tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post5527360107935716157..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: A new textbook of psychology: contributions invitedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-4917727786990504752013-09-03T01:48:09.529+01:002013-09-03T01:48:09.529+01:00I can't imagine that you're targeting fres...I can't imagine that you're targeting freshmen as an audience. Maybe the British textbook industry is different, but over here it rivals the drug trade.<br /><br />I did a very quick survey of some Midwest US undergraduate curricula, and it seemed like their emphases on research methods were inconsistent. The University of Michigan, for instance, did not even require any courses beyond introductory statistics before throwing its students into an "independent research" class.Aeoli Peranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-90137737061952072332013-09-01T17:09:03.517+01:002013-09-01T17:09:03.517+01:00Thank you for your helpful proposals. I had no par...Thank you for your helpful proposals. I had no particular focus in mind, other than the usual chapter headings in introductory text books. Certainly your suggested emphasis on methods is correct. One starting point is to create a repository of replicated studies. Then we need a young author, willing to put in the spadework that will result in a continually updated text book. That may be the hard part.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-22188848151422819102013-09-01T01:30:50.831+01:002013-09-01T01:30:50.831+01:00Do you have a focus in mind? E.g. perception, neur...Do you have a focus in mind? E.g. perception, neurobiology, psychometrics. Or are you thinking of an introductory level book? Popular?<br /><br />If your plan is to collect the most rigorous psychological conclusions so that they can live under the same roof, I suggest a more methodological approach that ought to serve your desires: Write a book about what is required for a rigorously supported psychological theory and explain using many examples and counterexamples. So, maybe one part theory, two parts examples and two parts counterexamples. <br /><br />Explicating and denouncing bad psychology will make for fun writing. Writing about good psychology will cast light on good research that doesn't get enough attention.<br /><br />A nice side effect is that if you approach it from this angle, you'll have sound footing to attack the big issues. Pharmaceuticals, g, controversial disorders, etc. (Not a bad way to get cited, either.)Aeoli Peranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-53207013819700809512013-08-31T09:12:21.526+01:002013-08-31T09:12:21.526+01:00Agreed. Did not realize that I had to spell it out...Agreed. Did not realize that I had to spell it out, but should have done so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-81959523315695311792013-08-31T09:11:23.383+01:002013-08-31T09:11:23.383+01:00Stapel certainly leads the field in understanding ...Stapel certainly leads the field in understanding what is required for quick promotion in psychology! A clear case of the Pygmalion effect, in that the tone of voice and the nature of his conclusions were highly desirable and warmly welcomed by so many of his colleagues and members of the public.<br />Still, the empirical tradition (or old fashioned guilt) eventually caught up with him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-13436802747194650802013-08-31T09:06:10.943+01:002013-08-31T09:06:10.943+01:00I should have been even more specific. I am talkin...I should have been even more specific. I am talking about testable, falsifiable propositions which are supported by empirical evidence. I did not realize that I needed spell that out in detail. So, for example, if testable, non-trivial propositions can be derived from a psychoanalytic perspective, and then supported by empirical examination they could contribute, otherwise not. Some researchers like Prof Peter Fonagy have attempted to prove psychoanalytic predictions, but I would not accept a general speculative essay as a valid entry with subsequent empirical validation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-14307923728962571862013-08-31T04:57:30.622+01:002013-08-31T04:57:30.622+01:00All I ask is that you not give short shrift to Kar...All I ask is that you not give short shrift to Karen Horney. Her book <b>Neuroses and Human Growth</b> is simply the best at explaining emotional maladjustment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-198151648427141082013-08-30T23:20:46.767+01:002013-08-30T23:20:46.767+01:00The Pygmalion effect, g as statistical artifact, a...The Pygmalion effect, g as statistical artifact, and the brilliant work of Diederik A. Stapel.Elijah Armstronghttp://elijahlarmstrong.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-76279562952814857872013-08-30T21:56:42.742+01:002013-08-30T21:56:42.742+01:00"all hypotheses however engaging which were u..."all hypotheses however engaging which were unsupported by relevant confirmatory findings": Popper would have preferred a reference to falsifiability. (I understand that Popper has become unfashionable; that's a pity as I always found his point about falsifiability a really useful guide to which experiment to do next.)deariemenoreply@blogger.com