Yes, probably the same lessons we can learn from watching soap operas and reading Harlequin romances ... they present human behavior as it actually occurs and not how we _want_ it to occur. We can also gain insight into human nature/behavior/motivation by noting what we as humans like to watch and read about. We like stories about violence, deceit and jealousy, power struggles, AND animal stories that we can anthropomorphize with. I mean, stories about bird migrations may be more intellectually stimulating (how do they DO that?) but alpha bears are, like, WAY cool :-)
========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, University Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "mjchael sylvester" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 2:16:34 PM Subject: [tips] Bad animal dads There has been an influx of young Florida black bears in some Central Florida neighborhoods.It is believed that they are probably being chased away from the forest by alpha males who do not want them around anymore.Is this a lesson we can learn from our animal ancestors? michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=18457 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-18457-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@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=18458 or send a blank email to leave-18458-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
