Month: April 2017

Subtle social class cues on your resume

On By Beth Morling, University of DelawareIn Chapter 12; Experiments with More Than One Independent Variable, Complex Experiments (Factorial Designs), Experiments, Questions Only

  What resume cues did the researchers use to manipulate gender? Social class? Photo: Andrey Popov/Shutterstock The Harvard Business Review described a study that tested biases among people who read internship applications. Not just any internships, either: These are internships at prestigious law firms. The HBR reports that these internships.. ... open doors to even more lucrative …

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Claim: Giving kids sips of beer turns them into teenage drunks

On By Beth Morling, University of DelawareIn Chapter 03; Three Claims, Four Validities, Chapter 08; Bivariate Correlation Research, Chapter 09; Multivariate Correlation Research, Correlational Studies, Is this causal claim justified?, Questions Only

Does giving a child a sip change his or her long-term drinking habits? Photo: Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images   It's a strong causal claim: Giving kids sips of beer turns them into teenage drunks.  Did the journalist get it right? Here are some quotes from the story, posted in the food website Munchies:  Those innocent …

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