 Those who ogle also more likely to have harmful attitudes, study finds
Intellectual humility can lessen political myside bias
Trust in government linked to work attitudes
Later school start times reduce car crashes, improve teen safety
Children who drank whole milk had lower risk of being overweight or obese
Dogs can help you live longer, as if you needed another reason to get one
Baby teeth may identify ADHD
People with happy spouses may live longer
Taller people more prone to cancer
Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams
These 3 personality traits affect what you earn -- but only after age 40
Watching too much TV can KILL you
Internet use in class leads to lower test scores
Multiple sclerosis: Is yawning a warning?
Risks of harm from spanking confirmed by analysis of five decades of research
One hour of extra screen time drags down teenagers' grades
Lack
of sleep may shrink your brain
Low
self-esteem "shrinks brain"
Religious
experiences shrink part of the brain
To
spoon or not to spoon? After-sex affection boosts sexual and relationship
satisfaction
Why
you should talk to your baby
Study
suggests Southern slavery turns White people into Republicans 150 years
later
Early
language skills reduce preschool tantrums, study finds
This
is your brain on exercise
Brain
scans of hoarders reveal why they never de-clutter
Teenage
sex "leads to bad moods" in later life
Dogs
walked by men are more aggressive
Studies
show exercise reduces dementia risk
Prevent
Alzheimer's? No evidence you can: Panel
Straight
A's in high school may mean better health later in life
Eating
brown rice to cut diabetes risk
Murder
rates affect IQ tests scores: Study
Want
a higher G.P.A.? Go to a private college
Sincere
smiling promotes longevity
Happiness
wards off heart disease, study suggests
Interactive
animations give science students a boost
OMG!
Texting and IM-ing doesn't affect spelling!
Cards
"can support mentally ill"
Building
more latrines: Peer pressure better than financial assistance
Sugar
rush... to prison? Study says lots of candy could lead to violence
Which
high school students are most likely to graduate from college?
Does
alcohol blur cues?
Link
between over-indebtedness and obesity identified
In
study, texting lifts crash risk by large margin
Caffeine
reverses memory impairment in mice with Alzheimer's symptoms
People
with higher IQs make wiser economic choices, study finds
Recession
causes increase in teen dating violence
Daily
school recess improves classroom behavior
Exposure
to two languages carries far-reaching
benefits
Facebook
users get worse grades in college
Texting
"improves language skill"
versus
Txtng
associated wiv superior reading skills
Cell
phones disrupt teens' sleep
Study
suggests attending religious services sharply cuts risk of death
Church
attendance boosts immunity
Fan
in room seems to cut infants' risk of crib death
Sexism
pays: Men who hold traditional views of women earn more than men who don't,
study says
Migraine
often associated with psychiatric disorders
Venting
emotions after trauma predicts worse outcomes
Board-certified
teachers boost student scores
Keeping
a food diary doubles diet weight loss, study suggests
Loud
bar equals more beer
Eating
fatty fish lowers risk of dementia
Breast-fed
children found smarter
Mother's
diet can help determine sex of child: study
Suds
seem to skew scientific success
Bullying
harms kids' mental health: Study
Don't
be a Super Bowl statistic: Stress of watching the big game can be hazardous
to heart, research suggests
(unless
your team wins) Winning
World Cup lowers heart attack deaths
Family
meals curb teen eating disorders
Beta
carotene supplements slow down cognitive decline
TV
raises blood pressure in obese kids: Study
Social
isolation may have a negative effect on intellectual abilities
Consistent,
frequent TV viewing causes behavior problems
Height
affects how people perceive their quality of life
Deep
voiced men "have more kids"
Tooth
loss in elderly linked to mental impairment
Does
your neighbourhood cause schizophrenia?
Involving
parents in therapy doubles success rates for bulimia treatment
"Genius"
videos may hinder baby development: Study
More
math helps young scientists
Obese
girls less likely to attend college, research shows
Your
parents are correct, scholars report: Studying pays off
Credit
cards can make you fat
Pill
changes women's taste in men
Why
we give in to temptation
A
surprising secret to a long life: Stay in school
Surgeons
with video game skill appear to perform better in simulated surgery skills
course
Housework
cuts breast cancer risk
Reading
diet articles could be unhealthy
Intelligent
children more likely to become vegetarian
Fear
of hell makes us richer, Fed says
Success
a family affair? Willingness to take risks and trust others are inherited,
study suggests
Appalachians
triggered ancient ice age
Sex
drive stays in gear with antidepressant bupropion
Students
prosper with Montessori method
Music
lessons improve kids' brain development, memory: study
Wearing
a helmet puts cyclists at risk, suggests research
Washing
hands reduces moral taint
Disciplinarian
parents have fat kids
Jabs
link to autism "dispelled"
Snooze
or lose: Memory retention enhanced by sleep
Did
violent media make Alvaro Castillo kill his father?
Sexual
lyrics prompt teens to have sex (actual
study)
Does
watching sex on television influence teens' sexual activity?
Sex
cues ruin men's decisiveness
Sex
"cuts public speaking stress"
Spouses'
ills imperil partners' survival
Child
anxiety link to ecstasy use
Anorexia
largely determined by heredity
Soda
causes obesity, researchers assert
Political
bias affects brain activity, study finds
Spanking
children fuels aggression, anxiety
Stop
global warming: Become a pirate
Eating
breakfast makes girls thinner
Kids'
TV habits tied to poorer test scores ; TV
-- any TV -- harms toddlers, study claims
ADHD
treatment improves teens' grades, confidence
Eating
pizza "cuts cancer risk"
Graffiti
linked to obesity in city dwellers ; Researchers
find no obesity, sprawl link
Breastfeeding
fights arthritis
Before
the booze: Cactus extract dulls hangovers
Study
links TV to teen sexual activity
Height
doesn't influence kids' popularity: Study
Luckiest
people "born in summer"
Watching
TV "is bad for children"
Teen
drug use linked to truancy
Eat
sweets, live longer
Cancer
drug helps paralyzed mice walk
Video
Games "Increase Aggression"
Higher
beer prices "cut" gonorrhoea rates
Black
people six times more likely to be jailed than whites (in UK)
Sample
Test Questions on this Topic
Constipation
Might Signal Parkinson's
Early
unsolicited sexual encounters lead to life of crime
"Wash
your hands" signs only work for women
Eating
fish prevents crime
Related
Resources
Correlational
graph
Spurious
correlations
Prudential
commercial - if we do this then we will live longer
Alan
& Bo's Correlation & Causality Blog
"New
Poll Shows Correlation is Causation"
Correlation/Causation
cartoon
Correlation/Causation
cartoon
Correlation/Causation
cartoon
Correlation/Causation
cartoon
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To the left
are links to popular press articles regarding a variety of research studies
and their results. The text in the links (e.g., "Pill changes women's
taste in men") is the actual headline of those popular press articles.
Some of the headlines suggest a causal relationship between two variables,
and some simply suggest a correlation between two variables. Unfortunately,
the headlines of articles in the popular media often misrepresent the
research on which they are based. Many of the headlines to the left suggest
causal relationships when, upon closer reading of the article itself,
one finds that the research was correlational in nature, and the headline
is not justified.
So, I (Jon
Mueller) use this resource in a variety of ways to help my students identify
the language of causal relationships and correlations, identify the tell-tale
signs that an experiment or a correlational study is being described in
the media when there is no mention of the type of study, and to learn
how to evaluate the quality and nature of evidence in judging the merit
of a claim. Below are a few assignments that can be used with this resource.
If you think of or develop any other such assignments I would love to
hear about them. Just send me a note or example at jfmueller@noctrl.edu.
Causal
or correlational language?
by Maria Vita
Analyze
the Conversation by John Norland (Although this assignment does not
use the links on this page, it provides a very good activity for considering
correlation and causation.)
Headline
Writing Analysis by Bill Zachry
Causality
Assignment by Tim Robicheaux
Assignment
12 by Jon Mueller
Causal and Non-causal Language by Heather Coon
Headline Match Game by Jon Mueller
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