It connotes a general defensiveness about the topic being discussed. Do I think that (especially experimental) psychologists are (still) defensive about anyone even asking questions about telepathy under the guise of psychological research? You bet your sweet bippy (for those who are old enough to remember Laugh In).
Bem did some research. I have no reason to believe he faked anything. He got a bunch of marginally significant effects, often having to resort to one-tailed tests. They failed to be replicated, and a more reasonable Bayesian analysis by Wagenmakers showed the alleged effects were not big enough to be worth talking about anyway. Next? Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2012-06-09, at 4:52 PM, Jeffry Ricker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Christopher Green <[email protected]> wrote: >> Y''know, guys, the BemBash-alooza is getting a little >> methinks-thou-doth-protest-too-much-ish now. > > The phrase, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks," usually means > that a person asserts something so fervently that others infer that > the person actually believes the opposite--in this context, that we > actually believe Bem's claims to be well-supported by the evidence he > presented. You surely can't mean that, so I'm not certain what you're > trying to communicate. > > Best, > Jeff > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. > SCC: Professor of Psychology > MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative > PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Scottsdale Community College > 9000 E. Chaparral Road > Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 > Office: SB-123 > Phone: (480) 423-6213 > Fax: (480) 423-6298 > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=18297 > or send a blank email to > leave-18297-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@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=18303 or send a blank email to leave-18303-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
