I wasn't discrediting the study

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TB — 4/12/2009 12:45:59 AM (archived)

The study shows that people from a certain background have what appears to be a statistical decrease in the ability to play "Simon." I see no problem with that assessment, and the scientists, to their credit, did a lot of extra work to rule out other factors.

This shouldn't be expanded to mean any more than that.

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Poverty and children's brains do not mix - Socrates II - 4/11/2009 12:53:37 PM
- It is not so much poverty as lack of mental stimulation. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/13/2009 4:05:02 PM
- Maybe they should get a job. - ER - 4/11/2009 6:34:12 PM
  - "Guns a blazin" ;) (n/t) - RobVG - 4/11/2009 7:19:31 PM
- They kind of club you over the head at the end. - RobVG - 4/11/2009 5:51:50 PM
  - Kids with nothing to do - Lndy - 4/11/2009 8:04:38 PM
  - I don't think that's true. - alcaray - 4/11/2009 6:53:34 PM
    - " Marijuana may also impair cortisol response to a stressful stimulus. " - Lindy - 4/11/2009 8:10:41 PM
  - Pot-induced short term memory loss? They'll outgrow it. - ER - 4/11/2009 6:44:14 PM
  - How many great men and women throughout history grew up in poverty? - TB - 4/11/2009 6:14:19 PM
    - If growing up in poverty causes one to be poor... - RobVG - 4/11/2009 7:17:13 PM
      - I don't know what poverty increase/decrease over the years... - alcaray - 4/11/2009 7:43:09 PM
        
        Lumped two posts together- won't happen again. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/11/2009 8:04:32 PM
      - Meant for alcaray (n/t) - RobVG - 4/11/2009 7:18:01 PM
    - Wow - McFly - 4/11/2009 7:04:50 PM
    - re: How many great men and women throughout history grew up in poverty? - ER - 4/11/2009 6:41:40 PM
      - re: history - TB - 4/11/2009 9:31:37 PM
        
        It's possible that you don't know what a scientific study is... - alcaray - 4/12/2009 12:10:48 AM
        
        I wasn't discrediting the study - TB - 4/12/2009 12:45:59 AM
        
        Please refer to your prior posts in this thread. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/12/2009 12:49:29 AM
        
        Spew this. - ER - 4/11/2009 10:13:51 PM
        
        re: Spew this. - TB - 4/11/2009 11:08:19 PM
        
        I'm proud of what I have achieved in life. - ER - 4/11/2009 11:19:00 PM
        
        Poverty and intelligence - TB - 4/11/2009 11:50:35 PM

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