Rosenberg and His Colleagues (1992) Conducted a Study That Found

Multiple Choice

Rosenberg and his colleagues (1992) conducted a study that found that women who relied on the diaphragm or contraceptive sponge had fewer STDs than women who used condoms. The media jumped to the conclusion that condom use contributes to STDs. Of the limitations of this study, which one should have prevented the media from drawing a causal conclusion?

A) Women who use public clinics are not representative of women in the U.S.
B) The researchers did not study women who were on the pill.
C) The choice to use condoms may have stemmed from STD contraction rather than the reverse.
D) No such relationship between birth control device and STDs exists for men.