Talk about deja vu. I was a representative to the Council of
Representatives of the APA just prior to the split between the APA and the
now vital APS. All meetings had the undercurrent of unrest. In fact I
became a little famous for making the remark that "we will not be
represented by those psychologists who are wearing patent leather shoes.".
But to the point of Gerald's post, I recall one distinguished member
(experimental) standing at the podium to address the Council remarking that
one most pressing problem for th Association was the fact that "Psychology
has an image problem." (exact words, wrote them down). I do think it still
does.
--On Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:05 PM -0400 Gerald Peterson
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I was wondering what tipsters have seen as far as interesting/strange/fun
Psych Club t-shirt logos or designs. I often lecture about the general
misconceptions the public has about psychology; that psychologists are
all therapists, that Freud is the father of Psych, etc. As I was going
over such misconceptions, I noticed students in my class with Psych Club
t-shirts that tend to promote such misconceptions. One shirt has some
reference to id and egos, and another said something about psychologists
do it better on the couch. I was a bit flummoxed, but just laughed it
off. I began to wonder....I was wondering what kinds of images,
stereotypes, or pop-psych ideas about psychology are promoted in other
psych departments. Could there be sexy or catchy t-shirt ideas that
might better represent psychology? The t-shirt isn't for educating the
campus community but represents a campus Club's identity. Such ideas
remain popular among our students---whether about Dr. Phil, Freud, or
associating psych with clinical work. Perhaps such items as t-shirts
would not sell unless they fit with pop-culture ideas? Gary
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