Research on women's sexual experiences indicates that
a. women's perspectives on sexuality are just as likely as men's perspectives on sexuality to focus on genitals and orgasms.
b. most women are more likely to have orgasms with vaginal stimulation, rather than clitoral stimulation.
c. women's orgasms result from clitoral stimulation, either from direct touching or indirect pressure.
d. women who prefer orgasms from vaginal stimulation tend to be more well-adjusted psychologically than other women.
Question 2According to the discussion of women's sexual responses,
a. women typically report that sounds and visual stimuli have little effect on their sexual experiences.
b. stimulation of the clitoris is an important component of women's orgasms.
c. women show little variation with respect to the four phases they experience in connection with an orgasm.
d. orgasms resulting from the stimulation of the clitoris produce different kinds of physiological responses than orgasms resulting from a partner's thrusting penis.
Question 3During the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle, as described by Masters and Johnson,
a. the sexual excitement resolves into an orgasm.
b. blood rushes into the vaginal area.
c. breathing becomes more rapid and heart rate increases.
d. the sexual organs return to their earlier, pre-excitement state.
Question 4During the excitement phase in the sexual response cycle described by Masters and Johnson,
a. blood rushes away from the genital region.
b. the clitoral region decreases in sensitivity.
c. a woman automatically has an orgasm.
d. erotic thoughts can produce sexual arousal.
Question 5Critics of the Masters and Johnson approach to sexual responses emphasize that these two researchers
a. described the stages of sexual response correctly, but they were incorrect about the order of the stages.
b. overemphasized the importance of emotions in our sexual responses.
c. presented a neatly ordered sequence of events that doesn't account for the variety of sexual experiences.
d. proposed stages that don't apply to female sexual responses because the studies were only conducted on men.
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