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Show Zoom Window In 1995, reports emerged from Great Britain that the "3rd generation" birth control pills increased the risk of thrombosis (potentially fatal blood clots) by 100%. This led to widespread fears among users of these pills, and a number of extremely harmful social and economic consequences. As discussed in class and in the text, why was the statement .100% increase in risk" meaningless in this context? a) Because it was a stand-alone statistic b) Because it failed to reveal what the initial risk of thrombosis among users of the 2 21. generation pills was. c)Becouse it misled the public about the true safety of the newer pills in regard to d) ALL of the above are correct 22. A group of researchers are interested in the question of whether playing violent video games increases the tendency to be violent oneself. If the researchers decide to operationally define violence as the tendency to blast a video game opponent with noise for every round the opponent loses, the researchers are using a(n) operational definition of violence. a) internally valid b) analogue c) digital d) replicated 23. Which of the following is NOT an inferential statistic? a) b) c) d) Effect size Median Statistical significance NONE of the above is an inferential statistic 24. Suppose that those who grow up watching a lot of media violence are also shown to be more prone to behave aggressively. Why would this finding not contribute evidence that watching media violence causes aggression? a) Because nothing in science can be ever be truly proven b) Because correlation does not equal causation. c) Because studies showing this result lack internal and external validity d) Because the studies showing this result have not been replicated 25. In class, Dr. Okami told the story of a small child who logically concluded that her mother had eaten a baby when she learned that her mother was pregnant. Why was the girt's conclusion both strongly logical and also wildly inaccurate? a) Because the girl misapplied a basic logical syllogism b) Because the initial assumptions upon which the girl's logic was based were inaccurate c) Becouse the girl failed to make empirical observations d) Because the girl relied on intuition to form her logical inferenceExplanation / Answer
21. The correct answer is Option A. This statistic is misleading as it is a standalone statistic.
22. The correct answer is Option A. This is an example of an internally valid operational definition.
23. The correct answer is Option B. The median is not an inferential statistic.
24. The correct answer is Option B. Correlation does not imply causation.
25. The correct answer is Option B. The girl’s logic was based on inaccurate assumptions.