I'm pretty sure this paper has come up for discussion on this list before, but here it is--it seems relevant to this discussion too. http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/Weird_People_BBS_final02.pdf
On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Jim Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Dan Slater wrote a recent article on evolutionary psychology and dating > behavior. See > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/opinion/sunday/darwin-was-wrong-about-dating.html > > It takes (in my view) an extremely simplistic perspective on the area and > the comments reveal just how poorly many people think about psychological > research (or social science research more generally). Many comments > reflect as simplistic a perspective as the author, noting (quite rightly) > possible limitations of the described research (e.g., being based on > Western participants) and theories as described (e.g., evolution accounts > for everything). One certainly does not expect lay readers to be > knowledgeable about areas of research, but it is disturbing that many > assume the researchers have never thought of and addressed these problems. > Buss and Schmitt (who are cited), for example, have studied many different > cultures. > > So you end up with a vicious circle: negative attitudes toward > psychological research + poorly written article on an area = even more > negative attitudes toward psych research. > > Is it really true then that there is "no such thing as bad publicity?" > > Take care > Jim > > > James M. Clark > Professor & Chair of Psychology > [email protected] > Room 4L41A > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > Dept of Psychology, U of Winnipeg > 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB > R3B 0R4 CANADA > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=22861 > or send a blank email to > leave-22861-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- 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=22864 or send a blank email to leave-22864-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
