1. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the current culture toward
sexuality?
A. repressive
B. hidden
C. hostile
D. open
Answer: D
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Feedback: Studying Human Sexuality, 2
Topic: Studying Human Sexuality
APA Learning Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Learning Objective: Recognize why we study human sexuality.
2. Martin decides to take up a particular course for his undergraduate degree. Most
people do not take up this course as it is surrounded by taboos, fears, prejudices,
and hypocrisy. This course is most likely to be
A. the study of food therapy.
B. the study of nanomaterials.
C. the study of sexuality.
D. none of the above.
Answer: C
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: High
Feedback: Studying Human Sexuality, 2
Topic: Studying Human Sexuality
APA Learning Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Learning Objective: Recognize why we study human sexuality.
3. Which of the following media content is least likely to be aired on national
television?
A. an advertisement about a website selling clothes for women
B. a film that comprises explicit shots of older couples indulging in sexual acts
C. an article about the number of casualties due to Ebola
D. a reality show that humiliates people based on their physical characteristics
Answer: B
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: High
Feedback: Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media, 4
Topic: Media Portrayals of Sexuality
APA Learning Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
, Learning Objective: Understand the relationship between sexuality, popular
culture and the media.
4. Identify a true statement about media presentations of sexuality.
A. Interracial dating is a frequent feature in media depictions.
B. Mass-media representations of sexuality do not promote entertainment or
exploitation.
C. Mainstream media do not endorse explicit presentation of sexual activities.
D. Media portrayals of sexuality primarily aim to inform the audience.
Answer: C
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Feedback: Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media, 5
Topic: Media Portrayals of Sexuality
APA Learning Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Learning Objective: Understand the relationship between sexuality, popular
culture and the media.
5. Between ages 12 and 17, an average youth spends over ____ hours a month watching
TV and online videos.
A. 20
B. 50
C. 100
D. 250
Answer: C
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Feedback: Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media, 7
Topic: Television
APA Learning Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Learning Objective: Understand the relationship between sexuality, popular
culture and the media.
6. Most television programs that Natalie sees focus on muscular men trying to woo slim
women in scanty clothing to sleep with them. Ronald has a collection of men’s
magazines that focus mainly on sex. Janice reads romance novels that emphasize
the importance of physical appearance of girls. Therefore, it can be inferred that
today’s media content about sexuality reflects
A. the realities of today’s social world.
B. stereotypical gender roles.
C. relatively equal gender roles.
D. all of the above.
Answer: B
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: High
Feedback: Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media, 8
Topic: Television
, APA Learning Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Learning Objective: Understand the relationship between sexuality, popular
culture and the media.
7. The content of American television is regulated by
A. the United States Congress.
B. a single ratings board for individual shows.
C. local governments.
D. an informal consensus.
Answer: D
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Feedback: Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media, 8
Topic: Television
APA Learning Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Learning Objective: Understand the relationship between sexuality, popular
culture and the media.
8. Which of the following statements concerning sex in magazines is true?
A. Only male-oriented magazines focus on sex.
B. Magazines targeted for teens and preteens are the only magazines which do
not contain articles with sexual themes.
C. Some of the men’s health magazines are now featuring sexually-related
issues.
D. All of these are true.
Answer: C
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Feedback: Sexuality, Popular Culture, and the Media, 6
Topic: Media Portrayals of Sexuality
APA Learning Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Learning Objective: Understand the relationship between sexuality, popular
culture and the media.
9. What is the problem with depending on media as a source for sexual attitudes and
information?
A. Because of its entertainment orientation, there are few realistic depictions of
sexuality.
B. It provides such an overload of moral and socially responsible information
that most people “tune out.”
C. Because of consumer demographics, media is aimed at a relatively uneducated
and unsophisticated audience.
D. Media overemphasizes the emotional context of sexual relationships.
Answer: A
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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