________________________________________ From: Michael Smith [tipsl...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:18 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Any guesses on the probability?
There was a horrendous case in Canada a few years ago (Carla Homolka and Paul Bernardo). She played the victim card and 'got off lightly' compared to Barnardo. Are people less willing to believe that a woman could be so vile? Why would this be the case? --Mike Because men are far more likely to commit violent crimes, and people are attending to base rates? On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Shearon, Tim <tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu> wrote: > > Mike > 98.92496%. Seriously, I think it is almost certain. The alternative would be > to admit something rather likely to put you away for about. . . . forever! > That does leave a small chance she'll take the "stiff upper lip" defense, > "'It's a fair cop!" > Tim > _______________________________ > Timothy O. Shearon, PhD > Professor and Chair Department of Psychology > The College of Idaho > Caldwell, ID 83605 > email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu > > teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and > systems > > "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker > > ________________________________________ > From: Michael Smith [tipsl...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:57 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Any guesses on the probability? > > Anyone have a guess on the probability that Nancy Garrido the wife of > Phillip Garrido (the couple accused of the abduction, rape, and > confinement for 18 years of Jaycee Dugard) will be pleading that she > is just another victim of the bad man? > > --Mike > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
