A 30-year-old man frequents book stores that sell erotic literature. However, when asked about this in a research study, he denies ever having been to one. In sex research, this tendency is defined as

A. concealment.
B. causal inference.
C. enlargement.
D. volunteer bias.


Answer: A

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Why were the depiction of sex acts, frontal nudity, pubic hair, or genitals prohibited until the late 1980s in Japan?

a. Japan was occupied by the United States after World War II and this was an extension of their American ruling. b. The Japanese wanted to reject Western culture after World War II. c. In the Japanese culture, it is considered more sensual to "leave something to the imagination" rather than to be overtly sexual. d. The Emperor of Japan strictly forbade such "immoral behavior."

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Which of the following statements is true about sadomasochists?

A. They use every opportunity that presents itself in daily life to inflict pain on others. B. They derive sexual pleasure from any form of physical pain that they encounter in their day-to-day lives. C. They find pain arousing only when it is part of a carefully scripted sexual ritual. D. They are inherently more likely to be involved in violent sexual crimes.

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A society or cultural group in which women's desires are considered to be unimportant and physical sexual coercion is normative is called a ________.

A. gender inequality B. rape-free society C. feminist society D. rape-prone society E. sexual objectification

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