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ESSAY #1: Gay Genes or Intrauterine Factors?
Watch this TEDx talk about homosexuality.
If you need to review correlations, watch this video.
correlation (Links to an external site.)
If you need to review how to handle such a research study, watch this
video again.
1. Would you call Dr. O’Keefe’s study of his son, Jimmy, a case study,
cross-sectional survey, longitudinal experiment, randomized clinical
trial, spurious, or vivisection? Why?
2. Would you describe the subject(s) of the research in question#1 as:
genes, DNA markers, evolution, heteronormativity,
non-heteronormativity, one boy? Why?
3. What would be the principal ethical consideration of the study
described in question#1: socialist agenda, homophobia, heterophobia,
lack of anonymity?
4. How would you describe the role of DNA markers (8:20): constants,
predictor variables, spurious variables, criterion variables, unethical
procedures? Why?
5. How would you describe the role of the number of older brothers
(8:40): constant, measured independent variable, manipulated dependent
variable, constant, criterion variable, spurious variable? Why?
6. How would you describe the correlation between a boy being born
gay and the number of older brothers (8:40): positive, negative, inverse,
indirect, zero, unethical? How do you know?
7.How would you describe the role of whether or not the mother reports
a stressful pregnancy (10:50): constant, measured independent variable,
manipulated dependent variable, criterion? Why?
8 How would you describe the correlation between the boy being born
gay and how stressful the pregnancy was (10:50): positive, negative,
inverse, indirect, unethical, zero, criterion, unethical? How do you
know?
9.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and
intelligence (4:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, criterion,
unethical? How do you know?
10.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and
levels of compassion (5:15): positive, negative, inverse, indirect,
criterion, unethical? How do you know?
11. How would you describe the correlation between being gay and
levels of cooperation (5:15): positive, negative, inverse, indirect,
criterion, unethical? How do you know?
12.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and
levels of hostility (5:15): positive, direct, indirect, negative, criterion,
unethical? How do you know?
13.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and the
risk of being bullied (14:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect,
criterion, unethical? How do you know?
14. How would you describe the correlation between being gay and suicidal attempts (14:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, zero, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
15.Dr. O’Keefe claims that the evolutionary value of homosexuality is
that it helps the population’s (and family’s) survival. Would you classify
this conclusion as data observed in Dr. O’Keefe’s research on Jimmy or
as an inference based upon data from various sources?
