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Does it bother anyone else that a researcher has to use "withitness" when other words or definition would have sounded better and read less like pop-psychology
by michaelneale 18y ago
Does it bother anyone else that a researcher has to use "withitness" when other words or definition would have sounded better and read less like pop-psychology noise?
- create_account 18y agoHe's hoping to coin a phrase like "tipping point" and turn it into a best-seller. (I don't like it, either, but it does make sense from a marketing perspective)
- michaelneale 18y agoYes I could see how someone might try to do that. I need to coin something - any ideas?
- ig1 18y agoWithitness is actually a standard term in the research it was coined by educational theorist Jacob Kounin in 1970.
- michaelneale 18y agoreally? I will assume so as I am too lazy to google this time of the morning. In that case I take it all back !