Research & Myths
How psychology studies are done, and debunked myths.
Research
What Randomized Controlled Trials Prove and What They Do Not
How randomized controlled trials work, why random assignment and blinding matter, and the limits that keep one trial from settling a question.
ResearchWhy Correlation Is Not Causation: Confounds, Reverse Causation and Chance
Why two variables moving together does not prove one causes the other, and how researchers use design and statistics to test causal claims.