It is quantitative.Remember that guy who operated a Sweat lodge and about six people died? This is numerical preponderance.Please note that explanation is not the same as description. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Peterson To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Hypnotic deaths
And the " preponderance of the evidence" would be? Think more carefully, for yourself, and consider third variables, base rates, drugs, family issues, etc. Find info about principal, whether his use of hypnosis was legit, with permission, and what kids were really like? G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Jun 30, 2011, at 5:24 PM, "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> wrote: A school principal somewhere in South Florida who had a penchant for hypnotizing students as a motivational tool has had three of his subjects die. Two of these students' death were suicides. A commentator re this issue remarked that correlation is no indication of causation.The principal however has been reassigned.It seems to me,based on the preponderance of the evidence,that a causal relationship should not be overruled. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=11215 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-11215-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587541&n=T&l=tips&o=11216 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-11216-13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587...@fsulist.frostburg.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3735 - Release Date: 06/30/11 05:34:00 --- 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=11217 or send a blank email to leave-11217-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
