Michael, what does "just aren't on par with the physical sciences" mean? I hope this isn't a reference to the "hard"sciences (physical sciences) and the "soft" sciences (social sciences); sigh. Joann Jelly
________________________________ From: Michael Smith [mailto:tipsl...@gmail.com] Sent: Tue 7/13/2010 1:07 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] When the scientific evidence is unwelcome, people try to reason it away | Ben Goldacre | Comment is free | The Guardian I wonder if "scientists" are people too. I hope the implication of the author of the article isn't that science can address all issues, which it clearly can't...especially the social sciences which just aren't on par with the physical sciences. --Mike On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Christopher D. Green <chri...@yorku.ca> wrote: > > > Here is a description of an interesting study that might be of use in a > critical thinking course (or cognition, or social psych, or methods). > Apparently when you confront people with evidence that runs contrary to > their pre-existing beliefs, they not only argue that science cannot address > the question, they also often generalize that opinion of science to a wide > range of other topics as well. > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/03/confirmation-bias-scientific-evidence > > Chrsi > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > chri...@yorku.ca > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: tipsl...@gmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13541.42a7e8017ab9578358f118300f4720fb&n=T&l=tips&o=3543 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-3543-13541.42a7e8017ab9578358f118300f472...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: jje...@barstow.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913135&n=T&l=tips&o=3548 or send a blank email to leave-3548-13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3563 or send a blank email to leave-3563-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
