What Was One Criticism of Masters and Johnson's Observational Approach

question 35

Multiple Choice

What was one criticism of Masters and Johnson's observational approach to the study of physiological sexual responses in humans?

• A) They focussed on the orgasm as the "normal" outcome of sex.
• B) They oversampled the African American population in their studies.
• C) They oversampled university students in their study.
• D) They treated same-sex relationships as "normal" at a time when same-sex relationships were not tolerated in society.

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