ESSAY #1: Gay Genes or Intrauterine Factors?
Watch this TEDx talk about homosexuality.
If you need to review correlations, watch this video.
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If you need to review how to handle such a research study, watch this video again.
Answer the following questions using a complete sentence that justifies your answer.
HINT: Get all of your definitions from the classnotes, terms list, or assigned videos, not from Wikipedia or some online dictionary.
1. Would you call Dr. O’Keefe’s study of his son, Jimmy, a case study, cross-sectional survey, longitudinal experiment, randomized clinical trial, spurious, or vivisection? Why?
2. Would you describe the subject(s) of the research in question#1 as: genes, DNA markers, evolution, heteronormativity, non-heteronormativity, one boy? Why?
3. What would be the principal ethical consideration of the study described in question#1: socialist agenda, homophobia, heterophobia, lack of anonymity?
4. How would you describe the role of DNA markers (8:20): constants, predictor variables, spurious variables, criterion variables, unethical procedures? Why?
5. How would you describe the role of the number of older brothers (8:40): constant, measured independent variable, manipulated dependent variable, constant, criterion variable, spurious variable? Why?
6. How would you describe the correlation between a boy being born gay and the number of older brothers (8:40): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, zero, unethical? How do you know?
7.How would you describe the role of whether or not the mother reports a stressful pregnancy (10:50): constant, measured independent variable, manipulated dependent variable, criterion? Why?
8 How would you describe the correlation between the boy being born gay and how stressful the pregnancy was (10:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, unethical, zero, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
9.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and intelligence (4:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
10.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and levels of compassion (5:15): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
11. How would you describe the correlation between being gay and levels of cooperation (5:15): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
12.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and levels of hostility (5:15): positive, direct, indirect, negative, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
13.How would you describe the correlation between being gay and the risk of being bullied (14:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
14. How would you describe the correlation between being gay and suicidal attempts (14:50): positive, negative, inverse, indirect, zero, criterion, unethical? How do you know?
15.Dr. O’Keefe claims that the evolutionary value of homosexuality is that it helps the population’s (and family’s) survival. Would you classify this conclusion as data observed in Dr. O’Keefe’s research on Jimmy or as an inference based upon data from various sources?
