Hi, Don -- Yep: replication is what I want, and not from "sympathetic" lab assistants....
At least, that's what I teach my students! m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ From: don allen [mailto:dap...@shaw.ca] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 4:30 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: RE: [tips] Future shock Hi Marc- I'm not sure about physics, but I'm pretty sure that we understand "statistical hypothesis testing". One of the best understood components is that there is ALWAYS a chance of either a Type I or Type II error. The old maxim "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" has always been a good guide. When I read the reports that several other independent labs have successfully replicated Bem's work then I'll start re-evaluating my mental model of the cosmos. -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Carter <marc.car...@bakeru.edu> Date: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:39 am Subject: RE: [tips] Future shock To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > Ah. Bem. This is indeed a step up from Psych Bull. > (I intend no pun, but like it.) I wonder if they sent it > to Ray Hyman for review? > > I haven't read this carefully, but looking through it at the > results suggests small, but reliable effects. > > Either we don't understand physics, or we don't understand > "statistical hypothesis testing." > > I wonder which? > > m > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sbl...@ubishops.ca [mailto:sbl...@ubishops.ca] > > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 12:23 PM > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Subject: [tips] Future shock > > > > I can see the future. > > > > I see that a respected psychologist with excellent > > credentials and a position at a quality university will > > provide strong evidence in favour of precognition. I see that > > this will be published, not in any old parapsychology rag, > > but in the holy _Journal of Personality and Social Psychology_. > > > > I see that there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth over > this one. > > > > News report: http://tinyurl.com/Bem-precognition > > > > Preprint: http://www.dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf > > > > (My thanks to a colleague who pointed me to this). > > > > Stephen > > -------------------------------------------- > > Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. > > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > > Bishop's University > > Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada > > e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments > thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is > intended to be confidential and for the use of only the > individual or entity named above. The information may be > protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or > other legal rules. 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