Tipsters: I know some of you were more enamored of the meme idea than
I, so here is a critical (but of course, I agree ;-) perspective from Martin
Gardner reviewing Susan Blackmore's book The Meme Machine in the LA times.
Gary Peterson
http://www.calendarlive.com/calendarlive/books/bookrevie
Title: Re: Ethnic urban legends
I agree with Paul that care must be taken when seeming to treat such
an amorphous group as "Indians" as a single entity. However, when
the source is respectful (Teresa LaFramboise is herself a respected
researcher and belongs to an American Indian tribe whose na
did really William James do dope? something about him inhaling nitrous
oxide?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
At 1:01 PM -0500 3/8/00, Beth Benoit wrote:
> Having also heard the Mead controversy (I also alluded to it in a
>recent post),
> I thought it might be interesting to compare notes about studies,
>"facts," etc.,
> about ethnicity which were held to be true but later dismissed. (I'm looking
> f
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Max McGee wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> I do not wish to defend or attack yourself, or the individual you were
> sparring with...
>
> My intention was merely to point out that you and those making attacks are
> every bit as guilty as jumping to conclusions as he is...
>
> He deci
Paul,
I do not wish to defend or attack yourself, or the individual you were
sparring with...
My intention was merely to point out that you and those making attacks are
every bit as guilty as jumping to conclusions as he is...
He decided on the basis of a few students that all Russians are
Title: Ethnic urban legends (Was: Rites of passage and anthropological accuracy)
Having also heard the Mead controversy (I also alluded to it in a recent post),
I thought it might be interesting to compare notes about studies, "facts," etc.,
about ethnicity which were held to be true but later d
Title: Re: Ethnic urban legends
This rather interesting exchange took place on another list
I came across while searching for some Mead background:
(Note: I issue my standard caveat about web sources - an
undocumented source on the web is only worth the paper on which
it's written. ) ;-)
>A
At 10:46 AM -0500 3/8/00, Stephen Black wrote:
>On Wed, 8 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> However, keeping in mind that some of my Native relatives have had fun over
>> the years telling anthropologists and psychologists "stories" about some of
>> our traditions that aren't fully true.
Hello all,
I sent a really long message last week describing what happened with my
social psych class (the guest lecturer episode) and thanking everyone for
your helpful insight. I never saw it come back, so I'm not sure any of you
saw it. So if you're interested and it wasn't posted someone le
First of all, having students write test critiques is an outstanding way for
them to learn to apply the knowledge they have acquired during a course like
this. Your first question was whether it is necessary for students to have
access to the test manuals. Your message did not specify whether this
Title: Re: what do brain teasers demonstrate?
I use brain teasers as an example of how difficult it may be to
assess "different kinds of intelligence" (a la Gardner's multiple-
factor theory). It seems that the modern take on intelligence
stresses the importance of problem-solving skills that r
Dennis Byrnes wrote:
> Where is this course located at Alverno?
We have course prefixes for non-departmental courses. The Small Group
Behavior course is BSC 215 (BSC for "Behavioral Sciences"). My
interdisciplinary research course is BSC 255. Other non-departmental courses
include a seri
Title: Answer to "light bulb" brain teaser
OK, here it is.
You have three switches, 1,2, and 3. Turn on any two switches, say, 1 and
3, and leave on for a minute. Then turn off one switch, say, 1. Then go
upstairs. If the light is on then it's obviously controlled by switch 3.
If the light
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> However, keeping in mind that some of my Native relatives have had fun over
> the years telling anthropologists and psychologists "stories" about some of
> our traditions that aren't fully true..some things just aren't meant to
> be shared un
Warning - shameless self-promotion follows...
Judith A. Roberts wrote:
> Is there any chance you could post the name of the textbook
> used for this class? Or are there some references for these models of
small group
> behavior? I really like using small groups to work on problems in the
> stati
Hi Debbie and others,
For Native American Indians, the Vision Quest is the ceremony that you are
referencing for this transition. The Sundance is entirely something
else..
And for young women having their first Moon (menstruation) or Ishnati (in the
Lakota language), the ceremony is the Bu
They can be used in the cognitive/problem-solving section - demonstrating
"obstacles" to problem solving. For instance, I use the "$30 problem" to
illustrate the importance of stepping back and getting a fresh perspective on the
problem:
3 men go a conference and split a hotel room that costs
Frankly, I don't like too many of them because MOST people
cannot solve them and then, of course, can clearly see why the
answer is what it is afterwards, but that's because the path
to the answer is quite twisted--it's almost like a 'read my mind'
kind of task.
Alternatively, the problems we use
>Molly's reaction struck a cord with me, in that I have been wondering what
>the instructional use of brain teasers would be?
>
>Thanks,
>Matt Raney
My only experience with brain teasers in a classroom is a fond memory of a
graduate seminar on vision from William Rushton, who frequently started
Hi
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Matthew Raney wrote:
> Molly's reaction struck a cord with me, in that I have been wondering what
> the instructional use of brain teasers would be? I will (hopefully) be
> teaching an Intro Psych course here at UNC next year, and had thought of
> using the previous hat br
> I am not saying this as a criticism of the recent discussion. But frankly I
> have always hated brain teasers. It makes me just cringe to see them. For
> instance, I read all of Discover magazine except for the last page, which is
> a brain teaser... And I consider myself a problem-solver! Won
"Paul C. Smith" wrote:
>
> We have a gen ed course titled "Small Group Behavior", in which students
> learn two interaction models: the "Task-oriented model" and the
> "interpersonal model". Most of the work is done on the former model.
> Students face a variety of real-life tasks (e.g., select s
My father liked "brain teasers" (although Mum inclined to Molly Strait's
opinion). Here's one of his -- it comes in a not-so-difficult and a very
difficult
version:
12 coins: They are identical in appearance, but one is counterfeit, being
heavier than the others. You have a simple 2-pan balance.
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