MCQs on Gender and Sexuality

1. Male as well as female hormones are secreted by the __________ glands of both sexes

2. Psychological testing of homosexuals shows

3. After becoming infected by the HIV virus, a person can still test negative for HIV for up to

4. Which of the following statements concerning sexual response is TRUE?

5. The Masters and Johnson studies differed from earlier studies because they included

6. If one identical twin is homosexual or bisexual, there is a __________ percent chance that the other twin is, too.

7. There is no structural difference between males and females in the first __________ of prenatal development

8. There is research that indicates a genetic tendency for homosexuality, which is contributed by the

9. The female hormones are called

10. Which of the following are classified as a paraphilia or sexual deviation?

11. When an otherwise female child is born with male genitals because of an over-secretion of androgen, the condition is called the

12. According to the text, what is happening to the “double standard” regarding acceptable male and female sexual behavior?

13. A person with a strong gender role stereotype would probably make which of the following statements?

14. A person who desires sexual activity but does not become sexually aroused is suffering from

15. The most objective laboratory research on human sexual response was done by which of the following?

16. Learning from one’s environment how to act “masculine” or “feminine” is known as

17. Masturbation or self-stimulation in a three-year-old child would be a sign of

18. People who possess the personality traits traditionally called “male” and “female” are called

19. __________ refers to an end to regular monthly menstrual periods.

20. One’s personal, private sense of maleness or femaleness is known as