1.What are three goals of sexology according to your textbook?
NOTE: one
word answers are enough, in other words: understanding (sexual behavior),
predicting (sexual behavior), and controlling
(sexual behavior)
2. Of
the three goals of sexology, which one raises the most ethical questions and
concerns?
3.Know 4 methods of obtaining information in sexology:
(The 4 methods are: case study, survey, direct
observation, experimental method)
for
each of the 4 methods know:
description of the method
advantages of the method
disadvantages of the method
[Your
textbook has an excellent table summarizing the 4 research methods and you are
advised to study this table]
4.Know the following terms (both the words and their meanings)
representative
samples
random
samples
nonresponse
self-selection
bias
demographic
bias
5. Not
in textbook - According to Victorian thinking what was considered a
proper time interval to wait between two indulgences
in intercourse?
6. Not
in textbook - According to Victorian thinking what was the main
reason individuals ended up in insane asylums? (be
specific: “sex” is not the answer)
7. Not
in textbook - What kind of cancer might be less likely to occur in
men with a history of frequent masturbation according to some recent studies?
8.What was the name of the most famous sex survey researcher?
What year did Alfred Kinsey publish “Sexual Behavior
in the Human Male”?
What method did Alfred Kinsey employ? (of the 4 methods above)
9. Not
in textbook - How did Alfred Kinsey’s findings of actual human
behavior differ from cultural ideas / expectations prevalent at that time…
A)…about the frequency of
marital intercourse? (in other words did Kinsey find
marital intercourse to occur: more frequently than expected? less frequently
than expected?)
B)…about the consequences of
masturbation? (in other words did the data Kinsey
collected suggest horrible mental & physical consequences among
masturbators? or did the data suggest (by implication) no horrible consequences
– given the prevalence of masturbation in the general population?)
10.
What year were the findings of the National Health & Social Life Survey
(NHSLS) published?
What three ethnic groups were
well represented in this study?
11.
What were the names of the most famous pioneers of direct observation sex
research?
What year did William Masters & Virginia Johnson
publish “Human Sexual Response”?
What method did Masters &
Johnson employ?
12.
Not
in textbook - What happens to the size of the empty vaginal barrel
when stimulated?
What happens to the size of the vaginal barrel when
an object is inserted and then it is stimulated?
[Note: you don’t have to know any specific numbers
or measurements here
– just the general idea of whether size gets bigger,
smaller, or stays the same]
13.
Not
in textbook – Which of the following tends to gain most in size
when stimulated:
a small flaccid penis or a
large flaccid penis?
14.
Given a description of a research study, be able to identify the following:
What is the independent variable
in that study?
What is the dependent variable
in that study?
15.
What changes or events do the following instruments measure?
penile
strain gauge
vaginal
photoplethysmograph
vaginal
and rectal myograph