Jason, The problem is that it's been impossible to "watch the brain work" until just recently. I'm just saying that while neuropsychology studies the brains of grasshoppers (because apparently the brains of lab mice are too complex--not to even mention the brains of humans), cognitive psychology has a role in finding out what to look for in the meantime. There have been many applied uses for research findings of cognitive psychology that neuropsychology might not have discovered in a hundred years.
-Karl On Nov 15, 2:22 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Karl, > > There are heated debate in psychology about "mentalism," etc. At the > Association for Behavior Analysis International conference, there are > always a few cognitive psychologists (or former cognitive > psychologists). One of the problems with many (and probably most) > cognitive psychologists is the over reliance on mentalistic constructs > of the mind that are not even close to being certain or even known. > Many of the cognitive psychology's model of the brain are not based > (a) on watching the brain work or studying the brain directly but > rather (b) statements that a person makes; or marks a person makes > (writing/art/etc.). Behavior analysts just study (b) and biology/ > brain science and refrain from creating mind models without any > concrete evidence except for fun while not working. > > Jason > > On Nov 15, 2:15 am, Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree with your views on psychology (minus the straw man argument), > > but I don't think cognitive psychology can at all be compared to > > creationism or intelligent design. Remember that compared to other > > sciences, psychology is relatively new. This would have to be the > > stone age for you to compare cognitive psychology to "intelligent > > design". > > > Even with the recent medical breakthroughs of the past decade, > > neuropsychology is still, literally, in the stone age. Don't get me > > wrong. I'm going into neuropsychology myself and I can't wait for when > > they prove that the "mind" and the "brain" are really the same thing, > > but in the meantime there are many uses for applied cognitive > > psychology. > > > On Nov 13, 10:02 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > B.F. Skinner ABA 1990 > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtgkqB3DIA&feature=related > > > > Parallel the arguments of cognitive psychologists (if you have some > > > familiarity with cognitive psychology) with the arguments for > > > intelligent design. > > > > Take care, > > > Jason- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
