At 1:52 AM -0400 4/3/07, Jim Guinee wrote:
"The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows that 91 percent of American adults
surveyed believe in God—and nearly half reject the theory of evolution."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17879317/site/newsweek/
This obviously suggests that many of our classrooms are inhabited by
theistic students, to a lesser extent Christian, to a lesser extent
anti-evolution.
Given that psychologists tend to be much less theistic than the general
population, are we less able to treat these kinds of students with the
same level of courtesy and respect we do any other kind of student?
Does anyone have any published data that reveals how professors of
psychology compare to other academicians with respect to personal beliefs
(or lack thereof), and/or how those different (or non-existent) personal
beliefs influence teaching (assuming they do)?
Part of this stems from a current review I'm doing of a dissertation, in
which the student seems to be taking some leaps in claiming the collective
mindset of psychologists, being less theistic than clients, translates
into bias and discrimination in the classroom and the clinic.
I'm not buying it, but I'm also looking for some data to provide a
stronger rebuttal.
First require the student to provide evidence supporting her thesis.
Only then are you obliged to rebut it; until then there's nothing to rebut.
--
The best argument against Intelligent Design is that fact that
people believe in it.
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota State University *
* 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 *
* http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~pkbrando/ *
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