Exam 2: Research Methods

Disadvantages of the case-study method include

While conducting interviews, Kinsey and his colleagues used a(n)________ response, which reassured participants that they were normal.

Which of the following is not one of the four goals of science?

The Canadian Community Health Survey is conducted by a consortium of public health departments across Canada.

In sex research, case studies have been especially helpful in

Masters and Johnson published their groundbreaking research in the

When subgroups in a sample are represented in proportion to their membership in the population, the sample is called a(n)

In a study investigating the relationship between alcohol use and contraception, researchers found that as individuals consumed more alcohol, they were less likely to use contraception. These results would indicate

In sex research surveys, an unavoidable bias in the people who participate might be

A method of objectively measuring sexual arousal in men is to

Which of the following is an important ethical standard in conducting research on human sexuality?

To better understand obstacles to condom use on college campuses, a researcher uses structured interviews with 20 male students about their most recent experience of unprotected sex. What research methodology is the researcher using?

An advantage to using interviews instead of questionnaires is that interviews

Before developing a hypothesis, a researcher should

Masters and Johnson's research provided data on

As a survey sample, the readers of Glamour magazine are likely to be

The first of two Canadian Youth, Sexual Health, and HIV/AIDS studies was conducted in 1988.

The Statistics Canada one- and two-year cycle Canadian Community Health Survey is of interest to sexuality researchers because it collects

A researcher sets up a web blog and asks women to describe the positive and/or negative experiences they have had with sexually explicit material. This is an example of what kind of research?

A scale with good validity