While I agree with nearly everything you say in the longer comment (see below for one question) I disagree about the cup holder thing. I use the "cd drive as cup holder" example in my HCI class as a way of helping students think through the eyes of computer users. The behavior is perfectly reasonable once you understand its context.
Likewise, you can't really blame people or call them stupid if you hand them something called a ruler and they then go around trying to measure things with it. People who understand will know that you don't measure edge molding with a seamstress's tape, but you need at least some level of specialized knowledge to understand why that tape and a tape measure differ. Likewise, I *do* blame the people who promote M-B because I think they're a vile form of snake oil salesmen who ought to know better.
Now to jump back a comment: I haven't used MMPI since undergrad days but I thought it was useful as a general measure for tracking a person's mood, outlook, and approaches to life over time. I don't recall it being a specific diagnostic tool for pathologies. Or am I confusing it with something else?
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Date: 2007-03-30 05:21 pm (UTC)Likewise, you can't really blame people or call them stupid if you hand them something called a ruler and they then go around trying to measure things with it. People who understand will know that you don't measure edge molding with a seamstress's tape, but you need at least some level of specialized knowledge to understand why that tape and a tape measure differ. Likewise, I *do* blame the people who promote M-B because I think they're a vile form of snake oil salesmen who ought to know better.
Now to jump back a comment: I haven't used MMPI since undergrad days but I thought it was useful as a general measure for tracking a person's mood, outlook, and approaches to life over time. I don't recall it being a specific diagnostic tool for pathologies. Or am I confusing it with something else?