I thought that going back to the original sources might be part of the purpose of such an exercise. I sometimes suggest the 'Abducted' book to try to lure students into the memory and critical thinking areas. BTW, the author is an actual psychologist. From the Amazon page, " Susan A. Clancy, PhD is a cognitive psychologist and is currently working as Associate Professor in Consumer Behaviour at INCAE as well as being a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University." I think she was a grad student when she wrote the book, though.
Rick Stevens Psychology Department University of Louisiana at Monroe [email protected] OSGrid - Evert Snicks On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Stuart McKelvie <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Tipsters,**** > > ** ** > > I know I am not answering the question posed, but I wonder why we might > not prefer to critique a book from a real academic psychologist in a senior > seminar. For example, Skinner’s “About Behaviorism” or Hebb’s “Essay on > Mind” are titles that pop up for me.**** > > ** ** > > My problem with critiquing a popular psychology book such as Gladwell’s is > that you would have to go back to the original sources to see if he handled > them correctly. So, for me, why not just deal with primary sources from the > start?**** > > ** ** > > Of course, if the seminar is about popularizing psychology, I could see > critiquing a popular psychology book.**** > > ** ** > > Sincerely,**** > > ** ** > > Stuart**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > **** > > "*F**loreat** **L**abore*"** > > ** ** > > * ** *** > > * *"*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 **** > > ** ** > > *F**loreat** **L**abore*"**** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=19606 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-19606-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@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=19607 or send a blank email to leave-19607-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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