Dear Tipsters, Thanks, Alan, for correcting my error that the newspaper story was about Rabbi Sacks. The other account that you post is indeed more balanced and includes the fact that the good Rabbi himself owns iGadgets.
Nevertheless, I think that his point about mindless consumerism is a valid one. To go one step further, and to show that Steve Jobs is only part of a bigger picture, here is ar newspaper story that takes a shot at advertising itself: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/24/advertising-poison-hooked I know that companies wish to inform people about their product, but we may have become slaves to advertising. I wish to link this directly to the teaching of psychology by saying that a discussion of advertising could be a very useful part of topics such as learning and persuasion. I have to say that the reference in this story to mindless repetition rings true for me. Ebbinghaus drew our attention to this principle and we are annoyed by it (or at least I am) whenever we watch or listen to a commercially-supported TV or radio programme. Sincerely, Stuart _____________________________________________________ Sent via Web Access "Floreat Labore" "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661 Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] (or [email protected]) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy " Floreat Labore" _______________________________________________________ --- 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=14649 or send a blank email to leave-14649-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
