Names -- funny incident

2004-03-31 Thread FRANTZ, SUE
I had a particularly amusing incident today in class. We've started a new quarter, so we were doing student intros. One young woman said her name was Erin, and two others chimed in that they were also named Erin (same spelling). Of course it isn't that unusual to have 2 or 3 students with the

SPSS question

2004-03-31 Thread Marie Helweg-Larsen
I have a quick SPSS question. When I enter data (in the SPSS spread sheet) and hit the enter key the cursor moves one box down. Do any of you know how to change the setting so that the enter key makes the cursor move to the right box? I realize the arrow will move the cursor to the right but it

RE: Names -- funny incident

2004-03-31 Thread Gary Klatsky
I've had the same question for the past 14 years. My neighbor Rose married Richard Tulip. I wondered if their children should be considered hybrids. Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Director, Human Computer Interaction M.A. Program Department of Psychology[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State

RE: Names -- funny incident

2004-03-31 Thread Dennis Goff
The name discussion has been fun. Let me throw it to the dogs. It seems that a study published in the most recent Psychological Science demonstrates that purebred dog owners resemble their dogs. Even the news report suggests that there might be some methodological issues, so the study might be

more on some isms

2004-03-31 Thread Beth Benoit
An interesting study was described in AARP (okay, now I'm outed). The issue is devoted to "Civil Rights Today." (For those of you who aren't old enough, you can check out the issue online: http://www.aarpmagazine.org/ You can participate in the Implicit Association Test, described in one

Re: SPSS question

2004-03-31 Thread Judith Roberts
Marie - Instead of pressing the return key, press the tab key. Judith Roberts Behavioral Sciences City College of San Francisco [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/31/04 12:10 PM I have a quick SPSS question. When I enter data (in the SPSS spread sheet) and hit the enter key the cursor moves one box down. Do

Re: more on some isms

2004-03-31 Thread Jodi Gabert
Beth, www.tolerance.org (Southern Poverty Law Center) has3 other versions of the IAT. Handicapped, racial and religious tolerance.Makes for some interesting reactions. Jodi Jodi Gabert Reed City HS 225 W Church St Reed City MI 49677 - Original Message - From: Beth

Re: Psychology hrs required to graduate

2004-03-31 Thread Dr . Bob Wildblood
At Indiana University Kokomo, we require 36 hours plus Intro. Dr. Bob Wildlbood Lecturer in Psychology Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN 56904-9003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 30 Mar, 2004, at 13:20, Michael Lavin wrote: TIPSERS: How many psychology hours (27-36 etc) are required

Re: Student Question on OCD

2004-03-31 Thread Allen Esterson
Mike Lee wrote in his first posting on OCD (29 March): In talking about OCD today, I described it as a disorder in which repetitive actions (compulsions) are essentially reactions to repetitive thoughts (obsessions). The action (repeating the alphabet over and over) helps divert thinking

Re: Student Question on OCD

2004-03-31 Thread Michael Lee
- Original Message - From: Allen Esterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: Re: Student Question on OCD Thanks for the information Allen. I suppose that the choice of the words sexual and

RE: Student question

2004-03-31 Thread Rick Froman
I am sorry to leave you hanging so long on the answer to this riddle (see original message below). The student arbitrarily chose one of the answers and said I chose that answer because it seemed right to me. She didn't get any points for that. She thought she should get credit for her reason