Dear Tipsters, I am always interested when people who do inappropriate things say afterwards that that is not "who they are" (or words to that effect). They are making a separation that we psychologists often make when speaking about reprimanding people: focus on the behaviour, not the person. For example, "Do not do that. That is wrong." Not "You are bad. You are a.......(choose a nasty word describing as person)." Interestingly, I assume that when we offer this advice, our goal is to change the offending behaviour so that it becomes habitual and therefore become part of who the person is.
So when people make this distinction to "explain" or "excuse" this behaviour, it may be true that it was a one-off event perhaps generated by special external or internal circumstances, but it could also be reflecting what they believe and "who they are". How do we tell the difference? And can the problem be dealt with using our recommended methods? Stuart ___________________________________________________________________________ "Floreat Labore" "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661 Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] (or [email protected]) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Floreat Labore" ___________________________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Miguel Roig [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: July-28-18 7:22 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Things That Make You Say "WTF!?" I'd love to see a blind review of the accuracy of his radiology reports that have been classified by the ethnicity of the patient (I assume that the radiologist has this type of information at hand when reviewing x-rays, MRIs, etc.). Miguel ________________________________________ From: Christopher Green [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2018 10:15 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Things That Make You Say "WTF!?" I don't believe a word of his retraction. This wasn't a drunken, impulsive outburst, but an ongoing commentary. I can only assume that he was told his only hope for keeping his job was a total retraction and abject public apology. Be on the lookout for future reversions to form. Chris ........................................... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Jul 27, 2018, at 9:51 PM, Michael Palij <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I am at a loss for words. See: http://gothamist.com/2018/07/27/white_supremacist_doctor_apologizes.php -Mike Palij New York University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=52614 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-52614-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-52614-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=3343621.18283a1227eb73d1ce74b7f7163cf851&n=T&l=tips&o=52615 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-52615-3343621.18283a1227eb73d1ce74b7f7163cf...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-52615-3343621.18283a1227eb73d1ce74b7f7163cf...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3&n=T&l=tips&o=52620 or send a blank email to leave-52620-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=52621 or send a blank email to leave-52621-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
