On 27 November 2010 Michael Sylvester wrote:
It is probably only in the U.S that spanking is viewed
as negative...
Michael, I think you'll find that the Scandinavian countries
comfortably outdo the U.S. in this respect, as well as some other
European countries.
Allen Esterson
Former lecturer,
What I usually find uncomfortable is that people use research to
support their personal views.
For example, Michal Britt finds that he's ok with the research that
finds homosexuality is not a mental illness.
This is clearly not what research shows since it can show nothing of the kind.
Another
Michael Smith wrote several things of interest to me, anyway.
First he said:
What I usually find uncomfortable is that people use research to
support their personal views.
As a person who started my study of Psychology in 1964 and practicing as a
teacher since 1970 and practitioner since 1976,
Just as there are disclaimers on many products there should be a disclaimer
written at the end of every reseach report that states that the research
results may not hold for non-Eurocentric cultures and societies.
Michael omnicentric Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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You are
The psychology exchange posted an exercise this weekend on attachment. You
may have to modify some of the slides (e.g. It is Chess and Thomas, not
Jess). I didn't search for anything else, but they are a good resource.
Registering is free. I am adding the latest post, so you can click to
If the primary goal is for students to learn the methods we use in social
science research, and if we help them to understand the limitations of their
methods and their findings (including pointing out the psychology of the
college sophomore) then classroom research activities still have value.
Riki Koenigsberg posted several links to videos related to attachment
theory. One of particular interest to me is a four minute clip of
Michael Rutter talking about Maternal Deprivation and his attitude
towards Bowlby's work:
http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/videos/view/20813/
Summary: One needs
