I just received the September 2013 copy of American Psychologist. In it, is the
obituary of David Rosenhan.
The Stanford Law School posted a story as well, click here:
http://tinyurl.com/mgo6j7q
Jim
Jim Matiya
Psychology Department
FLorida Gulf Coast University
Ft. NMers, FL
Too often we
Rosenhan was, of course, best known for his 1973 paper “On Being Sane in
Insane Places.”
What is little known to psychologists (I have often wondered if Rosenhan knew)
is that WAY back in 1887 a reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World
newspaper named Nellie Bly arranged (by acting crazy
Gotta be the US.
People without insurance wind up costing taxpayers a lot more money than they
would have paid if the uninsured could get care before things get really bad.
We're just dumb.
--
Marc Carter, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health
So, here's to day (only-tangentially-related-to-psychology) trivia question.
The residents of which of the following countries contribute the MOST TAX
DOLLARS PER CAPITA toward health care?
a) UK
b) Canada
c) US
d) Australia
e) Netherlands
Keeping in mind that all but one of those countries
Some subscribers to TIPS might be interested in a recent post Re: Zemsky's
'Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise' [Hake (2013)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: Chris Parr (2013) in a report Robert Zemsky's solution for US
problems
On 17 Sep 2013 at 13:59, Christopher Green wrote:
The residents of which of the following countries contribute the MOST
TAX DOLLARS PER CAPITA toward health care?
a) UK
b) Canada
c) US
d) Australia
e) Netherlands
The answer may surprise you
Indeed. So who is this guy, anyway,
His name is John Green (no relation). He does a couple of series on history
(one American, one world) on YouTube called Crash Course which are also
entertaining, informative, and a little cheeky. His brother does a version on
biology and, I think, chemistry too.
I wouldn't be surprised if
I believe he also wrote the very compelling novel, _The Fault in Our Stars_,
which is currently being made into a movie. As well, he is a die-hard gamer and
has a website and blog dedicated to gaming.
Carol
On Sep 17, 2013, at 11:13 PM, Christopher Green chri...@yorku.ca wrote:
His name is
