The practice of assessing a woman's virginity by determining whether or not her hymen is intact is not reliable because ____
a. the test is usually performed by a potential husband, who's opinion will likely be biased by his level of enthusiasm for the wedding
b. the test is usually performed by male physicians, and thus their gender may bias their judgment
c. the hymen is not easily identifiable
d. the hymen can be broken by non-sexual activities
ANS: D
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a. John Money c. Alfred Kinsey b. Sigmund Freud d. Richard von Krafft-Ebing
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