1.2.4 Discuss: What's Going on Here?

Discussion
Psychology Name:  
Points Possible: 15 Date:  

Remember that you need to have an initial posting, and then respond to another student’s posting to get
full points.

Read the statements listed below. Then go to the discussion topic.

Statements to Choose From

Some studies have suggested that owning a dog or a cat can reduce your chances of having a heart
attack.

A 1997 survey of over 12,000 adolescents showed that teens who felt more loved by their parents
were less likely to engage in risky behaviors (drugs, smoking, behaving violently, and so forth).

Research compiled by the American Psychological Association has found "strong associations
between increases in advertising for non-nutritious foods and rates of childhood obesity."

Discussion Topic

Choose one of the statements below and discuss:

How your ideas about this statement may have changed since you learned more about correlation
and causation;

The reasons why this correlation does not prove a causal relationship (that is, a relationship where
one thing causes another);

One possible hidden variable and how it might affect the correlation.

Reply to one of your classmates' posts (if possible, a classmate who selected a different statement than
you), and explain:

How your ideas about this statement may have changed since you learned more about correlation
and causation.
 One other hidden variable that they did not mention and how it might affect the correlation.

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