Comments on: The Myths That Never Were http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/ The Internet's Best Evolutionary Psycholo-guy Wed, 03 Jan 2018 01:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jesse Marczyk http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-320 Jesse Marczyk Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:12:43 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-320 Yeah, I'm aware of such things, I just enjoying taking the occasional (perhaps cheap) shot at them. Though, that aside, the people who are in charge of moderating which articles make it into publication would appear to have similarly lax standards. Yeah, I’m aware of such things, I just enjoying taking the occasional (perhaps cheap) shot at them. Though, that aside, the people who are in charge of moderating which articles make it into publication would appear to have similarly lax standards.

]]> By: Benny http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-319 Benny Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:06:01 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-319 Jesse, sometimes it comes down finding an adviser who likes you. Top tier researchers that pull people in to help them do not always pull in the best people, but the most helpful people. At conferences, the smart ones and the ones who are students at top tier universities are not always one in the same. You get more opportunities to meet people if you come out of Columbia vs. some mid-tier like FSU. Success ultimately depends on what you do while getting your doctorate and what you do with your doctorate afterwards. Beyond that, It is mostly dumb luck. Source: I have a doctorate. Jesse, sometimes it comes down finding an adviser who likes you. Top tier researchers that pull people in to help them do not always pull in the best people, but the most helpful people. At conferences, the smart ones and the ones who are students at top tier universities are not always one in the same. You get more opportunities to meet people if you come out of Columbia vs. some mid-tier like FSU. Success ultimately depends on what you do while getting your doctorate and what you do with your doctorate afterwards. Beyond that, It is mostly dumb luck.

Source: I have a doctorate.

]]> By: Jesse Marczyk http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-318 Jesse Marczyk Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:19:30 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-318 Thanks; I appreciate the kind words. Thanks; I appreciate the kind words.

]]> By: Jesse Marczyk http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-317 Jesse Marczyk Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:18:50 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-317 Having been rejected from several prestigious universities myself, I find myself surprised at some of the ones who manage to get through the filter. Having been rejected from several prestigious universities myself, I find myself surprised at some of the ones who manage to get through the filter.

]]> By: Joe Blow http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-316 Joe Blow Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:27:03 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-316 Columbia accepts about a dozen students a year in their graduate psychology program. Hardly passing out degrees like candy. Kind of ironic that an article about bad science includes digs at a university program based on one data point. Columbia accepts about a dozen students a year in their graduate psychology program. Hardly passing out degrees like candy. Kind of ironic that an article about bad science includes digs at a university program based on one data point.

]]> By: Rick http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-315 Rick Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:06:24 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-315 I read the original article and found myself shaking my head the entire time. At one point I thought she was honestly writing some sort of satirical piece. She was challenging longstanding psychological perspectives with flimsy sources and one-dimensional studies. 1+1 does not, in fact, equal 2! It's a myth! Right? Also, can someone explain to me why Columbia feels the need to pass out Psychology degrees like Halloween candy? I read the original article and found myself shaking my head the entire time. At one point I thought she was honestly writing some sort of satirical piece. She was challenging longstanding psychological perspectives with flimsy sources and one-dimensional studies.

1+1 does not, in fact, equal 2! It’s a myth! Right?

Also, can someone explain to me why Columbia feels the need to pass out Psychology degrees like Halloween candy?

]]> By: Melody http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-314 Melody Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:39:03 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-314 Good job on debunking her article by addressing all the limitations and inconsistencies, I enjoyed reading this. Good job on debunking her article by addressing all the limitations and inconsistencies, I enjoyed reading this.

]]> By: shane http://popsych.org/the-myths-that-never-were/#comment-313 shane Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:28:20 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=479#comment-313 I got one paragraph in but your smug tone turned me off, so I didn't read the rest. Just thought I would let you know, it might turn others off too. I got one paragraph in but your smug tone turned me off, so I didn’t read the rest. Just thought I would let you know, it might turn others off too.

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