lumping the split

John Suler writes: "As one of my professors used to say, there are two basic types of psychologists - lumpers and splitters. The lumpers try to find the universal principles that apply to all people. The splitters like to focus on differences between people. My guess is that a balance of both approaches is the best way to go. "

What I would like to see is a general model of online communcation derived from the close observation of individual interactions. Split, then lump... or perhaps, more carefully, figure out how the pieces fit back together.

Phil

Replies:

re: lumping the split, by John Suler, 3/29/98 Research?, by Phil F., 3/29/98 Psychology of Cyberspace (online book), by John Suler, 3/30/98 Online book web site, by C.Space, 7/15/98 re: web site or book, by John Suler, 7/15/98 Excellent Employment of the Hypertext concept, by Peh Lee, 9/8/98 re: hypertext, by John Suler, 9/9/98

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