Hi Rick and I probably differ on how we interpret the word "hint." To me when someone writes "the study does not provide _clear_ evidence" of conscious learning and "It's _possible_" learning was independent of consciousness (underlining mine), then I see this as suggesting that learning was conscious. Others, like Rick, might read it differently.
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca >>> Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> 20-Oct-09 11:37:49 AM >>> What they said in the article was, "while the cognitively impaired patients may have the neural circuitry that permits some learning, the study does not provide clear evidence that these patients are conscious of what they are learning. 'It's possible that this learning process may be independent of awareness,' said Giacino. (underline mine) I wouldn't characterize that as hinting that it might be conscious. I think it was probably in response to a question about whether or not these results indicate that these patients are actually conscious and the authors are saying that their research does not provide evidence of consciousness. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." -----Original Message----- From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:46 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Recent Research using Classical Conditioning? Hi Here's a brief blurb on this research ... you might have to register to see it. http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55989/ At least from the summary here, the researchers appear to hint that the learning might be "conscious," which seems to me a stretch. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca >>> <sbl...@ubishops.ca> 18-Oct-09 2:04:31 PM >>> On 18 Oct 2009 at 12:17, Britt, Michael wrote: > I haven't done an episode on classical conditioning so I'm looking around to > see if there has been > anything interesting on the topic. Just wondering if anyone had heard of any > neat applications of > classical conditioning in recent > research? How about this? Bekinschtein, T. et al (2009). Classical conditioning in the vegetative and minimally conscious state. Nature Neuroscience, published online 20 September. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sbl...@ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
