Not sure what you mean by criticisms but here's
something:
Making Us Crazy
by Herb Kutchins and Stuart Kirk, 1999
There's also an online article by the same
authors here:
The Myth of the Reliability of DSM
http://www.academyanalyticarts.org/kirkkutchins.htm
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I think Marc summed it up nicely. Here too is a good article that helps put
the case into perspective.
http://www.reason.com/links/links032205.shtml
The sad case of Terri Schiavo is roiling the nation. Should nutrition and
hydration be withdrawn from the severely brain damaged woman or not?
Hi,
No, visual info from the left visual field goes (ultimately)only to the
primary visual cortex in the right hemisphere
and vice versa. Info does crossover at the optic
chiasm but here it's actually combining the info received
from the left and right halves of each eyeball. Each hemisphere in
Here's an interesting article to start with:
Conspiracy theorists see dark forces behind tsunami disaster
HONG KONG (AFP) - Just 11 days after Asia's tsunami catastrophe, conspiracy
theorists are out in force, accusing governments of a cover-up, blaming the
military for testing top-secret
Found this interesting while on the topic, particularly this self-testing
kit mentioned at the end of the article. I had no idea such a thing
existed.
Perhaps I should start exercising my sense of smell more frequently!
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1210243.html?menu=news.scienceanddiscov
2004
Author: Michael Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Famous Atheist Now Believes in God
Body: It appears that the article linked to below is actually from 2001,
and was
re-posted. See here:
http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=138
and then the updates and story continue here:
Antony
It appears that the article linked to below is actually from 2001, and was
re-posted. See here:
http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=138
and then the updates and story continue here:
Antony Flew Considers God...Sort Of
http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=369
Rumour also has it that
In other words, what's stated in this article is not new
and does not appear to reflect his current position.
Not that it matters, but just to be fair and present the
correct information!
-Mike Lee
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From: Dennis Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Teaching in the
What concerns me more than what one particular philosopher thinks,
is what's going in the States:
Anti-Darwinians step up challenge in school crusade
Evangelicals take evolution fight to Supreme Court
http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1372085,00.html
See also the story on
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
Pink Floyd, The Wall
What is that song thar goes like this?
We don't need no education ...
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Michael Lee wrote:
Also, I forgot to mention, that so far I would second
the suggestions Brain Damage, or almost anything by
Pink Floyd or Syd Barrett for that matter,
Christopher Green replied:
Yikes, I almost forgot to mention two of my favorites from one of Syd's
(VERY weird) solo
Although the original poster did ask for Popular songs
about mental illness, which by definition, most of the recommendations so
far do not meet, most of the songs
I can think of also are not popular nor have been heard by more than 1
people or so. But that of course does not make these songs
Also, I forgot to mention, that so far I would second
the suggestions Brain Damage, or almost anything by
Pink Floyd or Syd Barrett for that matter, and also
Peter Gabriel and XTC. I'll admit I was pleasantly
surprised to learn that I'm not the only Tips Xtc fan!
-Mike
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As Tim mentioned, and I had believed, I didn't think this was anything new.
In fact, I thought that this change had been in place for sometime now.
As a Master's student I was under the impression that the APA was now
telling us to replace subjects with participants, in our manuscripts,
which I
And what about the subjects who are not the real
subjects in a study; those working with the researcher(s)?
Do we call them confederates, accomplices, stooges?
Mike Lee
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From: Paul Brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello,
Coming up on the last day of classes, I'm just wondering what some of you
do, if anything, at the end of the year, particularly for Intro Psych.
Like most of us, I'm probably just going to be scrambling chaotically to
finish and wrap everything up as much as possible right to the last
Awhile back, quite awhile back I believe, a brief
discussion came up on the Pink Floyd-Wizard of
Oz synch. I remember some of you expressing that
you weren't terribly impressed.
But, here's something to do once you have the time
for some relaxation as this school year comes to a close.
This is
I just typed in the single word miserable in Google and feeling lucky,
it took me to Mike Moore's webpage. To me, as a huge fan, that
is completely appropriate, not to mention funny. I'm not sure if Google
could be manipulated that way, and suspect it does reflect a political bias?
-Mike Lee,
I tried it again, this time with both words, miserable failure clicking on
both
Search and I'm Feelin' Lucky. Same thing. The search led to Mike Moore
as #1, followed by the GWB bio. I wondering if all the TIPS people doing
this
right now are influencing what shows up?
-Mike
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Author: Michael Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Student Question on OCD
Thanks David and Martha for your replies.
Perhaps David's response to your question helps Annette?
I can only tell you that I'm referring to OCD
a different question about your question, as you've phrased
it
below:
Quoting Michael Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The action (repeating the alphabet over and over) helps
divert thinking
away from the frightening or inappropriate sexual or aggressive
impulse, or
whatever
the case may be.
I
Hi everyone,
I'm asking for help with something and hoping I can rely on the
collective wisdom and experience of the members of this group.
If I can give you a question, I'd like to know, when you have a moment
to reply, what your answer would be to this MC question:
According to Maslow's
Hi Rob,
Aren't you referring to the study by Dutton and Aron, 1974?
The arousal created by walking over a dangerous bridge versus a
safe one was supposed to lead to an emotional misinterpretation of the
arousal such that when men were met by an attractive female researcher
after crossing the
Wouldn't it be the limbic system involved here? :)
I wonder also if it might not be more a matter of
classical conditioning than evolutionary adaptations.
For example, bats-vampires-blood, etc.
Mike Lee, MA
Dept of Psychology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, John
I often wondered this myself, but now, as a dad of a year-three-old,
I have to start playing the game! But the same goes for many such
traditions we celebrate (Easter, Thanksgiving, Xmas, Birthdays, etc., etc.).
Is it simply the strong transmission of cultural traditions that are
passed down over
Hello all,
I'm hoping someone can help with this one.
Started a lecture today in Intro Psych on Evolutionary Psychology
and Behavioural Genetics by introducing and discussing Darwin's theory
of evolution. It certainly made for some interesting class discussion,
in that, there are a handful of
On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Paul Brandon wrote:
Hello all,
I'm hoping someone can help with this one.
Started a lecture today in Intro Psych on Evolutionary Psychology
and Behavioural Genetics by introducing and discussing Darwin's theory
of evolution.
Actually, Darwin's theory dealt with
Hi,
The reference is DeVries (1984). This study is often cited as support
for Thomas and Chess' (1977) goodness-of-fit model of temperament and
child-rearing. I don't believe resiliency and temperament are being
associated here, but rather simply when a difficult temperament might
be
Hello everyone,
Well I would appreciate any of you who are able and willing to
offer some advice on matter I've been dealing with.
Here's the situation: I have two large sections of Intro Psych.
Their final grades are typically based on six term tests (93%)
and experimental credits (7%). Now,
Hi Deborah,
I would say that your example below is punishment, but remember
that punishment, as with reinforcement, can be either positive
or negative. It is not negative reinforcement since this is meant
to increase desirable behaviors by the removal or reduction
of an aversive stimulus. It is
I'm not sure that is true, but seems to be a common belief. According to
Schiffman, the olfactory bulb sends tracts to the thalamus, which projects
to a region of the frontal cortex and some tracts extend to parts of the
limbic
system.
-Mike Lee, MA
Dept of Psychology
University of Manitoba
Yes, and another is oxytocin.
Mike Lee
On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes Adrenaline/Noradrenaline is a common one (it is epinephrine/norepinephrine)
forgive my spelling.
I believe there are other examples also.
Nancy Melucci
Long Beach City College
Long Beach CA
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Hi James,
I think your guess is correct. It was, I believe, Descartes who
first said that there are only 2 types of human behavior, voluntary and
involuntary. He also said that non-human animals were only capable
of involuntary behaviors, such as reflexes, whereas only humans
had also voluntary
Hi Rick,
Well, my quick response to this that it might partially both of
the reasons that you mentioned. I've also done this in class, without
of course, the sophisticated equipment one should be using. Yet,
it has always worked for me, that is, the partial-report procedure
leading to better
Also, in the original study there was an experimental and control
condition, with rotating screens with and without the wooden blocks.
Children in both conditions habituated to a moving screen rotating
180 degrees. Infants in the control condition saw the same sequence of
screen movements but
No, it's precisely because they do have such understandings (if you accept
a nativist explanation) that the violation confuses them, as it would
adults.
-Mike Lee
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wallace Dixon wrote:
Baillargeon finds that babies dishabituate or “recover” when
Okay, I'll bite, but only because I'm a fan. The Wall is anything but
racist;
in fact, it is anti-racist, anti-fascist, anti-oppression, etc. Remember,
it is
a concept album with certain songs that may be misinterpreted as being
racist if one doesn't understand the concept.
Ironically, it is
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From: David Wheeler, Ph.D., PHR, CMT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: Pink Floyd
Actually, it was Bob Geldof (of Boomtown Rats, remember I don't like
Mondays...),
Hi,
The exact title is Learning No. 08 in the series, both
for the old and updated editions.
Mike Lee
Dept of Psychology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote:
Hi Linda:
I just showed it recently. It was the section with classical
Minor detail, but think the actual line
was:
"If Jesus Christ came back today and saw what was
being done in his name, he'd never stop
throwing up." The film was Woody Allen's
Hannah and Her Sisters, and of course, as with
all of his characters can thankhim for that
one as well.
Mike Lee
Hello everybody,
Just thought that some of you who may not have
been aware of this might be interested in a webpage
where students can evaluate and comment on their professors
from all over North America. I'm willing to bet most of us
are on there (I am, to my surprise). I didn't know that
I
Well, I understand that the amygdala screens incoming sensory
information and decides whether a person should or should
not withdraw from a situation. But, it seems you are asking
if that structure is involved in the decision as to whether
a person would accept help in an emergency situation?
Hello all,
In my child development class in discussing the role
of oxytocin, as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone,
a student asked if it is present in adoptive parents.
I assumed that since there is no biological tie, it
probably is not, although I claimed that it is present,
as a
Beth,
This makes sense since, to my understanding, rods dominate our
peripheral vision. In this case, whereas acuity and color vision are
absent,
peripheral vision would be intact. Your students' husband then would
probably
lose sight of an animal if he attempted to look at it directly.
Mike
Hello all,
I know I've seen people on this list forward
e-mails from
students asking for advice on different ways of
handling
these cases, so I'm hoping some of you may be
able
to help me with this one. Now, this kind of
problem
is not new for me, but I usually get them at the
end of
Hello all,
I know the list just had a good discussion on this issue,
but thought I'd share an experience that happened in my
class this morning. This is an Intro Psychology course with
about 310 students, and I've only been teaching for just
over 2 years now. But, I've also had small classes,
I would have to agree with Mike.
Taste itself is a multi-sensorial experience, depending also on the
visual system. I remember when we covered this in Intro and was telling
my classes that if they wanted to eat less or lose weight one method
they could try would be to dye their food with the
Hi,
Just free associating here, but my first reaction to this question
was to invoke a modular view of cognition as an explanation.
That is, if we assume that cognitive abilities evolved to deal
with specific problems, and if subtraction, is one of the many
particular mathematical modules, then
for the more expert cognitivists to
correct my interpretation!
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Michael Lee wrote:
Hi,
Just free associating here, but my first reaction to this question
was to invoke a modular view of cognition as an explanation.
That is, if we assume that cognitive abilities evolved
I believe the operation (the results of which have always fascinated me,
referring of course, to the work of Sperry, Gazzaniga, Bogen, etc.)
is rare nowadays due to effective antiseizure medication (e.g., Dilantin).
Mike Lee
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Tipsfriends,
Sorry
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Gary Klatsky wrote:
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Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:59 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: RE: Creationism as Science??
The mammalian brain is what the
I believe this is essentially the opposite of projection, and is similar
to identification. It is taking something external, be it an object or
an aspect of another person's personality, and making an internalization
of it. For the infant, the first external object to be introjected
might be
Yet another type of humor comes from those who do it for a living,
namely, comedians. Out of the many only a few stand out as delivering
somewhat intelligent commentary on humankind and society. George Carlin
comes to mind, and although his language can be rather crude and abrasive
at times,
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