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Question 141

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Research on sex hormones and human sexual behavior indicates that

A) sexual desire rises slightly at ovulation among women with mates.
B) adult men who have been castrated show virtually no reduction in sex drive.
C) sexual interests are aroused by decreased testosterone levels in women and increased testosterone levels in men.
D) imprisoned male sex offenders typically experience lower-than-normal testosterone levels.

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Question 142

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A study of phone communication in France indicated that women make ________ phone calls than men and,when talking to another woman,they stay connected ________ than men do when talking to other men.

A) more;longer
B) fewer;shorter
C) more;shorter
D) fewer;longer

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Question 143

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Based on research on gender differences in aggression,one would be correct to predict that men are ________ likely than women to make verbal threats on another person's life and that they are ________ likely than women to actually end another person's life.

Females who have experienced stress related to father absence,sexual abuse,or insecure attachment experience ________ a few months earlier than average.

The terms homosexual,heterosexual,and bisexual refer to different

The fraternal birth-order effect refers to a factor associated with

People with paraphilias do experience sexual desire,but they direct it in unusual ways.For example,in necrophilia,the person

An inherited condition that involves unusual development of sex chromosomes or sexual anatomy is called

Teens who use alcohol prior to sexual intercourse experience

A woman who experiences distress due to a persistent inability to reach a sexual climax during prolonged sexual intercourse is most likely suffering from

Fifteen-year-old Juan is experiencing an increase in the hormone ________,which causes his sexual arousal to ________.

Forty-year-old Tanisha is happily married.However,she has been feeling much less interested in sexual activities since her ovaries were removed.Which of the following might be causing this?

Rebecca and Thomas have three sons.Rebecca is pregnant with another son.Research indicates that the chances of the fourth son being homosexual is ________ percent.

Describe likely differences between gender-typed and androgynous people with respect to the way or the extent to which they might classify things in terms of gender-linked traits such as masculinity and femininity.Illustrate your distinctions by referring to how gender-typed and androgynous people might think differently about academic interests,athletic pursuits,and political values.

Physical or verbal behavior intended to harm a person's social standing or relationship constitutes

By injecting female animals with estrogens,researchers can increase the animals'

A mother's contribution to an offspring's two sex chromosomes is ________ chromosome and a father's contribution to an offspring's two sex chromosomes is ________ chromosome.

Women,more than men,prefer to alternate periods of frequent sexual activity with periods of very little sexual activity.This best illustrates a gender difference in

Compared with men,women are more likely to talk with others to

Sixteen-year-old Julie often sends sexually explicit texts ("sexts") to her boyfriend after seeing movie and TV characters sending such messages.Her behavior could best be attributed to the _________ provided by the filmed material.