Just today was discussing with my classes this insistence of our media to come close to glorifying this horrific act of violence. Cover it yes; but this needless repetition of the same scenarios over and over is totally unnecessary, well except for their ratings.
I wish we all could work together more effectively to clarify the impact the news stations have on their viewers. Cynics or skeptics that we so easily can become, action is better than no action. Joan > Hi, Jim. > > Very reasonable question. Again, this is not my area, but there is some > evidence to support the opposite effect. Media coverage increases the > lethality of future events and that it leads to contagion effects. True > experiments are, of course, not possible, but below is a review article > that was, I believe, one of the inspirations for the open letter. > > http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0002764217730854#articleShareContainer > > Finally, as some of you will realize, I meant to send the previous message > to a different list. I apologize for my mistake. > > Best, > > SV > > > stuartvyse.com > @stuartvyse <https://twitter.com/stuartvyse> > > > On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 6:51 PM, Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> Is there any evidence for the efficacy of this approach? There are >> examples of interventions derived from theory that did not have the >> intended consequences and in some cases had the opposite effect. For >> example, if names were not published might a copy-cat reason that if >> only I >> kill more people, then they will have to name me. >> >> >> >> I agree with Stuartâs general point about applying behavioral science >> and >> was pleased to see the discipline recognized by a Nobel award. >> >> >> >> Take care >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> Jim Clark >> >> Professor of Psychology >> >> University of Winnipeg >> >> 204-786-9757 <(204)%20786-9757> >> >> Room 4L41A (4th Floor Lockhart) >> >> www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Stuart Vyse [mailto:vyse.stu...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* October-09-17 5:44 PM >> *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> *Subject:* [tips] behavioral theory in the public sphere >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear colleagues, >> >> >> >> On a day when behavioral science won a Nobel Prize, I write to point out >> another instance of behavioral theory in the public sphere. >> >> >> >> In the wake of the latest horrible mass shooting, 147 "scholars, >> professors, and law enforcement professionals" signed an open letter >> urging >> the media not to name or show pictures of this or similar perpetrators. >> I >> have not seen any media coverage of this letter, but the link to it is >> below. >> >> >> >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Z7VkWcwLk-SjFJc00tdmI1eW8/view >> >> >> >> It is interesting to note, that in this very serious context, these >> professionals are recommending a behavioral intervention based on the >> elimination of reinforcement for these acts. In my own view, the >> recommendations do not go far enough, but they are very clearly derived >> from behavioral theory, not neuroscience or cognitive psychology. >> >> >> >> Finally, this is not my area of expertise. There may be signers to this >> letter who are members of our tribe, but none of the names jumped out at >> me. Indeed, at least one of the signers has been a fairly vocal critic >> of >> behavior analysis in other contexts. So I see this as a quiet victory >> for >> us, perhaps one that the signers have failed to recognize, but a victory >> nonetheless. Furthermore, it comes in relation to a very serious social >> problem. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> SV >> >> >> >> stuartvyse.com >> >> @stuartvyse <https://twitter.com/stuartvyse> >> >> >> >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=3229968. >> 90f21a83d5f62f052ba84a49e2f91291&n=T&l=tips&o=51527 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is >> broken) >> >> or send a blank email to leave-51527-3229968. >> 90f21a83d5f62f052ba84a49e2f91...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: vyse.stu...@gmail.com. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1826268. >> 276099a4bdfac6e36730202b8c56c58f&n=T&l=tips&o=51528 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is >> broken) >> >> or send a blank email to leave-51528-1826268. >> 276099a4bdfac6e36730202b8c56c...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: jwarm...@oakton.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=51529 > or send a blank email to > leave-51529-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=51536 or send a blank email to leave-51536-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
