A Researcher Decides to Collect Some Data to Test the Hypothesis

question 139

Multiple Choice

A researcher decides to collect some data to test the hypothesis that playing violent video games is related to violent behaviour. They ask a group of parents from a local elementary school to estimate two things over the last six months: how many hours per week of violent video games their children played, as well as the number of violent incidents they can recall their children being involved in. Which of the following is not a limitation inherent to this design?

• A)causal conclusions cannot be drawn
• B)the social desirability bias might affect the estimates provided by the parents
• C)the results might not generalize beyond whatever age are represented in these data
• D)these data will be very time consuming to collect (relative to other methods)
• E)none of the above are limitations inherent to this design

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Definitions:

Out-group Bias

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to favor their own group over others, often resulting in prejudice and discrimination against the out-group.

Scapegoating

Blaming a person or group for problems or negative outcomes, often as a way of distracting from the real causes or issues.

Milgram's Obedience Study

An experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study the extent to which individuals would follow orders from an authority figure, even when those orders could harm another person.

Serious Harm

A significant or profound negative impact on an individual's physical, emotional, or psychological well-being.