Tim:
Thanks for the review. I'd start reading it tonight, but it's
being wrapped up for me as a present!
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John W. Kulig
Professor of Psychology
Plymouth State College
Plymouth NH 03264
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"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of
life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet" - Albert
Einstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shearon, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 2:53 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: RE: books for senior sem
>
> 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
>
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> Timothy O. Shearon, PhD [email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Department of Psychology, Chairperson
> Albertson College of Idaho
> Caldwell, ID 83605
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