Policing Terrorism

In remarks to reporters, Brown’s new home secretary, Jacqui Smith, articulated the basic message. “Let us be clear,” she said, “terrorists are criminals, whose victims come from all walks of life, communities and religions.”

While mainly about Brown's policies, this article raises an interesting question about the language being used, and the groups and stereotypes being referenced:

Radical Islam
War
Terror

An Experiment: When the Only Familiar Sight Is a Uniform

Are police officers patrolling the streets willing to give directions to out-of-towners?

This NY Times article conducts "an experiment" on police officers' responses to questions about directions?

What would be the IV? DV?

What controls did the reporters use?

Were operational definitions mentioned?

What potentially important controls did the reporters not use?

Happy Birthday, Cognitive Dissonance

Cog Dis turns 50 this year ... hey bud, let's party!!!

NY Times

Science Friday podcast of interview with Eliot Aronson

NPR Story

Newsweek

****** NY Times article on the subconscious!!!! ****

Who’s Minding the Mind?
The subconscious brain is more active, independent and purposeful than once thought. Sometimes it takes charge.

I/O for lunatics

Study: Full moon doesn't cause workplace injuries

A Baby-Proof Method Tracks Just Where Little Ones Look

This is for 330 students doing research papers on developmental psych; this is how we measures if infants are aware of something.

New technology makes it easier to follow a baby’s gaze and to decipher the developing mind by looking at infants’ eye movements.

Availability

The availability heuristic and social politics: we are concerned about what the news media presents to us.