Cross-cultural investigations (e.g., Straus, 2004) of situational couple violence among dating partners revealed that . . .
a) Prevalence rates are extremely low—fewer than 5% of the population commits this type of violence
b) Most assaults involve acts of severe violence
c) Women are more likely than men to inflict serious injuries on their partners
d) About one third of participants reported having physically assaulted a partner in the last year
d) About one third of participants reported having physically assaulted a partner in the last year
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"Manic" love is characterized by ____
a. obsessiveness and jealousy c. game playing b. altruism and selflessness d. companionate attachment
Why do many people believe that most child molesters were themselves victims of child sexual abuse?
a. A study often cited by the popular press showed that when child molesters were hooked up to lie detectors, the majority admitted to being sexually abused as children. b. Many people have the need to reconcile the fact that a human being would sexually abuse a child, so they often look for ways to excuse the child molester's behavior. c. Most people strongly believe in the "cycle of abuse" phenomenon and that there is little one can do to break this cycle. d. The simplest explanation for child molestation involves "courtship theory," which stipulates that when someone is sexually abused as a child they cannot move past the adult-child sexual relationship stage.
The Kinsey scale of sexual orientation:
A. includes questions to measure sexual fantasies and identities. B. interviews people to measure the spectrum of orientation. C. includes questions about community identification. D. states that pure homosexuals and pure heterosexuals are most common. E. concludes that most people tend toward one end of the spectrum or the other.
Describe some aspects of human sexuality that are unique to our species.
What will be an ideal response?