I'm pleased to announce that TIPS' very own Maryanne Garry has a cogent critique of the Anderson (2001, 2004) alleged experimental demonstration of Freud's concept of repression, the subject of a TIPS thread some time ago. Neither has it escaped my notice that the co- author is a distinguished professor of psychology & social behavior, and of criminology, law & society named Elizabeth Loftus.
The article is called "I am Freud's Brain", and fittingly, it's published in the Skeptical Inquirer (May/June issue). I find it particularly interesting that they cite Bulevich et al (2003) as reporting at a conference two failures to replicate the Anderson effect. Her webpage (so that's what you look like!) is at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/psyc/staff/maryanne-garry/pubs.aspx in case anyone wants to bug her for a reprint. References Anderson, M. et al (2001). Suppressing unwanted memories by executive control. Nature, 410, 266 Anderson, M. et al (2004). Neural systems underlying the suppression of unwanted memories. Science, 303, 232-- Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
