For this assignment, you will explore the Bad Science principles of Correlation/ Causation and No Control Group.   Ch

For this assignment, you will explore the Bad Science principles of Correlation/ Causation and No Control Group.  

Choose ONE to discuss. 

Bad Science Principle #4 – CORRELATION/ CAUSATION.

Humans have a wonderful ability to connect two events that happen closely in time. This is why some individuals tense up after seeing lightning expecting thunder. According to Michael Gazzaniga, a prominent neuroscientist, our left hemisphere specializes in making cause and effect conclusions. This is great, but a by-product may be an illusory correlation (seeing relationships that are not real). Have you ever witnessed a person press the elevator button again after waiting for a while?  Or… the person presses the elevator button repeatedly – thinking that the more presses, the faster the elevator will arrive?  If it actually worked that way, I would be really unhappy if I was in the elevator when that happened because it would drop really quickly.

To explore Correlation/ Causation go to the and check out the various ‘relationships’. Before you become afraid of cheese, Nicholas Cage, and Kentucky fishing boats, remember … just because two variables are correlated, doesn’t mean one causes the other, e.g., consuming cheese and death by entanglement in one’s bed sheets.

Instructions

In the Discussion thread for Correlation/ Causation option:

  1. Go to  and discover a possible new correlation.
    • Select a choice from the drop-down menu
    • Click the Correlate button
    • Select your second variable.
  2. Post the outcome [I encourage you to post an image – a picture is worth a 1000 words] and describe the outcome.  Propose an explanation for why the two variables may be related.
  3. Add at least one value-added peer response.

NOTE: This is non-repeating post, so you will have to pick variables that are different from other students.

Bad Science Principle #8 – NO CONTROL GROUP.

There is a reason why experimental designs are the gold standard, especially for pharmaceutical studies. Control groups provide a comparison to judge against and, moreover, control for expectancy effects. One such expectancy effect is called the Placebo Effect (subjects acting as if they have received an actual intervention when they did not. They got the sugar pill). Without a control group, we are not sure if the results reflect an actual change of behavior. 

To explore No Control Group go to  and check out the buzz about Lisa Littman’s (Brown University) new concept of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.” Topics in sex and gender are hot these days, but bad science practices don’t help understanding. 

Instructions

In the Discussion thread for No Control Group option:

  1. Describe in your own words the issue that led to the retraction of Littman study.
  2. Find another example of a No Control Group issue. The following keywords may be helpful: no control group, placebo effects, expectancy effects, retracted articles. The Retraction Watch website is a great destination to search. Post your description and a reference for it. 
  3. Add at least one value-added peer response.

NOTE: This is non-repeating post, so you will have to select an example that is different from other 


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