Tag | Value |
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file | Inferential_Statistics_uva-inferential-statistics-66-en_uva-inferential-statistics-66-en |
name | uva-inferential-statistics-66-en |
section | Inferential Statistics |
type | schoice |
solution | FALSE, TRUE, FALSE |
Type | Conceptual |
Language | English |
Level | Statistical Literacy |
IRT-Difficulty | -1.256 |
p-value | 0.9505 |
Controversial topics in psychology often involve arguments used that have little substance but are personal. For example, a male researcher who has found a sex difference in average IQ is called a sexist by a female colleague. That male researcher then responds by writing that the female colleague is clearly a biased feminist whose research is therefore is also not to be trusted. What are such arguments also called?