Re:Toddlers who use touchscreens show attention differences
by microtherion on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:06PM
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Yes, unless I'm greatly misunderstanding the tables, what the study actually measured is that:
* Spatial intelligence is positively correlated with socio-economic status.
* Screen (TV + Digital) time is negatively correlated with socio-economic status.
Concluding from this that spatial intelligence is negatively correlated with screen time is dubious. Similar reasoning is used to promote all kinds of class-correlated fashions, e.g. breast feeding.
* Spatial intelligence is positively correlated with socio-economic status.
* Screen (TV + Digital) time is negatively correlated with socio-economic status.
Concluding from this that spatial intelligence is negatively correlated with screen time is dubious. Similar reasoning is used to promote all kinds of class-correlated fashions, e.g. breast feeding.