Come up with one potential moderating variable

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Read Article The Consumption of Junk Food

What type of study is featured in this article? (The Consumption of Junk Food)

Experimental

Observational

[QUESTIONS FOR EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES]

1. What is the independent variable(IV) in this study?

2. What is the dependent variable(DV) in this study?

3. What is the causal story that the news story is trying to tell? Be specific.

4. One thing to watch out for in experimental studies are experimental confounds. Do you see any serious experimental confounds in this experiment?

5. This was published in a top journal so there are likely no serious confounds.

This was NOT published in a top journal and there is NO serious confound.

This was NOT published in a top journal and there IS a serious confound. (Explain the confound.)

6. Assuming the causal story you described above is true, come up with one potentialmoderating variable. Explain clearly what you mean: how would the relationship between the IV and DV be different under different levels of this moderator?

7. Assuming the causal story you described above is true, come up with one mediating variablethat may explain why the IV causes the DV. Explain clearly why this might be a mediator and what that means.

8. Assume you have kids and your friend reads this news article and calls you, worried. He says, “I know your kids play violent video games / you use red plates at home / your kids keep their desks very neat and clean, and I am worried about that.” Choose one point out of all the points you came up with above that you could use to reassure your friend. Below, explain this point in plain Englishto help him understand why he might not have to be worried.

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