There are significant problems with that JAMA study, which could be used as a point of discussion in an Research methods class. Their hit rate was too low. People should have been able to sense the body heat of the nearby hand (at about a 65% hit rate), but they actually came in at about 40% in the JAMA study. That hit rate best matches a condition in which the tester misdirects their voice away from the correct hand, which may influence people to select the incorrect hand. See Long, Bernhardt & Evans (2000)
-- Paul Bernhardt Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD, USA On 2/9/09 11:25 AM, "Frantz, Sue" <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > > How about therapeutic touch? > http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/tt.html > > I particularly like this one because a 9 year old was 2nd author on the JAMA > article (April 1, 1998): http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/279/13/1005 > > Sue > > > -- > Sue Frantz Highline Community College > Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA > 206.878.3710 x3404 [email protected] > http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ > -- > APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology > http://teachpsych.org/ > Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director > Project Syllabus > http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
