PSYC 333 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sexual Fetishism, Animal Sexual Behaviour, Human Sexual Activity

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

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Random samples: study participants who"ve been selected at random to accurately represent. Psyc 333 topic 10: sex research methods population of interest in terms of gender, racial, socioeconomic, behavioural, and other characteristics. Qualitative vs quantitative approaches to research: qualitative research methods: explore variation in individual, interpersonal, group understanding of phenomena by using flexible, open-ended questions (subjective, quantitative research methods: measure and organize naturally occurring variation often with. Importance of considering both evident in kinsey"s evaluation aim of identifying causal relationships (objective) International index of erectile function (iief; rosen et al. , 1997: 15 items: sexual desire, erectile function, orgasmic function, intercourse satisfaction, overall satisfaction, timeframe: past 4 weeks (problems for timeframes of fsfi also applicable to iief) Issues: honesty/image management (social desirability, may answer questions based on what they think is most acceptable. Introspective ability: understanding/interpreting questions, rating scales: extreme vs moderate responders, representative samples.