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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Weird Science
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In other words, Vaillancourt thinks it's mostly about resentment toward the competition over mate selection.
I think there are several factors involved, especially this: women want romance and friendship from their special guy, and friendship with a number of guys, and women fear that excessive sexual aggrandizement will distract guys' attention away from the necessary friendship-building habits and attitudes.
Update: Link to NYT article added.
Labels: Psychology
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Insanity In Academia
University of Wyoming student files creates rape hoax.
Labels: Education, Psychology
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Christina Hoff Sommers vs. Mad Magazine
Oh yeah?
I remember a Mad Magazine item from some time back in the '80s. In the first frame, an early-elementary-age boy plays with a toy gun, yelling "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Mommy gives him a doll, hoping to breed some pacifism into the boy. But in the final panel he wields the doll yelling "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Labels: Psychology
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Environmentalism Goes Barking Insane
Labels: Politics, Psychology
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Post Mortem
One problem, I will note, is that the Krugmans and Olbermanns could see only one possible motive for shooting a Democratic Congresswoman, and that there is only one general political class of Americans harbors that motive -as if liberals were incapable of offending other liberals.
Turns up Loughner had an obsession with Giffords dating back to 2007 - before there was a Tea Party, before Sarah Palin got national attention. And his frustration with the Congresswoman hinged on something that virtually nobody in politics pays attention to:
As Giffords clings to life and doctors watch swelling in her brain for signs of a continued miraculous recovery, her family, friends and political supporters are learning the chilling news that Loughner met the congresswoman at a similar event in 2007 and told his few remaining friends that he was not satisfied with her response to his question, which he intended to spur a discussion about the government’s manipulation of grammar.
Loughner’s friends tell reporters that when the alleged killer met Giffords in 2007, he asked her “How do you know words mean anything?" and that the congresswoman responded with a few phrases in Spanish, presumably thinking he was referring to the bilingualism of the border district, and moved on.
For a little more insight into the alleged shooter, check out this Mother Jones interview with Loughner friend Bryce Tierney.
Labels: Crime, Politics, Psychology
Thursday, February 12, 2009
A Question For Psychological Research To Ponder
Labels: Psychology
Friday, March 02, 2007
Lesbian Koalas
The furry, eucalyptus-eating creatures appear to develop this tendency for same-sex liaisons when they are in captivity. In the wild, they remain heterosexual.
The real story is that female koalas, when taken out of their normal environment, change their sexual behavior.
Any bets that gay activist organizations will hail this as evidence that humans can change their sexual orientation?
This NARTH paper gives a thorough fisking to the animal homosexuality myth.
Labels: Psychology
Friday, February 23, 2007
Researchers Discover The Obvious
Researchers report sexualized images negatively affected girls in three main areas of their lives. The first is cognitive and emotional consequences, which resulted in self-image problems, like shame and anxiety. Secondly, researchers found the sexualized images caused mental and physical health problems, which sometimes lead to depression and eating disorders. Third, researchers report sexualized imagery in the media has a negative effect on sexual development, causing an inability to create a healthy sexual self-image.
The APA missed a crucial fourth consequence: injury to girls' ability to form relationships with boys.
A sexually charged atmosphere during childhood delivers a double whammy. First, children in such circumstances are apt to spend less time engaged in one of the most critical lessons of life: forging peer friendships with the opposite sex. Second, sexuality is presented in an unhealthy light, as something that doesn't require marriage - or even peer friendship - to be good for you.
Mona Charen has commentary.
Labels: Psychology
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