Many details including worthless anecdotal evidence and some research (the quality of which is yet to be determined) are available at:
http://www.realityworks.com/5eec8d8d-9472-44c7-9029-4366156f70b7.cms. You can see the feature lists here. They use them in the local schools but only for one night so I don't think they get the full experience. They do make positive sounds like cooing, especially when you meet their needs. As they say with those nutritional supplements that have been shown to have a positive effect when used in a program of proper diet and exercise, these dolls also supposed to be embedded within a larger curriculum. In any case, this product is old news. My daughter used it in a class at least four years ago. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (479) 524-7295 http://www.jbu.edu/academics/hss/faculty/rfroman.asp "Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart." - Ulysses Everett McGill -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:37 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: Waiting on baby Stephen Black wrote: > http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4494364 > > Comment: sounds like a good idea, but who knows? What if the kids discover the baby is > cute and adorable and they'd like to have one just like it, only real? Although in addition to > wetting, crying, and vomiting, I don't suppose they also programme the baby to smile and > coo. That kind of realism might be too risky for a doll intended to discourage pregnancy. > Just show how nasty babies are, please. But it might not work. > > I think they need a randomized groups experiment. This could help avoid the possible > surprise of unintended bad outcomes from good intentions Or they could just put the money > into better sex and birth control education (I'm dreaming, right?). What does a high-tech toy > like this cost, anyway? > > Stephen > Our high school uses this system. Students are chosen (apparently) at random and must take care of the baby for about 5 days. Both males and females are possible parents. My son was chosen to participate. I don't know whether it changed the likelihood of him engaging in sexual intercourse but it was gratifying to be able to tell him that he needed to attend to his crying baby. And, Stephen, here is a price list for you- http://tinyurl.com/ycefsq My electronic desires lean more to a Playstation 3. Ken --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
