Michael- Perhaps. Or maybe it represents the problem with the assumptions of whomever asked the question (which is poorly formed). I believe that research indicates that it depends also on the context in which the question is asked (math class or outside). It has always seemed obvious to me that the birds would fly off when the gun was fired. :) Truth be told it is a poorly formed question to which a variety of answers are equally correct. Tim
________________________________ From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:31 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Black History month/Psychology 2 Afrocentric Psychology: There were two birds on a tree.And one was shot.The master asked the European kids "How many remained .on the tree?" They said one. He turned to the African kids and asked the same question.The African kids answered none because the other one would fly away. This probably demonstrates the African understanding of real experience in contrast to the Eurocentric penchant for mathematical reasoning as fact. The independent variable as is understood in psychological research seem to rob phenomenon of real content. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida "When everyone thinks alike,nobody is thinking." --- 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
