What Is the Value of Using Quantitative Methods

question 63

Multiple Choice

What is the value of using quantitative methods?

• A) The never introduce bias into the study and therefore are generalizable to almost all populations.
• B) They are able to account for subjective aspects of sexuality that are difficult to measure, such as a person's attitudes, beliefs, and emotions about sexuality.
• C) They allow the researcher to objectively identify and measure behaviour and physical processes (erection, vaginal lubrication, etc.) that occur during sexual activity.
• D) They account for both the subjective and objective aspects of human sexuality and therefore provide the best analysis for research findings.

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Tool

Instruments, tests, or procedures used by healthcare professionals to identify or diagnose diseases, conditions, or disorders.

Psychosexual Stages

A theory in Freudian psychology that describes five stages of child development, each characterized by a focus on erogenous zones and a particular conflict that must be resolved to achieve healthy psychological development.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Oral Stage

An early phase in Freudian psychosexual development, during which an infant's pleasure centers are in the mouth.