On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:14:02 -0700, Scott O Lilienfeld wrote: >Hi All - It's an intriguing collection indeed, but the description at the >outset of the article isn't quite accurate. Psychologists were asked to say >what they didn't understand about themselves, not what they view as the great >answered questions in psychology as a whole. Still, quite entertaining >nonetheless. ...Scott
A point that may not be relevant but which I wonder about is the following. Presumably "famous" psychologists were selected either because (a) they somehow have a deeper insight into the problems that concern them (by the way, I wish Marty Seligman luck in walking and losing that weight) or (b) there is a gossipy interest in what famous psychologists are concerned about and whether such concern are profound or mundane (e.g., how to keep one's weight down). But if someone surveyed a representative sample of psychologists, would one find similar or different concerns? And which would be of greater interest: the concerns of the famous psychologists or the concerns of "common" psychologists? Anyone find it interesting that none of their concerns involved teaching? Or am I making too much of a little article in the "Health & Families" section of a newspaper? By the way, when I tried to access the blog listed at the end of the story I got a "You are not authorized to view page"; see: Researchdigest.org.uk/blog Did it sense my less than appreciative attitude towards the piece? Also, wasn't Paul Ekman at UC-Berkeley? Has he gone into business for himself now? Incidentally, I agree with his positions and not the Dalai Lama's. And I never knew that Mike Posner was so mechanically challenged. I hope that light bulb changing behavior gets better. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Allen Esterson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:03 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Beyond analysis Beyond analysis: Inside the minds of the world's top psychologists From belief in God to the irresistible urge to flirt with the opposite sex, there are some human impulses that even the biggest brains in psychology are unable to explain. Here are their greatest unanswered questions http://tinyurl.com/ydcxrrx --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
