Well Michael, this was interesting but I found the information on little Albert to be far more interesting. It is the first I have heard about the level of misconception/myth that surrounds the little Albert affair. Drat. All my favorite stories are being debunked these days.
For anyone who is interested, just skim the link along the right side of the page with the original link to the evolutionary psych story that is left in, below, in this reply. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:34:34 -0400 >From: Michael Britt <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] Interview with David Buss >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >I had a good interview with David Buss about, of course, evolutionary >psychology. It turned out to be a nice brief introduction to >evolution theory with a discussion of some of the directions the field >investigates, such as mating strategies and even touched upon the >topic of date rape. I also asked him about how experiments are >conducted from this perspective and we talked a bit about >experimentation and falsifiable hypotheses. All-in-all an interesting >discussion. If interested, here's the link: > >http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/06/episode-98-evolutionary-psychology-an-interview-with-dr-david-buss/ > >Michael >[email protected] > > > > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
