Describe how Kinsey's model of sexual orientation differed from the dichotomous model.
What will be an ideal response?
Kinsey found that same-sex sexual behavior was not uncommon and that it didn't mean that a person was homosexual. Kinsey developed a continuum between exclusive homosexuality and exclusive heterosexuality. The dichotomous model states that a person could be either "homosexual" or "heterosexual."
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a. emotional climate of the classroom. b. number of computers in the classroom. c. years of teacher education. d. ratio of boy to girl students in the class.
Persons who reach high levels of intellectual achievement in school tend to be:
a. high in social interest. c. second-borns. b. first-borns. d. characterized by a superiority complex.
Which psychologist realized that he could study the overt behavior of animals by simply observing the relationship between stimuli and an animal's responses?
a. John B. Watson b. Wilhelm Wundt c. Abraham Maslow d. Max Wertheimer
Rick notices that his voice has been getting deeper and hair is growing on his chest. Which endocrine gland produces hormones that are responsible for these changes?
a) gonads b) adrenal c) pancreas d) pituitary