���Nature, 15 October 2009: Editorial
Psychology: a reality check
Anyone reading Sigmund Freud's original works might well be seduced by
the beauty of his prose, the elegance of his arguments and the acuity
of his intuition. But those with a grounding in science will also be
shocked by the
Allen Esterson wrote:
Clinical psychology at least has its roots in experimentation,
Hmm. I wonder what you mean by that. There are many roots to what has
become clinical psychology, but the tap root (if I may extend the
metaphor) was a group of Boston physicians and neurologists working with
I just finished reading the Nature article on psychotherapy and here's
my 2 cents: I taught Research Methods and Statistics for psychology
majors for many years and as all know, students loathed the idea of
taking the course. They considered themselves people people and not
scientists.
to comprehend important research without getting bogged down in the
minutia of methodology and statistics.
-Don.
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From: Britt, Michael
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:00 am
Subject: Re: [tips] *Nature* on APA and clinical psychology
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
, October 15, 2009 10:03 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] *Nature* on APA and clinical psychology
Michael Britt wrote:
snipWhen are we going to make psychological research more digestible for the
average practitioner? Maybe there is such a journal and I haven't
Marc Carter wrote:
I certainly don't want my doctor choosing a medicine on the basis of
anything other than what's been shown to work. Why should we expect
less of therapists?
Marc, I think you've hit the nail on the head, though inadvertently.
There are many, many physicians out there
2009: Editorial
Psychology: a reality check
There followed three paragraphs copied from *Nature*, after which I
wrote Read the rest here:...
Nothing of mine at all!
--Allen E.
[tips] *Nature* on APA and clinical psychology
Allen Esterson
Wed
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Marc Carter wrote:
I certainly don't want my doctor choosing a medicine on the basis of anything
other than what's been shown
[mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu]
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Hi, All --
I don't disagree with Don at all, but I want to turn Michael's question on its
head: why are we (or is APA
Hi
James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
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Lilienfeld, Scott O slil...@emory.edu 15-Oct-09 1:26:35 PM
Can we persuade individuals who enter graduate school with an indifference
or even antipathy toward science to care about science - or at
Marc Carter wrote:
I certainly don't want my doctor choosing a medicine
on the basis of anything other than what's been
shown to work. Why should we expect less of
therapists?
It frightens me.
This frightens me as well; however, many doctors do prescribe not what works,
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From: Dr. Bob Wildblood [mailto:drb...@rcn.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:09 PM
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Marc Carter wrote:
I certainly don't want my doctor choosing a medicine
] *Nature* on APA and clinical psychology
Hi
James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca
Lilienfeld, Scott O slil...@emory.edu 15-Oct-09 1:26:35 PM
Can we persuade individuals who enter graduate school with an indifference
or even antipathy
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