Hi Perhaps I missed it on TIPS, but there is a recent paper that could stimulate some good discussion about drawing inferences from non-experimental studies (although the article also refers to experimental findings). It has to do with whether pornography use has negative effects (or positive ones, as the article states / implies at several points). Here's the article
http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/biblio/articles/2005to2009/2009-pornography-acceptance-crime.html Here's a statement from near the end: "It is a similar myth that pornography has exhibited a causal relationship to antisocial or unlawful acts or sexual violence. Such a conclusion by the Meese report and others was and is based more on politics than evidence (D'Amato, 1990; Nobile & Nadler, 1986). Indeed, there is not even any correlation relationship between porn and adverse effects." Here's a link (I hope it works) to a brief synopsis in The Scientist. http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/57169/%3Ca%20target= Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1199 or send a blank email to leave-1199-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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