Test Bank For Human Sexuality In a World of Diversity Fourth Canadian 4th Edition By Rathus
Chapter 4 Test Item File Rathus
h1) Which statement is true regarding visual cues in human sexual arousal?
a. Both men and women can become sexually aroused by visual stimuli.
b. Men are much more sexually aroused by visual stimuli than women.
c. Women are more visually oriented than men.
d. Visual stimuli do not play an important role for either men or women.
Answer: a
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 96
Skill: Recall
2) Which is true regarding the sense of smell?
a. It is the most powerful of the five senses in sexual arousal.
b. The aversion to body odour is a culturally conditioned response.
c. All societies find the odour of genital secretions to be offensive.
d. The use of soaps and perfumes to mask body odours increases sexual attractiveness.
Answer: b
Diff: 3
Type: MC
Page Reference: 97
Skill: Applied
3) Which statement is true regarding pheromones?
a. All pheromones have aphrodisiac qualities.
b. The smell of pheromones can only be detected by members of the same species.
c. In humans, the vomeronasal organs (VNOs) are found in the mucous lining of the nose.
d. Sensitivity to pheromones is acquired in adulthood.
Answer: c
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 97
Skill: Applied
4) In pheromone research with heterosexual men, which of the following has been a typical result?
a. Men masturbated more frequently.
b. Men had sexual intercourse more frequently.
c. The pheromones directly stimulated sexual behaviour.
d. The pheromones directly affected behaviour.
Answer: b
Diff: 3
Type: MC
Page Reference: 97
Skill: Recall
5) What does research suggest about the effect of pheromones on the behaviour of men and women?
a. Pheromones increase the frequency of masturbation for both men and women.
b. Pheromones stimulate men’s sexual behaviour.
c. Pheromones enhance men’s sexual attractiveness to their partners.
d. Pheromones affect sexual receptiveness but not moods.
Answer: c
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 97
Skill: Recall
6) Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between sexual orientation and body odours?
a. Heterosexual males are attracted to the body odours of both heterosexual and gay men.
b. Gay men are attracted to the body odours of heterosexual men.
c. Lesbians are more attracted to the body odours of heterosexual men than the odours of gay men.
d. Heterosexual females are attracted to the body odours of both lesbians and gay men.
Answer: c
Diff: 3
Type: MC
Page Reference: 98
Skill: Applied
7) Research suggests that women’s menstrual cycles can become synchronized when they are exposed to each other’s
a. perspiration.
b. menstrual blood.
c. vaginal secretions.
d. nasal secretions.
Answer: a
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Page Reference: 98
Skill: Recall
8) Which sense has the most direct effect on sexual arousal and responsiveness?
a. smell
b. touch
c. vision
d. taste
Answer: b
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Page Reference: 98
Skill: Recall
9) Erogenous zones are
a. parts of the body that are especially sensitive to tactile sexual stimulation.
b. genital areas.
c. genital areas plus the buttocks.
d. non-genital areas that cause stimulation like ears, inner thighs, etc.
Answer: a
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Page Reference: 98-99
Skill: Recall
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