Which of the Following Was Characteristic of the Interviews Alfred

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was characteristic of the interviews Alfred Kinsey conducted between 1938 and 1956 about sexual behavior?

• A) They focused on subjective distress.
• B) They focused on experiences that resulted in orgasm.
• C) They were structured to make psychiatric diagnosis possible.
• D) They classified perversions as sadism, masochism, and fetishism.

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