by Craig Marker | Dec 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
Below is an excellent excerpt of a blog written by Ian Ayers, author of Supercrunchers:A recent article in the Times trumpeted the results of a report that had just been released by the Educational Testing Service (E.T.S.). The E.T.S. researchers used four variables...
by Craig Marker | Nov 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
The Nov. 22 issue of the journal Nature has an article that discusses how babies can recognize helping behaviors. Here is an excerpt about this article from Livescience.com: To test if babies could tell a helper from a hinderer, Hamlin had groups of 6-month-olds and...
by Craig Marker | Nov 26, 2007 | Uncategorized
Sigmund Freud’s ideas are seen almost everywhere in popular culture. However, a recent article in The American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that most university psychology departments view his theories as obsolete. Their survey of 150 top colleges and...
by Craig Marker | Nov 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
The detection of malingering (faking bad symptoms for the benefit of personal gain) has always been difficult. A recent article in The Clinical Neuropsychologist investigated faking mental retardation. Here is a description of the article:… researchers have...
by Craig Marker | Nov 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
Here is an excerpt from the authors of Freakonomics in the column in the NY Times:Deborah Kattler Kupetz is a Los Angeles businesswoman and mother of three who tries to watch her weight. That’s why she recently bought two lifelike plastic models of human body fat from...
