Negative Correlation

The relationship between television viewing and attention span has been described as a negative correlation. Negative correlation is defined as "An association between increases in one variable and decreases in another. " (Psychology 7th Edition, Carol Trans and Carole Wade, pg. 676.) My hypothesis is that the more television an individual watches the less attention span that individual will exhibit. This is because, watching television takes no attention span, if you get bored you change the channel, as such people who watch an excessive amount of television "train" themselves to become attention deficient.…