Mike- You are sooooooo right!!! Speaking of that reputation some of us seem to have as codgerly or mean spirited (a pun, I'll take credit for) ;). I have a colleague who called me and asked a simple whisky question. (Yep, the spouse meant Scottish whisky not American). I just blurted out, "Highland Park, 18 year old, Why?" "Just wondering", was the reply. I found out the next day that the Valentines' day gift received by their spouse was, you guessed it. Now I've been asked for my expert opinion on two things this week. The "why" related to the NIU shooting (sadly, I do have an informed opinion) and a whisky preference (I hope my spouse is looking into Tips today!). Both hard earned expertise. I prefer the latter one in this instance!
That reminds me of a well known psychological hypothesis I wish would vanish!! The profile or characteristic background of the campus shooter- that "We could have seen it coming". Even after it was pretty clear that this young man had friends, a good family, no violent history, etc. and violated the mythic profile, the press had to find something to fit the theory (off his meds, a time in an institution, etc- see the crazies are dangerous!!). Ooouuuuuhhhhh. I was livid. That takes us back to K&T I guess- confirmatory bias. Sad. Also, I think, it illustrates how such erroneous theories and belief in them can hide us inside a convenient mis-perception. BTW- From an online source (sorry, I didn't write this one down), "A mnemonic used to remember which spelling is used is that "Ireland" and "United States" have at least one "e" in their names, while "Scotland," "Canada" and "Japan" do not." Thus, Scottish, Canadian, Japanese- Whisky. US, Ireland - Whiskey. Back to work! Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." - Albert Pike -----Original Message----- From: Michael Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 2/17/2008 4:37 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Two failures of peer review I suppose Chris is right, it may not be that surprising. Overwork appears to be most prevalent with professor/researchers. The dissertation story is pretty funny. Madening if no one won the bottle--I like whisky. --Mike --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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