Write one page in APA format
Part A: Read the following article and answer the below questions: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/health/babies-screen-time-speech-delays-study/index.html
What type of study was the study by Dr. Birken and colleagues – Observational, Correlational, Experimental?
What were the variables involved?
Can you draw the conclusion that screen use causes speech delays from this study?
If yes, why can you draw this conclusion?
If no, can you provide an alternative explanation for this finding? How might you design an alternative study that tests whether screen use causes speech delays?
Part B: Search for a peer-reviewed article on the topic and summarize the results.
Requirements:
Appropriate in-text citations and references
1 page (approximately 1 paragraph for Part A, 1 for Part B)
APA format (including in-text citations plus a reference page)
Must be in the student’s own words with no direct quotations
No websites may be used as sources
Turnitin score less than 10%
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Part A
Dr. Birken and his colleagues undertook a study that was co relational. This is because it aims at determining the relationship between communication delays in children and the use of a handheld device. The variables involved in the study are speech delays in children and the use of screens like smartphones, tablets or even electronic games.
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