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Frantz Fanon and Colonialism: A Psychology of Oppression
Blake T. Hilton
University of Central Oklahoma
The French psychiatrist Frantz Fanon was a prominent psychological analyst of
oppression during the 20th century, focusing his work predominantly on the
oppression of the black Antillean as well as the Arab of Algeria. This article
asserts the congruence of the psychological effects of French and U.S.
colonialism, thus providing a cogent route to the application of Fanon’s
theories. This article provides a breviloquent biography of Fanon’s life to
afford insight to the development of his theories, and furnishes a review of his
relevant literature. In an attempt to unveil the guises of oppression endured by
the Native American, an historical account of distinctive illustrations of
Native American oppression is conjointly incorporated. Based on Fanon’s
theories, the etiology of several mental illnesses present in the modern Native
American population is suggested to be unresolved grief from oppression .
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Oppression" by Blake T. Hilton.
Syncretic Science
A Review of Primal Management: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Nature to
Drive High Performance by Paul Herr
Jamie A. Welch
University of Central Oklahoma
People tend to operate most effectively in small groups of 150 or less,
but as organizations expand globally, employees are finding themselves in
less than optimal work environments. Paul Herr, author of Primal Management,
spent thirty years developing research and training tools which will allow
managers to maximize productivity in their organizations. Herr’s research
draws from the fields of business and psychology. Most surprisingly, Herr
reveals that human beings have a biological impetus to perform well that can
be scientifically supported with fMRI data. Primal Management explores
Herr’s findings as well as provides today’s managers with practical tools
for implementing his concepts in their workplace.
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Jamie A. Welch.
Scientist-Practitioner Interest Changes and Course
Outcomes in a Senior Research Psychology Course
Terry F. Pettijohn II
Arsida Ndoni
Coastal Carolina University
Psychology students (N = 42) completed the
Scientist-Practitioner Inventory before and after completion of a required
senior research course. As predicted, students indicated a stronger
preference for practice than science-related areas of psychology. Students
reported a positive change in practitioner orientation and no significant
change in scientist orientation at the end of the course. Course enjoyment
was positively correlated with an increase in scientist orientation.
Implications for program development and career choices are discussed.
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Outcomes in a Senior Research Psychology Course" by Pettijohn and Ndoni.
Pitch-Distance and Contour
Complexity in the Recognition of Short Melodies
Thomas W. Reiner
University of West Florida
This
study investigated how people recognize short melodies.
Participants completed a musical
training questionnaire and were randomly assigned to a retention interval (3, 6,
or 9 s).
The experiment consisted of 32 trials.
For each trial, an original melody
was heard, a silent retention elapsed, and then two successive melodies were
presented – the original (the target) and a novel melody (the distracter).
Targets and distracters were either
played in the original key or they were transposed.
Recognition did not differ based on
retention interval.
Participants were better at recognizing
targets played in their original keys than when they were transposed.
Musical training contributed to
recognizing transposed melodies but did not affect recognition of melodies that
were not transposed.
Melodic contour information was needed to
recognize transposed melodies.
Lastly, pitch-distance, and not
key-distance, was observed to influence melody recognition.
The results are discussed as they
relate to models of music perception.
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Recognition of Short Melodies" by Reiner.
Editorial: Skeptical Optimism and Pragmaticism: Voyage of an Academic Omnivore
Robert D. Mather
Editor
Charles S. Peirce contributed greatly to
philosophy, mathematics, and psychology, among other areas. His ideas were the
foundation for William James’ brand of pragmatism, though James and others
modified his original ideas. This prompted Peirce to change the term
“pragmatism” to “pragmaticism.”
As he wrote: “So then, the writer, finding his bantling “pragmatism” so
promoted, feels that it is time to kiss his child good-by and relinquish it to
its higher destiny; while to serve the precise purpose of expressing the
original definition, he begs to announce the birth of the word “pragmaticism,”
which is ugly enough to be safe from kidnappers” (Peirce, 1934, pp. 276-277).
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Optimism and Pragmaticism: Voyage of an Academic Omnivore" by Mather.
The Knowledge and Prevalence of Cyberbullying in a College Sample
Tammy Lowery Zacchilli Chenelia
Yamil Valerio
Saint Leo University
Lynn University
Cyberbullying is a new type of bullying of which
many children and teens are falling victim. Cyberbullying involves harming
another person through use of the internet or texting. The purpose of the
current studies was to examine the knowledge and prevalence of cyberbullying in
a sample of college students. Participants were asked to report about technology
use, past and present instances of bullying (traditional and cyberbullying), as
well as respond to questions concerning the consequences of cyberbullying. While
college students seem aware of what cyberbullying involves, instances of
cyberbullying in college appear to be minimal. Although college students have
access to many technologies, the majority do not seem to engage in bullying
through the internet. However, those individuals who are cyber bullies are also
likely to be victims of cyberbullying. Limitations and directions for future
research are discussed.
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College Sample " by
Zacchilli & Valerio.
To Write is Right: The Implementation and Evaluation of a Writing for Psychology
Course
Alicia Limke
Hannah Holloway
Mike Knight
University of Central Oklahoma
Although faculty have been increasingly encouraged to engage in a
“writing-across-the-curriculum” program format, we believe that a systematic
plan for writing assignments in university-level psychology departments should
include a required writing course as well. Data from four sections of a newly
implemented Writing for Psychology course suggest that a standalone course is
effective in improving the writing skills of sophomore-level students when
pretest and posttest writing samples were evaluated by the CriterionSM Online
Writing Evaluation, an independent testing company.
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Evaluation of a Writing for Psychology Course" by Limke, Holloway, & Knight.
Editorial: A Good Day: Reflections on My Mentor, Mike Knight
Robert D. Mather
Editor
Sitting in my Biosocial class my first year in graduate school, Mike Knight
walked into the room, locked the door, announced that his class was like an
airplane and if you missed take-off you were out of luck, walked to the front of
the class and said, “Today is a good day to die.” Fairly intimidating actions
for any professor to take, but even more so coming from the esteemed department
chair of many years. What were we in for? I have written this editorial to
provide insight into my relationship with Mike Knight. I have not written it for
a general audience—I have employed a writing style full of the things that
entertained Mike and I when writing together. I have written this for him.
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Knight" by Mather.
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