Exam 3: Sex Research

Rosie volunteers to complete a sex survey for Ivan Masterful,a doctoral student working on his dissertation.One of the questions refers to the number of times the respondent has had unprotected sexual intercourse.Rosie marks "less than two times" even though she knows the number is higher.This is an example of:

A researcher wants to prove that sexual promiscuity is related to higher incidences of sexually transmitted diseases.In this context,which method would be best-suited for studying such comparisons?

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

Alfred Kinsey pulled together a long term research team that included all of the following EXCEPT which person?

A _____ sample is chosen in a haphazard manner relative to the population of interest.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of experimental sex research?

Which statement describes the sampling procedures used by Masters and Johnson?

Which of the following is an advantage of Web-based surveys?

A sex researcher is interested in understanding the trends in contraceptive use among women living in the United States.For this purpose,he obtains a convenience sample of 70 sexually-active 21-year-old females across the country.However,upon closer investigation,it was discovered that all the participants had one characteristic in common-they all had engaged in intercourse before the age of 15.Based on this we may conclude that:

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:

Identify a major drawback of conducting 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 _____.

A dependent variable is the manipulating variable.

How many federal agencies were involved in the creation of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans?

A new drug for the treatment of syphilis is tested only on patients of low socioeconomic status (SES).Only patients whom the researchers felt would benefit from the drug are chosen and given the choice to participate in the study.The participants are given information about how the drug will affect their bodies and warned about a list of possible side-effects.However,patients from high SES neighborhoods are not contacted.Which of the following can be inferred from this study?

Five men report having intercourse 5,7,10,11,and 12 times per month.What is the mean frequency of intercourse for this group?

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

Debra wants to conduct a sex study on individuals who enjoy sadomasochism.She contacts a few of her friends who engage in sadomasochistic behaviour.In turn,they contact others whom they know are sadomasochists or attend S/M parties.Eventually,a sample of 200 participants is obtained.Identify the type of sampling method used in this survey.

Which of the following problems is best minimized by assuring participants of response anonymity and convincing them that the research will be used for scientific purposes?

What were Kinsey's interviewing techniques most likely successful in minimizing?