Of course, Karen pronounced it as Hor nye, not Hor nee
On Apr 10, 2008, at 6:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I often get giggles from the freshmen students in my Personality
class when I mention her name. I asked a question about her
adjustment techniques and a student referred to her
Actually, Mr. Hogg on your list of names had two daughters. In
addition to Ima, he had a daughter named Ura.
On Apr 9, 2008, at 8:31 PM, Wuensch, Karl L wrote:
Thanks, Stephen, for the laughs. The comments were great. My
own collection is at
On 3 April, Stephen Black wrote.
Yes he does. And one of them is to assert, with pride, that
Canadians do
indeed say eh. Certainly I do, every day, and I'm not hard of
hearing. And bill casselman agrees, if you'd check your own
reference.
He says, Eh? is a true marker of Canadian
On 4 April, Stephen Black wrote
Wow! Don't mess with Southerners, eh?
Stephen
As I thought about the use of the tag phrase eh? by many Canadians,
I thought back to the use of a similar tag phrase used in Wisconsin
(at least when I was spending a fair amount of time in that state).
At
I know it's late and this is a very last minute thing, but does anyone
have a reasonably good Behavior Mod case study that you would be
willing to share with me. I had Ulmann's book, but can't locate it
for the life of me.
I'd really appreciate it.
Dr. Bob Wildblood
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you check the last quote of my signature below, you will find the
exact quote from Indianapolis' own Kurt Vonnegut.
On Mar 20, 2008, at 9:17 PM, Mike Palij wrote:
As Kurt Vonnegut so astutely noted I believe in his novel
Mother Night: We must be careful about who we pretend
to be.
Dr.
I'd choose c, although I'm not exactly sure why except that I had
always been told by those with whom I took statistics (Downey - ugrad
and Winer - grad) that the operational definition was something that
was critical in establishing an hypothesis. With two different
measures of the
Unfortunately, the psychiatrist with whom you meet has only one
relevant bit of information about you to use, regardless of what he or
she talks with you about, and that is past behavior. Since I assume
that you have not been violent in the past, he or she should have no
reason to give a
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Syncronicity? or just a coincidence?
On Mar 2, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Christopher D. Green wrote:
Robert Wildblood wrote:
The cloud of fear which hangs over our country has been very
carefully crafted and has hurt us more than helped us at home and
throughout
I'm glad that Michael isn't dead, but I sure didn't miss some of the
things he posts.
On 15 Feb 2008, at 16:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are there parallels between Selye's GAS
(Alarm,Resistance,Exhaustion) and Kublaross(sp) phases of grief
acceptance? I imagine that Hans deal more
For #7 how about an old Stanley Harris classic...On 15 Jan 2008, at 20:37, Gerald Peterson wrote:At the same time, you may have better ideas for any of the guidelines. I appreciate any help you can muster! Gary 1. Ask questions--a student at a
I have worked at 7 different 4-year colleges and universities. There
seems to be a great deal of agreement with those courses numbered at
the 100 and 400 levels with a fair amount of disagreement at the 200
and 300 level course. The interesting thing is that this disagreement
at the 200
I've spent more than 15 years working with First Year Experience
courses, Supplemental Instruction programs and as VP of Academic and
Student Affairs as the #1 person concerned with recruitment and
retention, and the statistics that I have gathered suggest that the
number of DWF's for
I got 572. It appears that if you get it right on and it hits the
snow and slides, you get a longer drive.
Bob
On 26 Dec 2007, at 13:57, Joan Warmbold wrote:
Not that we're competitive, right Annette? My best was 491 but will
report back when beat 545 for sure!! And thanks Linda.
Joan
Placing blame is an interesting sport. Has anyone thought about the
idea that we are dealing with the millennium generation with the
helicopter parents who have never let their children do anything that
they didn't sanction and who have told their children all of their
lives that they are
It's funny that Rick mentioned that. Just for fun I asked my class
today how many watched The Daily Show with John Stuart, The Bill
Maher Show, and/or the Colbert Report. There was a high
correlation between watching those shows and the ones who also have
intelligent comments and input
On 20 Nov 2007, at 19:19, Joan Warmbold wrote:
Stewart (isn't that how his
name is spelled?), are among the brightest.
Joan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, and his first name is spelled Jon -- Jon Stewart
Dr. Bob Wildblood
711 Rivereview Dr.
Kokomo, IN 46901-7025
765-776-1727
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If we were to study to what degree other animals can learn human
languages, wouldn't we be able to consider ASL (and other variations
of sign language) as human language. I must say that in some of the
material that has been written about the ability of dolphins to be
able to understand
Surprise, surprise!! a scientist who is now and who has always been,
a racist. Being a good scientist doesn't guarantee that a person has
good sense.
On 25 Oct 2007, at 17:46, Michael Sylvester wrote:
Watson,the DNA dude, who with Crick got a nobel prize for the
double-helix has
If whatever online vehicle gives you the ability to create groups and
allow only members of that group to log in, you can use team learning
activities to their maximum level possible. When I had that ability
(our old system but lost on our new system) you can give the teams
the same
There you go again, Beth, espousing your Eurocentric bias. Haven't
you learned yet that Michael is the official arbiter for these kinds
of situations? (I hope I haven't driven more subscribers from the
list, and by the way that really sticks in my craw. There are
sometimes, not often,
Off the top of my head, popcorn is primarily a carbohydrate, and many
carbohydrates are classified as comfort foods primarily because
they seem to stimulate the production of serotonin, ergo, a lift in
mood.
Bob W
On 30 Sep 2007, at 10:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good morning
According to the article, the students were required to memorize
the capital letters of the Greek language (24 characters) most of
which they have some idea since there are about 35 fraternities and
sororities on the campus. I don't see that as a daunting task since
we might compare that
I have been in the School of Science, the School of Arts and
Sciences, the School of Business and Professional Studies, and the
School of Business and Social Sciences. Currently I an in the
College of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Social and
Behavioral Sciences which includes
I think that it really depends on the quality of the website. Some
are very good and some seem to be developed to try to get you to by
their book and they don't care if it is new or used if they require
payment for those students who buy a used book since they still get
money from them
I think that Jim had some good questions and I have thought about
this since the first APsyA made its statement last year. I am not a
member of the APA or APS. I am licensed as an HSPP by the state of
Indiana and as an Applied Psychologist by the Commonwealth of
Virginia. If I were the
Having filled out many insurance papers I've seen it most often as
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (but the DSM states it with
the hyphen between deficit and hyperactivity) with the sub type
listed after that. The subtypes are
Predominately Hyperactive-Impulsive Type
Predominately
In reference to Golden Door, the New Republic had this review today
by Stanley Kauffmann:
GOLDEN DOOR--its title taken from the Emma Lazarus poem inscribed on
the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty--is a small film that addresses
a gigantic subject without breathing hard. Multiple pictures
Inside Higher Education reported today:
Bishop’s University, in Quebec, on Thursday locked all unionized
employees off the campus, and suspended summer courses and programs.
University officials told The Montreal Gazette that they believed the
step would move contract negotiations forward.
I was trained in EMDR about 14 years ago by Francine Shapiro and have
used the technique with various kinds of trauma since then. I have
no answer as to whether or not it is just another form of exposure
therapy which I have also used. I just know that there is a large
body of EMDR
It seems to me that the only advantage to using podcasting of
lectures (assuming that the class consists almost entirely of
lecture) is that the student doesn't have to come to class and can
listen to the lecture at their own convenience.
Bob W
On 10 Jul 2007, at 09:44, Gary Klatsky
Chris, I agree that there is value in being able to capture a
discussion of a topic with a person who would not otherwise be
available to be in the classroom of everyone who might want them to
be there, just as there is value in being able to use videos and
films that are able to
On 20 Jun 2007, at 12:29, Miguel Roig wrote:
OK, the America reference was a playful jab. But, what should
we call
ourselves? United Statesians doesn't sound right.
Well Michiganders doesn't sound right either, but they're stuck with
it, eh, Dave?
Dr. Bob Wildblood
[EMAIL
Been there, done that, and the don't put the information on it. At
least not my students.
On 9 May 2007, at 16:12, Joan Warmbold wrote:
I suspect we go on a bit too much with these student comments but
they a
so healing for us all as we move toward this stressful time of the
semester. I
IU Kokomo is a branch campus of Indiana University. Tenure track
individuals have the option of choosing a teaching (4 courses) or a
research (3 courses and adequate publications). We do have lab
space for human participant research, but no lab space for animal
participant research. The
On 16 Apr 2007, at 12:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Done! And I challenge all hockey-loving Canadians (the only people
who know what
a Zamboni driver is, I'll wager) to do the same!!
Au contraire, mon ami. Je suis de Nouveau Jersey (le New York secteur
Métropolitain) et il y avait
Doug Bernstein used to be at the U of Illinois and was there for many
years. Now he spends 6 months in the US (FL) and 6 months in the UK
- the best of all possible worlds. He cares about his textbook and I
have been using it since 1993 in all of its editions.
On 26 Mar 2007, at 13:12,
On 21 Mar 2007, at 15:03, David Wasieleski wrote:
Louis:
At the risk of also entering this discussion more than I want to
(that is, at all, really), I want to implore you to self-analyze
for a moment in the same way that you challenge your students and
colleagues to do. Look at the tone
This seems to be an interesting discussion about how to do research
to support or falsify a theory; however, I think we need to go back
to what Rick Froman said two days ago and remember that Kubler-Ross's
theory is about the stages that a person who is dying goes through,
while the
On 24 Feb 2007, at 23:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote that a student said:
The reason I am asking is because I want to
incorporate it into my paper. I think victims
might often think well, i was just a little
raped... not Big Time raped...
Beth Benoit
All of this talk has sent me to my garage to get a Guinness; however,
let's not forget the great effort Sam Adams is making in this
country. Some of their beers and ales are quite good in a pinch.
On 13 Feb 2007, at 13:19, Marc Carter wrote:
Yes, I think. I'd even bet it's considerably
There are many clinical psychologists who are working in the
military. My guess is that with the number of returning veterans
from the current strife in Iraq and Afghanistan there will be more in
the near future. One of the best places to be educated in military
clinical psychology is at
On 22 Jan 2007, at 17:59, Richard Pisacreta, Ph.D. wrote:
The moon exerts the same gravitational pull on the earth regardness
if its a new moon, half, or full.
Rip
However, werewolves only appear with the full moon.
Bob
The time is always right to do what is right - Martin Luther
I sure hope that Michael S is watching the ethnic diversity being
displayed on Basic Interests. I wonder how ex-seminarians would do
on this experiment?
Dr. Bob Wildblood
Lecturer in Psychology
Indiana University Kokomo
2300 S Washington St
PO Box 9003
Kokomo, IN 46904-9003
765-455-9483
On 2 Jan 2007, at 11:26, Christopher D. Green wrote:
Surely this is true (only a zealot would order a Guiness on a
summer day in Texas), but also room temperature in Ireland is
(traditionally) a fair bit lower than it is in the US.
To bring this back to TIPS' stated parameters, the
Are you suggesting that we survey the TIPS-listers as compared to all
other psychologists, or against the general population of college
educated people?
On 20 Dec 2006, at 13:16, Tollefsrud, Linda wrote:
Let us not forget that we, as psychologists, are still likely to
show a self-serving
At my first position many years ago (and still today) the BS is
awarded to those who graduate from the education program and all
others receive the BA. There is absolutely no difference what the
degree is called, it is the make-up of the program that is
important. Try telling your
For those who are not aware of this biography of Skinner, I recommend
it highly. It is written by a former colleague who interviewed
Skinner a number of times in his last couple of years up to the time
of his death. The information about this book at Amazon.com, is:
B.F. Skinner: A Life
David,
My experience for the last couple of years with AP has been somewhat
interesting. I retired for what I thought was a year at the end of
the 2003 readings. My wife and I had scheduled a trip to Ireland
that I wasn't about to miss out on so would be out of the country
during the
Michael,
For 5 - 6 years all you had to do is walk down the street. After all
some AP readers walked up the street to see you.
On 3 Dec 2006, at 15:41, Michael Sylvester wrote:
Just curious-are there any black graders at those annual AP sessions?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona
While it is a bit off the original topic that Carol raised, I would
certainly like to second, and perhaps third, her statement about the
ineffectiveness of DARE programs. Two of my colleagues, Rick
Aniskiewicz and Earl Wysong did research and the evidence was very
strong that there was
Looking at what is on the National Institute of Drug Abuse, which
should give us the most negative possible analysis, they say nothing
about an effect on ova. Then again they say nothing about effect on
sperm either.
On 29 Nov 2006, at 12:50, DeVolder Carol L wrote:
Hi,
On Monday, a
I know that the opinions of members of this list will vary; however,
in courses that I have taught is some sensitive areas such as
politics, religion, and human sexuality, I carefully choose materials
that I want to use to make the course meaningful for the students who
take the course. I
Nancy,
Having been a dean, I think you should contact him or her and explain
what has happened. If you overnighted, it would be good if you had
kept the receipt from the Post Office, but I assure you, that if it
comes to a question of your reliability, I'm sure that you could find
a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and his url is http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow On 23 Oct 2006, at 12:38, Gene Walker wrote:Carol: Put amoebaweb in goggle and go to that site. It has a wealth of information on almost all topics.C. Eugene Walker, Ph.D., University of
Interesting. While attending a major engineering school for all of my academic degrees, and even as it was used in one of the cheers (those things that people used to do during football and basketball games in the time shortly after the earth cooled) pi was always stated as 3.14159. Must be an
However, an enforced attendance policy is very good for many of our students.On 29 Sep 2006, at 21:27, Michael Sylvester wrote:Attendance policy:it is at the discretion of the prof.Please note: a rigidly enforced attendance policy is not good for the financial upkeep of a school.(my input)Michael
I've never heard of Social therapy; however, there is a theory and therapy called Sociocultural and there is lots written about it in abnormal texts and you can get some fairly accurate information of our old friend Wikipedia.Bob WOn 22 Sep 2006, at 14:02, Michael Lavin wrote:I have asked this
One of my ex-clients saw this and thought it was interesting. http://www.arcamax.com/technology/s-115796-655307 Bob WildbloodLecturer in PsychologyIndiana University Kokomo2300 S Washington StPO Box 9003Kokomo, IN 46904-9003765-455-9483[EMAIL PROTECTED]"Those who would give up essential Liberty,
In regard to Michael's query, a medical reason is one of the very few circumstances in which it is legitimate to give a grade of I (incomplete) and gives the opportunity to complete the work within agreed upon parameters.On 27 Aug 2006, at 14:24, Paul Brandon wrote:At 9:17 AM -0400 8/27/06,
On 26 Aug 2006, at 13:57, Michael Sylvester wrote:May I use my cell phone to take pictures of the materials and notes you put on the board? Michael Sylvester,PhDDaytona Beach,FloridaMichael,I have no problem with you doing that; however, I must remind you that it is a long distance call, our
On 31 Jul 2006, at 14:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Just heard that teens are hard-wired for instant gratification.This hard-wired explanation reminds me of the abuse excusedexplanation.I thought it was that the wiring to the decision making, executive function part of the brain was still soft.
On 25 Jul 2006, at 13:34, Paul Brandon wrote:One usually adds the qualification "within one's field of competence".When a physicist talks about politics that is not covered by academic freedom. That's an interesting point; however, I largely disagree with it. As a psychologist, I believe that
To what thread are you referring, gentlelady? Your comment has confused me.On Jul 17, 2006, at 12:47 PM, Laura Freberg wrote:Although I mostly lurk on TIPS, the frankly hostile tone of this threadhas inspired me to share the following:“It takes a gentleman to live on terms of hearty friendship
Sue,Everything is ok with my listing except that I am no longer with Family Psychiatric Center.Bob WildlboodOn 17 Jun2006, at 19:22 PM, FRANTZ, SUE wrote:TIPSters, It's time for the semi-annual update of the list members page at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/. If you're listed on
Dominus vobiscum? Every time I heard this just before collections (seemingly endless collections) occurred, I thought they were saying "Dominick go frisk them." I must have missed that catechism session.On 17 Jun2006, at 18:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I have received lots of religious
On 14 Jun2006, at 23:55 PM, Jim Guinee wrote:Then why not take this further? Shouldn't we use results like this toremove children from homes where we can demonstrate they are not wanted,for the sake of preventing mental health problems?Who's with me on this?I'm with you on this, Jim; however,
On 15 Jun2006, at 24:44 AM, Michael Scoles wrote:I am dissappointed that Stephen missed the "Can Gays Go Straight?" [wouldn't it be cool if they could] thread.I guess I missed that thread as well and unsure as to why it would be "cool" if gays could go straight other than it would avoid the high
On 13 Jun2005, at 6:55 AM, Michael Sylvester wrote:.There must be an argument somehere that reason and evidence is not necessary truth.In my training, I was told that evidence (one piece of it) was certainly not truth, but a lot better than uninformed opinion. Dr. Bob WildbloodLecturer in
I think it was actually Mary Cover Jones.On 31 May2006, at 9:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:The behavioral therapy technique of systematic desensitization hasbeen attributed to the South African Joseph Wolpe.But was he thefirst touse this technique? Somehow Hull's fractional anticipatory
3On 10 May2006, at 16:19 PM, John W. Nichols, M.A. wrote:The Situation:You have a written assignment that everyone in your class is required todo, and you require that proper APA-style referencing be used.Many students are new to APA-style referencing but you have providedinstruction and examples,
Although I love Amazon.com and am a frequent customer, I also think that often the best place to go for hard to find books is Powells.com (it's in Oregon) According to them, the book is on backorder, which suggests that it is still available. Most popular result:Seductive Mirage: An Exploration
I was a TA for Jim Linden at Purdue U many years ago and he did some research on this (for his own use, and not for publication, although in those days I think he could have published without a blessing from the IRB). His conclusion was that In a course where 4 examinations were given, the
In many private practices, Risperdal is used to stop self-destructive and/or violent outbursts in people with autism, "early onset bipolar", and other similare cases.On 12 Apr2006, at 19:45 PM, Stuart McKelvie wrote:Linda wrote:The field of autism treatment has progressed a great deal in the last
From _Inside Higher Ed_ this morning:he University of Washington kicked off of the crew team two members who were found to have painted an anti-gay slur on the fence outside the home of another team member, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. The student whose fence was vandalized told
more spiritual since enrolling in college.Sorry about that.On 12 Apr2006, at 7:26 AM, Robert Wildblood wrote:From _Inside Higher Ed_ this morning:he University of Washington kicked off of the crew team two members who were found to have painted an anti-gay slur on the fence outside the home
You're reading me wrong only slightly. With the publication of the 100 most dangerous professors and a number of complaints and law suits against "Liberal faculty" who are accused of treating conservative students (often in religion as well as politics) of denigrating their religious and
I think you'll find that Lovaas did his work at UCLA and I believe (unless he has retired) his program is still operating in California.On 12 Apr2006, at 9:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:This brings back memories of Lovaas at KU in Lawrence who usedelectric shocks as a means of extinguishing
I think that Mike points out something that is very important. For the most part, full-time, tenure track faculty spend most of their teaching time with upper-level undergraduate majors or graduate students while much of the most basic course teaching (Intro in particular) is taught by graduate
The Boston Globe has a follow-up of what the parishioners of at least one Catholic church are being told about the "good news" of the Judas Gospel.It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/kgc9j. It seems that not all are happy about the newly released information. Dr. Bob WildbloodLecturer in
On 8 Apr2006, at 11:00 AM, Christopher D. Green wrote:Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote: You make a great point. Doing research does lead to keeping up with the current research; but that does not mean that just because one does not do research one doesn't keep up. No, but I'm willing to give odds for
Fairy tales are not dead. It might be a good idea to include some more modern "fairy tales" which are written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko (both Canadian, by the way). You can see what they do at www.annickpress.com. I use some of them in a class I team teach in which
On 7 Apr2006, at 10:04 AM, Jim Clark wrote (among other things):2. How come it is so easy for news people to do such things poorly,without all the ethics hurdles that social science researchers wouldhave to jump, even through they could conduct such studies with muchmore validity?Take careJim In
This always seems to come up in Abnormal psychology and my typical response is first the "psychology is a science" argument, and if that doesn't suffice, then I turn the discussion as to how almost all medications, vaccinations, etc. have a certain level of possible of fatality, but that doesn't
Have you looked at _Psychology: A concise Introduction_ by Richard
Griggs published by Worth at a price around $30. I'm using it in the
fall and believe that this covers what it covers well, and I'll spend
my time on the things that I want to cover in the classroom.
Dr. Bob Wildblood
Honestly, I wasn't going to send this to the list, but since it is Saturday and Christopher D. Green did submit a "similar" posting, here it goes.Canadian, Eh? There were three explorers, hiking through what is now known as Canada. "You know," said one of the explorers, "we should name this place
After using two other texts over time, I have gone back to Sue, Sue, and Sue and their 8th edition of their text. The primary reason is because they handle cultural diversity as an integrated part of the text, not a special section or chapter, and they do a good job of it.On 1 Feb2006, at 10:25
Strangely enough, there are a fair number of physicians on the north (and most likely the south) side of the Windsor Tunnel (and yes, I do know that it is Canada that is on the south side) that still insist that newborns are incapable of feeling pain. I have heard that recently some were still
I was wondering if working with rats counted as a positive or negative. I "sacrificed" more rats than I can count and have a long history of poor interpersonal relationships. If anyone has any goats that I could use...More seriously, I agree with some of the comments about the quality of the
I have had no personal experience with this organization other than what I looked at on the website. My first, skeptical conclusion would be that having faculty submit papers to be checked for plagiarism is a great way for them to get more papers without having to pay for them. I don't know, but
Is this a real question?Bob WildbloodLecturer in PsychologyIndiana University Kokomo"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.; August 5, 2004On 5
On 4 Jan2006, at 11:58 AM, Jean-Marc Perreault wrote:
So this leads me to the following question: What happens in your
institution
if an instructor is late submitting his/her grades? (I should
mention that I
have never been late submitting mine, but with the amount of time
that is
On 4 Jan2006, at 12:30 PM, Rick Froman wrote:
My initial inquiry regarding this issue (before I was late)
revealed that there are a number of deadlines facing the registrar
between the fall and spring semesters that do not apply to the end
of the spring semester. For example, academic
On 1 Jan 2006, at 16:37 PM, Shearon, Tim wrote, among other things:BTW- does that mean one can't still have faith- I think not. It never ceases to amaze me why some make this whole issue one of either evolution OR faith. I can't help but think that any and all supreme beings would find such narrow
Our First Year Learning Community classes at Indiana University
Kokomo are themed and the one in which I am involved is based on
relationships. It's a wonderfully broad topic and allows a lot of
freedom to talk about friendship, intimate relationships, traditional
marriage and alternative
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