I did love Mark Kunkel's analysis. Perhaps it's not how good Ms. Boyle is,
but how our extreme adulation can make us feel better about our nasty
selves. It's a great example of what we do to make ourselves feel better.
As a matter of fact, having gotten the idea from TIPS, I put this on the
Disc
Dear Tipsters:
"Innocent until proved guilty", of course, but you might like to think about
this unfolding case next time you teach the social psychology of institutions,
power, groupthink, etc. (Chronicle of Higher Education online, 4/17/09).
Couldn't make this stuff up.
No doubt a sum o
This is the british equivalent of the american program, "America's Got Talent"
judged by the one British fellow who was on the Donald Trump show, the
Apprentice; Sharon Osborne and David Hasselhoff. That alone may provide a
context. A recent winner was a ventriloquist who now has a show in Las V
I guess the problem with this is that the "highest justice authority in the
land" about what laws "mean" is the Courts, and they never got a chance to
weigh in on it because of "state secrets."
If some lawyer -- even one from the White House -- says what was once called
"torture" is no longer t
I agree. Also, I don't know if this British show is the same as the
American Idol (it might not be since this show has talents other
than singing and apparently the panel of judges had not heard her
sing before) but on American Idol they (we) are not just judging
whether the singer sing we
Perhaps there is no simple answer, then again, perhaps we make it un-simple.
I believe that ethics are relative. So waterboarding as an example is OK is
it not?
If the highest justice authority in the land says it's ok, then it is, isn't
it? What other authority is there? Just because a later aut
Mea Culpa. I suppose I simply assume that all modern musicals are written
by Andrew Lloyd Weber. I gave up on musicals after Oliver, largely because
of ALW (who steals many of his themes from legitimate dead white European
composers and them does nothing good with them).
Paul
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I too thank you Sue.
You gather the essential information to get started in one place which is
great.
Your RSS feed item was great. It was one of those things that I intended to
get to, but never did (even though the effort would have been amply
rewarded--- I guess that proves beyond a shadow of
Gary says: "I do not think the lesson is that appearances, speech, etc. are not
appropriate guidelines for judging personality however. It is just a reminder
that we do not want them distracting us from an objective consideration of the
abilities we wish to judge while recognizing sometimes the
Perhaps it is the "ugly duckling" phenomenon (I made up that term). She is a 47
years old, she's never had a boyfriend, she's never been kissed, she has a
double chin, bushy eyebrows, hair that is less than fashionable, a somewhat
unflattering outfit on, and she comes off in the brief pre-singi
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On 17 Apr 2009 at 10:15, DeVolder Carol L wrote:
>Does anyone have any suggestions for demonstrations regarding
>intelligence? I´m just looking for ways of livening up the discussion on
>the biological bases of intelligence in Brain and Behavior.
San Jose Mercury News, 4/17/09, pg 4A:
"BLACKBURN, Scotland - Susan Boyle lives alone in a row house with her
cat Pebbles...She cared for her widowed mother for years,never married
and sang in church and karaoke nights a the pub...the frumpy, 47-year-
old who says she's never been kissed has
Hi Carol--
In my classes, I bring out the old, original WISC (1949 I think) and let
them tackle sample questions and tasks. I state upfront that this is for
demonstration purposes only and that this is not to be taken as
diagnostic of their own intelligence. Given the dated and sexist nature
I also enjoyed the youtube phenom and think she turned out to have a wonderful
voice despite appearances and expectations. Much emotional reasoning and
pomposity is sure to follow in media analyses. I wish her well and hope she
will be able to continue maintaining the happiness in her life.
I think that your last point really brings up another issue and that is that I
believe we are over-adulating. She is good, but not "that" good, IMHO.
Annette
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Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
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Hi,
Does anyone have any suggestions for demonstrations regarding
intelligence? I'm just looking for ways of livening up the discussion on
the biological bases of intelligence in Brain and Behavior.
Thanks
Carol
Carol DeVolder, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
St. A
I replied to Paul Okami's comment on Susan Boyle's performance, saying
that Andrew Lloyd Weber doesn't quite do it for him.
I said "On the other hand, I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the
contribution of ALW. Whatever else you might say about his music, it's
certainly evocative."
But I dre
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On 17 Apr 2009 at 8:50, Paul Okami wrote:
> I've been interested in the apparently widespread phenomenon of people
> >crying upon viewing the Susan Boyle video, as discussed recently in a >New
> York Times blog.
Yeah, I cried, although I didn'
On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:17:59 -0700, Jim Clark wrote:
>>> "Mike Palij" 17-Apr-09 6:54:53 AM >>>
>>Here's a question that one might consider when covering ethics
>>and topics such as Milgram's obedience to authority and related
>>issues:
>>
>>When is it okay to violate ethical principles and even fe
Hi
James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca
>>> "Mike Palij" 17-Apr-09 6:54:53 AM >>>
Here's a question that one might consider when covering ethics
and topics such as Milgram's obedience to authority and related
issues:
When is it okay to violat
Dear Michael and Tipsters,
As with the Paul Potts performance about 3 years ago, I enjoyed the surprise
that Susan Boyle gave us. I am in no position to comment on her motivation from
a Freudian point of view, but she must be like many people in our world: not
conventionally physically attra
I've been interested in the apparently widespread phenomenon of people crying
upon viewing the Susan Boyle video, as discussed recently in a New York Times
blog. Indeed, at least one person admitted to crying upon just hearing the
story of Susan Boyle--prior to even viewing the video. I did no
Now, replace "Susan Boyle" with "students" and there's a lesson to be learned
about
perception, preconception, and being judgmental.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmierhttp:/www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History
Vald
Here's a question that one might consider when covering ethics
and topics such as Milgram's obedience to authority and related
issues:
When is it okay to violate ethical principles and even federal and
international laws?
I don't propose that there is a simple answer to this question but
the ques
Quoting numerous people who forwarded me this e-mail, and the two who
posted it here on TIPS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Seems like the real story is:
1. Someone who is not conventionally glamorous, attractive, or
sophisticated brings herself to our group.
2. We make the c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Ron Blue
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Lehigh Carbon Community College
rb...@lccc.edu
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This 47 year old Scottish spinster brought down the house at the
British version of American Idol.Her voice was magnificient.She is definitely a
star sensational singer.She said that she has never been kissed and never had a
boyfriend.The offers are coming in.Who would ever think that this woman
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