RE: APA Admits error in publishing adult-child sex study

1999-06-11 Thread Paul C. Smith
John W. Nichols, M.A. wrote: But probabily not as long as it will take them to learn the virtues of honesty and integrity. "Paul C. Smith" wrote: Of course, it'll take a LOT longer to root out all the pro-child abuse FRC members. If it weren't for the fact that the

New Nasty Virus

1999-06-11 Thread Kenneth M. Steele
There is a new and very nasty email worm being propagated. See the url below for details. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.explore.zip.html -- Kenneth M. Steele[EMAIL PROTECTED] Associate Professor Dept. of Psychology Appalachian State

test message

1999-06-11 Thread grieseda
no need to respond- want to see if I can send- if not, my server will let me know. Thanks

FYI

1999-06-11 Thread Anonymous
Thought some of you might be interested in this (and please, no private messages to me flaming the Boston Globe or CNN): Thursday's Boston Globe (www.boston.com) featured an article on a "Think Off". Participants write an article on the question of the year and from that, a group of

RE: APA Admits error in publishing adult-child sex study

1999-06-11 Thread Jim Guinee
John W. Nichols wrote: But probabily not as long as it will take them to learn the virtues of honesty and integrity. "Paul C. Smith" wrote: Of course, it'll take a LOT longer to root out all the pro-child abuse FRC members. If it weren't for the fact that the

FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Jim Guinee
Very interesting: June 9, 1999 The Honorable Tom DeLay Office of the Majority Whip H û 107 U.S. Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative DeLay: I want to begin by commending you for your strong personal and professional commitment to the serious problem of child abuse. We

10% and ESP

1999-06-11 Thread Michael Sylvester
I have been following closely the 10% thread. What seems to be popular is the notion that if we used all of our brain cells we would all show ESP capacities. Michael Sylvester Daytona Beach,Florida

Re: FYI

1999-06-11 Thread Louis_Schmier
Jim, I don't think either science or religion is intrinsically harmful or in conflict with the other, or is exclusive of the other. It is the extent to which people use, misuse, abuse one or the other--or both--or focus on one to the exclusion of the other. For example, if someone wants to say

Re: FYI/Science vs. Religion Round 1,200,8309

1999-06-11 Thread Drnanjo
Hi folks, For those of you who want to do some interesting summer reading on this debate, check out SJ Gould's "Rock of Ages". It puts forth the perspective of "Non-Overlapping Magisteria" in a very thoughtful manner. I recently finished listening to this book on tape. Nancy Melucci, Ph.D.

Science Facilities

1999-06-11 Thread Chuck Huff
Below is an interesting opinion piece on renovation of science facilities. I am posting it in response to the request earlier (from someone I can't remember) about funding sources for lab renovation. These are discussed in this article. -Chuck http://www.pkal.org/10thann/essays/6999_essay.html

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Jim Guinee submitted the following letter from Raymond D. Fowler, Ph.D. CEO/Executive VicePresident to June 9, 1999 The Honorable Tom DeLay Office of the Majority Whip We will seek independent expert evaluation of the scientific quality of the article and

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Jeffrey Nagelbush
Jim Clark responded to the letter below: We will seek independent expert evaluation of the scientific quality of the article and will make those results known. This is unprecedented in the Association’s history of scholarly publishing, but, in view of the criticism of this study by

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Paul Brandon
Medical journals such as JAMA and NEJM often publish editorials accompanying articles that they feel require such commentary. I was not aware that the AMA (apart from its journals) took the sort of action that is described below. At 10:28 AM -0700 6/11/99, Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote: Jim Clark

Star Wars and Racism Redux

1999-06-11 Thread Anonymous
Tipsters, I found this post to a web forum relating to the charges of racism in the new Star Wars movie. I apologize that it relates to a thread that has since faded from view, but I think it is valuable reading anyway. I took the liberty to emphasize some passages. Keith

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Linda M. Woolf
Hi Tipsters, Jim Clark wrote: This too is an anti-scientific proposal. Articles should not be accepted or rejected in scientific journals because of being controversial (sounds like an invitation to submit inocuous material) or because of some imagined policy implications. I wonder what

RE: APA Admits error in publishing adult-child sex study

1999-06-11 Thread Paul C. Smith
Jim Guinee wrote: Apparently I should have clarified when I sent the article -- I was passing along the information to others and looking for others to discuss its content. So, I'm not sure why Paul and John are copying their messages to me... (snip) I know nothing of FRC and very little of

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Linda M. Woolf wrote: Jim Clark wrote: This too is an anti-scientific proposal. Articles should not be accepted or rejected in scientific journals because of being controversial (sounds like an invitation to submit inocuous material) or because of some imagined

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Anonymous
Hi On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote: Jim Clark responded to the letter below: We will seek independent expert evaluation of the scientific quality of the article and will make those results known. This is unprecedented in the Association’s history of scholarly

Re: FYI

1999-06-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Louis_Schmier wrote: Jim, I don't think either science or religion is intrinsically harmful or in conflict with the other, or is exclusive of the other. It is the extent to which people use, misuse, abuse one or the other--or both--or focus on one to the exclusion of

films using psychology

1999-06-11 Thread Karen Yanowitz
Hi all- I know I've seen a list of films to show in class which illustrate different points in psychology- so could someone who had the foresight to save those lists forward them on to me! thanks-Karen btw- maybe he/she should just post them to the list, to avoid the inevitable "I'd like a

Re: APA Admits error in publishing adult-child sex study

1999-06-11 Thread Ron Apland
Of course it is controversial. It offends the politically correct left wingers and the moral police on the right. For those who have not read the article, you should do so before you react. It is not what the media says! FOr those who are trying to foster their careers by misquoting the work,

Re: FYI: Ray Fowler's letter to Tom Delay (a bit long)

1999-06-11 Thread Linda M. Woolf
Hi Y'all! Jim Clark wrote: For editors of scientific journals to be put in the position of mindguards based on some possible social or political implication of research is not the way to promote a science of psychology. To use just one of Linda's examples, what is being proposed by APA is

Re: films using psychology

1999-06-11 Thread SNRandall
Subj: Re: Feature Films Date: 11/21/98 1:09:26 PM Eastern Standard Time From: JDHamm96 To: SNRandall PSYCHOLOGICAL MOVIES ACCIDENTAL TOURIST Depression, obsessive-compulsive traits, personality disorder. Shattered by the violent death of his son a travel writer withdraws

Re: films using psychology

1999-06-11 Thread Anonymous
Hi Tipsters, One of the films on the list provided by SNRandall was Cocoon. However, I would not recommend the use of this film due to the underlying ageist message. Instead, I would recommend Trip to Bountiful which portrays issues related to aging in a much more realistic basis. It is one of