Re: [tips] Decline and fall of an autism guru

Excellent. Annette Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone Carol DeVolder wrote: Perhaps you neglected to have your printer vaccinated and it's the victim of a virus. Be grateful your printer isn't autistic... On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM, mailto:sbl...@ubishops.ca>> wrote: The article is

Re: [tips] Decline and fall of an autism guru

Perhaps you neglected to have your printer vaccinated and it's the victim of a virus. Be grateful your printer isn't autistic... On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM, wrote: > > The article is "The crash and burn of an autism guru" by Susan > Dominus, here: > > http://tinyurl.com/3cps58p > > [Note:

[tips] Decline and fall of an autism guru

Out here in the wilds of Canada (or, as we like to call it, the rolling hills of the Eastern Townships), we have a devotee of the notorious Dr. Andrew Wakefield. She's a former editor of our little English-language community newspaper, and uses her status to periodically harangue its readers

Re: [tips] JPSP shoddy?

Bottom line was that Bem's work was incredibly sloppy, with a lot of post hoc procedural changes that invalidate his conclusions. Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato paul.bran...@mnsu.edu On Apr 28, 2011, at 4:36 PM, Annette Taylor wrote: > > > P

RE: [tips] JPSP shoddy?

Dear Tipsters, Lehrer, J. (2010). The truth wears off. The New Yorker, December 13, pp. 52-57. This is from the New Yorker, but it raises very troubling questions about replication. I think that more needs to be done and published. Sincerely, Stuart McKelvie

RE: [tips] JPSP shoddy?

Paul: This looks like a great link but this is a VERY long paper to read at a time when I am drowning in work. I'd like to know but don't have time to read an 11-page dense paper. Can you bottom line it? Thanks Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences Universi

Re: [tips] JPSP shoddy?

Some question as to why the published the article in the first place. For a critique, see . Disclosure: I was slightly acquainted with Dr. Bem when we were both grad students with Harlan Lane at the University of Michigan. Paul Bra

[tips] JPSP shoddy?

I understand JPSP refuses to accept studies that attempted to replicate the controversial Bem study of precognition?! My opinion of this journal is sinking fast. Is refusal to accept replications typical of APA journals, Psych journals, or other (supposed) scientific journals? We preach the imp

RE: [tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

Interesting article - thanks for posting. The article actually makes a pretty sharp distinction between the 'evidence denial" tendencies of the left and the right. E.g.: "It all raises the question: Do left and right differ in any meaningful way when it comes to biases in processing information

RE: [tips] Blue eyes/brown eyes study?

And here's a reference to the only controlled evaluation of the Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes program, to my knowledge: Stewart, T. L., La Duke, J. R., Bracht, C., Sweet, B. A. M., & Gamarel, K. E. (2003). Do the "eyes" have it? A program evaluation of Jane Elliott's "blue eyes/brown eyes" diversity t

re: [tips] Blue eyes/brown eyes study?

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:05:08 -0700, Michael Britt wrote: >Does anyone have the reference for that famous study where the teacher >separated the class by eye color? My memory is a little sketchy on the >details. Here is an article that provides background and context for Jane Elliott's "Blue E

RE: [tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

Here's another related piece that points out that people on both ends of the political spectrum ignore scientific evidence when it refutes their beliefs: http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/denial-science-chris-mooney?page=1 From: Lilienfeld, Scott O

RE: [tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

This brief piece may be relevant to the Mike P-Mike S interchange about rebutting conspiracy theories. I suspect the outcomes are difficult to predict in any given circumstance, but I do not share Mike S's point that providing evidence will never backfire. I don't think the research on biased

Re: [tips] Blue eyes/brown eyes study?

Thanks Rick. Good link. I had a feeling that it was so much a "study" as a story about what one teacher did. But didn't this story inspire an experiment? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Apr 28, 2011, at 11:11 AM, R

Re: [tips] Blue eyes/brown eyes study?

"Eye of the Storm" (ABC News) 1970 [video] PBS also has a Frontline Program called "A Class Divided. The link to that site is http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/etc/view.html and you can view their program fre

Re: [tips] Blue eyes/brown eyes study?

You might be able to find a reference at the Frontline video site for it. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/etc/view.html RS On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Britt wrote: > Does anyone have the reference for that famous study where the teacher > separated the class b

[tips] Blue eyes/brown eyes study?

Does anyone have the reference for that famous study where the teacher separated the class by eye color? My memory is a little sketchy on the details. Thx Michael Sent from my iPhone Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- Yo

RE: [tips] Fun 2x2 factorial design example

A heat coil might do it. -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- From: Annette Taylor [mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:00 PM To: Teaching in the Psyc

[tips] TIPSTER OF THE WEEK

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Re: [tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

Mike P: I have read Festinger's work.- don't forget I am PhD.Whereas there are multiple ways to manage cognitive dissonance, remaining obstinate and obdurate are not methods to resolve the issue. Btw,I taught citizenship class and keep in mind that one can also becoma a citizen if one has one

Re: [tips] Females Are Smarter Than Males, Part 1,987,465

Having been married these 45 years to the same woman, it doesn't take rocket science to figure that out. Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org Department of Historyhttp://www.therando

[tips] Females Are Smarter Than Males, Part 1,987,465

Then again, males might not give a damn. Trans-species evidence for these point are provided in a new article that reports research by some of our European colleagues; see: http://news.discovery.com/animals/female-dogs-intelligence-110427.html?print=true Note the use of the gaze duration protocol

Re: [tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:23:24 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: >My take on this is that if some people demand evidence,then prviding >evidence will not hurt. I think you miss the point and did not watch the clip from "The Last Word"; see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVG772L1v_k As Obama mention

[tips] VANCOUVER CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY -SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED AND KEYNOTES ANNOUNCED

3rd Vancouver International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology July 29-31, 2011 Vancouver, Canada Submission Deadline: Extended to May 6 Announcing the International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites in d