I'll take it! I'll take it!! Beth Benoit
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Joann Jelly <[email protected]> wrote: > In reply to Beth especially, a friend gave me the Obama White House > telephone number on which anyone can leave a message for Mr. Obama > (reportedly). I just love having it; I wonder what degree of separation is > that. I called once on a Saturday and a lovely, rich voice advised that I > call back during the week to leave a message. What a great idea (the > telephone message idea). > > Aside from the degrees of separation, (I wonder if we want to keep), when > folks unrealistically criticize the current political structure to me, I > say, "Well, do you want his phone number? You can leave a message for him!" > No one has yet taken me up on it. > > Joann Jelly, Ed. > Psychology Instructor > > > _____ > > From: Beth Benoit [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sat 7/31/2010 6:24 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Chelsea Madness - psychological angle? > > > > > > I think it might be fun to make note of how many "degrees of separation" > there can be where BIRGing (basking in reflected glory) is going on. > (Cialdini made this concept popular, describing how people feel their > self-identity is enhanced by their association - sometimes at quite a > distance - from a celebrity, person of importance, etc.) > > You might search for people's reports that they're involved in this event > somehow. ("My husband's cousin's fiance is a waiter who might be serving at > the reception," [3+ degrees] "I was just getting in my car when Hillary's > limousine drove by," {pretty distant 3 degrees] etc.) You'd probably also > need to include yourself, Michael, since you posted that Rhinebeck is your > hometown, and thus...well, you know the rest. > > Enjoy the craziness! > > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > No doubt everyone has heard that Chelsea Clinton is getting married today > in Rhinebeck, New York. Well, that's my hometown so it's pretty nutty > around here with all the celebrity-spotting and no-fly zone stuff going on. > People have been waiting around for hours to catch a glimpse of anyone > famous. Rumor had it that Oprah stopped by at a well known ice cream stop > called the "Holy Cow" to get an ice cream. That piece of news was making > the rounds. > > I was in the middle of the fray yesterday with my camera wondering if there > is a psychological angle to all this. I only came up with these: > > 1) Sternberg's theory of love: I assume that Chelsea and her soon to be > husband (what's-his-name) are in the Romantic Love stage. > > 2) Erikson: I also assume that she's in the Intimacy vs. Isolation stage. > > 3) Celebrity: the event is another example of our obsession with > celebrities. Any psychological theory to tap into here? > > I'll probably make another stop by in town today so if you think of any > questions I should ask people let me know. Not that I'm caught up in the > whole thing.... > > Michael > Michael Britt > [email protected] > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com <http://www.thepsychfiles.com/> > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72 < > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=3880> > &n=T&l=tips&o=3880 > or send a blank email to > leave-3880-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913135 < > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913135&n=T&l=tips&o=3882> > &n=T&l=tips&o=3882 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-3882-13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=3889 > or send a blank email to > leave-3889-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3890 or send a blank email to leave-3890-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
