Exam 2: Research Methods

The first step in the scientific method is

Convenience samples often consist of

Dr. Sexalot wanted to conduct research on comparing the age of women to the number of orgasms achieved during partnered sexual activity. The most appropriate method he should use is the

Critical thinking and the scientific approach share a rejection of skepticism.

To study frequency of intercourse after age 65, the publishers of 65 Plus magazine include a survey in their January issue. Twenty-five percent of the subscribers return the survey. What should the publishers tell their readers about this survey?

An empirical approach to the study of human sexuality is based on

All of the following are examples of demographic variables except

A researcher can generalize the results of her survey to the population of interest if

Masters and Johnson observed that the sexual response cycle consisted of four stages.

In experimental research, the experimental group

Reliability refers to

If researchers have used a random assignment and held all other conditions constant, they can be confident that the findings of the study are the result of manipulation of which variable?

A group of researchers uses the Canada Census to determine that 51% of the Canadians are female. In their study of sexual practices in Canada, they make sure that 51% of their subjects are female. The researchers utilized a(n)

Kinsey did not obtain a random sample.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Kinsey's research.

Exposing children to pornographic materials in order to determine the effects of pornography on sexual attitudes is a breach of ethics because

An experimenter makes the claim that church-going increases marital happiness. In order to make this claim, the experimenter must have done a(n)

The strength and direction of the relationship between two variables is expressed with a statistic called the

From a scientific perspective, in order to understand a sexual behaviour, we must first be able to

A hypothesis is a(n)