I see - I agree with you Jim that we're not looking for explanations that involve "mystical processes". I too prefer as scientific an explanation as possible. However, my guess is that the Jungian's would not consider their explanation "mystical". Such is the curious field of psychology....
Michael > Hi > > But would it "beg" for explanation in terms of mystical processes or in > terms of natural biological and environmental factors, as I mentioned? > > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > >>>> "Michael" <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 25-Oct-10 8:59 AM >>> > Jim, > > Agreed that children vary widely in their interests, but if the data > (which, admittedly we don't have) verified our observations that more > females than males are interested in horses at a young age, then this > would beg for explanation. > > Michael > >> Hi >> >> Am I missing something ... what is there that requires explanation in >> terms of Jungian constructs? Children vary widely in their interests >> presumably for a diverse array of biological and environmental factors. >> Nothing mysterious or mystical, unless one is looking for that sort of >> thing. >> >> Jim >> >> >> James M. Clark >> Professor of Psychology >> 204-786-9757 >> 204-774-4134 Fax >> j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca >> >>>>> Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 24-Oct-10 7:53 AM >>> >> My 11 year old daughter has been interested in horses for a long time >> (unlike her 11 year old brother, but that's an N of only 2) so not long >> ago I brought her to a 4H horse farm. I don't visit horse farms that >> often, but whenever I do I notice that there seems to be a >> disproportionate number of young girls taking lessons. I mentioned this >> to a colleague and she agreed and interpreted this in a vague >> Jungian-archetypal way. I'm not too big on Jung, but I don't have any >> other explanation. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Michael >> >> Michael Britt >> mich...@thepsychfiles.com >> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com >> Twitter: mbritt >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5935 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5935-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: >> michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=5968 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5968-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5969 > or send a blank email to > leave-5969-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=5970 > or send a blank email to > leave-5970-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@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=5971 or send a blank email to leave-5971-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
