FSOS 4101 Chapter 2

Question 1

Sex information/advice genre,

Answer 1

The transmits information and norms, rather than images, about sexuality to a mass audience to both inform and entertain in a simplifed manner.

Question 2

Objectivity

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Or the observation of things as they exist in reality as opposed to our feelings or beliefs about them.

Question 3

Value judgement

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Evaluations based on moral or ethical standards rather than objective ones.

Question 4

Opinion

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Is an unsubstantiated belief or conclusion about what seems to be true according to our thoughts.

Question 5

Bias

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Is a personal leaning or inclination. Biases lead us to select information that supports our views or beliefs while ignoring information that does not.

Question 6

Stereotype

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Is a set of simplistic, rigidly held, overgeneralized beliefs about an individual, a group of people, an idean and so on.

Question 7

Schema

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A way in which we organize knowledge in our thought processes.

Question 8

Fallacy

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Is an error in reasoning that affects our understanding of a subject. Fallacies distort our thinking, leading us to false or erroneous conclusions.

Question 9

Egocentric fallacy

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Is the mistaken belief that our own personal experience and values generally are held by others.

Question 10

Ethnocentric fallacy

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Also knoown as ethnocentrism, is the belief that our own ethnic group, nation, or culture is innately superior to others.

Question 11

Enthicity

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Or ethnic affiliation or identity.

Question 12

Ethnic group

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Is a group of people distinct from other groups because of cultural characteristics, such as language, religion, and customs, that are transmitted from one generation to the next.

Question 13

Scientific method

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Is the method by which a hypothesis is formed from impartially gathered data and tested empirically.

Question 14

Induction

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Drawing a general conclusion from specific facts.

Question 15

Sexologist

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Sex researchers

Question 16

Informed consent

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Is the full disclosure to an individual of the purpose, potential risks, and benefits of participating in a research project.

Question 17

Random sampling

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A sample collected in an unbiased way, with the selection of each member of the sample based solely on chance.

Question 18

Representative sample

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With a small group representing the larger group in terms of age, sex, ethnicity, socieconomic status, sexual orientation, and so on.

Question 19

Biased sample

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Samples that are not representative of the larger group.

Question 20

Come out

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Publicly identifed themselves as gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Question 21

Clinical research

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Is the in-depth examination of an individual or group that comes to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker for assistance with psychological or medical problems or disorders.

Question 22

Pathological behavior

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Or unhealthy or diseased behavior.

Question 23

Survey research

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Is a method that uses questionnaires or interviews to gather information.

Question 24

Sexual diary

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Or personal notes of one’s sexual activity, can increase the accuracy of self-report data.

Question 25

Observational research

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Is a method by which a researcher unobtrusively observes and make systematic notes about people’s behaviors without trying to manipulate it.

Question 26

Participant observation

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In which the researcher particpates in the behavior she or he is studying, is an important method of observational research.

Question 27

Experimental research

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Is the systematic manipulation of individuals or the environment to learn the effects of such manipulation on behavior.

Question 28

Variables

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Or aspects or factors that can manipulated in experiments. Two types of variables; independent and dependent.

Question 29

Independent variables

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Are factors that can be manipulated or changed by the experimenter.

Question 30

Dependent variables

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Are factors that are likely to be affected by changes in the independent variables.

Question 31

Correlational studies

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Measures two or more naturally occurring variables to determine their relationship to each other.

Question 32

Plethysmographs (pluh-THIZ-muh-grafs)

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Devices attached to the genitals to measure physiological response.

Question 33

Strain gauge

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A device resembling a rubber band.

Question 34

Neuroses

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Or psychological disorder characterized by anxiety or tension.

Question 35

Repression

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A psychological mechanism that kept people from becoming away of hidden memories and motives because they aroused guilt, prevents such knowledge.

Question 36

Psychoanalysis

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A psychological system that ascribes behavior to unconcious desires.

Question 37

Oedipal complex

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The boy develops sexual desires for his mother.

Question 38

Castration anxiety

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Boy’s belief that the father will cut off his penis because of jealousy.

Question 39

Electra complex

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Desiring her father while fearing her mother.

Question 40

Penis envy

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She does not have a penis and feels deprived.

Question 41

Feminism

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A movement that invovles women and men working together for equality.

Question 42

Social construction

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Is the developmet of social categories, such as masculinity, femininity, heterosexuality, and homosexuality, by society.

Question 43

Control group

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Is a group that is not being treate or experimented on.

Question 44

Socioeconomic status

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Is a person’s ranking in society based on a combination of occupational, educational, and income levels.

Question 45

Cultural equivalency perspective

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Is the view that the attitudes, values, and behaviors of one ethnic group are similar to those of another ethnic group.

Question 46

Machismo

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Is a positive concept, celebrating the values of courage, strength, generosity, politness, and respect for others.

Question 47

Acculturation

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Is the process of adaptation of an ethnic group to the values, attitudes, and behaviors of the dominant culture.

Question 48

Familismo

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A commitment to family and family members.