesses of the labial thermistor
d) All of the above are weaknesses of the labial thermistor
Which of the following techniques has been clinically useful in studying Genito-Pelvic Pain and Penetration Disorders?
a) Quantitative sensory testing
b) Penile strain gauge
c) Laser doppler imaging
d) Face to face interviews
a) Quantitative sensory testing
The rate of new cases of a disease or condition is referred to as:
a) Incidence
b) Prevalence
c) Correlation
d) Average
a) Incidence
