Overview
SOC 20 Mini Project 1
Length: 2 double-spaced pages
1️⃣ Define “spurious relationship.”
2️⃣ For each of 2 articles:
• a. Describe the research (what the article is about)
• b. Identify the cause and outcome variables
• c. Check whether there are any mediators or moderators in the article
• d. Make an argument for a potential confounder (the third variable that could make the relationship spurious)
3️⃣ Appendix
Include the 2 article links you used.Title 1：How TikTok affects children’s mental health | TheChildren's Society
Link：https://share.google/IMGtdUvJTquOzEYWQ
Title 2：Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed | UCSF https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/05/430011/yes-socia...
Would you like me to help you draft a structure/template for your 2-page write-up (with paragraph outlines for each section)?