Re: [tips] False Confessions: Silence Is Golden

[michael sylvester]

Ed: That was very interesting research.Let me also add that there is some 
research re the high incarceration rates of blacks.It has been shown that 
blacks are more likely to fall into the traps of criminal investigations than 
whites. One variable has been emotional reactions when been examined and 
cross-examined. Apparently black defendants act "too cool" when examined and 
the jury might perceive this as "implied"guilt. White defendants are more 
likely to be forcefully defensive vocally and cause an emotional commoton.Some 
attorneys have trained their black defendants to get emotional on the stand.
Staying cool is not advised.
 With the innocence project where the death penalty is involved,just remember 
that in the U.S Justice system it is better to let a guilty person go free than 
to execute an innocent person.

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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[tips] Clarifications etc

[michael sylvester]

Mike P  I am the one who is being threatened by some list members.Keep in mind 
that some of those who threaten action against me supposedly have already 
filtered me from their inboxes.
I do not see contemplating possible action against an institution as action 
against an individual,except if one believes as Mitt Romney
claims that Corporations are people.Are universities people?
 It  am disturbed and shows limited focus when somer members say
what do certain topics have to do with the teaching of psychology.
Ironically someone just posted about the call for papers for a conference on 
the Psychology of Violence.Psychology is the study of behavior and not just 
behavior systematized scientifically on micro
and molecular levels.I am not going to let myself get affixed to the dull 
Eurocentric,cerebralized paradigm that is virtually removed and uninteresting 
to many of our students.Students are more interested in contemporary issues 
that affect their lives. I am the only one on this list that come up with new 
creative ideas and connect social issues to psychology.In virtually all my 
posts I show some connection to psychology. Some tipsters have developped a 
mind set  of blocking all my posts and I look at that as a personal attack.What 
type of lesson are we sending to students by telling them t focus on the 
messenger instead of the message? And we are teaching them critical thinking 
skills? Considering alternative explanations are  also  standards  for critical 
thinking.Maybe I am much more broadly educated than some tipsters
and a more divergent and creative thinker.I suspect the various threats
against me on this list is at times personal.I really was expecting more 
outrage from my statement "God made Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve." But 
it was zilch.But I post a Youtube video of the statements of an Afro-British 
citizen and the rest is history.About   99% of my posts on Tips never gets a 
response because some tipsters appear to live in the quandary of the 
Eurocentric paradigm-a paradigm that is gradually fading as cross-cultural and 
other peraspectives emerge.There are people on this list who hate my guts and 
it is personal. 
   Here is a suggestion: STOP THE ROLLER COASTER  EFFECT  of 
commentaries.This whole thing
began when Allen responded to my post on Darcus Howe.Then Stuart McKelvie 
followed with a "me too",then Bob Wildblood added his "me too",then 
Annette,then Carol,then Nancy and so on.Then it resurrected again because Allen 
asked for an apology in a post that had nothing to do with Darcus(it was on 
immigrants and Latin Americans). and then a second round  of "me too" followed. 
I was thinking that was beginning
to look like a higher order Solomon Asch experiment.
 So let us stop the "me too" and get back to discussing psychology and things 
related to psychology.
As to Nancy comment that I get positively reinforced when someone responds,this 
is incorrect.It is called "functional autonomy".
Btw,a listmember call always write to me off list instead of bothering the 
whole group.There are no post limit using the off list option.

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida





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[tips] Call for Papers for Psychology of Violence

[Sugarman, David]

Dear Colleagues -

A Call for Papers has just been approved for the journal, Psychology of 
Violence that focuses on the relationship between technology and violence. I 
have attached it to this email. If you happen to have be doing research that 
may fit  this topic, I hope that you would strongly consider submitting it. 
Furthermore, I would be grateful if you would pass it on to your other 
colleagues.

Yours,

Dave

David B. Sugarman, Ph.D.
 Horace Mann Hall 086
Professor of Psychology 
   401-456-8611
Rhode Island College
 dsugar...@ric.edu
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  or
Providence, RI   02908  
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Call for Papers.docx
Description: Call for Papers.docx

[tips] Away from office

[Bill Southerly]

I am away at the ocean for a vacation before school starts and will respond to 
questions once I return.

Bill

Bill Southerly, PhD
Department of Psychology
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-687-4778
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Re:[tips] Filtering the insufferable [was: Need to know]

[Jeffry Ricker]

On Aug 15, 2011, at 7:55 AM, Mike Palij wrote:

> I think the answer to the question about whether one can use
> an academic institution's computer to filter/block posts on a
> email list is probably "Yes".

I not only filter the emails of certain Tipsters, I also filter similarly 
worthless emails that are sent to distribution lists at my institution--emails 
sent to "all faculty,"all-college," and "all-district."  There are others I 
filter, but those five (i.e., the two TIPS members and the three institutional 
distribution lists take care of 98.32% of emails I don't need to read.

Now, let's get back to teaching, psychology, and the teaching of psychology.

Good morning all,
Jeff

-- 
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SCC: Professor of Psychology
MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative
PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/
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re: [tips] Need to know

[Mike Palij]

Prof. Sylvester, allow me to make a few points:

(1) Don't make threats against people in a public forum.  It is not
only bad form but it also smells of desperation.  Also remember:
what goes around, comes around.

(2) I think the answer to the question about whether one can use
an academic institution's computer to filter/block posts on a
email list is probably "Yes".  Especially in a case where the list
is focused on a particular topic (e.g., teaching of psychology)
and the posts typically (a) have little to do with the teaching of 
psychology, (b) even when related to psychology, the posts
contain either misinformation or requests for information that
can easily be obtained by doing a Google search (I have made
a number responses to such requests in order to provide a
correction to the statements made in the original post), and
(c) make threats against list members.

NOTE: I readily admit that I have made posts unrelated to
the teaching of psychology but that these constitute a minority
of my posts.

(3) In a playground, it best to play nice with other kids and
not be a bully.  A bully might be able to get what they want
in the short run but their reputation may follow them far beyond
the playground.

Yours in good cheer,
-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu

- Original Message 
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:48:54 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote:
Can a tipster use an academic institution's computer to filter out and block 
messages from an academic related topic a
nd colleague?
I can see the use of filters on one's personal computer but the use of personal 
selective filters on a university computer may raise constitutional issues.
I will be dispatching e-mails to the Executive and Academic deans of of 
tipsters institutions and let them know that ther federal funding may be in 
jeopardy.

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Re:[tips] Moderating, banning, or filtering?

[Allen Esterson]

Reflecting further on Rick's posting, and those of Nancy and Don [all 
below], I'm beginning to regret that I have been responsible for 
setting this whole thing going again. I hope we can now leave it alone, 
and take heed of what Rick wrote.

Allen E.

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Re: [tips] Moderating, banning, or filtering?
Rick Froman
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:43:29 -0700
I disagree that there are any circumstances under which it is necessary 
to
respond to these trolls. I find it hard to believe that anyone on TIPS 
gives
these posts any credence at all. The unintended outcome of these 
responses is
to give the original posts a much wider audience because the replies 
get past
the carefully constructed email filters that TIPsters employ. I , for 
one, was
blissfully unaware that he is posting three messages a day because I 
only see
the replies to the most egregious (which just shapes more egregious 
posts). I
guess my next step is to filter any message with this poster's name in 
the body
of the text (although that wouldn't have protected me from this 
message).

Rick

-
From:   drnanjo 
Subject:Re: African-Americans versus immigrants and Latin Americans
Date:   Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:41:18 -0400
I agree that in theory filtering out said nuisance with a spam folder 
is the way to go...but since we can't get the whole list to "shun" the 
individual (which would be the most effective way to go, if no one 
responded to his posts unless they were truly serious requests for 
information and not mocking and provocative trolls he would either shut 
up or only post appropriately.) But it doesn't worksomeone always 
responds to him.

Everytime someone responds it ends up in my spam folder so I still see 
it. And when someone responds, he is positively reinforced for his 
abuse of the list and the individuals who are here to have serious 
conversations and learn something.

I wish we could ban him, I truly do. In the absence of that, all we can 
do is ignore him and hope that others follow suit. There are so many 
people here though, the chances of a mass dose of such effective  - and 
sorely deserved negative punishment are minimal.

Nancy Melucci
LBCC

From: don allen 
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) 

Sent: Sun, Aug 14, 2011 3:32 pm
Subject: Re: Re:[tips] African-Americans versus immigrants and Latin 
Americans
Hi Rick-

I have been using filters (and the delete button) to deal with this 
problem and it has helped to some extent. However, a lot of noxious 
stuff still comes through as responses to this individual. Even if I 
could totally filter out his inane comments I am still troubled that 
his offensive comments are posted on this list. This reflects badly on 
all of us. Remember, this is a public forum and others might think 
that, with our silence, we condone or support his offensive postings. I 
agree that moderating the list would be an onerous burden and is not 
the way to go. On the other hand I think that there should be a 
mechanism whereby someone could be "voted off the island". Such a 
mechanism should be used infrequently and only after fair warning, but 
if enough people find that the offensive posts continue then they 
should be able to say, "get out of here!".

I certainly wouldn't tolerate someone like this at a party in my home. 
I'd insist that he leave. Why should we have to put up with it here?

-Don.

Don Allen
Retired professor
Langara College


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RE: [tips] Need to know

[Ed Callen]

I don't want to speak for our moderator or put him in an uncomfortable 
position, but my recollection is that the last time there was a flurry of 
activity on the list to have this person removed for the same reasons here 
(actually I believe there were even more incendiary provocations then), he 
raised a similar "constitutional" issue then regarding such removal.  It may be 
that the listowner received some advice from his institution that he should 
leave it alone then.

Ed


From: michael sylvester [mailto:msylves...@copper.net]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 8:47 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: [tips] Need to know








Can a tipster use an academic institution's computer to filter out and block 
messages from an academic related topic a
nd colleague?
I can see the use of filters on one's personal computer but the use of personal 
selective filters on a university computer may raise constitutional issues.
I will be dispatching e-mails to the Executive and Academic deans of of 
tipsters institutions and let them know that ther federal funding may be in 
jeopardy.

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida



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[tips] Need to know

[michael sylvester]

Can a tipster use an academic institution's computer to filter out and block 
messages from an academic related topic a
nd colleague?
I can see the use of filters on one's personal computer but the use of personal 
selective filters on a university computer may raise constitutional issues.
I will be dispatching e-mails to the Executive and Academic deans of of 
tipsters institutions and let them know that ther federal funding may be in 
jeopardy.

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida

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[tips] Cameron and attributions

[michael sylvester]

David Cameron calls rioters lazy and selfish,but I am glad that he has hired a 
Top cop from the U.S to help the Brits manage issues in the inner 
cities.William Bratten has a proven record of managing those riotous issues in 
los Angeles,Boston,and New York.He will institute a community policing programs 
that will seek cooperating opportunities with the police and the 
neigborhoods.The get tough
and swift justice approach are just bandages but they will not solve the 
problems.Britain's iberal government policy must also share some of the 
blame,but who wants to return to a Torrey iron-fisted 
government.Dieffenbaker,one of nmy favorite ex-Canadian premier,has a bio 
titled Reluctant Torrey.
Pschology principles can also be applied to Darcus Howe perspective.
Recall that Loftus& Loftus showed problems in eye witness testimony
and if we  couple this with the psychology of rumour where transmission of 
information goes through levelling,sharpening, and bias stages,it can be 
difficult to ascertain the veracity of statements.The person shot by the police 
allegedly had a gun but they later found out that he did not fire a gun.
 I have an interest in the events in Britain from a cross-cultural 
perspective because when immigrants move in and out of cultures
there are different modes of adjustment:integration,assimilation,
marginalization,and separation.There are pros and cons to each of those 
modes.There is some degree of consensus that the recent austerity measures may 
not have any infuence on the current unrest.
The austerity measures have not kicked in.And agan from a pscho-perceptual 
standpoint,I am reminded of the words of a famous U of Chicago sociologist "if 
we perceive something as real,it is real in its consequences."

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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Re: [tips] Moderating, banning, or filtering?

[Rick Froman]

I disagree that there are any circumstances under which it is necessary to 
respond to these trolls. I find it hard to believe that anyone on TIPS gives 
these posts any credence at all. The unintended outcome of these responses is 
to give the original posts a much wider audience because the replies get past 
the carefully constructed email filters that TIPsters employ. I , for one, was 
blissfully unaware that he is posting three messages a day because I only see 
the replies to the most egregious (which just shapes more egregious posts). I 
guess my next step is to filter any message with this poster's name in the body 
of the text (although that wouldn't have protected me from this message).

Rick

Rick Froman
rfro...@jbu.edu

On Aug 15, 2011, at 4:39 AM, "Allen Esterson"  
wrote:
> 
> I agree entirely with Rick. I only responded to Michael's recent round 
> of postings because, unlike in other circumstances, TIPSters are 
> unlikely to be aware of just how grossly false were assertions in at 
> least a couple of his postings.
> 
> Allen Esterson
> Former lecturer, Science Department
> Southwark College, London
> allenester...@compuserve.com
> http://www.esterson.org
> 

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Re:[tips] Moderating, banning, or filtering?

[Allen Esterson]

Rick Stevens writes:
>Bill does us a great service by keeping the list going.
>Asking him to be the PC police or to find PC deputies
>and manage them would be more work for him.
>Since the complaints seem to be about a small number of
>people I am on the side of identifying who you don't want
>to hear from and setting up your own email filters to send
>those people straight to the trash folder.

I agree entirely with Rick. I only responded to Michael's recent round 
of postings because, unlike in other circumstances, TIPSters are 
unlikely to be aware of just how grossly false were assertions in at 
least a couple of his postings.

Allen Esterson
Former lecturer, Science Department
Southwark College, London
allenester...@compuserve.com
http://www.esterson.org

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From:   Rick Stevens 
Subject:Re: Re:African-Americans versus immigrants and Latin Americans
Date:   Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:57:12 -0500
I've been on the list since near the beginning.  Bill does us a great 
service by keeping the list going.  Asking him to be the PC police or 
to find PC deputies and manage them would be more work for him.  Since 
the complaints seem to be about a small number of people I am on the 
side of identifying who you don't want to hear from and setting up your 
own email filters to send those people straight to the trash folder.  I 
have filtered more than one person over the years.  It's a form of 
customizing the list to suit your taste.

Rick Stevens
Psychology Department
University of Louisiana at Monroe
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Re:[tips] On apologies,etc

[Allen Esterson]

It was disgraceful for the BBC interviewer to suggest that Darcus Howe 
had in the past been a participant in riots. And I'm totally in favour 
of the BBC being called to account when it transgresses appropriate 
standards of reporting and commentary. Indeed in 2008 a complaint of 
mine about inaccuracy and bias in a BBC World Service radio programme 
was upheld by the BBC Editorial Standards Committee! pp. 32ff:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/appeals/esc_bulletins/2008/november.pdf
(Pity Howe hasn't, judging by an internet search, taken the opportunity 
to apologise for his own false assertion about the police blowing a 
young man's head off.)

>The BBC's apology to Darcus Howe is an empty gesture, but
>typical of an organization that is famously loath to self-criticism.

I'll let the irony of that statement coming from Michael speak for 
itself.

Allen Esterson
Former lecturer, Science Department
Southwark College, London
allenester...@compuserve.com
http://www.esterson.org

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From:   michael sylvester 
Subject:On apologies,etc
Date:   Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:51:27 -0100
What does Darcus Howe have to do with a post on
African - Americans versus immigrants and Latin Americans? How 
deceptive.
Should I also apologize for implying that Pavlov used a bell in his 
conditioning experiments?
Btw,the BBC has apologized to Darcus Howe



BBC has apologized:
   
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/10/bbc-apologizes-darcus-howe-london-riots_n_923525.html
 




The BBC's apology to Darcus Howe is an empty gesture, but typical of
an organization that is famously loath to self-criticism.

A real expression of regret would be for the BBC to make the
interview available on its own Web sites (to date, it's only
available in the form or amateur video on video-sharing sites),
along with its apology to Howe and censure the interviewer for
publicly insulting him.

Because of its refusal to take real responsibility, the BBC has
catapulted a figure who was obscure or unknown to many Britons intro
an international folk hero, implicitly confirmed his radical
assessment of the British "insurrection" and made itself into a
 laughing stock at best or a byword for news media cowardice at 
worst.

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
 Daytona Beach,Florida


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