I'm sitting here reading the umpteenth textbook in recent years that discusses and/or shows a person bungee-jumping as an example of the trait of sensation-seeking. It's similar to the tendency of textbook writers to use Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" as an example of borderline personality disorder (usually accompanied by the same picture that shows her looking particularly disturbed). It's interesting to me how such examples keep getting (over-)used in various textbooks.
What other examples of this occur (so that I might avoid using them and, thereby, develop more novel examples in the future). Jeff -- Jeffry P. Ricker, Ph.D. Office Phone: (480) 423-6213 9000 E. Chaparral Rd. FAX Number: (480) 423-6298 Psychology Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 The Psychology Student: Learning About The Science Of Psychology http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/psychscience/index.html Psychologists Educating Students to Think Skeptically (PESTS) http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/pests/index.html PESTS Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/pests-l%40scinfo.sc.maricopa.edu/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
