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Originally Posted by dippin
Science isn't as objective as you might think. But that aside, most biases in self reported studies end up as statistical "noise," as we really have no reason to expect that personal biases in self reporting any issue will all go in the same direction.
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There are many instances where biases in self reported studies would mostly go in one direction. For instance, women who have children with birth defects are more likely to report that they were exposed to chemicals during their pregnancies than women whose children were born without birth defects. There is also the classic example of polls over-estimating support for minority candidates because poll takers don't want to seem racist.
That's why it would be nice to see the actual study- you've got access dippin, don't you? A quote from one of the researchers showed that they were at least aware of the considerable pressure a woman may be under to conjure up a g-spot she may or may not actually have. It would be informative to see how the researchers dealt with this potential source of bias in their survey. It might also be informative to see how the prevalence of g-spots reported by the participants compares to g-spot prevalence reported in other studies.
Just for the record, one of the reasons I can't wait to get started in grad school is that I will get access to pubmed back.