Activity for the book My Psychology

My Take: 1.2 Correlation/Causation Fallacy

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      Question 1

      If a correlation (which is the result of a correlational study) cannot give us information about cause-and-effect relationships, what kind of research can help us understand causation?

      Question 2

      The young woman in the video noted that she incorrectly assumed that a particular action was causing her to do well on her examinations. What was that action?

      Question 3

      Which phenomenon is most likely to develop as a result of the correlation/causation fallacy?

      Question 4

      Your Take! Why do people see relationships that don’t exist? In other words, why do you think people assume a cause-and-effect relationship when such a relationship has not been demonstrated with real data?