In a Study of Girls Who Had Been Exposed to Androgens

question 249

Multiple Choice

In a study of girls who had been exposed to androgens in the womb,it was found that early on they preferred masculine activities but later preferred feminine ones.Such studies make it difficult:

• A)to decide if gender identity is related to physical factors.
• B)to predict if any given child will grow up to be gay.
• C)to predict if any given child will become heterosexual.
• D)for parents to buy toys for their children.

Interpret the statistical significance of research findings based on p-values.

Understand the concept of degrees of freedom in statistical analysis.

Differentiate between direct, indirect (negative), and nondirectional correlations.

Recognize that statistical correlation does not imply causation.

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