sex research

Question 1

sexology

Answer 1

the study of sexuality

Question 2

most common methods of research

Answer 2

non-experimental designs, experimental designs, quasi-experimental

Question 3

case study

Answer 3

single subject or small group, each studied individually and in depth, hard to generalize to population (small sample size)

Question 4

survey

Answer 4

asks participants about sexual experiences or attitudes

Question 5

representative sample

Answer 5

limited sample that provides an accurate representation of the larger population

Question 6

random sample

Answer 6

randomly chosen from the population

Question 7

Kinsey report

Answer 7

first to talk about sexuality, no evidence about sex and wanted to teach students, snowball sample, most men and women had masturbated, 37% of men and 13% of women had been with someone of the same sex, 69% of men had been with a prostitute

Question 8

masters and Johnson report

Answer 8

most famous observational sex research, observed how bodies responded to sexual stimulation, no biological difference between vaginal or clitoral orgasms, women have the capacity for multiple orgasms that men don’t

Question 9

direct observation

Answer 9

observe and record responses of subjects