Dear Tipsters,
Thanks for Chris for this information, which I was totally unaware of. And in honour of a person who has contributed greatly to psychology, I hope that I am correct in saying that his name is pronounced "Zcience" (something like "science" with a "z".). I am checking because I will add in Chris's biographical details when presenting his material in class. Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy <blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 7, 2008 9:34 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Robert Zajonc, Who Looked at Mind's Ties to Actions, Is Dead at 85 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com Famed social psychologist Robert Zajonc has died. Here is the NYT obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/education/07zajonc.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries Here's something you probably didn't know about him: "In 1939, after the Nazis invaded Poland and headed toward [Zajons' hometown of] Lodz, he and his parents fled to Warsaw. There, the building in which they were staying was bombed, and Robert's parents were killed. Robert woke up in a hospital, seriously injured. He attended an underground university in Warsaw before being dispatched to a labor camp in Germany. He escaped and, recaptured, was sent to a political prison in France. Escaping again, he joined the French Resistance and studied at the University of Paris. Reaching England in 1944, he worked as a translator for American forces in the European campaign." 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/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
