Jim-- Yes, it is priming, and you've described it well! I think it could be a fun study.
The "miscue" is what happens in the *reader's* mind, not the writer's. It's an editorial term, not a psychological one. Robin Jim Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi I would call them possible examples of priming, rather than miscues. The topic under discussion would be one source of activation in a complex semantic network, priming some topic-related words (e.g., "laid out" rather than "arranged" in another post). The tricky part would be working out the chance probability of the same terms occurring absent the sexual topic. Probably easier to have people discuss different topics intended to prime or not prime certain responses and simply measure the differential occurrence of the terms. Or a sentence completion task ... After a session of intense sexual activity, the couple ___________ the items in the proper order on the counter. After a session of intense culinary discussion, the couple ___________ the items in the proper order on the counter. We only need another 30 or so examples to have a study! Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> 02-May-07 9:22:33 PM >>> Well sex must be on my mind (hmmm, a 'miscue' from reading the article?) but here is the epitome for me: SPORTS! The epitome of double-entendre with sexual overtones. Shooting, scoring, dunking, getting to first base, second base, third base, all the way home; There are bats, balls, balls, and more balls. Lots of balls in sports. When I played women's adult hockey we had teams named: chicks with sticks; wanna puck?, 10 buns and a wienie (they had a guy goalie). Now that I've thrown out this 'miscue' I bet tipsters will be miscued for more ideas :) A second great example: at the end of Grumpy Old Men the old guys throw out about two dozen euphemisms for having sex. Annette ---- Original message ---- > As a writer and psychologist, I've been interested > in these miscues for a long time--if anyone's got > examples, I'd be delighted to hear about them! > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: 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〈=english Notices at the bottom of this e-mail do not reflect the opinions of the sender. I do not "yahoo" that I am aware of. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
