In summarizing the research on sexual behaviors, which of the following is a correct statement about why people engage in sexual behaviors?
A. People engage in sexual behaviors mostly for the physical pleasure of sex.
B. People engage in sexual behaviors mostly to get revenge for the infidelity of their partners.
C. People engage in sexual behaviors mostly to convey love.
D. People engage in sexual behaviors for a variety of reasons.
Answer: D
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a. Scores on the Kuder remain stable over the course of time, but scores on the SCII tend not to. b. Scores on the SCII remain stable over time while scores on the Kuder tend not to. c. Scores on both the Kuder and the SCII do not remains table over time. d. Scores on both the Kuder and the SCII remain stable over the course of time.
What characterizes people with a high degree of perceived control?
a. They seek knowledge about events that can influence their lives. b. They attribute success and failure to their own abilities rather than to luck. c. They are fairly well adjusted. d. All of these are typical of people with high perceived control.
According to feminists and psychologist __________, the desire for social connectedness is largely female and the desire for a separate identity is largely male
a. Mary Ainsworth b. Anna Freud c. Carol Gilligan d. Margaret Mahler
According to Erikson, identity derives from
a. a melding of private and social self-conceptions. b. a resolution of the Oedipal conflict. c. the willingness to share the most personal aspects of oneself with others. d. the opportunity to explore the environment.