Misunderstanding Of Correlational Studies

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Misunderstanding Of Correlational Studies

naturalistic study of children between the ages of 5 and 7 years. The researchers visited classrooms during class party celebrations. As a measure of hyperactivity, they recorded the number of times children left their seats. The researchers found a strong positive correlation between sugary snacks offered at the parties and hyperactivity. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that sugar causes hyperactivity. A. How might the following explain why people may easily accept the conclusion of the study described above? x Confirmation bias x Availability heuristic x Misunderstanding of correlational studies
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1)There is potential for Confirmation bias 2) Confirmation bias is after the research is conducted, people believe they knew it all along 3) Helps people accept conclusion of research 4) Availability heuristic states when you think of posible solutions to an answer or question, those ideas immediately thought of are usually used 5)For example: Parents feed their kids a sugary donut, the kid gets antsy . The thought popped into their head after hearing the study, more likely to believe it. 6) Misunderstanding of correlation studies contribute to the accept of conclusions for researchers. 7)Many believe correlation means causation, but thats not true 8) Ex. Might see correlation between sugar and hyperactivity and think sugar causes hyperactivity, but thats not true there can be other variables
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