Re: [tips] more junk science and what to do about it

2015-11-08 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Nov 8, 2015, at 10:38 PM, Annette Taylor wrote: > > A colleague sent me this link about a new program that will make you happy > and that it is "supported by science." > > http://my.happify.com/o/lp32/?fl=1&tmp=&trid=&srid=HRX4AZRF65&c1=RON&c2=300x250&c3=SadBrain That this is receiving n

[tips] more junk science and what to do about it

2015-11-08 Thread Annette Taylor
A colleague sent me this link about a new program that will make you happy and that it is "supported by science." http://my.happify.com/o/lp32/?fl=1&tmp=&trid=&srid=HRX4AZRF65&c1=RON&c2=300x250&c3=SadBrain I decided to look up some of the books on which the website is based, on Amazon, and peru

RE: [tips] Illusion?

2015-11-08 Thread Stuart McKelvie
Dear Tipsters, So would it be fair to say that the student submitted the image as an “illusion” but did not herself identify what was “illusory”? That is, our failure to find the other interpretation for the ambiguous figure may reflect the fact that there is no other interpretation! Stuart

Re: [tips] Illusion?

2015-11-08 Thread Kenneth Steele
Hi Jim: Yes, it sounds like she didn’t understand the assignment or was trying to squeeze by. BTW, the png extension doesn’t indicate she used a camera. PNG is a more up-to-date image format protocol for showing raster images. See our buddies on *oogle- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable

Re: [tips] Illusion?

2015-11-08 Thread Jim Matiya
Hi everyone, Thanks for all your replies to my question. A friend of mine, who is a psych teacher, asked about the illusion. It was an assignment, I believe. I am guessing that students had to find find five illusions and explain them. The teacher sent me the girl's powerpoint. I tried to insert

re: [tips] Illusion?

2015-11-08 Thread Mike Palij
On Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:40:36 -0800, Jim Matiya wrote: Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. Alas and alack, I had the same problem that Annette had, that is, the digest form does not allow attachments. Fortunately, this time, the Mail Archive did contain the Word document that had th

Re: [tips] Illusion?

2015-11-08 Thread Shapiro, Susan J
Maybe the student had trouble seeing the reversibility in your example and focused on another aspect of the stimulus (such as a black and white illustration) as the point being made. A common problem when our explanation does not match the student's experience. Suzi Shapiro Sent from my iPhone

Re: [tips] Illusion?

2015-11-08 Thread Kenneth Steele
Add me to the list of people not seeing a second figure. You need to leave out parts of the picture to see an A or a razor blade. (Besides, what student of today would know a ‘safety razor blade.’) Ken

RE:[tips] illusion

2015-11-08 Thread Annette Taylor
Thanks to Miguel Roig who sent me the picture that immediately showed itself to be a razor blade! I don't know if the image I am attaching here will show up but turn it around by 90 degrees. Then imagine a bit of foreshortening and a bit of converging lines at the distance so that the lower part

[tips] No illussion attachment

2015-11-08 Thread Annette Taylor
Unfortunately, such attachments are purged from the digest :( Can someone please send it to me? Thanks. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Visiting Professor, Ashoka University, Delhi, India annette.tay...@ashoka.edu.in Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego tay...@sand