To Chris & Peter:
The problem is that the term "psychology" (i.e., knowledge of the mind or soul) is an inherently dualistic concept (sensu substance dualism).
You might want to split hairs about these various definitions when discussing concepts such as consciousness, but when discussing things such as addiction, behavior disorders, and just about everything else we talk about in intro psych, I believe it's simply poor pedagogy reinforce the students' basic belief in substance dualism, whether you intend to do that or not. I never use the term "psychological" with out an attendant clarification or caveat. Granted that I (and my students) get pretty tired of this and it comes off as making me seem even more pedantic than usual. But that's a price I'm willing to pay. Heck, sometimes I think that should be in a professor's job description: "professional pedant." (Of, course, that wouldn't apply to Louis. <G>)
Ed
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Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology,
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Co-founder & Editor www.adcham.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/home.htm
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