Assignment 9

Read the article "Sexual lyrics prompt teens to have sex" and answer the following questions about it.

1. Does the headline of the article make a descriptive, a correlational, or a causal claim? Explain.

2. Is the claim in the headline consistent with or supported by the research described in the article? Explain.

3. What might be an alternative explanation? That is, why might those who listen to more explicitly sexual music also be more likely to engage in sex sooner?