Keith Stanovich in his _How to Think Straight About Psychology_ has a number of them. Some that come to mind are
he who hesitates... and look before you leap too many cooks ... and two heads are better.... birds of a feather... and opposites attract There's also a list of common misconceptions about science and psychology in the early chapters of Mynatt & Doherty (still my favorite intro text). HTH, m ------- "Whatever power the United States Constitution envisions for the Executive in its exchanges with other nations or with enemy organizations in times of conflict, it most assuredly envisions a role for all three branches when individual liberties are at stake." --- July 20,2006 US District Court for Northern California > -----Original Message----- > From: David Hogberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:14 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Re: my brain is fried > > Carol: I, too, used such a list a long time ago and'm not able to > retrieve many of the items. How about: > > Birds of a feather ... > > A fool and his (sic) money are ... > > Too many cooks spoil ... > > One can't tell a book by ... > > etc., etc. DKH > > > > David K. Hogberg, PhD > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Albion College, Albion MI 49224 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] home phone: 517/629-4834 > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/06 6:58 PM >>> > Dear Tipsters, > I need some help (in many ways). I used to have a list of > common sense sayings in Psychology--some were true, some > false--I'm sure I got them from an instructor's manual. But I > have long since misplaced them and I'm too tired to conjure > them up on my own. They were things like "Absence makes the > heart grow fonder" and its counterpart (which for the life of > me I can't recall). Dones anyone have a list of those sayings > (or even one or two) that I can use? I would really > appreciate any suggestions. > Thanks in advance for your help, > Carol > > > > > > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > > phone: 563-333-6482 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mo > de=0&lang=english > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mo > de=0&lang=english > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
