I seem to recall reading that Mohawk high iron workers were generally
scared s**tless.
They simply needed the money and had limited options.
At best, their culture may have equipped them to deal with fear.
On Aug 18, 2009, at 9:03 PM, michael sylvester wrote:
Whew! For a minute there I was afraid this was going to get
speculative and
not stick to parsimonious explanations!
Tim
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My speculations are not as far fetched as they may appear.Do you
know that
among the Native American people the sky carries alot of symbolism?
The
members of the Mohawk nation are still numero uno when it comes to
working
on skycrapers.As a matter of fact they are the best skycraper
workers.They
do not seem to exhibit fear of heights.This smacks in the face of the
psychological idea that depth perception is innate. I would like to
see a
study of the visual cliff with Anglo babies and Mohawk babies.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
paul.bran...@mnsu.edu
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