Paul- :) As an avid watcher of TV/movies (mainly the shows you do mention that you choose to watch) I have to say I'm somewhat amused (in a nice and respectful way!) at some of the comments you've gotten. Someone else drew the analogy to users who don't get addicted- maybe. But I wonder about some of us (me included). My case is related to the, "I teach film courses" line of excuses. Some of our responses seem to lean toward the responses one sees in addicts who aren't to the point of admitting their addiction as yet- me- nah!!- I do it for work! And some of us do see it but have good evidence that it works for us to accomplish some of the goals for which you decided not to have TV around. :) Summary, it isn't a single activity and probably not a simple one. It is probably more intrusive for most of us than we're comfortable admitting (so's my job!). Would you mind my using your example in class for a discussion (it is relevant in our neuropsychology class which is discussing addiction/dependence). I'd be careful to purge identifying features, of course. At any rate, it has been an interesting discussion. It is a bit of an eye-opening experience to turn it off every now and then. I had the baseball game on last night. (We are on break!) At the end, my wife asked who won. For a few moments, I couldn't remember! Now there's the behavior of an addict if I've ever been one! :) (I do see the oddness of that statement!) Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems ________________________________ From: Paul Okami [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 10/24/2006 9:01 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: I like my TV time! Yes, well, in a house with four or five people "recording the shows they want to watch" the end result is endless television. I also reiterate my previous statement that with 200 channels, the "shows I want to watch" are unlikely to be as few as some commentators are implying is the case. Paul Okami ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hogberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 9:19 PM Subject: [tips] Re: I like my TV time! > OK. I can only add, "here, here!" I wondered when someone would offer > that as a rejoinder to the purer-than-thous. DKH > > David K. Hogberg, PhD > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Albion College, Albion MI 49224 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] home phone: 517/629-4834 >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/24/06 7:54 PM >>> > On Tue, 24 Oct 2006, Annette Taylor, Ph. D. went: > >> Well, at the risk of ad hominem attacks and serious derision: > > None from me. > > What I find interesting about this topic is that people who choose not > to have TV sets often speak as if they cannot control their behavior > in the presence of a TV set. It's as if the only two choices are > excess and abstinence. > > As I wrote before, I don't find it at all challenging to record the > shows I want to see, watch them without commercials, and then turn off > the set. > > I don't have a child (yet), but that's a behavior I'd probably want to > model. > > --David Epstein > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > <http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0<=english> > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > <http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0<=english> > > > __________ NOD32 1.1831 (20061024) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com/> > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english <http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0<=english>
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