Re: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

Hi Sorry to hear about Phil Rushton having died. Despite his more notorious ideas and his appearing on Geraldo, he probably deserves to be remembered for more. Here's one summary of his research on Altruism, for example. https://lesacreduprintemps19.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/j-p-rushtons-co

Re: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:26:32 -0800, Jim Clark wrote: Hi Not much prediction necessary when Mike P writes: (2) the researchers are Canadians, eh, which should worry everyone. ;-) Oh okay, I'll stop giving you guys a hard time. As for Authoritarianism, perhaps it is hierarchical in nature with

Re: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

Hi Not much prediction necessary when Mike P writes: (2) the researchers are Canadians, eh, which should worry everyone. ;-) As for Authoritarianism, perhaps it is hierarchical in nature with some general component running throughout Auth measures, and specific facets measured by subscales. I

Re: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:19:36 -0800, Jim Clark wrote: Hi I know the following will be viewed dubiously (by Mike P at least), Boy, how predictable I've become. ;-) coming from a Canadian and one with University of Western Ontario (aka Western University Canada, another story) connections, bu

RE: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

>From the beginning, Spearman posited both the g (general) factor which >underlies most specific cognitive abilities (S1, S2, etc.) and explains the >correlation bewteen them. He did not say there was only g, just that g >explained the correlation between widely divergent specific abilities. Th

[tips] Tragedies and helpers

In the wake of the horrible tragedy of Newtown, Connecticut, I've searched for some help we can offer as psychologists, but can't improve on this: Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire Mister Rogers and Newtown: Quote and image goes viral By Maura Judkis

Re: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

Actually, Rushton passed away fairly recently..Scott Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2012, at 4:20 PM, "Jim Clark" wrote: > Hi > > I know the following will be viewed dubiously (by Mike P at least), coming > from a Canadian and one with University of Western Ontario (aka Western > University C

Re: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

Hi I know the following will be viewed dubiously (by Mike P at least), coming from a Canadian and one with University of Western Ontario (aka Western University Canada, another story) connections, but here goes anyway. The short summary states: "No one component, or IQ, explained everything. F

[tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

A research article in the journal "Neuron" argues that it is incorrect to think of intelligence as being a represented by a single underlying factor, usually referred to as "g". Instead, it is asserted that "g" is an artifact of interacting distinct brain areas engaged in different types of pro

[tips] Louis SWchmier

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[tips] Newtown, Availability and Representativeness

Obviously there are a lot of psychological perspectives one could take when considering this tragedy, but I'm struggling with availability and representativeness and was wondering if the recent shootings might provide an example of them both (sorry if that sounds callous). If I'm right, availa