I did have this post...there is a commentary by Carol Tavris hyperlinked in the article. Jim
Tribute page for Elizabeth Loftus¨ From: Maryanne Garry ([email protected]) You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as unsafe Sent: Sun 11/14/04 7:40 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences ([email protected]) Gidday, TIPsters. As many of you know, Beth Loftus has endured a boatloadof abuse the past decade for her research on the problems with theconcepts of repressed and recovered memories. That abuse reached its peaka couple of years ago when the University of Washington treated her withsomething close to contempt, a situation that prompted Beth to take up aDistinguished Professor position at UC Irvine. The case that started itall--the case of "Jane Doe"--is now a lawsuit brought forward by Jane Doeherself, probably with the support of some of Beth's detractors. Beth'sexperiences have chilling implications for all of us, not just those of uswho have interests in human memory. (As an aside, if you have read this far and have no idea what I'mrabbiting on about, you can read the excellent series of articles in theSkeptical Inquirer. The piece is called Who Abused Jane Doe? and starts athttp://www.csicop.org/si/2002-05/jane-doe.html Be sure to read thewonderful commentary by Carol Tavris athttp://www.csicop.org/si/2002-07/high-cost.html) Well, some of us have decided that it's about time we threw a party forBeth to thank her for her dedication. She'd be the first one to tell youthat she's too young for a festschrift, so this January, before the 6thmeeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, we'regoing to have an all day tribute and and all night dinner party. I imaginethat some of you won't be able to make the trip, since it's here in NewZealand--but nonetheless, please do think about going to our tribute webpage and writing a message to her. So far we have submissions from othercolleagues, former students, people who "recovered" memories of abuse andlater recanted, and families torn apart by false accusations, lawsuits andcriminal proceedings. The tribute page is athttp://www.vuw.ac.nz/psyc/sarmac/beth-loftus/tribute.phpWe'll collect them into a book and give it to Beth in January. Thanks. Maryanne GarryVictoria University of WellingtonPsychologyWellington New Zealand --- Jim Matiya Florida Gulf Coast University [email protected] Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes John Wiley and Sons. > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 2 Jan > 2009 11:07:54 -0500> Subject: [tips] We get mentioned> > I've been reading > Tavris and Aronson's (2007) _Mistakes were Made (but > Not by Me)_, a book > which could be called _Cognitive Dissonance for > Dummies_ (and I don't mean > that disparagingly).> > Towards the end of the book (p. 227), they refer to > a "young > psychotherapist" posting on an "online discussion for > psychologists > working in the field of trauma research". In response to the > criticisms > of his on-line colleagues, the therapist admits that he may > have been > mistaken in his enthusiasm for a new therapy, noting "I used my > own > practice as validation and allowed my thrill to overtake my critical > > thinking".> > Surprisingly, the reference given is to a post to us (that is, > TIPS) > despite the inaccurate description of our group. The date is given > as > May 1, 2003.> > Out of curiosity, I tried to retrieve this post from > the archives> (http://www.mail-archive.com/tips%40acsun.frostburg.edu/)> to > see who it was who reduced his cognitive dissonance in this uncommon > way. > No luck.> > So I wonder if anyone else can locate it, or perhaps remembers > who it was > who posted that message of humility gained. As an aside, I note > that TIPS > remains difficult to find. If someone tried to find us on the > basis of > Tavris and Aronson's mention, a google would take them only to a > broken > link.> > Stephen> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------> Stephen > L. Black, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Bishop's University > e-mail: [email protected]> 2600 College St.> Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7> Canada> > > Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of> psychology at > http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------> > > ---> To make changes to your subscription contact:> > Bill Southerly > ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
