Yeah, there are a few. One that comes to mind measures the orientation of someone's religion. Allport & Ross developed this scale (The Religious Orientation Scale) to measure whether people were extrinsically or intrinsically oriented toward religious faith.
Religion usually falls in this framework when two people who are on opposite positions begin discussing and get further and further away from true understanding one another.
This really isn't cognitive dissonance. It's more like the polarization effect.
I just about posted that first link. Glad I checked.
I know Craig Anderson. I graduated from his psychology department in 2004. He does some really great research, as does Brad J. Bushman, who is now at the University of Michigan. I wish more people would read this research instead of having the "I love violent video games" wanking session. It's not some conservative conspiracy to take violence and porn out of the hands of kids. In fact, knowing Brad Bushman, he's one of the more liberal guys around. His research definitely made me think a lot when I first started reading it in college.
Listen to the Marketplace Morning Report on NPR....they play Stormy Weather when the Market is down, and We're in the Money when it's up. It's pretty comical.
We don't actually use echoes for sound localization. It's a combination of two factors, however.
1) Difference in volume between the two ears. If a sound is louder in the left ear than in the right, the brain knows the sound originated on the left side of the body.
2) Difference in time between the two ears. If a sound hits the right ear first (yes, the difference is only a few ms), before it hits the left ear, then the brain knows the sound came from the right side.
AFAIK, those are the only 2 processes used to localize the direction of sound.[/psychologist]
Instead of Maslow, I immediately thought of Arousal Theory, where everyone has an optimal level of stimulation they try to seek. I think that perhaps the internet, with the ability to be connected to thousands (millions) of people at once, might be able to provide that high level of arousal that some people seek. Reading, posting, commenting, arguing....these are all highly demanding tasks (especially the arguing), which is why certain people can't seem to quit refreshing/. in hopes of jumping on a newly posted story first.
But I'm not addicted....I can quit whenever I want!
Idiots deserve no quarter. If they are stupid enough to believe that 'low orbit has gravity' or in 'gravity generators' then I'm all for mocking/teasing them.
You're right. There's absolutely no gravity when you're over 100 feet high. How else would airplanes fly?
Wrong. You clearly don't know much more about genetics than the journalists do.
Males only have the Y chromosome in the 23rd pair (e.g. it's the 46th chromosome). This gene's location appears to be on the 6th chromosome, which would mean that both males and females will have an X.
IQ tests are _extremely_ reliable. The article doesn't mention which IQ test was administered, but if it was the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) or the Stanford-Binet, those tests have fantastic psychometrics. Their reliability coefficients are in the.8 to.9 range, which is really, really good. These tests are in constant revision in order to maintain this superb reliability. I've read the technical manuals for both of these tests...you'd be hard-pressed to design a more reliable one.
N=300? That's pretty large, actually. I'm sure the people who ran this study know a little bit about statistics and could accurately tell how large the difference needs to be in order to be significant.
I know a little bit about statistics and IQ myself (I'm a psychologist)....and 20 IQ points is a difference of 1.33 standard deviations, which is a _huge_ difference.
How about the definition of, "if its use is starting to interfere negatively with the performance of certain activities of daily living" ? E.g. holding down a job, eating, sleeping, having a girlfr...wait a second, maybe this idea of addiction is more relevant to Slashdot readers than we thought.
Seriously, though, it doesn't have to change your brain chemistry to be an addiction.
DO NOT lube your cube with WD-40! It will eat the insides of the cube after you play with it long enough. The best lube is by far silicone spray. Pick a can up at the hardware store. It's amazing how long it will keep it moving freely.
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'cept the kid will get picked on at school a lot more....
Yeah, why do you hate freedom so much?
Figure out a way to motivate today's kids to learn...and you'll be a famous millionaire.
Funny you used the word "chortle"...which was made up by the author Lewis Carroll.
Yeah, there are a few. One that comes to mind measures the orientation of someone's religion. Allport & Ross developed this scale (The Religious Orientation Scale) to measure whether people were extrinsically or intrinsically oriented toward religious faith.
This really isn't cognitive dissonance. It's more like the polarization effect.
I just about posted that first link. Glad I checked.
I know Craig Anderson. I graduated from his psychology department in 2004. He does some really great research, as does Brad J. Bushman, who is now at the University of Michigan. I wish more people would read this research instead of having the "I love violent video games" wanking session. It's not some conservative conspiracy to take violence and porn out of the hands of kids. In fact, knowing Brad Bushman, he's one of the more liberal guys around. His research definitely made me think a lot when I first started reading it in college.
Ha!
Listen to the Marketplace Morning Report on NPR....they play Stormy Weather when the Market is down, and We're in the Money when it's up. It's pretty comical.
AFAIK, those are the only 2 processes used to localize the direction of sound.[/psychologist]
Instead of Maslow, I immediately thought of Arousal Theory, where everyone has an optimal level of stimulation they try to seek. I think that perhaps the internet, with the ability to be connected to thousands (millions) of people at once, might be able to provide that high level of arousal that some people seek. Reading, posting, commenting, arguing....these are all highly demanding tasks (especially the arguing), which is why certain people can't seem to quit refreshing /. in hopes of jumping on a newly posted story first.
But I'm not addicted....I can quit whenever I want!
Man, you nailed it. You're a tool of a college student who can't program, and it's the language's fault. Good show.
Wait...so you're a girl? On Slashdot?
Heeey.....
WTF? Is it the blasters on the rocket ship that keep it in orbit?
Idiots deserve no quarter. If they are stupid enough to believe that 'low orbit has gravity' or in 'gravity generators' then I'm all for mocking/teasing them.
You're right. There's absolutely no gravity when you're over 100 feet high. How else would airplanes fly?
Websites done in Flash make my ban list.
Seriously, man. Troll about something else.
Wrong. You clearly don't know much more about genetics than the journalists do.
Males only have the Y chromosome in the 23rd pair (e.g. it's the 46th chromosome). This gene's location appears to be on the 6th chromosome, which would mean that both males and females will have an X.
Sounds like someone got a low score....
You sound like the ugly woman who says that true beauty is "on the inside."
Mmm, it's about +/- 4 points, depending on the test and where you are in the scale (like the retarded end vs. the gifted end).
IQ tests are _extremely_ reliable. The article doesn't mention which IQ test was administered, but if it was the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) or the Stanford-Binet, those tests have fantastic psychometrics. Their reliability coefficients are in the .8 to .9 range, which is really, really good. These tests are in constant revision in order to maintain this superb reliability. I've read the technical manuals for both of these tests...you'd be hard-pressed to design a more reliable one.
N=300? That's pretty large, actually. I'm sure the people who ran this study know a little bit about statistics and could accurately tell how large the difference needs to be in order to be significant.
I know a little bit about statistics and IQ myself (I'm a psychologist)....and 20 IQ points is a difference of 1.33 standard deviations, which is a _huge_ difference.
How about the definition of, "if its use is starting to interfere negatively with the performance of certain activities of daily living" ? E.g. holding down a job, eating, sleeping, having a girlfr...wait a second, maybe this idea of addiction is more relevant to Slashdot readers than we thought.
Seriously, though, it doesn't have to change your brain chemistry to be an addiction.
Your sig doesn't make sense. Schizophrenics don't have multiple personalities.
...just like selling used food. Believe me, I've got plenty more where that came from.
DO NOT lube your cube with WD-40! It will eat the insides of the cube after you play with it long enough. The best lube is by far silicone spray. Pick a can up at the hardware store. It's amazing how long it will keep it moving freely.