week 3

Question 1

challenges when studying human sexuality

Answer 1

• willing and honest participants
• finding a random sample (willing vs not will)
• un biased
• finding appropriate research method

Question 2

qualitative

Answer 2

• flexible, open ended questions to explore sexual issues
• sometimes called descriptive methods

Question 3

quantative

Answer 3

• measure and organise sexual phenomena

Question 4

methods for studying sexuality
descriptive designs

Answer 4

• observational, survey, case study
• useful when summarising patterns of sexual attitudes and behaviour
• generating ideas for future research my by documenting aspects of sexuality
• quantitative or qualitative

Question 5

methods for studying sexuality
direct observation

Answer 5

• most basic and non intrusive
• increased ecological validity
• interpretation bias

Question 6

methods for studying sexuality
Interview

Answer 6

• Collect detailed self reported data about an individuals experience
• memory bias
• not wanting to disclose information

Question 7

methods for studying sexuality
Survey

Answer 7

• Collect information through questionnaires, qualitative or quantitative
• inexpensive, anonymous
• memory bias, demand characteristics

Question 8

byers and demmons
aim

Answer 8

• investigate the relationship between sexual disclosure and satisfaction

Question 9

byers and demmons
procedure

Answer 9

• survey
• 12 items they developed to measure sexual self disclosure

Question 10

byers and demmons
conclusion

Answer 10

• positive relationship between participants sexual satisfaction and sexual disclosure with their partners

Question 11

scales in sexuality research

Answer 11

• desire
• arousal
• lubrication
• orgasm
• satisfaction
• pain/discomfort
• erectile function
• orgasmic function
• sexual desire
• intercourse satisfaction
• overall satisfaction

Question 12

snell and papini
the sexuality scale

Answer 12

• measures self esteem, sexual preoccupation and sexual depression

Question 13

experimental designs

Answer 13

• experiments investigate the casual relationship between 2 variables
• ethical issues when studying human subjects
• can offer evidence for cause and effect

Question 14

conley et al
aim

Answer 14

• investigate whether the sexual double standard can be explained by fear of social repercussions

Question 15

conley et al
procedure

Answer 15

• examined the social ramifications of casual sex for women vs men
• scenario about a woman/man who accepts casual sex offer from member of the other sex
• expectation of woman to be perceived more negatively

Question 16

psychophysiological approaches

Answer 16

• measures genital sexual arousal, physioloigcal response
• genital and neurological responses

physiology, vasocongestion
- internal or external
- measured directly or indirectly
- invasive or non invasive

Question 17

sexual concordance

Answer 17

• levels of agreement between the genital and subjective components of sexual arousal

Question 18

measure
vaginal lubrication

Answer 18

• litmus test strop
• quantified by measuring the length of color change on the litmus paper, longer lengths = more lubrication
• high sexual concordance rates

Question 19

measure
penile volume plethysmography

Answer 19

• penis into glass container
• as penile volume increases amount of space in container decreases
• reliable
• potentially awkward

Question 20

measure
thermography

Answer 20

• heat sensing camera to record temperature of genital skin

Question 21

measure
laser doppler imaging

Answer 21

• low power infrared beam to measure blood perfusion in the external genital region