Tips ghouls:
Let's not forget the obvious fascination: death, afterlife &
monsters(no doubt evolutionary adaptations?). Jung was on to something
big in our collective brain. Larry King gets big ratings hosting John
Edwards guy who "talks" to the dead. Put a guest on who reminds us of
the importance of talking to our (live) family members and it's a
yawner. Remember that movie about the child who talked to dead people?
No matter what the frontal lobes believe or not believe, the brain stem
tingles when you walk into a graveyard (I assume it's the brainstem).
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John W. Kulig
Professor of Psychology
Plymouth State College
Plymouth NH 03264
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"Nothing is more American, nothing is more patriotic than speaking out,
questioning authority and holding your leaders accountable" General
Welsey K. Clark, 24 September 2003.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Weisskirch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:47 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: psychology applied to Halloween
>
> To the TIPS ghouls,
>
> I think that Halloween also may have to do with "arousal" of being
scared
> or confused by the costumes of others. There is a study of mate
selection
> (which I can't remember the author--but always refer to as the
Love-Bridge
> study). Male confederates went and approached a woman and talked to
her
> on one of those rickety rope and wood bridges at an amusement park.
The
> women were then asked to rate the attractiveness of the male
confederate.
> They also did it reversing the genders. Then, they the same thing on
> solid ground. The attractiveness of the confederates on the bridge
was
> higher, indicating that arousal may affect attractiveness. So, for
> Halloween, it could be excitement of deception that makes our humdrum
> adult lives exciting.
>
> For adults, dressing in costume may cause "cognitive dissonance" in
seeing
> your male boss dressed as a woman or something other than the usual
> persona.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Rob Weisskirch
> CSU Monterey Bay
>
>
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