is it SDL or SDR?

2002-10-10 Thread sylvestm
This came up when one of my colleagues sat on one of my classes.He said that he never heard of state -dependent learning although he was aware of state-dependent recall. Are those two concepts interchangeable? I am aware of cue-dependent recall. Please help clarify. Michael Sylvester,PhD

another student's question

2002-10-09 Thread sylvestm
is it true that if one studies for a test while smoking a joint,then one should smoke a joint before taking the test to do well on the test? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

student's question

2002-10-08 Thread sylvestm
why is the incidence of alcoholism among Jews very low? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

student's question

2002-09-23 Thread sylvestm
How dependent is the dependent variable? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

invalid parallels?

2002-09-23 Thread sylvestm
I remembered when Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon papers fame referred to the Milgram study as an explanation of the behavior of US soldiers in Vietnam (My Lai incident). Zimbardo connects Nazi behavior to Milgram in his video The Power of the situation. My question is: are those searches for

when two variables are correlated

2002-09-19 Thread sylvestm
apart from assuming a third variable ,are there other explanations for the correlation of two variables? MIchael Sylvester,Phd Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

No Subject

2002-07-16 Thread sylvestm
Just curious as to some tipsters opinions about Dr.Phil who is a regular on the Oprah Winfrey show. He seems to know it all and the audience seem to trust his opinions.He has tenure on the Oprah show. Is he a PhD?? How would you compare and contrast Dr.Phil and Dr.Hug(Leo Buscaglia)? Michael

anti-semitic?

2002-07-03 Thread sylvestm
while talking to a group of African-American students as to how they were doing in Summer school,most said that they were doing ok.But one student remarked that he was not doing ok in that Jew boy English course. Is the term Jew boy construed as an anti-semitic expression Michael Sylvester,PhD

Re: oops

2002-06-24 Thread sylvestm
On Sat, 22 Jun 2002 22:50:20 -0400 Charlotte Manly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. My apologies to the list. I meant to send that last message off-list. Charlotte Could these errors be psychoanalytically interpreted as Freudian web-based

Re: Announcement to my TIPS friends

2002-06-24 Thread sylvestm
On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:19:34 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Hello Tipspeople: Through the vicissitudes of the stochastic process known as life - I have been hired as a full-time tenure-track psychology instructor at Long Beach City College! Nancy Melucci Congratulations! You really deserve

Canines and racial profiling

2002-06-13 Thread sylvestm
It appears that some animals display racial profiling behavior.Some zoo lions have been known to display more aggressive behavior in the presence of blacks.I can remember been told that there was a lion at the St.Louis zoo that did not like blacks. Recently,it was noted that a police dog in one

what counts:Eurocentricity vs Rap

2002-05-22 Thread sylvestm
This thread on creativity gives the impression that artistic and cognitive creativity re the Eurocentric model are the only significant creative activity going on.However Rap music and Rap artists display a tremendous amount of linguistic divergence that are often downplayed by the Eurocentric

Harvard vs Israel

2002-05-10 Thread sylvestm
what other universities tend to follow Harvard's call to withdraw investments in Israel unless it withdraws from the occupied territories and discontinues its expansionist policies? has this been a discussion issues in tipster land? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

do you give grades?

2002-05-03 Thread sylvestm
have you ever given a grade to a student other than the one that was computed? I have a student whose course grade is a D,but I am thinking of allocating her a D+ because of other mitigating factors. Should such a petty incremental factor be a big deal? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona

Unconditional positive regard

2002-05-02 Thread sylvestm
do you remember the idea of Carl Rogers re the total acceptance of others? is it true that if doing a client-centered therapy session a client expressed a desire to jump out of a window,Rogers would have advised the client to go ahead and do so? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida ---

Race and thumbsucking

2002-04-29 Thread sylvestm
I am sutprised that occasionally I encounter students who suck their thumb. Most of my observations concern female High School and Collegew students. I find this puzzling.Whereas thumbsucking is usually delegated to childhood but why this observed phenomena among some African-American female

Sex with MPD/DID

2002-04-26 Thread sylvestm
A Psychiatrist in my area who had sex with one of the personalities of a multiple personality individual has been acquitted. Apparently with so many personalities involved, her personality on the witness stand (different from the victimized personality) did create reasonable doubt. And while on

Re: Re: Student's alleged car accident

2002-04-25 Thread sylvestm
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:04:08 -0500 Dr. Bob Wildblood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Don't forget, I'll be in Daytona Beach in June... Bob Wildblood, PhD Indiana University Kokomo [EMAIL PROTECTED] When you arrive in Daytona you may call me on my cell phone 214-7790 or leave a message for me at

info:classical conditioning

2002-04-23 Thread sylvestm
why is Pavlov's experiment called classical? is it classical because it was the original? can we use the term classical instrumental to refer to Thorndike's and classical operant to refer to Skinner's? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as:

Re: Program to improve multicultural relations

2002-04-23 Thread sylvestm
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:08:20 0200 DA Louw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Colleagues We are conducting a research project to determine and improve multicultural attitudes and relationships at my University. Has any of you been involved in such a study and/or can you recommend any literature and

Re: Re: info:classical conditioning

2002-04-23 Thread sylvestm
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 11:13:46 -0500 Paul Brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. At 8:45 AM -0700 4/23/02, sylvestm wrote: why is Pavlov's experiment called classical? is it classical because it was the original? yes can we use the term classical instrumental to refer to Thorndike's and classical

Limited comprehensive ?

2002-04-16 Thread sylvestm
I will be assigning 5 chapters( 3 of which we have already covered and tested on) for my last exam. Would I be justified in referring to that type of exalm-a limited comprehensive exam? Students will again be tested on the Intro chapter,Research methods chapter and the Physio chapter. I am

student's question

2002-04-11 Thread sylvestm
Since according to Maslow we should satisfy our basic physiological needs first,how is it possible that a homeless couple be genuinely in love? Michael Sylvester,PhD --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

can you believe this?

2002-04-10 Thread sylvestm
One of my students-who has decided to break up with his fiancee- asks me if it is ok for him to send her a fax to that effect. And while on this subject (free associating),in which culture can a man divorce his wife by repeating three times I divorce you? MIchael Sylvester,PhD Daytona

Marriage by repetition

2002-04-10 Thread sylvestm
do you think the time will come when two people will be able to be married by one of them telling the other 3 times I marry you? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Loftus/Memory/Catholic Priests

2002-04-09 Thread sylvestm
With so many individuals coming out and stating that they were sexually molested by Catholic priests,I am curious as to how critical memory factors may play in the the reliability,validity,creativity in some of these alleged episodes.Some of these events purportedly happened as far back as 30

lowest score dilemma

2002-04-09 Thread sylvestm
One of my students have A's so far in 3 exams and there are two exams left.The student is scheduled to take exam 4 next week.She wanted to know that if she aced the next exam,if she can skip exam 5,since I drop the lowest score. I want students to take all exams even though I drop the lowest

Re: lowest score dilemma

2002-04-09 Thread sylvestm
Louis_Schmier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, you're changing the rule arbitrarily in mid-stream merely because a student thought of something, of interpreting your rules, in a way you didn't. Not exactly fair. Applaud her imagination and reasoning. Make it a good day. What if I

attendance vs.the lowest score

2002-04-03 Thread sylvestm
my current strategies to get students to attend classes regularly do not seem to be working,so I am toying with this idea for the next semester: I will only drop the lowest exam score for students with good attendance. Will this work? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Classical conditioning revisited

2002-03-27 Thread sylvestm
is the salivary response the only response that is conditioned or are there other behaviors accompanying the salivary response (maybe visual and other concomitants) that are coatailed along ? And if other behaviors accompanying are simultaneous conditioned how can we assert that the extinction

The New Spring Break

2002-03-27 Thread sylvestm
Streaking and wet t-shirts are out.The current craze are students with handful of New Orleans style beads and many co-eds would show their breasts just to get some beads. Could this be viewed as a higher order form of reversed flashing? Michael Sylvester,PhD+ Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Dialing 911:insane/sane

2002-03-22 Thread sylvestm
In a discussion re Andrea Yates,some of my students remarked that the fact that she dialed 911 was evidence of her sanity. But isn't there a school of thought that insists that meticulous planning and consequential logical aftereffects are also signs of insanity? In order words,can one be so

students' question

2002-03-21 Thread sylvestm
why is it we hear more about priests molesting boys and not nuns molesting girls? MIchael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Plese note

2002-03-21 Thread sylvestm
Some of my posts may contain grammatical and spelling errors . Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Psychologists:Israeli/Palestinian

2002-03-04 Thread sylvestm
I am curious as to the divergent views that may be held by those Israeli and Palestinian Psychologists.I guess that some are for war while others may want to give peace a chance. Seeking enlightenment. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as:

Re: racism 101

2002-03-04 Thread sylvestm
James Guinee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, On a recent exam, the students were asked to discuss how much homogamy (sameness) they see in their romantic relationships, and list the one homogamy factor that was most important in whom they date. One student wrote race, saying that

Women's History Month/Psychology #1

2002-03-01 Thread sylvestm
Without women there would be no Psychology Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

in a new direction

2002-02-28 Thread sylvestm
A colleague of mine showed me a letter that she received from the VP for Academic Affairs stating that her contract will not be renewed because of the need to take the discipline in a new direction. The letter did not elaborate. Btw,she was non-tenured. Comments invited. Michael

info:Genes,DNA,Language specificity

2002-02-25 Thread sylvestm
Despite all the hoopla re genetic mapping,why can't we determine what language someone speaks based on DNA and other genetic materials? In deep thought. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank

language specificity again

2002-02-25 Thread sylvestm
Thus far it does not appear that genetic material can give us any clues as to language specificity. Here are a few questions though: when Broca and Wernicke discovered the appropriate language centers in the brain,what nationality were their subjects? Penfield at McGill was able to stimulate

war,terrorism and gays

2002-02-25 Thread sylvestm
I could swear that I heard somewhere that more gays are born during war times than any other time. And since we currently live in a period of terrorism and impending crises,organizations like Queer Nation,Act Up and Gay and Lesbian Alliance could probably see an increase in their memberships.

Re: reinforcing virginity

2002-02-22 Thread sylvestm
Jack Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And how is he going to measure this independent variable? Jack E. Rowe Variable interval medical check ups. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to

Miscellaneous

2002-02-22 Thread sylvestm
I can rember singing a catholic hymn called Tantum ergo sacramentum. It had the same tune as a Nazi German tune.Was there a relatioinship? I know about Pope Pius XII and the controversy surrounding the papacy and the jews.But would like to know who copied from whom. Dead or Alive --

reinforcing virginity

2002-02-21 Thread sylvestm
A colleague of mine has decided to reward his daughter's virginity. He told her to abstain from sex during her high school years and upon graduation she will be rewarded with a $1000 check. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL

Sin/Caribbean Sin

2002-02-21 Thread sylvestm
There is a restaurant that opened up in Flagler Beach (up the road from Daytona called Caribbean Sin. I was curious as to thwe choice of name. The owner told me that the caribbean dishes are so delicious that something that good is sinful. I guess his connotation of sin is that it could be that

are you a faculty advisor?

2002-02-19 Thread sylvestm
I have been approached by one campus organization to be a faculty advisor. are any of you faculty advisor to an organization? what are the pros and cons of being one? does it look good on one's resume? and how does that contribute to the academic mission? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona

Guess who is coming to dinner?

2002-02-18 Thread sylvestm
Recently I have been receiving invitations from the Fraternity and Sorority organizations to dinner. I guess they have some kind of a program to get to know the faculty members better.they are a few students in my class who belong to those Greek organizations. I just hope that this is not an

Re: Pop Culture: remembering van Ronk

2002-02-15 Thread sylvestm
Gary Klatsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More than Waylon Jennings, I am mourning the recent passing of Dave Van Ronk. One of the real icons of the early folk scene. Talking of unique voices. There was no one who sounded like Van Ronk, hearing that Brooklyn accent come through some of his

Genetics/good ole boys/Nascar

2002-02-14 Thread sylvestm
Well folks,its speedweek in Daytona and the parade of the good ole boys and their fans are here.There seems to be some kind of genetic links of the drivers.In fact it seems to run in families.Father and sons,and brothers.Another factor is that the majority of the drivers are from the South.Not

Bumper sticker on campus

2002-02-07 Thread sylvestm
THE NULL HYPOTHESIS IS NEITHER Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Black History Month/Psycholgy#2

2002-02-04 Thread sylvestm
What they never told you in Pschology class Freud's segregated couch. Freud and his followers hardly saw blacks in their practices.Now Jung came close to being considered a cross-cultiural dude,but most of Freud's ideas applied mostly to Eurocentric themes.Freud gave prominence to the role of

info

2002-02-04 Thread sylvestm
do you require students be on time for exams? Often I have a few straddlers coming in midway of the exam period. I havw known teachers who require that a student be seated in place for the first ten minutes of the class or else this prof will not give the student the test. Michael

Black History Month/Psychology #1

2002-02-01 Thread sylvestm
WHAT THEY NEVER TOLD YOU IN PSYCH CLASS #1 The art and science of Psychology was first practiced in Ancient Egypt. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Psychology --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hierarchy of Needs:Maslow vs.Bush

2002-01-31 Thread sylvestm
It appears that President's Bush priorities contradicts Maslow's Motivational hierarchy. Whereas Bush would place absence of terrorism as number one and homeland security as number two and jobs as number three, the Maslow model would contend that jobs should be number one priority.After all,if

Spontaneous lactation

2002-01-28 Thread sylvestm
In a recent piece,it was noted that a zoo animal began lactation although the animal was not pregnant. How significant is this? One of those things that happen with captives? A curious penetrating mind needs to know. Michael Sylvester,PhD Sleepless in Daytona --- You are currently subscribed

Buchanan vs.Rushton

2002-01-28 Thread sylvestm
Just curious as to the differences between Pat's The Death of the West and the Canadian racist Rushton. Michael Sylvester,PhD United we stand,Divided we live --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

student's question

2002-01-24 Thread sylvestm
does dandruff contain DNA? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beac,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

student's question

2002-01-18 Thread sylvestm
are you going to review and tell us what we need to focus on for the test? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sports Fans

2002-01-18 Thread sylvestm
Truhon, Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am glad to see so many pleases with the NFL playoffs. I had to suffer in loss after loss by the Panthers. Fear no more.Tony Dungee of Tampa Bay may come to your rescue. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Anticipatory student question

2001-12-27 Thread sylvestm
should I go by your lecture notes or the book? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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