Hi Michael & Everyone,
I haven't read the book yet, but I plan to when I get a chance. I
heard Sam Gosling interviewed on NPR about it last summer. He
answered questions on what you can learn from people's stuff in the
way you would expect of psychological scientists (even when that's not
the optimal way to sell books). He studies personality and when I
teach about the big 5 personality traits, I give students his 10-item
TIPI as a class activity. He designed the TIPI in the psychometric
way you would expect. So, though I haven't read the book, I would
think it is well written for us too. Hope this helps.
Kevin
http://www.DevPsy.org/
On Mar 18, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Michael Britt wrote:
I've been thinking of buying the book "Snoop" because it looks
interesting. Supposedly it's about how we arrange our lives, our
offices, our houses, etc., reflects on our personalities. It
certainly sounds like something students would enjoy learning about
and it might offer a discussion started on critical thinking as
well. For example, is the author making the same kind of
predictions about your personality that a psychic might make? Or is
there some science here? Has anyone here read it and have an
opinion before I put down the money and find out?
Thanks,
Michael
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