On 31 Jan 2011 at 10:51, Rick Froman wrote: > In order to complement Lilienfeld, Lynn, Ruscio and Beverstein´s 50 > Great Myths of Popular Psychology, does anyone have any nominees for > the 50 most surprising or counterintuitive (or even, intuitive but > supported by empirical science) findings of psychology?
Not having seen Lilienfeld's final chapter (shame on me!), it wouldn't surprise me if it listed among its "baker's dozen" the gorilla in the midst (inattentional blindness) phenomenon, certainly a most surprising and counterintuitive result. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- 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=8274 or send a blank email to leave-8274-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
