Evaluating sexual research studies conducted solely in the United States will help avoid ethnocentrism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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Infertility due to blocked Fallopian tubes is most commonly caused by which of the following?
a. untreated sexually transmitted infections that lead to pelvic inflammatory diseases b. irregularity of a woman's menstrual cycle c. sperm cells that cannot swim well enough to move up the Fallopian tubes d. a zygote that fails to implant on the uterine wall
Which of the following statements is true about gender differences?
A. Men are better at decoding nonverbal cues than women. B. On average, males are more prone to self-disclosure than females. C. Males are generally more aggressive than females. D. Traditional gender roles favored emotional expressiveness for males.
Sternberg has identified several categories of love stories found in U.S. culture. Which of the following belongs to the cluster of love stories that was found to be positive?
A. garden B. addiction C. horror D. war
What was ironic about the “Contagious Diseases Act” of 1864?
a. The Contagious Diseases Act was enacted to provide free medical treatments to prostitutes suffering from a sexually transmitted infection; however, most of the prostitutes who volunteered for testing were uninfected and those who were in fact infected avoided the testing.
b. Designed to screen prostitutes for sexually transmitted infections, many women examined under the Act became infected for the first time when unsterile speculum were used to examine them.
c. Those who implemented the Act were in favor of helping reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections; however, law enforcement officials used the act as a way to arrest prostitutes, causing most prostitutes and physicians to avoid testing facilities.
d. The Act was enacted to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections; however, the method used, implantation of a "barrier" device into the vaginal cavities of prostitutes, actually increased the spread of infection because of increased vaginal tearing.