Which of the Following Statements Best Illustrates Bias in Scientific

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best illustrates bias in scientific investigations?

• A)Researchers studying heron nests notice that some baby herons fall out of nests and are killed.
• B)An experiment testing the effect of a new drug has only one control group.
• C)Investigations of the cause of AIDS are limited by our inability to see viruses.
• D)Investigations of the health effects of smoking are funded and published by a tobacco company.

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Definitions:

Marxian Interest

A perspective focusing on class struggle, economic exploitation, and the critique of capitalism, derived from the ideas of Karl Marx.

McDonaldization

The process by which the principles of the fast food industry have come to dominate other sectors of American society as well as other societies worldwide.

Culture-Ideology

The interconnectedness between the cultural practices and beliefs of a society and the underlying ideological principles that support them.

Means of Production

In Marxist theory, the physical, non-human inputs used for the production of economic value, such as factories, machines, and tools.