Gee, now that Chris Green has apparently appointed himself unilaterally as the arbiter of when a TIPS thread is no longer interesting, are we now required to seek formal permission from him for all future posts on the Bem matter - or any other matter that he decides has already been resolved conclusively?
....Scott ________________________________________ From: Christopher Green [chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 12:38 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] The Psi-chology of Darryl Bem It connotes a general defensiveness about the topic being discussed. Do I think that (especially experimental) psychologists are (still) defensive about anyone even asking questions about telepathy under the guise of psychological research? You bet your sweet bippy (for those who are old enough to remember Laugh In). Bem did some research. I have no reason to believe he faked anything. He got a bunch of marginally significant effects, often having to resort to one-tailed tests. They failed to be replicated, and a more reasonable Bayesian analysis by Wagenmakers showed the alleged effects were not big enough to be worth talking about anyway. Next? Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2012-06-09, at 4:52 PM, Jeffry Ricker <jeff.ric...@sccmail.maricopa.edu> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Christopher Green <chri...@yorku.ca> wrote: >> Y''know, guys, the BemBash-alooza is getting a little >> methinks-thou-doth-protest-too-much-ish now. > > The phrase, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks," usually means > that a person asserts something so fervently that others infer that > the person actually believes the opposite--in this context, that we > actually believe Bem's claims to be well-supported by the evidence he > presented. You surely can't mean that, so I'm not certain what you're > trying to communicate. > > Best, > Jeff > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. > SCC: Professor of Psychology > MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative > PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Scottsdale Community College > 9000 E. Chaparral Road > Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 > Office: SB-123 > Phone: (480) 423-6213 > Fax: (480) 423-6298 > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=18297 > or send a blank email to > leave-18297-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: slil...@emory.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=18303 or send a blank email to leave-18303-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). --- 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=18316 or send a blank email to leave-18316-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
