You might look at:
http://www.psychoheresy-aware.org/lahaye74.html
as something would at least give them a start. This is another fundamentalist christian critique, but it does at least begin to ask what the evidence is that LaHaye can present, and look for scientific support. An article like this might fly under their defenses (since it is overtly "christian") and get them to start asking what scientific evidence might be useful
-Chuck Huff
St. Olaf College
Part of the answer to your question resides in the specific assigment for your
students. I hope this helps. I am willing to discuss your question further if
necessary.
Cheers,
lindsay
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Quoting Stephen Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 6 Dec 2002, Hetzel, Rod wrote: >. I've had a number of students > who have wanted to write papers on Hippocrate's model of temperaments> > (sanguine, melancholic, phlegmatic, and choleric). This would be an> appropriate topic for a History of Psychology class, but these
students
> have wanted to write papers that view this approach as a contemporary
> model that is viable and useful for understanding personality. I
think
> they are likely influenced by popluar books in the Christian world
> <snip> As far as I can tell, however, the only groups of people that
> seem to value this approach are Christians and astrologers. My
> understanding is that this approach has been rightfully relegated to
> the history of psychology because there has never been any compelling
> empirical support for this model. >
> What is the current thinking among personality psychologists about
> this model of temperaments?
I can't answer that although I'm looking forward to the response
from others. But I'd suggest that it's their paper, and let them go
ahead. But I'd warn them that you'd expect an appropriately
scientific and scholarly review of the literature which might include
review of Christian and astrological claims, but also (turning your
question back to the students) "current thinking [and evidence] among
personality psychologists".
They might just learn something in the process.
Stephen
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