Exam 3: Sex Research

In an experiment,one group of men watched a sexually-explicit video and another group watched a video of President Clinton's inauguration.After exposure to the videos,measures of sexual arousal were obtained for each video.In this study,the videos best represent the _____ variable.

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What is the danger in confusing 'average' with 'normal' in sex research?

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In sex research,there is a tendency among people to confuse 'average' with 'normal'.For example,upon reading a statistic which states that the average person has intercourse twice a week,a person may compare the frequency of their own sexual activity with the statistic and arrive at the conclusion that he or she is either undersexed or oversexed.Such conclusions are erroneous because there is a great deal of variability in sexual behaviour and any behaviour within a wide range is perfectly normal.

A research statistic shows that 10 percent of males have engaged in masturbation by age 11.This value indicates the _____.

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A researcher is studying the incidence of child sexual abuse in public schools and she sends a questionnaire to 1,000 randomly selected students' homes in the month of January.The questions ask how frequently parents engage in certain behaviours like hitting,criticizing,and punishing their children.The same questionnaires are sent to the same participants in June of the same year.However,this time less than 500 questionnaires are returned.This survey faces the problem of:

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Which of the following is true of a participant's right to quit a study on sexuality at any time?

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Question 5

Which of the following is a disadvantage of Web-based surveys?

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Question 6

People who refuse to participate in sex research differ in some ways from those who do participate.This leads to the problem of _____.

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Question 7

On April 1^st,a sexual behaviour questionnaire is administered to a sample of adults.On April 15^th,the same group of adults responds to the same questionnaire again.The group's second round of responses is exactly identical to their original answers.Which of the following is likely to be true in this situation?

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Question 8

Which of the following is a qualitative research method?

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Question 9

Define test-retest reliability.How does a sex researcher use this method?

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Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of experimental sex research?

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Question 11

In a perfect test-retest reliability:

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Question 12

The computer-assisted self-interview:

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Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?

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Question 14

Five men report having intercourse 3,5,7,10,and 5 times per month.What is the mean frequency of intercourse for this group?

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Give an example each of positive and negative correlation.

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Question 16

Factors other than the survey by itself can influence responses.For example,the gender or ethnicity of the interviewer may influence participants.These factors are known as:

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Question 17

What is the difference between the terms incidence and cumulative incidence?

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Question 18

Identify a major drawback of conducting Web-based surveys.

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Question 19

You want to measure the impact of the media in some way.You sample several advice columns found in "Playboy" and "Playgirl" and compare the various types of questions asked and the types of advice given.You are carrying out a(n):

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In an experiment,one group of men watched a sexually-explicit video and another group watched a video of President Clinton's inauguration.After exposure to the videos,measures of sexual arousal were obtained for each video.In this study,the videos best represent the _____ variable.

What is the danger in confusing 'average' with 'normal' in sex research?

A research statistic shows that 10 percent of males have engaged in masturbation by age 11.This value indicates the _____.

Which of the following is true of a participant's right to quit a study on sexuality at any time?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of Web-based surveys?

People who refuse to participate in sex research differ in some ways from those who do participate.This leads to the problem of _____.

Which of the following is a qualitative research method?

Define test-retest reliability.How does a sex researcher use this method?

Which of the following statements is true of experimental sex research?

In a perfect test-retest reliability:

The computer-assisted self-interview:

Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?

Five men report having intercourse 3,5,7,10,and 5 times per month.What is the mean frequency of intercourse for this group?

Give an example each of positive and negative correlation.

Factors other than the survey by itself can influence responses.For example,the gender or ethnicity of the interviewer may influence participants.These factors are known as:

What is the difference between the terms incidence and cumulative incidence?

Identify a major drawback of conducting Web-based surveys.

You want to measure the impact of the media in some way.You sample several advice columns found in "Playboy" and "Playgirl" and compare the various types of questions asked and the types of advice given.You are carrying out a(n):

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