Comments on: Oh please, we couldn’t find a five-year-old who hadn’t been exposed http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2009/12/03/oh-please-we-couldnt-find-a-five-year-old-who-hadnt-been-exposed/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christy http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2009/12/03/oh-please-we-couldnt-find-a-five-year-old-who-hadnt-been-exposed/comment-page-1/#comment-4743 Christy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:06:21 +0000 http://www.prowomanprolife.org/?p=7618#comment-4743 I thought the headlines about this were completely irresponsible. What craziness. I haven't been able to find where this guy's work has been published. How exactly does he count as a scientist? Twenty university students proves there's no long term consequences?! Riggghhhhtttt. I thought the headlines about this were completely irresponsible. What craziness. I haven’t been able to find where this guy’s work has been published. How exactly does he count as a scientist? Twenty university students proves there’s no long term consequences?! Riggghhhhtttt.

]]> By: Lauri Friesen http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2009/12/03/oh-please-we-couldnt-find-a-five-year-old-who-hadnt-been-exposed/comment-page-1/#comment-4730 Lauri Friesen Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:47:18 +0000 http://www.prowomanprolife.org/?p=7618#comment-4730 Admittedly, I don't know much about the requirements for statistical validity in social sciences research, but I'd think that 20 male university students is an insufficient sample size to support a sweeping conclusion that the effects of porn on its consumers are "negligible". And what about only recruiting university students for his study? How would that impact on the validity of any conclusions? And wouldn't he have had more luck finding "porn virgins" if he had tried recruiting research subjects at seminaries? All in all, a non-story about another silly research project by a common-sense- challenged academic. Admittedly, I don’t know much about the requirements for statistical validity in social sciences research, but I’d think that 20 male university students is an insufficient sample size to support a sweeping conclusion that the effects of porn on its consumers are “negligible”.

And what about only recruiting university students for his study? How would that impact on the validity of any conclusions? And wouldn’t he have had more luck finding “porn virgins” if he had tried recruiting research subjects at seminaries?

All in all, a non-story about another silly research project by a common-sense- challenged academic.

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