Stephen That is indeed a good example for critical thinking (or lack thereof). It is science daily after all! :) - from the same web page as the one you referenced are also the following "causal" candidates: friendship- improves mental and physical health: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090318113616.htm social activity improves sleep: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220004234.htm social life improves memory: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080529162938.htm I suspect this is a cornucopia of such causal arrow examples. Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [email protected]
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sat 4/11/2009 11:07 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Dance me to the end of life We have a new candidate for a correlation = causation award. It seems that recent research shows that dance confers significant benefits on the aged. The study, apparently still unpublished except as a data-free press release, is the work of Jonathan Skinner of Queen's University, Belfast. The study "suggests that dancing staves off illness, and even counteracts decline in ageing", and so "help(s) older people enjoy longer and healthier lives". Moreover, it "alleviates social isolation and quite literally helps take away the aches and pains associated with older age." Zorba the Greek, asked to comment on this important finding, replied, "Dance? Did you say, dance? Come on my boy!" See http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401103127.htm (But mostly I just wanted to use that subject header. Forgive me.) Stephen --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
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