If a Television Ad Tells You That a "Psychic Hotline

question 63

Multiple Choice

If a television ad tells you that a "psychic hotline" can predict your entire future for you in three half-hour sessions,

• A) beware of over-simplification.
• B) note the difference between observation and inference.
• C) remember that correlation does not mean causation.
• D) realize the authenticity of the psychic has been thoroughly checked by the TV media
• Before broadcast.

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Definitions:

Female Orgasmic Disorder

In women, recurrent delay in or absence of orgasm after having reached the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle (also called anorgasmia).

Female Sexual Interest/Arousal

Pertains to the patterns of sexual attraction and excitement experienced by females, including psychological and physiological components.

Prevalence Rate

The proportion of a population found to have a condition or disease at a specific time.

Diagnosable Levels

Thresholds of symptom severity or frequency that must be met for a formal diagnosis to be made.