Which of the Following Statements Is True with Regard to the Kinsey

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true with regard to the Kinsey scale?

• A) Kinsey failed to consider the experiences that correspond to neither end of the spectrum.
• B) Kinsey ignored males who had experienced an orgasm in a homosexual context at some point growing up,but went on to marry and have children in later life.
• C) Kinsey did not evaluate people's desires and orientations over three distinct time periods.
• D) Kinsey included questions about community identification in his study.
• E) Kinsey included questions to measure sexual fantasies and identities.

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Definitions:

Role Taking

In symbolic interaction theory, the process of imaginatively occupying the position of another person and viewing the situation and the self from that person’s perspective; the process of imagining the other’s attitudes and anticipating that person’s responses.

Imaginatively Occupying

The process of mentally placing oneself in the situation or perspective of another.

The Looking Glass Self

A social psychological concept that suggests an individual's self-concept is shaped by how they believe others perceive them.

Self-Discrepancy

The difference between an individual’s ideal self (how they would like to be) and their actual self (how they actually are or perceive themselves to be).