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The scientific understanding of infant sexuality is based on: |
| | A) | experimental research. |
| | B) | observation and inference. |
| | C) | physiological measurements. |
| | D) | neurological measurements. |
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Human sexual responses begin: |
| | A) | before a baby is born. |
| | B) | soon after birth. |
| | C) | in late childhood. |
| | D) | during the preteen years. |
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The ability to love begins: |
| | A) | at conception, with division of the fertilized egg. |
| | B) | at birth, with inspection of the infant's external genitalia. |
| | C) | in infancy, with loving touch. |
| | D) | in early childhood, with verbal expressions of love. |
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| 4 | |
Children begin sexual exploration of themselves and others: |
| | A) | during infancy. |
| | B) | around age 3. |
| | C) | around age 6. |
| | D) | around age 9 or 10. |
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A young boy who is concerned about privacy when he is undressing is: |
| | A) | normal and his boundaries should be respected. |
| | B) | probably experiencing concern about his sexual orientation. |
| | C) | at risk of being sexually victimized by a peer. |
| | D) | unnecessarily anxious and should be encouraged to relax. |
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Which youngster is most likely to experience the earliest sexual maturation? |
| | A) | Amanda, an Anglo-American female |
| | B) | Kendra, an African-American female |
| | C) | DeShaun, an African-American male |
| | D) | Ken, an Anglo-American male |
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The most powerful social influence on adolescent psychosexual development is: |
| | A) | societal norms. |
| | B) | the adolescent's parents. |
| | C) | the education system. |
| | D) | peer pressure. |
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Researchers suggest that parents should take which approach to addressing their adolescents' sexual maturation? |
| | A) | Give them "the talk" once, then don't mention sex again unless they ask. |
| | B) | Leave their sex education to professional educators. |
| | C) | Discuss issues concerning sex with them frequently. |
| | D) | Have lots of books around the house that explain sexual development and activity, and answer questions as they arise. |
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Young people aged 10–15 get most of their information about sex from: |
| | A) | the mass media |
| | B) | their parents |
| | C) | their friends |
| | D) | sex education programs in their schools |
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Which statement concerning adolescent peer influence is accurate? |
| | A) | Although some of the information that adolescents get from each other about sex is incorrect, much of it is correct. |
| | B) | Boys tend to encourage friends to have sex if the friends are prepared and interested, but not if they are unprepared or disinterested. |
| | C) | Boys tend to underestimate the percentage of their peers who have had sexual intercourse. |
| | D) | Boys tend to underestimate the percentage of their sexually active peers who regularly use condoms. |
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Who would be most likely to have a healthy self-concept? |
| | A) | Alex, who denies and suppresses his feelings of attraction to other men |
| | B) | Brandon, who lives a secret life as a gay male |
| | C) | Chuck, who is going steady with a beautiful girl to give the appearance that he is straight, despite being aware that he is gay. |
| | D) | David, who has come out to his family and friends about being gay |
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| 12 | |
Early sexual activity is most common when: |
| | A) | parents have talked to their children about sex. |
| | B) | income is low. |
| | C) | income is high. |
| | D) | children learn about sex through school programs. |
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Approximately what percentage of teen pregnancies is planned? |
| | A) | none |
| | B) | 17% |
| | C) | 22% |
| | D) | 43% |
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Adolescent fathers typically: |
| | A) | remain physically, but not psychologically, involved throughout pregnancy. |
| | B) | distance themselves from their baby's mother soon after learning about the pregnancy. |
| | C) | believe that they will be good fathers to their children. |
| | D) | have lower income and less education than men who wait until their twenties to have children. |
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Research that compares abstinence-only education with an abstinence-contraceptive approach providing accurate information about sexuality, suggests that: |
| | A) | abstincence-contraceptive programs delay sexual activity, increase contraceptive use, and lead to a reduction in number of sex partners. |
| | B) | abstinence-only education programs have been effective in reducing the rates of adolescent sexual activity. |
| | C) | abstinence-only education programs have led to increases in rates of adolescent sexual activity. |
| | D) | abstinence-only education programs have been successful in leading to a delay in sexual activity until marriage for most teens. |
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