And I haven’t “given up” on showing the classics. My students have been blown away by Bobo, Twelve Angry Men, the Stanford Prison Studies (well, they’re in color but that hair always gets a laugh), and of course the Milgram studies. They DO always think that “people today” wouldn’t do what they did in the Milgram studies until I show them the modern-day study (done by NBC? I’m so TV-ignorant that I’m not sure). The modern-day experiment had a HIGHER rate of compliance. That shuts ‘em up! Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:12 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] B/W TV versus Color
beth benoit wrote: I agree though, that younger students are likely to think that b&w films arent relevant. If this is truly the case, and our students are so completely shallow that their assessment of the "relevance" of a class film extends only as far as whether it is color or not, then we had better do something about it tout suite. Isn't the whole point of university to learn to distinguish between "signal" and "noise" when faced with an overload of information? Isn't that why we teach them "critical thinking" and "statistical analysis" and all that? If we give up on so basic a matter as the color or the film, then we have given up on the whole kit and kaboodle. They are probably also judging books by covers, politicians by slogans, and people by their style of dress (not to mention their gender, race, accent, etc.) I can hardly believe that our response to such a problem would be to try to find a color film, rather than to teach our students such a fundamental point in the analysis of information. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a Guardian obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
