---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [tips] Latent inhibition Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:07:33 +0100
>Hello tipsters, >one of my students submitted a personal project related to "Prison >Break" She wants to investigate into the concept of "latent >inhibition >deficit": Apparently, the heroe is diagnosed with such a deficit, >which, when related to a high IQ seems to "account" for genius and >creativity. >I'm not too familiar with the origin of the concept: where does it >come >from? Who coined it? Does it have a sound psychological ground, or is > >it just psychobabble? >Thanks for your comments >Phil Gervaix >Gymnase de Burier >Lausanne >Switzerland >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Anything labelled "latent" in psychology should be suspect.One dude named Tolman came up with nthe idea of latent learning,but there was no empirical basis for it.The same applies to Clark Hull who came up with some kind of hypothetico-deductive theory of learning strength.He even came up with an inhibitory formula labelled ""Ir". Latency was once advocated as a measurement of learning.Again no empirical support.Tell the student that he/she is wasting his/her time. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
