Chapter 1 Flashcards
Personal sexual philosophy
A person’s unique foundation of knowledge, attitudes. and actions relating to what the person wants and who he or she is as a sexual being
Ham Sexuality
An area of research and study focusing on all aspects of human as sexual beings
Morals
A person’s individual, unique attitudes about what constitutes right and wrong
Gender Identity
The sex that as person identifies himself or herself to be
Sexual orientation
Term specifying the sex if those to whom a person is primarily romantically, emotionally, and sexually attracted.
Abstinence-only education
The decision to avoid teaching adolescent students about sexual activity, STIs, contraception, etc., based. On he theory hat such education is unnecessary if students are taught to abstain from sexual behavior.
Sexual Health
A general concept referring to physical, emotional, psychological. And interpersonal well-being
Survey
The scientific collection of dada from a group of individuals about their beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors
Target Population
The entire group of people which a researcher is attempting to apply a study sample’s population
Sample
A subset of the target Poppy Latino selected by researchers to represent the entire population under study
Random sampling
A method of selecting a sample of petticoats in such as way that each member of the population had an equal chance of being selected
Self-selection bias
The effect of allowing members of a target population under study to volunteer to participate in the study; it may compromise the randomness and validity of the research
Observational Research
Gathering behavior data through direct or indirect observation using scientific techniques
Correlational Research
A scientific research methodology that determines the extent to which two variables are systematically related to each other
Experimental Method
A type of scientific research in which variables of interest are changed while all other unrelated variables are held constant to determine cause-and-effect relationships among variables