DescriptionRead through science blogs, news sites, and or magazines. Describe 3 different examples of correlations that you found and how the public (and even the news article authors) may interpret these findings as causal. Discuss how other variables might actually be the causal mechanism. Furthermore, discuss how these interpretations can impact the understanding of the topic and how further studies could begin to untangle a causal mechanism.
Here are some science blogs that might serve as examples:
Live Science http://www.livescience.com/
Research Digest http://www.bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/
Mind Hacks http://mindhacks.com/
Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/
ScienceDaily http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/social_psychology/
Wired Science http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/
