Joan- Thanks for brining that up. This is surely a divisive issue within the discipline right now and is thus a great discussion topic- especially so, I think, in any class that includes ethics and professional issues in general. There are, of course, numerous sources for readings but I strongly suspect there will be quite a few more in the time following the convention and any decisions that come from that.
I admit that I'm strongly conflicted on the ultimate answer to this question. I have no qualms whatsoever that psychologists shouldn't be involved in or designing "optimal" or creative torture senarios! Any such behavior would seem to be abhorrent and against everything I'd want psychology associated with. On the other hand, to forbid psychologists any role whatsoever would seem to me to remove one more linchpin of decency and oversight from the system (which I admit seems horribly broken in its current state- clearly this oversight has been more over than sight!). I'll admit that my emotional response to what we know has happened is toward the no involvement what-so-ever side of the debate. I just wonder if ultimately we can't do more good by participating and advocating for rights and responsible interrogation and treatment of detainees/prisoners. 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 "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: Joan Warmbold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 8/16/2008 12:38 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Article in NYT's about psychologists involvement with interogations http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/washington/16psych.html?em Curious if any one on this listserv was involved in any of the discussions on this issue at the most recent APA convention. Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- 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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