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Anecdote & Evidence: Essays Linking Social Research with Personal ExperienceAnecdote & Evidence consists of a series of essays that I have written on my search for place in settings that include my neighborhood, favorite periodicals and family. Of course, I failed while writing, but custom writing services such as https://writology.com/ always helped me with error analysis and examples of using writing tools to enrich texts with good theses and descriptive points. It includes my essays on letter writing, online communication, and the environment. I have also traced the evolution of my work in psychology and explained why the current direction of the field has led me to the study of the literary arts. Wherever possible I have tried to blend social research with memoir. From this collection I have selected the following six for posting on this web site. [Order now at Xlibris.com or Amazon.com] Searching for QuerenciaQuerencia is a Spanish word that refers to the affection a person feels for the place they call home and the sense of well being and belonging that it gives rise to. In this essay I discuss my own search for querencia and the how the urban neighborhood I live in has helped to define its meaning for me. Searching for Querencia (PDF file) Balancing Privacy and Oversight: Ethical Considerations in Classroom Technology [back to top] Whatever Happened to Letter Writing?An analysis of the current state of writing personal letters and how that practice has been influenced by communicating on the Internet. I also report the results of an informal study of the letter writing practices of graduate students at a nearby school of law On Letter Writing (PDF file) [back to top] On Writing TherapyI consider recent research on the effects of writing therapy and point out how writing about emotional experiences is related to writing personal memoirs. After attending a workshop on memoir writing, I was led to conclude that for writing therapy to effective it must have a narrative structure or organizing principle. Writing Therapy (PDF file) [back to top] The Enlightenment EffectDoes knowledge of scientific research influence behavior? Are we more likely to help a distressed person after reading about the research on bystander apathy? In this essay, I consider these questions in the light of my own research and the insights of a student in one of my classes. The Enlightenment Effect (PDF file) [back to top] Effects of Reading LiteratureIn this essay I explore the effects of reading literature on thought and action. While there are many personal accounts and case studies of the way in which books have shaped a person's life, the apparent complexity of this process has discouraged researchers from investigating it more deeply. Effects of Reading Literature (PDF file) [back to top] A Journey in PsychologyThis essay describes the origin of my interest in psychology and subsequent career as a teacher and researcher in a liberal arts college. I discuss my growing dissatisfaction with the present course of the discipline and how it has led me to an appreciation of the special truths revealed in literature. A Journey in Psychology (PDF file) [back to top] E-mail:
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