Monthly Archives: February 2010

Psychoanalysis of the Media

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Dr Ted

Freudian psychoanalysis is a form of therapy which sets out to unravel repressed unconscious thoughts which may be troubling the patient. WCC has placed the English media on the couch: through rigorous psychoanalytical procedures we have identified the key concerns … Continue reading →

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Statistics (ii)

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Dr Ted

Utilising its very own player ratings from the qualifiers, WCC recently demonstrated how England should line up this summer. [These statistics can be viewed by clicking here]. It was decided when organizing this data that the team should come before … Continue reading →

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Social Loafing

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dr Ted

Social psychology demonstrates that many hands don’t make particularly light work! When people work in a group at a shared task, they put in less effort than they would if they worked alone. This phenomenon is known as ‘social loafing’. … Continue reading →

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February Caption Comp!

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Dr Ted
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Defoe v Heskey = category mistake

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Dr Ted

Philosopher Gilbert Ryle introduced the term ‘category mistake’: this mistake occurs when we talk about the properties of an entity in terminology which applies to a different type of entity. Ryle uses the example of a person being shown around … Continue reading →

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Warmongering Mascots!

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Dr Ted

To children, and contented adults, World Cup mascots are a fun but inconsequential bit of fluff. To people eaten up with non-specific but palpable envy and misery, mascots are simply a pointless appendage to the tournament. However, rigorous analysis of … Continue reading →

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