IQ's Corner Headlines - 9-9-07

All the news thats fit for IQ's Corner readers:

This is the 37th installment of IQs Corner Headlines from the Brain and Mind Blogsphere

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Psychology book nook reviews - 9-6-07

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September 5, 2007
Volume 52, Issue 36

Book Reviews
1.	Toward a Global Psychology: Theory, Research, Intervention, and Pedagogy Authors: Michael J. Stevens and Uwe P. Gielen (Eds.) Reviewers: David W. Shwalb and Barbara J. Shwalb
2.	Cognitive Schemas and Core Beliefs in Psychological Problems: A Scientist–Practitioner Guide Authors: Lawrence P. Riso, Pieter L. du Toit, Dan J. Stein, and Jeffrey E. Young (Eds.) Reviewer: Jason T. Ramsay
3.	The Evolution of Mind: Fundamental Questions and Controversies Authors: Steven W. Gangestad and Jeffry A. Simpson (Eds.) Reviewer: Michael R. Kauth
4.	Advances in Psychotherapy—Evidence-Based Practice: Vol. 7. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adults Authors: Annette U. Rickel and Ronald T. Brown Reviewer: Joseph C. Blader
5.	Health Literacy in Primary Care: A Clinician's Guide Authors: Gloria G. Mayer and Michael Villaire Reviewer: Lisa Terre
6.	Solving Latino Psychosocial and Health Problems: Theory, Practice, and Populations Author: Kurt C. Organista Reviewer: Joan Koss-Chioino
7.	Short-Term Existential Intervention in Clinical Practice Authors: Joseph Walsh and Jim Lantz Reviewers: Louis Hoffman and Elizabeth Saxon
8.	Animal-Assisted Brief Therapy: A Solution-Focused Approach Authors: Teri Pichot and Marc Coulter Reviewer: Mardi Allen
9.	My Father Before Me: How Fathers and Sons Influence Each Other Throughout Their Lives Author: Michael J. Diamond Reviewer: John W. Robertson-Howell
10.	On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty Author: W. Brad Johnson Reviewers: William Buskist and Christopher Howard
11.	Coaching for Emotional Intelligence: The Secret to Developing the Star Potential in Your Employees Author: Bob Wall Reviewer: L. Hunter Kevil
12.	Exploring Positive Relationships at Work: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation Authors: Jane E. Dutton and Belle Rose Ragins Reviewer: Steven M. Elias
13.	Make the Right Career Move: 28 Critical Insights and Strategies to Land Your Dream Job Author: Rachelle J. Canter Reviewer: Rodney L. Lowman
14.	Stress and Addiction: Biological and Psychological Mechanisms Author: Mustafa al'Absi (Ed.) Reviewers: Tony Cellucci and Leslie Devaud
15.	Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence Author: Laura L. Finley (Ed.) Reviewer: Alice Sterling Honig
16.	Working With Families of the Poor (2nd ed.) Authors: Patricia Minuchin, Jorge Colapinto, and Salvador Minuchin Reviewer: Dale L. Johnson
Video Review
17.	Mindful Therapy with Lorne Ladner Reviewers: Ruth A. Baer and Emily L. B. Lykins
Film Review
18.	Apocalypto Director: Mel Gibson Reviewer: Grant J. Rich

Random tidbits from the mind blogosphere - 9-6-07

• Thanks to the Brain Injury blog for the sad news re: evidence of extensive brain damage to WWE wrestler Benoit.
• Check out ENL for a post re: thinking abilities (and prefrontal cortex activity) and dyslexia
• Gene Expression adds more to the never-ending discussion of the Flynn Effect (click here and here)
• Positive Technology Journal has a brief post on a small study investigating the relationship between visual and motor imagery
  

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IQ's Corner Headlines - 9-3-07

All the news thats fit for IQ's Corner readers:

This is the 36th installment of IQs Corner Headlines from the Brain and Mind Blogsphere

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WISC-III/IV scatter/FS IQ study - Hale responds to Lopez

Yesterday's guest blog post by Ruben Lopez generated a lengthy response by Dr. James "Brad" Hale, a regular voice on the NASP and CHC listservs on this particular topic (interpretation of composite and test scores on intelligence tests). To those who are not members of either of these lists, Brad has regularly challenged the statistical arguments/methods behind the research illustrated by the Watkins et al. article Ruben reviewed. In fact, in the same issue of Applied Neuropsychology, Hale et al outline their arguments (click here to view/download). [Note - see previous post on this blog about this entire special issue. There are a number of positions and arguments surrounding this entire topic..Brad's position is not the only position]

In an attempt to provide some balance, I decided to lift Brad's response from the NASP listserv and post it here at IQ's Corner. This will allow others to become aware of Brad's arguments and should help save bandwith on these two lists---as Brad (and others) can then simply refer people to this more permanent post at IQ's Corner for Brad's arguments and thoughts [Note to Brad - maybe this post can save you from having to repeatedly articulate your thoughts and ideas on the listservs...just insert a URL link to this post.]. Also, in the past other voices have been heard in response to Brad's arguments, challenges and claims. I would encourage any of those voices to contact me if they want to provide a counter-response (iap@earthlink.net).

Please note that my posting of Brad's response does not mean I endorse his arguments or claims. They are presented "as is." As blogmaster I would LOVE it if authors of the other articles in the special AN issue would respond with written responses I could post in the form of blog posts.

• I mean no offense to Ruben Lopez, as he seems well-intentioned, but this is clear evidence of why the Watkins et al. results are so problematic, and could be seen as unethical. Why? Because practitioners such as Mr. Lopez read the positions and analyses of these authors, and conclude they "appear reasonable" (quote from Mr. Lopez). Then Mr. Lopez goes on to conclude "So, I won't disregard the full scale solely because of scatter". If the analyses are wrong as I suggest, this is clear evidence that at least one practitioner (and likely others) has been misinformed by this study, and this affects his (their?) practice of psychology.
• This is very sad because in the rebuttal paper of this very same special issue (Hale et al., 2007), statistical analyses are provided that clearly show the errors in the Watkin's paper. Yes, errors. Those are strong words folks, yep. I wouldn't say they were errors unless I was convinced the data shows they are errors. It is all there in black and white folks. It isn't a matter of opinion, rather one of fact, and I challenge any statistician to go on record to say that the Watkins analysis is right, and our rebuttal analyses are wrong. *Please*, statisticians only! These are complex statistical arguments and it would be best if statisticians determine who is correct. Whether you believe in the value of global IQ or not, that is not the issue. The issue has solely to do with statistical analyses.
• Again, please have any statistician who is willing to come forth and show/argue we are wrong, please do so. Please have them provide their full name and other identifying information so they may be contacted at a later date.
• As for why people would continue to value and/or support papers that have significant statistical errors, or even be willing to publish them- that is up to the reader to determine. I won't even speculate because that could be seen as an ad hominem attack. I do find it interesting that someone could read one article in the special issue and say it is good, but not mention the other articles, which show it is not!
• If I am right, and these analyses are statistically inappropriate, and they are used to inform practitioners about clinical practice (as are many of the other papers produced by this academic group - which we also show in the rebuttal paper), there is a serious ethical problem here. I have personally contacted the authors and directly informed them of the statistical errors in other papers, and I have also contacted editors.
• We have also shown why the analyses are wrong in several published works. Yet, the works by this academic group continue to be endorsed by others, even those with the statistical sophistication to know better. It is a sad day in science when people's opinions and values superseed the facts. I guess we have to ask ourselves as a profession a very important question. Are we guided by scientific fact or fancy? It is up for all of us to decide.
• Please do forward this email to anyone you think is willing to reply, including Drs.Watkins and Glutting.

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Test scatter and the WISC-III/IV: Recent study - Guest post by Ruben Lopez

The following is a guest post by Ruben Lopez, school psychologist with the Moreno Valley Unified School District, CA and member of the IQs Corner Virtual Community of Scholars. Rueben reviewed the following article and has provided his comments below.

Watkins, M.W., Glutting, J. J. & Lei, P. (2007). Validity of the Full-Scale IQ when there is significant variability among WISC-III and WISC-IV factor scores. Applied Neuropsychology, 14, 13-20. (click here to view/download)

• For many years now—I think I read it over 25 years ago—school psychology textbooks have told psychologists that significant scatter (“variability”) among component subscales decreased the strength of the composite/full scale score to predict academic achievement . When applied to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV), this would mean that you should not use the Full Scale to predict academic achievement and use a subscale, for instance, the Perceptual Reasoning Index, instead. In their article referenced above, Watkins, Glutting, and Lei “directly addressed” the question of scatter and the WISC by analyzing the scores of a substantial number of students. Although the article contains a technical argument in opposition to the use of multiple regression to address the question—an important issue, even for practitioners, nonetheless--, I’ll just talk about the direct study; yet I note that they used a “moderated multiple regression.”

• The tests studied were the third (III) (1991) and the fourth (IV) (2003) editions of the WISC and the first (1992) and the second (2) (2002) editions of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT). Scores on these tests from three final samples consisting of 412, 412, and 136 students obtained during standardization were analyzed. Two of the samples were described as “linking samples”, samples of students whose scores on the WISC and WIAT were analyzed for standardization to determine the relationship between intelligence and academic achievement. One of the samples consisted of students who had actually been evaluated and found eligible for special education under specific learning disability, emotional disturbance, or mental retardation. The data appear to be substantial.
• The statistical analysis and interpretation of the data appear reasonable. All the samples were divided into two groups, a flat profile group and a variable profile group. The variable profile group consisted of students who had “at least one statistically significant factor score difference.” About the statistical analysis, the authors said, “moderated multiple regression was used to detect any bias in the predictive validity of FSIQ scores [Full Scale scores] between participants with and without significant factor score variability.” Regarding the analysis, the researchers reported, “For all samples, FSIQs were significant predictors of performance on reading and math tests, but neither factor profile group (flat versus variable) nor the interaction between the FSIQ and factor profile group significantly added to the prediction.” From this, Watkins, Glutting, and Lei concluded, “Our results challenge the practice of discounting the global IQ as a predictor of academic achievement when factor scores significantly vary.”
• At least for now, for me, the application is to not disregard the full scale score if there is too much scatter. So, I won’t disregard the full scale solely because of scatter. On the other hand, I note that recent Woodcock-Johnson-III studies provide strong evidence that some component scale scores—reflecting broad CHC factors—are significant predictors of academic achievement that definitely should be considered.

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LD and RTI - guest blog post by Jim Hanson

The following is a guest blog post by Jim Hanson (School Psychologist, M.Ed., Portland Public Schools, Portland, Oregon), a new member of IQs Corner Virtual Community of Scholars project.

Jim recently shared some material (on the CHC listserv) that he and his colleagues had developed in response to new regulations regarding the identification of children with specific learning disabilities (SLD). He received many "me to" requests for copies of the materials he was offering. IQ's Corner invited Jim to share his materials via a guest post and to ask Jim to become a regular guest blogger. He agreed!!!!!

Below are links to the two documents he was distributing. One is in the form of a pdf file (click here to view). The other is a PowerPoint show, which I've made available via Slideshare (click here to view). Below are Jim's comments. His colleagues are listed on the title slide of the PPT show.

• Federal and most state regulations have changed the critieria for identifying specific learning disabilities from the IQ/achievement discrepancy model to 1) response to intervention (RTI) and/or 2) a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in achievement or performance relative to age, state grade level standards, and intellectual development (PSW). School districts are struggling to interpret what PSW means. Some administrators wish to continue using the IQ/achievement discrepancy model and call it PSW. This ignores voluminous research evidence on the nature and the federal definition of learning disabilities, which define SLD as a weakness in one or more of the basic psychological processes. The reason for some districts' wish to continue with "business as usual" might be that district personnel are not familiar with the neurology of learning disabilities. If they are acquainted with cognitive science, they might still be daunted by the science's diversity of terms among researchers, its technological complexity, and its relation to effectiveness and ease in application across a wide variety of schools and school teams. The proposed reductionist model is based on models by several leading researchers in the field. It is designed as a first step in acquainting administrators with current cognitive science. It may also provide an acceptable research model until personnel can be trained in more expansive and technically adequate methods of identification. Interested persons are welcome to contact Jim Hanson atJaBrHanson@yahoo.com, or the Oregon School Psychologists Association for further questions and comments."

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Recent literature of interest 8-29-07

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Psychology book nook reviews 8-29-07

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August 29, 2007
Volume 52, Issue 35

Book Reviews
1.	What Is Genocide? Author: Martin Shaw Reviewer: Leonard S. Newman
2.	Psychology's Territories: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives From Different Disciplines Authors: Mitchell G. Ash and Thomas Sturm (Eds.) Reviewer: John G. Benjafield
3.	Healing With Death Imagery Authors: Anees A. Sheikh and Katharina S. Sheikh (Eds.) Reviewer: Stephen A. Diamond
4.	Religious Fundamentalism and Social Identity Author: Peter Herriot Reviewer: Rachel M. MacNair
5.	Poverty and Discrimination Author: Kevin Lang Reviewer: Steven Rose
6.	Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007: The Health Spending Challenge Authors: Alice M. Rivlin and Joseph R. Antos (Eds.) Reviewer: Jack G. Wiggins
7.	Kids of Character: A Guide to Promoting Moral Development Authors: David M. Shumaker and Robert V. Heckel Reviewers: Victoria Talwar and Mina Popliger
8.	Diagnostic Issues in Dementia: Advancing the Research Agenda for DSM-V Authors: Trey Sunderland, Dilip V. Jeste, Olusegun Baiyewu, Paul J. Sirovatka, and Darrel A. Regier (Eds.) Reviewer: F. Richard Ferraro
9.	Another Mother: Co-Parenting With the Foster Care System Author: Sarah Gerstenzang Reviewer: Susan L. O'Donnell
10.	Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science Author: Paul Thagard (Ed.) Reviewer: Yoshimi Matsuda
11.	Against Prediction: Profiling, Policing, and Punishing in an Actuarial Age Author: Bernard E. Harcourt Reviewer: Frederick J. Frese, III
12.	Understanding Anger Disorders Authors: Raymond DiGiuseppe and Raymond Chip Tafrate Reviewer: Joe Alford
13.	Child and Adolescent Development for Educators Authors: Michael Pressley and Christine B. McCormick Reviewer: Cody Ding
14.	Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for PTSD: A Case Formulation Approach Authors: Claudia Zayfert and Carolyn Black Becker Reviewer: Carrie H. Kennedy
15.	The Way of Splendor: Jewish Mysticism and Modern Psychology (Updated 25th Anniversary Edition) Author: Edward Hoffman Reviewer: Michael Sales
16.	Logic Modeling Methods in Program Evaluation Author: Joy A. Frechtling Reviewer: Jay C. Thomas
Video Review
17.	Evidence-Based Treatment with Larry Beutler Reviewers: Thomas H. Ollendick and Matthew A. Jarrett
Film Review
18.	Superman Returns Director: Bryan Singer Reviewers: Stefan E. Schulenberg and Stephanie Wood

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Focus on Sharp Brains

Although I provide an online feed of all Sharp Brain blog posts at this blog (as well as The IQ Brain Clock), which allows readers to monitor this important brain fitness blog every time they check my blogs, I thought I'd remind readers of the importance of this blog via this reminder post.

Sharp Brains recently had a nice post (Feed your brain with fun neuroscience) where they summarize their favorite top-10 quotes from their Neuroscience Interview Series. Check it out....and remember to keep an eye on the topic feed I provide to their site.

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Recent literature of interest 8-23-07

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IQ's Corner Headlines 8-23-07

All the news thats fit for IQ's Corner readers:

This is the 35th installment of IQs Corner Headlines from the Brain and Mind Blogsphere

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Hammill Institute on Disabilities and SAGE partnership

I just learned of a new strategic partnership between SAGE publications and the Hammill Institute on Disabilities. Additional information can be found here and here.

Click here for a previous post re: Don Hammill and the special gift he sent the blogmaster.


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Psychology book nook reviews 8-21-07

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August 22, 2007
Volume 52, Issue 34

Book Reviews
1.	Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and Human Well-Being Authors: James D. White and Anthony J. Marsella (Eds.) Reviewer: Harry C. Triandis
2.	The Muscular Ideal: Psychological, Social, and Medical Perspectives Authors: J. Kevin Thompson and Guy Cafri (Eds.) Reviewer: Gary R. Brooks
3.	Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Fundamentals and Beyond Authors: Martin M. Antony, Christine Purdon, and Laura J. Summerfeldt (Eds.) Reviewer: Michael J. Kozak
4.	Oxford Handbook of Methods in Positive Psychology Authors: Anthony D. Ong and Manfred H. M. van Dulmen (Eds.) Reviewer: Michael Hogan
5.	The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them Authors: Margaret Wehrenberg and Steven Prinz Reviewer: John E. Carr
6.	The Mathematics of Behavior Author: Earl Hunt Reviewer: David Nussbaum
7.	Assimilation and Contrast in Social Psychology Authors: Diederik A. Stapel and Jerry Suls (Eds.) Reviewer: Brent Dean Robbins
8.	The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being Author: Daniel J. Siegel Reviewer: Christy Barongan
9.	The Meaning of Others: Narrative Studies of Relationships Authors: Ruthellen Josselson, Amia Lieblich, and Dan P. McAdams (Eds.) Reviewer: Theresa A. Thorkildsen
10.	Stories From VA Psychology Author: Rodney R. Baker (Ed.) Reviewer: Kathleen M. McNamara
11.	The Descent of Madness: Evolutionary Origins of Psychosis and the Social Brain Author: Jonathan Burns Reviewers: Mike Knight and Gabriel Rupp
12.	Physical Abusers and Sexual Offenders: Forensic and Clinical Strategies Author: Scott Allen Johnson Reviewers: Judith V. Becker and Laura G. Kirsch
13.	Knowledge Under Construction: The Importance of Play in Developing Children's Spatial and Geometric Thinking Authors: Daniel Ness and Stephen J. Farenga Reviewer: David Yun Dai
14.	The Secret History of a Woman Patient: Discoveries of a Breast Cancer Survivor Author: Janet Rhys Dent Reviewer: Susan K. Johnson
15.	Earth-Based Psychology: Path Awareness From the Teachings of Don Juan, Richard Feynman, and Lao Tse Author: Arnold Mindell Reviewers: Constance T. Fischer and Will W. Adams
16.	Moved by the Spirit: Discovery and Transformation in the Lives of Leaders Authors: Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson Reviewer: Kathryn Gow
17.	Freud's Wizard: Ernest Jones and the Transformation of Psychoanalysis Author: Brenda Maddox Reviewer: Alan C. Elms
Film Review
18.	Jesus Camp Directors: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Reviewer: Susan L. O'Donnell

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Random tidbits from the mind blogosphere 8-21-07

• Check out eh British Psychological Society (BPS) blog for a post regarding new research on the formation of new memories.
• The 15th edition of the Brain Blogging carnival is now available
• Living the Scientific Life has an interesting post regarding the age-related benefits of coffee for females 65 years of age or older.
  

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IQ's Corner Headlines - 8-17-07

All the news thats fit for IQ's Corner readers:

This is the 34th installment of IQs Corner Headlines from the Brain and Mind Blogsphere

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Psychology book nook reviews 8-16-07

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More on the Flynn effect

Thanks to the Frontal Cortex for saving me some time. I had just set aside a new article on the relevance of the Flynn Effect and neuropsychological testing for reading as a potential blog post. FC beat me to it...and also provided a link to the actual article. Visit the FC blog for the low down.

Readers should be aware that there has been a recent flurry of new research on the Flynn effect, and not all researchers are in agreement. See my prior posts for more information. Also, a relatively comprehensive list of 24 articles dealing with various aspects of the Flynn effect can be found by clicking here.


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IQ's Corner Headlines - 8-14-07

All the news thats fit for IQ's Corner readers:

This is the 33rd installment of IQs Corner Headlines from the Brain and Mind Blogsphere

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Celendrical savants

A colleague of mine asked if I knew of any articles related to calendrical savants. I ran a quick search of the IAP Reference Database and located the following articles. I thought, given that I took the time to do the work, that I would share this information with nterested readers who may find if of value. Links to most of the articles are provided below (embedded in the article reference).





Cowan, R., & Carney, D. P. J. (2006). Calendrical savants: Exceptionality and practice. Cognition, 100(2), B1-B9.

Cowan, R., Stainthorp, R., Kapnogianni, S., & Anastasiou, M. (2004). The development of calendrical skills. Cognitive Development, 19(2), 169-178.

Bolte, S., & Poustka, F. (2004). Comparing the intelligence profiles of savant and nonsavant individuals with autistic disorder. Intelligence, 32, 121-131.

Cowan, R., OConnor, N., & Samella, K. (2003). The skills and methods of calendrical savants. Intelligence,31(1), 51-65.

Mottron, L., Dawson, M., Soulieres, I., Hubert, B., & Burack, J. (2006). Enhanced perceptual functioning in autism: An update, and eight principles of autistic perception. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(1), 27-43.

Mottron, L., Lemmens, K., Gagnon, L., & Seron, X. (2006). Nonalgorithmic access to calendar information in a calendar calculator with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(2), 239-247.


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Recent literature of interest 8-2-07

This weeks recent literature of interest can be found by clicking here.

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IQ's Corner Headlines - 8-2-07

All the news thats fit for IQ's Corner readers:

This is the 32nd installment of IQs Corner Headlines from the Brain and Mind Blogsphere

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Psychology book nook reviews 8-2-07

A new issue of PsycCRITIQUES is available online. If you are a subscriber, please go to http://psycinfo.apa.org/psyccritiques and log in. If you would like subscription information, please go to http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques. If you have a subscription to the product and experience any access problems, please go to http://members.apa.org/memhelp1.html. August 1, 2007 Volume 52, Issue 31 Book Reviews 1. Understanding the Bush Doctrine: Psychology and Strategy in an Age of Terrorism Authors: Stanley A. Renshon and Peter Suedfeld (Eds.) Reviewers: Kathleen Malley-Morrison and Michael Corgan 2. Emotion and Psychopathology: Bridging Affective and Clinical Science Authors: Jonathan Rottenberg and Sheri L. Johnson (Eds.) Reviewer: Todd B. Kashdan 3. Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science Author: Margaret A. Boden Reviewer: Susan E. Chipman 4. The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change Author: Stephen P. Hinshaw Reviewer: Alan Cheney 5. Children and Society: The Sociology of Children and Childhood Socialization Authors: Gerald Handel, Spencer E. Cahill, and Frederick Elkin Reviewer: Sherine Ramzy 6. Implicit Measures of Attitudes Authors: Bernd Wittenbrink and Norbert Schwarz (Eds.) Reviewer: Robert T. Hitlan 7. Evolutionary and Neurocognitive Approaches to Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts Authors: Colin Martindale, Paul Locher, and Vladimir M. Petrov (Eds.) Reviewer: Paul J. Silvia 8. Concept Mapping for Planning and Evaluation Authors: Mary Kane and William M. K. Trochim Reviewer: Mitch Earleywine 9. Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level: Individuals and Families Author: Katherine van Wormer Reviewer: Luciano L'Abate 10. Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism Author: Roy Richard Grinker Reviewer: Ian Evans 11. Feminist Research Practice: A Primer Authors: Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Lina Leavy Reviewer: Patricia M. Berliner 12. Demystifying Love: Plain Talk for the Mental Health Professional Author: Stephen B. Levine Reviewer: Simon Boag 13. Mind and Its Evolution: A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach Author: Allan Paivio Reviewers: Elizabeth J. Marsh and Kristi S. Multhaup 14. Collaborative Treatment of Traumatized Children and Teens: The Trauma Systems Therapy Approach Authors: Glenn N. Saxe, B. Heidi Ellis, and Julie B. Kaplow Reviewer: Lesley A. Slavin 15. Social Psychology in Sport Authors: Sophia Jowett and David Lavallee (Eds.) Reviewers: Matthew L. Newman and Sasha Skulsky 16. Five Minds for the Future Author: Howard Gardner Reviewer: Robert J. Sternberg 17. Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion: Vol. 1. Evolution, Genes, and the Religious Brain Author: Patrick McNamara (Ed.) Reviewer: Dan G. Blazer Film Review 18. Requiem Director: Hans-Christian Schmid Reviewer: Etzel Cardeña

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Vacation - why I've been neglecting my blogs

I should have made this post a few weeks ago.

Regular readers will have noted that I have been MIA from blog posting. Why? Well......I've been busy the past month (and esp. the past two weeks) helping my lovely fiance pack and move out of her house of twenty years, finally get my house sold (just yesterday), and deal with CONSTANT decisions/frustrations/stress that comes with building a new house the Diane and I will move into next Tuesday. On top of that my father and his lovely wife moved to this area and I've needed to help him with some computer set-up issues. Finally, there has been the small matter of planning a "small" wedding on August 18.

With all that has been going on I've found zero time for my hobby....posting to my two blogs. I simply should have notified all readers that I was on vacation....but it really is not a vacation.....I'm physically and mentally drained.

Regardless, I hope to return to nurturing my two blogs sometime soon. I may make some easy FYI posts....but don't expect any creative new stuff (unless some of IQs Corners Virtual Community of Guest Scholars provide some material).

When I shall return to regular posting is not yet known. I'm living the "one day at a time" mantra at this point in time.

Rest assured...once settled into my lovely new house and life I will be back as a regular blogmaster.

Thanks