Celebrity Worship: Characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
Who conducted a study into cognitive ability and celebrity worship?
A
McCutcheon 2003: measured by verbal creativity, critical thinking, spatial ability, and NC, high negative correlations between CAS scores and cognitive ability (except creativity: + correlation with BP)
2
Q
What advantage is there to measuring cognitive ability in more than one way?
A
better concurrent validity, similar results from triangulation, several measures needed
3
Q
What is the limitation of McCutcheon’s results?
A
purely correlational, cant prove causality
4
Q
Who suggested a link to mental health?
A
Maltby 2001: suggested link between poor mental health and celebrity worship
