Ch 9: Sexuality

Question 1

Permissiveness with Affection Standard

Answer 1

People find premarital sex okay as long as partners are in a committed and loving relationship

Question 2

Hookups

Answer 2

Sexual interactions with non-romantic partners

Question 3

Sexual Double Standard

Answer 3

Judging one sex more harshly in terms of their sexuality

Question 4

People are more accepting of homosexuality when they perceive it as ___ rather than ___

Answer 4

Innate; choice

Question 5

Extra-dyadic Sex

Answer 5

Sex that occurs outside of a committed relationship

Question 6

Sociosexual Orientations

Answer 6

A set of beliefs and behaviours that describe our feelings about sex

Question 7

Unrestricted Sociosexual Orientation

Answer 7

People who do not seek commitment before sex

Question 8

Restricted Sociosexual Orientation

Answer 8

People who prefer to have sex in a committed relationship

Question 9

Sperm Competition

Answer 9

Occurs when sperm from 2+ men is in a woman’s vagina at the same time

Question 10

Sex Drive

Answer 10

The motivation to engage in sexual activity

Question 11

Cybersex

Answer 11

Online interactions involving sexual chat for sexual gratification

Question 12

Illusion of Unique Variability

Answer 12

Belief that bad things are less likely to happen us than to others

Question 13

Alcohol Myopia

Answer 13

People’s ability to process information is decreased when they’re intoxicated

Question 14

Pluralistic Ignorance

Answer 14

People wrongly believe that their feelings are different that those of others

Question 15

Sexual Coercion

Answer 15

When an individual persuades/pressures their partner to engage in sexual activities

Question 16

Types of Pressure

Answer 16

Verbal Pressure
The Use of Alcohol/Drugs
Physical Force

Question 17

Sex/Gender Role

Answer 17

Attitudes and behavioural norms for a certain sex/gender

Question 18

Sexual Orientation

Answer 18

Who we are emotionally and sexually attracted to

Question 19

Chromosomal Sex

Answer 19

Define by X/Y gene

Question 20

Turner’s Syndrome

Answer 20

Only an X chromosome

Female genitals, but no reproductive system/puberty

Question 21

Klinefelter’s Syndrome

Answer 21

XXY chromosomes
Male genitals (although small and sterile)
Low testosterone = little interest in sex

Question 22

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Answer 22

Body not sensitive to androgens, which leads a male to develop female genitals

Question 23

Fetally Androgenized Females

Answer 23

Genetic females develop male genitalia because of high androgen levels

Question 24

DHT-Deficient Males

Answer 24

Testosterone not converted into DHT, which is necessary for male genital development
At puberty, male hormones enlarge the clitoris and cause the scrotum to descend

Question 25

Transexual

Answer 25

An individual who identifies with the opposite gender, and want to surgically change their bodies to fit this gender

Question 26

Gender Dysphoria

Answer 26

An individual who feels trapped in a body of the wrong sex

Question 27

Transgender

Answer 27

An individual whose appearance/behaviour does not fit the typical gender roles

Question 28

Plasticity

Answer 28

Degree that someone’s sexual beliefs/behaviours can be shaped by external factors

Question 29

Sexual Identity

Answer 29

A person’s sexual self-concept

Question 30

Terror-Management Theory

Answer 30

We are aware of our mortality, which creates panic/fear