Which of the following studies was the most controversial...

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Research Ethics

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00:01 All right, so this question is asking, which of the following studies was the most controversial for its method of gathering information? a, the kinsey report, b, the janus report, c, masters in johnson study, or d.

00:13 Savix research on sexual orientation.

00:15 So as you can see, i already jotted down some notes and not where i'll clear things up about it because i think the best way about going about this problem, not program, problem, is knowing some keywords to help you remember what this.

00:30 Study is known for or what it's credited to have been found.

00:34 So just going at the list, starting with the kinsey report, which was a study done or completed essentially in 1948, with the following survey dealt with in 1953, but basically around the mid -1900s.

00:51 And it was basically a study that studied the frequency of alternative sexual behavior, whether that's masturbation, anal sex, premarital sex.

01:03 And as you could believe that even during this time, this was something that was very peculiar, almost taboo to be studying because of the fact that people were really set on the notion of marital sex and a nuclear family.

01:21 So following the janus report is kind of similar to that, except it was done in 1993, and it was known to be the first large -scale study of human behavior.

01:31 Given that the kinsey report and the masters in johnson study have already happened.

01:35 And it was a national survey.

01:37 And it basically studied what the kinsey report studied in the frequency of alternative sexual behavior.

01:45 However, it was more widespread in that it sampled 3 ,000 people from 48 mainland states.

01:51 And there was a variety in responses in age, level of marital status, educational backgrounds, and geographical regions.

01:59 So in terms of its method of gathering information, it was pretty statistically safe, as you could say.

02:08 And given the time, there was not too much controversy surrounding it.

02:14 So when you're talking about controversy, you don't always, but it's good to remember the time period that an event is happening around and how that specific time period could influence the way that society thinks about what is essentially your study.

02:34 So it is something to take note.

02:36 Following, we have the masters in johnston study, which is a pretty classical, or classic, i should say, study on sexual behavior.

02:46 And it was an observational study that studied the human sexual response.

02:49 And it was concluded in about 1966 after years of conducting research.

02:58 And they, basters in johnson, which originally was a physician and a psychologist who kind of collaborated on this project.

03:09 And they basically studied sexual behavior and sexual responses in the laboratory study, you need a polygraph.

03:19 And measuring physiological responses and direct observation.

03:26 So you could kind of take into account that it was definitely a big game changer in terms of rather this talking about the frequency of sexual behavior.

03:38 We're talking about sexual response and the direct observation of it.

03:43 So that's that.

03:44 And then lastly, d, we have savix research on sexual orientation.

03:48 This is kind of, this is really different from the given above options and that this is a more recent study done in 2008...

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