Holy crap. How are we supposed to fight that sort of ignorance? In person I'd just ask for some of that "literature," but if it's uneducated readers, they're just going to believe it, forget the source, and be very certain that it's true.
Yikes. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Marc Perreault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 2:58 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: RE: Repressed memory challenge > > Interesting timing on this one. A while ago, I ordered a book > in my planning for a Crim/psyc course I had to teach. I did > not end up using it, but recently took to reading it. The > book is B.J. Cling's 2004 Sexualized Violence Against Women > and Children. > > Chapter 8 is on memories of child abuse. On p.196, she states > "To this question [Is there support for delayed recall of > childhood abuse], the unequivocal answer of the research > literature is yes". > > Seems like she should take the challenge! > > JM > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: March 22, 2006 7:48 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Repressed memory challenge > > As discussed on this list, Pope and Hudson have offered a > $1000 prize to anyone who can find a case of repressed memory > before 1800 (see > http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=177). > I've suggested that while the question is interesting, > failing to find such a case isn't going to persuade anyone > (especially True Believers) that repressed memory is nonsense > (which it is, of course). > > An easy way to claim the money might be to use the services > of Google Answers. Someone did but Google Answers answered > not (or at least brought the questioner no joy and certainly > no $1000). > > The person who asked was Harrison Pope. See the long, long, > interesting exchange at > http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=443814 > > Stephen > ___________________________________________________ > Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Department of Psychology > Bishop's University > 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] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
