Re: Class noise

2002-09-20 Thread Paul Smith
I love how this message reads in the context of the subject line: Re. Class noise. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee - Original Message - From: Donald H. McBurney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 7:58 AM

RE: Gallup, fundamentalism and biasing

2002-09-20 Thread Paul Smith
. grin For the believing Christian, death is no big deal - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Feb. 2002 Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Gallup, fundamentalism and biasing

2002-09-20 Thread Paul Smith
security for the players be tightened at sporting events? Yes, there are too many crazies out there. No, the fans like being close to players. == The embellishment of answers is the problem each time, making most of the polls unanswerable. Paul Smith Alverno College

Re: menu of assignments

2002-07-07 Thread Paul Smith
, and present the alternative assignments as alternative ways of demonstrating what they need to demonstrate. Doing so will help students to see assignments as not just busy work, but as an opportunity (grin) to show what they know, and in the process focus them on what is really important. Paul Smith Chair

Re: anti-semitic?

2002-07-06 Thread Paul Smith
go again, applying Eurocentric flavor standards... wink Paul Smith Chair, Dept. of Psychology Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Questions about Adult Learners

2002-07-05 Thread Paul Smith
at how often they spontaneously report that the thing they liked the least was the childish behavior of some of the other students. Paul Smith Chair, Dept. of Psychology Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email

Re: TIPSter in the NYTimes (again)

2002-06-10 Thread Paul Smith
Michael Sylvester wrote: So there we go again trying to infer simple causality for complex issues. Nope. The NYTimes article, Miguel, and I all inferred complex causes for complex issues. Strawman argument. There's not really any point in adding anything else, is there? Paul Smith

Re: what's moral

2002-05-02 Thread Paul Smith
Sigh. The next step here is usually an escalating game of one-ups-manship, trading sites and arguments that seemingly cannot be reconciled. Forget it. I'm sorry I bothered responding, and I promise to take any further responses off-list. It's days like this when I wonder why we even bother

Re: Remote, retroactive intercessory prayer

2002-05-02 Thread Paul Smith
My apologies, Ed. You were right - I should have just resisted. I won't bother sending excuses for why I didn't... grin Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee - Original Message - From: Ed Callen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday

Re: here comes religion -- duck!

2002-04-30 Thread Paul Smith
that's going to accommodate everyone? Hmm... Perhaps a good start might be by expanding your notion of who is included in everyone? This notion of diversity seems limited in EXACTLY the way that I've been claiming that it is. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently

Re: Remote, retroactive intercessory prayer

2002-04-27 Thread Paul Smith
not be able to communicate. Well, no... Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Remote, retroactive intercessory prayer

2002-04-27 Thread Paul Smith
word of this. I obviously could have prefaced my last post with Warning: wild overgeneralizations follow...but of course then we'd have to include that label on most of our comments. grin Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: mandatory commencement attendance?

2002-04-25 Thread Paul Smith
I think in this situation you attend your son's game, but send personal notes of congratulations with a brief explanation of your absence to any of your advisees who are graduating or other students who will particularly miss you at Commencement. JMO. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee

Re: mandatory commencement attendance?

2002-04-25 Thread Paul Smith
an inspirational speaker, yet that seems to be what speakers aspire to. But I still love the part where the individual students walk across the stage and get their diplomas. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank

Re: mandatory commencement attendance?

2002-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
the heat, of course). It's certainly not a favor I'm doing for students - it's a proud day for everyone. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee - Original Message - From: Harry Avis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 1:02

Evolutionary oops.

2002-04-22 Thread Paul Smith
for the life of me remember which verb I did intend. Why don't I just scratch the first sentence altogether, and wind up with something that makes more sense? grin Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank

Re: another look at evolution

2002-04-19 Thread Paul Smith
that universal ethics have a more solid foundation than that. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Media and TV

2002-04-12 Thread Paul Smith
of gang membership, the signs, the rivalries, the fights, the territory. The two notable things that were missing were (1) trafficking in illegal drugs, and (2) killings by gun. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send

RE: Stephen Ambrose and plagiarism

2002-01-16 Thread Paul Smith
. Having said all of that, I don't think that we really yet know what happened - whether these are idle accusations by jealous competitors, or reflect a real problem on Ambrose's part. I'm willing to give him quite a bit of benefit of the doubt, so far at least. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee

RE: Unusual grading methods

2001-12-20 Thread Paul Smith
-Original Message- From: Charles M. Huffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 8:59 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: Unusual grading methods set tips no Sylvester CMH * Charles M. Huffman,

RE: pet peeves from papers

2001-12-14 Thread Paul Smith
that people think that I don't know any better. I know it's not quite hell no, we won't go, but if they ask me what I'm rebelling against as I zoom up on my cycle in my leather jacket, that'd be it. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL

RE: Grading those experimental papers

2001-12-13 Thread Paul Smith
here did nothing more than that. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: fMRI

2001-12-12 Thread Paul Smith
snoring to a level warranting investigation... grin Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Let's pick on David! (Actual education content:)

2001-12-12 Thread Paul Smith
enjoy the bloopers keep 'em coming. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Undergrad Institutions and Scientists' Backgrounds

2001-12-11 Thread Paul Smith
Wasn't this part of John Newman's article in American Psychologist about 4-6 years ago (titled 'something something reproachment something')? Try a search on that name (or perhaps John will respond in person if he's still on TIPS...? We haven't heard from him in ages). Paul Smith Alverno

RE: Undergrad Institutions and Scientists' Backgrounds

2001-12-11 Thread Paul Smith
an excellent choice. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: student's loan

2001-12-07 Thread Paul Smith
Are you kidding? Look at all the great belly laughs we got out of this one! Rod's and Mike's responses alone were good for more laughs than I've had in ages. (way to go!) Great late-semester comic relief. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Dave Myers

RE: student's loan

2001-12-07 Thread Paul Smith
). Would he be then justified in deducting that $100 as educational expenses on his 2001 taxes? Would he need his Dean's signature on his Schedule B? Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

RE: left-handed psychologists?

2001-12-06 Thread Paul Smith
Shannon Gadbois wrote: I remember this thinking something like this as a student. Of the 5 profs who taught me (psychologists) 3 of them were lefties (all males)... (Waves left hand in air:) Left-handed male here. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently

RE: Those college holidays

2001-12-06 Thread Paul Smith
Leroy Butler? Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee (where it was 68 degrees F and sunny yesterday...) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: christian student objects

2001-12-05 Thread Paul Smith
that you have acted. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:55 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: christian student objects I have got

RE: christian student objects

2001-12-05 Thread Paul Smith
as well. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: christian student objects

2001-12-05 Thread Paul Smith
Is any of this relevant to your disrespectful behavior? And I sincerely doubt that you and Thomas Merton were buddies, unless by silently you mean that he was unaware of it. grin Paul Smith -Original Message- From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday

RE: Dr. Strangelove final scene

2001-11-29 Thread Paul Smith
again, take a look at this great Strangelove site, brought to my attention courtesy David Hogberg: http://www.indelibleinc.com/kubrick/films/strangelove/ Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email

RE: The nature of consciousness in 600 words or less

2001-11-17 Thread Paul Smith
that Searle describes in the Chinese Room argument would in reality be FAR more complicated than the usual wording of the argument implies. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: The nature of consciousness in 600 words or less

2001-11-16 Thread Paul Smith
would have a field day. If you're interested in this line of reasoning, though, the critique is well worth reading. * He relabels it the Mandarin Cabin, as he wrote his version of Searle's argument in Anglo-Saxon rather than in English. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently

RE: Sept 11 Flashbub reports?

2001-11-15 Thread Paul Smith
One of our experimental psychology students is doing a study of sorts. If she gets anything interesting I'll report it. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Chuck Huff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:20 PM To: Teaching

RE: purchasing books for library

2001-11-09 Thread Paul Smith
Lisa - My usual suggestions grin: The Nurture Assumption (Rich-Harris, 1998) How People Learn (National Academy Press) Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Lisa Hager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Do any of you have any recommendations for current

RE: Student's question

2001-10-30 Thread Paul Smith
If we start granting the sense of the future to the acorn, I'm going NOMAIL for a week... ;) Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Kenneth M. Steele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:38 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences

RE: bias in academia

2001-10-29 Thread Paul Smith
the Packers from scoring. That kind of fairness is not a desirable goal. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Oedipus, Electra, Freud (and Jung)

2001-10-17 Thread Paul Smith
Assessment as the example of when it IS appropriate to use a quote rather than paraphrasing). Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Standards for the Undergraduate Major in Psychology

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Smith
that this helps. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Dr. Bob Wildblood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:17 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Standards for the Undergraduate Major in Psychology At a faculty

RE: Standards for the Undergraduate Major in Psychology

2001-10-15 Thread Paul Smith
review, and I'm certain that they're not ready to fill a large number of requests for copies. I'm sure that it won't be too long before the document is revised and released in general. Please wait for it. (Embarrassed) Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Paul

RE: Difficult letter

2001-10-13 Thread Paul Smith
had quite a bit of opportunity to discuss faculty perceptions of her work, and chose not to hear those perceptions. I was quite surprised to get a letter from her requesting a recommendation, in light of the significant discussions we'd already had about her work. Paul Smith Alverno College

RE: Difficult letter

2001-10-12 Thread Paul Smith
a little feedback from their point of view? (he writes, partly to remind his peers that might be the case...) Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: ghost coin illusion

2001-10-12 Thread Paul Smith
in prayer while holding the coins we get.ah, no, I don't want to go there... Apparently if rubbed together in prayer while holding the coins, we get pregnant. But the psychologists will tell us that we've made a Type I error. grin Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You

RE: Levels of Measurement

2001-10-10 Thread Paul Smith
feel moral anxiety when I do that kind of thing grin, and I'd love to relieve my feelings of guilt. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Levels of Measurement

2001-10-10 Thread Paul Smith
constructed scales (e.g., the product of the Thurstone technique) as interval. Is it also true that we can do so for the kind of thrown-together scales we (or our students) so often use? Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe

RE: Difficult letter

2001-10-10 Thread Paul Smith
that I'm obliged to inform her that I won't write a letter, right? Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message- From: Mike Scoles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 7:41 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Difficult letter

RE: technology requirements

2001-10-10 Thread Paul Smith
://www.lemoyne.edu/OTRP/otrpresources/otrp_outcomes.html The APA Education Directorate draft document that I mentioned in my reply to Karen is _strongly_ based on that set of goals and objectives. Karen - I suggest you take a look there. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original

RE: conjoined twins dilemma

2001-10-09 Thread Paul Smith
on to another. * Or, to avoid putting words into Jim's mouth, I can act according to a moral standard that almost certainly results in bad outcomes... Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

RE: technology requirements

2001-10-08 Thread Paul Smith
(apparently they got something like 190 reviews back and have to start working through those). Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Stats on religion, the afterlife question

2001-10-07 Thread Paul Smith
. I'm fascinated - I had no idea about this. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: seduced by science (while praying for a wee one)

2001-10-06 Thread Paul Smith
singly cynical later on). It's kind of self-indulgent of me to do so, but I show this movie to my lifespan development classes to spark a discussion of the later stages in Erikson's theory (okay, I actually show it to give myself a break, and because I really enjoy watching and talking about the m

RE: Psych Dept. Information

2001-10-03 Thread Paul Smith
. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -Original Message-From: Catherine Wehlburg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:18 PMTo: Teaching in the Psychological SciencesSubject: Psych Dept. Information I am in (desperate) need of some data to help inform

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