John- I used "Paradox of Choice" in an environmental course. It was ideal at presenting Schwartz's and the bigger picture on behaviorism and how it can be used to shape the environment. I would think it would work even better in a senior level course (mine was first tier upper division but that's late sophomore and early junior level- the major criticism I got was it was a little difficult and assumed a fair amount of understanding). That wasn't really a problem for my students (also a very small class, n= 12). I would note that the book could seem quite political to some as it seemed to some more conservative students to be a bit anti-capitalist (I must admit I'm not totally clear on that beyond it does seriously question some of our assumptions and really hits hard on collective consumerism = meaning consuming beyond needs just for the sake of surrounding ourselves with stuff). Personally and after using it I found it to be a great choice. Tim Shearon
-----Original Message----- From: John Kulig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:35 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: books for senior sem I haven't read it yet, but, I just ordered Barry Schwartz's "The Paradox of Choice - why more is less". I heard him discuss the book on the CBC this summer and it grabbed my interest. John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State College ============================================ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD [email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology, Chairperson Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 ============================================ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
