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On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:06:01 -0700, Allen Esterson wrote:
>On 8 June 2011 Mike Palij wrote:
>>I'm not sure that Skinner's "Air Crib" and rumors that his daughter
>>was psychotic and a suicide should be considered a
clear who actually believes
this to be true -- I would think that a false belief has to have
some widespread acceptance for it to be considered a "myth"
(consider: is the belief that President Obama was born in Kenya,
is a secret Muslim, and has had all of his achievements given to
him i
bject: Re: [tips] Franklin's kite and other scientific myths
Sent: Jun 8, 2011 10:47 AM
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:34:14 -0700, Rick Stevens
>I'm not sure what problem there would be with a bar to press or a button to
>push in a crib. If you can teach pigeons to read that way
> http
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:34:14 -0700, Rick Stevens
>I'm not sure what problem there would be with a bar to press or a button to
>push in a crib. If you can teach pigeons to read that way
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrHA it should work on kids, too.
It's not a real problem but a problem
It's been done -- just not by Skinner.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
paul.bran...@mnsu.edu
On Jun 8, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Rick Stevens wrote:
>
> I'm not sure what problem there would be with a bar to press or a button to
> push in a crib. If
I'm not sure what problem there would be with a bar to press or a button to
push in a crib. If you can teach pigeons to read that way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrHA it should work on kids, too.
Rick Stevens
Psychology Department
University of Louisiana at Monroe
stevens.r...@gmail.com
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Subject: [tips] Franklin's kite and other scientific myths
Benjamin Franklin ventured out on a stormy day to fly a kite with a
lightning rod and a key dangling on the end of the string. ... This
famous myth is one of several tall tales in science history that
Alberto Martinez, assoc
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:10:45 -0700, Allen Esterson wrote:
[snip]
>Alberto Martinez on the making of scientific myths:
>"Speculations evolve into alleged anecdotes that even lead to scholarly
>studies. Laypersons, scientists and history professors are all
>vulnerable to the charm of 'likely storie
Benjamin Franklin ventured out on a stormy day to fly a kite with a
lightning rod and a key dangling on the end of the string. ... This
famous myth is one of several tall tales in science history that
Alberto Martinez, associate professor of history, examines in his new
book *Science Secrets:
