[Air-L] Please explain your criticism

nativebuddha nativebuddha at gmail.com
Tue Apr 30 17:13:32 PDT 2013


I too see the jump to cookies and debt as problematic. There also seems to be  an embedded value system here--*indulgent* and *impulsive* are the cookie eaters. 

Study three makes big claims with a sample of only 84.

Study 1 is sound--talk with your friends and you'll feel better about yourself, which is why we have friends, isn't it?

Study 2 sounds a bit tautological.

SNs increase self-esteem, when you concentrate on self-presentation. Increase in the likelihood of narcissism?

-Robert


On Apr 30, 2013, at 7:49 PM, "Glassman, Michael" <glassman.13 at osu.edu> wrote:

> I think perhaps the problem was that there was no real logical/theoretical link between say being on Facebook and choosing a cookie over a granola bar.  It might have been because Facebook users have less self-control or self-regulation, but it also might have been more associative.  Perhaps people tend to watch or read CNN more in the morning when they grab a Granola bar for nutrition while they check their Facebook later at night when they are more likely to indulge in comfort food like cookies.  Or perhaps people who read Facebook just like cookies more.  I got the sense that the researchers were trying to do something akin to the marshmallow study (which has its own interpretive issues) but were not quite as clear on a causal mechanism.  
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> The later correlation between Facebook and higher debt also seemed somewhat problematic to me.  I think you could do a study that men who watch Football tend to be heavier drinkers than men who watch CNN (well these days maybe not) - but are they heavier drinkers because they watch football more?
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> Anyway that is my take on the difficulties with the study, maybe others have another view.  
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> Michael
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> Thank you for calling attention to some problems with the J of Consumer
> Behavior paper on strong/weak ties and behavior.
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> I couldnt spot the source of the critique you made. The paper seemed ok to
> me. So, I would appreciate if you would further enlighten me/us
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