Help! moral dilemma

2004-03-23 Thread sylvestm
I must pay a hectic traffic ticket fine by Friday. I am running short on cash. If I don't pay by friday,a bench warrant could be issued for my arrest. I am thinking of selling a few texts that I have received from publishers to pay the fine. Should I sell the books or not? would selling the

Eurogenic Psychology

2004-03-22 Thread sylvestm
Although Psychology purports to be the scientific study of behavior and mental processes,it would seem to be more of the psychology of whites than other cultures.As a matter of fact the psychology that is taught in the West today are ideas and formulations derived from Europeans and Neo-

Re: Re: SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2004-03-20 Thread sylvestm
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:34:50 -0500 Patrick O. Dolan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. and the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that... :) Patrick ** Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ

Declining significance of TIPS

2004-03-20 Thread sylvestm
TIPS: - has seen a decline of 30 percent of subscribers - important classroom issues are in decline -it is the same old same old recycled thang - too Eurogenic -decline in posts from international tipsters - has failed to attract African-American and Latino profs - a recent survey

SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2004-03-17 Thread sylvestm
Tipsters: Please remind your students who are planning to come to Daytona Beach for Spring Break not to attempt to jump from their hotel balconies to the swimming pool. They should also avoid walking on a high wire from one hotel to another .And flashing for beads will not be

student's question

2004-02-23 Thread sylvestm
in gay marriages,is one of the partners designated as the wife? and my follow-up question : can two men be married but they are not gay? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

Calling all Black tipsters

2004-02-15 Thread sylvestm
Please e-mail me privately. 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: Psychology 3

2004-02-09 Thread sylvestm
WHAT THEY WILL NOT TELL YOU IN PSYCHOLOGY CLASS: Alot of blame should be put on Psychometricians and other psychologists who develop instruments that categorize and aid in racism and discrimination against people of color. This Eurocentric cognitive hegemony comtinue to downgade all peoples of

student's question

2004-02-09 Thread sylvestm
would Bush's current explanation for the war in Iraq an indication of cognitive dissonance management rather than a damage control strategy? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

Re: Re: Black History Month: Psycholgy

2004-02-08 Thread sylvestm
On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 14:37:42 -0600 Paul Brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Paul Brandon wrote: Behaving according to a psychological law is not the same as discovering (being able to state) that law. Otherwise pigeons would have to be credited with discovering the law of effect. This assumes

Black History Month: Psychology 2

2004-02-08 Thread sylvestm
WHAT THEY WILL NOT TELL YOU IN PSYCHOLOGY CLASS: - that Psychology was first practiced in Ancient Egypt -that the early africans by the practise of cutti9ng into brain matter predated Karl Lashley discoveries -Dream analysis emanted from Ancient Egypt not from Freud -that africans were the

Student's question

2004-02-08 Thread sylvestm
any comments about the Janet Jackson affair at the Superbowl? 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

2004-02-05 Thread sylvestm
WHAT THEY NEVER TOLD YOU IN PSYCHOLGY CLASS: It was African hunters and village dwellers who first dixcovered the laws of of so called Gestalt Psychology.The Africans were all aware of closure ,proximity,interposition as they went about on hunting expeditions and village construction. Michael

student's question

2004-02-04 Thread sylvestm
Can Howard Dean's primal scream after his disappointing finish in Iowa be construed as a form of psychological regression captured live? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

most appealed grade

2004-01-27 Thread sylvestm
The chairman of a department has warned the faculty about giving students the D+ grade.He said that this grade should be avoided.Apparently lots of students appeal this grade. How is it at your end? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL

Hot exam question

2004-01-22 Thread sylvestm
In an upcoming exam,I intend to word a question in this manner: Why is the biological perspective hot these days? Any objections to this type of wording? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytoina Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email

Criminal background check

2004-01-20 Thread sylvestm
Daytona Beach Community College Officials have decided to do background checks of adjuncts.Before this,only full-time profs were investigated. Just curious as to the extent of this practice at other institutions. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to

Thou shalt steal

2004-01-20 Thread sylvestm
The Venezuelan government is about to enact a law decriminalising some theft.It will be ok for people to steal food and medicine if they are desperately in need and do not have the money to pay. I must admit that the Chavez government socio-economic programs to help the poor are the most

Re: Gotta find a new drug (book)

2003-09-20 Thread sylvestm
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:15:29 -0700 (PDT) Robin Abrahams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. TIPSters-- I'm working on a lecture for my general psychology class about drugs. While the textbook we have (Wood Wood) accurately represents the physiological effects of drugs, I think it's intellectually

Re: Freud-Plato Question

2003-09-15 Thread sylvestm
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:15:23 -0400 Lenore Frigo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. This is from one of my online students... Is Freud's id, ego and superego based on Plato's three part soul which consists of reason, emotion and appetite? Thanks for any help, Lenore Frigo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Most

The other 9/11

2003-09-11 Thread sylvestm
PLease note that it was 9/11/73 that Allende' of Chile was overthrown by the CIA. MIchael Sylvester,PhD DAytona Beach,Florida Allende,Che Guevara gone but forgotten. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL

Quiz 1

2003-09-11 Thread sylvestm
what experiment did Dave Premack perform that occasionate the formulation of the Premack principle? MIchael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

my days of flagellation

2003-09-11 Thread sylvestm
Flagellation was practiced when I was a student at the Trappist Monastery at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky.But it only took place during Holy Week. The monastic bell would ring to begin the process and ring again to cease. It did not last too long. The trappist were called Order

Massachusetts

2003-08-29 Thread sylvestm
Somehow the killing of Fr.Geoghan at a Mass.prison is bringing back memories of the documentary-Titticut Follies. Both events zero in on the prison guards. Comments invited. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona each,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

xtra points for losing weight

2003-08-21 Thread sylvestm
I am toying with the idea of giving extra points to students for losing weight.For each pound a student loses,the student gets 1 point. Lose 20 pounds and the student gets 20 extra points. My fear is that I may influence anorexia in some students. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida

info:blackout and fecundity

2003-08-21 Thread sylvestm
is it true that births tend to surge 9 months after a blackout? So we should expext a rise in birthrates along the Eastern States in late spring 2004. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to

Rat conditioning in Mozambique

2003-08-20 Thread sylvestm
Behavioral scientists in Mozambique have conditioned rats in Mozambique to sniff when hidden land mines have been detected.This is viewed as a adjunct tool at detecting and removing mines.They point out that this method has certain advantages over using dogs.The rats can penetrate into hidden

Arnold and Konrad Lorenz

2003-08-14 Thread sylvestm
I am beginning to see parallels between Konrad Lorenz and Arnol;d. They were both born in Austria.THey have an imprinted following: Lorenz- ducks and Arnold-kids in the inner city. They both demonstrate the principle of transfer of learning from a lower order to a global vision. Michael

calling all California tipsters

2003-08-14 Thread sylvestm
Vote for Arnold MJS --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Pastoral Behavioral Engineering

2003-08-10 Thread sylvestm
did you hear about the black minister in Louisiana who will give $5 and $10 to each white person who attends his church on Sundays and Thursdays? Could this be the bridge between Religion and Psychology we have been looking for? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Re: Nail in the head

2003-07-30 Thread sylvestm
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:23:39 -0400 Miguel Roig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. I don't recall seeing this on TIPS so I'll share it with you. Yesterday a student sent me a story that is about a year old about a construction worker who had been accidently shot with a nail gun. The nail penetrated the

anticipatory SARS response?

2003-06-23 Thread sylvestm
While being a DJ at a hotel last weekend,two hotel guests came by my music booth.At the moment they told me that they were from Toronto I began thinking of SARS and I began dxperiencing a few sniffles. Well what do ya think? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently

Re: Rap essay

2003-06-09 Thread sylvestm
On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 07:11:35 -0700 FRANTZ, SUE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. I have a student this quarter who could make a living as a writer. In fact, I'm pretty sure he could give Dave Barry a run for his money. I just graded his last exam, and he wrote the answer to the second essay as a rap.

Greg Smith,Ph.D X 4

2003-06-04 Thread sylvestm
Has anyone been following that 13 year old who graduated with honors at Randolph Macon? He said he wants to get 4 PhDs. What is the explanation for such abnormal cognitive advantage? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

student's question

2003-06-04 Thread sylvestm
when the graduating class at Westpoint throw their graduating hats in the air,do they retrieve them and is it the same hat? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Chinese scare in class

2003-04-03 Thread sylvestm
I have a Chinese student in my class who also works at a Chinese restaurant with lots of chinese on staff. The student who sits next to her is concerned about the SARS disease which has killed people in Asia. Is her anxiety justified? and how should I react? MIchael Sylvester,PhD Daytona

Daniel Moynihan and blacks

2003-04-03 Thread sylvestm
With his idea of benign neglect the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan stirred up the black academic community.Moynihan 's father absence hypothesis as contributive to a perceived social decay in the black family was counteracted by black social and behavioral scientist who demonstrated that there

Re: Re: Century of Living

2003-03-25 Thread sylvestm
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:23:59 -0800 (PST) Annette Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. My pleasure. In the past Tipsters have provided me with the same courtesy and it's nice to have a group colleagues I have never met but who are all so nice to each other :-) Annette Run this by me one more time.

should I do this?

2003-03-21 Thread sylvestm
I have a very negatively reactive student in one of my classes. And I have to conduct course evaluation within a month. I can predict that she will be writing down some nasties. I am waiting on the opportunity for her to be absent from class to pass out the course evaluation forms. Is this ok?

student's question

2003-02-26 Thread sylvestm
why is the sense of smell the only one that bypasses the thalamus? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

remebering Johnny Paycheck

2003-02-20 Thread sylvestm
Johnny Paycheck passed away this week. But his song Take this job and shove it continues to be the rallying cry of underpaid academicians. 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

2003-02-20 Thread sylvestm
does bystander apathy apply only to humans(as in the Washington,DC gas station case) or may it also apply to a wounded animal lying besides a road? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to

anti-French protest

2003-02-20 Thread sylvestm
Someone left a voice message on A French teacher's voice mail criticizing France's attitude re the Iraq situation. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Differential reinforcement:Jesus/Allah

2003-02-10 Thread sylvestm
It seems that a prison in Orlando was reinforcing inmates that attend a certain amount of Christian services a month by taking 6 days off per month from their prison sentences.But the Moslem prisoners were not given similar deductions for attending Moslem services. The Florida Department of

Black history month/Psychology

2003-02-07 Thread sylvestm
My weekly post What they never told you in Psychology class! will be begin next week. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Neoteny/Michael Jackson

2003-02-07 Thread sylvestm
Why is Michael Jackson remindering me of the bio-evolutionary concept of neoteny? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

High IQ student's question

2003-02-07 Thread sylvestm
can a hormone also act as a neurotransmitter? 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 answer

2003-02-05 Thread sylvestm
To the question differentiate between a single-blind procedure and a double-blind procedure one of my students wrote: Single blind is when you are legally blind,but you can see things somewhat,double blind is when you are legally blind and can not see anything but you have

TV alert 20/20

2003-02-05 Thread sylvestm
On 20/20 this week.Pop singer Michael Jackson will be interviewed.He will explain his dangling baby on the balcony behavior. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Pass/Fail

2003-02-04 Thread sylvestm
do any of you use a pass-fail grading system? in what areas would such a system be appropriate? and how is GPA figured out in this system? And while on this subject(nodal semantic associated network), is it necessary to include courses that are audited on transcripts since they do not

info: cognitive same as faith-based?

2003-02-03 Thread sylvestm
Just trying to come up with the idea that some components of cognitive perspective can be viewed as a faith-based thang. Send me something. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to

Early European vs American

2003-01-30 Thread sylvestm
would I be correct in saying that in the history of Psychology European scholars were more interested in the structure of mind whereas on this side of the ocean the emphasis was on behavior-environment interaction? Could Psychoanalytic,Gestalt,Existential,Stucturalism be booked on a

co-teach

2003-01-30 Thread sylvestm
do any of you co-teach a class where you are responsible for specific chapters and the other teacher other chapters? How should the course grade be allocated? I once co-taught but I preferred to take the first half of the semester and let the other dude teach the second half. I do not think that

student's question

2003-01-24 Thread sylvestm
can a dentist prescribe valium? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Super bowl correlations:Update

2003-01-24 Thread sylvestm
We have already discussed the popular belief held by some that there are more domestic violence on Super bowl Sunday than any other day. Now it is being reported that traffic accidents increase after the game with the accident rate higher among fans and backers of the losing team. So we should

Scandinavian behavioral science

2003-01-24 Thread sylvestm
It appears that the Scandinavian Countries keep extensive and in-depth records of persons.It's almost the quintessential longitudinal paradigm. It is not usual when some studies are reported that reference is made to some kind of a Danish registry that have kept track of individuals from cradle to

info

2003-01-21 Thread sylvestm
is there some kind of a Central Psychology museum anywhere where one can view the early Psychology tools,for examples,the first skinner box,skulls of phrenology,Harlow's wire mesh monkeys,Skinner's air crib and so on? Should there be one? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Wundt: introspection training

2003-01-14 Thread sylvestm
Just came across a test bank item that Wundt required 10,000 trials for one to be a trained introspectionist.I find it hard to believe. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

not 'Stayin Alive'

2003-01-13 Thread sylvestm
The news that Maurice Gibb passed away last weekend hit me personally because of my role as a mobile disc jockey. But I do experience some cognitive dissonance in playing the song 'Stayin Alive'. After all Andy Gibb passed away a few years ago and now Maurice. Apparenly the Bee Gees are having

student's question

2003-01-07 Thread sylvestm
do I have to buy the study guide? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

First day of class

2003-01-06 Thread sylvestm
On the first day of class today, a student came to the front of the class called his fiance' to come to join him and popped the question ... will you marry me? She answered yes and he put a ring on her finger. The whole class applauded.I hope they don't plan the wedding in my class. How

Declining good wishes on Tips

2002-12-14 Thread sylvestm
Is it me or is it the sign of the times? There was a time when tipsters would wish other tipsters happy holidays, thanks for a good year and so on. What happened? I have not seen such felicitations expressed so far on postings or are we letting our scientific base override our hearts? I had to

THANKS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2002-12-11 Thread sylvestm
I wish to thank all tipsters for prividing illuminating information to my posts in 2002.Tips is certainly numero uno when it comes to basic scientific psychology. I enjoyed and will continue to enjoy the diversity of ideas on this listserve. THanks Bill Southerly for the creation of such a

remembering Philip Berrigan

2002-12-10 Thread sylvestm
One of my closest friends and a person who had tremendous influence on my life passed away last week.It was while I was studying to be a Trappist monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky (under the tutelage of Thomas Merton) that I first met Phil and his bother Dan Berrigan Phil was a

Axis of Ad hominem attacks

2002-12-10 Thread sylvestm
It was George W.Bush who referred to Iran,Iraq and North Korea as an axis of evil. Along the same lines with no threat to humanity,there is in Tips an axis of ad hominen attacks that emanate from three tipsters:one in California,one in Iowa and one in Michigan. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona

Excused from final

2002-12-10 Thread sylvestm
A student told me that her teacher excused her from taking the final because her work in all assignments throughout the semester was excellent.And She already had an A going for her, so her teacher excused her from taking the final. Do any tipster engage in such anticipatory advanced rewarding

Re: RE: Re: Pink Floyd

2002-12-06 Thread sylvestm
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:27:47 -0500 Rick Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Michael Sylvester wrote: Reminds me of the student who asks the teacher a question and the teacher replies Go look it up in the book. Michael Sylvester,PhD Of course, if the answer is so obvious that the

Re: RE: Re: Pink Floyd

2002-12-06 Thread sylvestm
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:39:55 -0500 Gary Klatsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Yes Michael, but you are the teacher. You are asking us to do what is really your job Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University (SUNY)

And just one more thing

2002-12-05 Thread sylvestm
Although this expression was a part of the oratory of Detective Colombo in the TV series,my intention here is an enquiry. I seem to be hearing from some students that interracial marriages are bad because of the children of such marriages are more likely to have all types of physiological and

Pink Floyd

2002-12-05 Thread sylvestm
A hate fest has been cancelled in Daytona Beach this week-end. But it was mentioned that some of those hate rock groups get some inspiration from the Pink Floyd classic The Wall. Can anyone on the Pop culture division of Tips,send me some info on the Psychology of Pink Floyd? Michael

Re: Re: Pink Floyd

2002-12-05 Thread sylvestm
On Thu, 05 Dec 2002 13:15:36 -0600 Hank Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. A Google search of the phrase psychology of Pink Floyd turns up many relevant hits. Good luck with your search. Hank --- Hank Goldstein,

student's question

2002-12-04 Thread sylvestm
can you tell me where I stand going into the final? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

contingency management in France

2002-12-04 Thread sylvestm
The French government has decided that they have had it with unruly,violent and disruptive students in the public schools.The pending legislation is that any student who presents a problem in class will be jailed. And the parent will have to bail the student out. In addition a parent of a

Rescue me

2002-12-03 Thread sylvestm
I am not referring to the rb classic by Aretha Franklin but to a student who came to me to try to rescue her from an academic problem.This student has missed lots of classes and his barely passing the course. Anyway,she feels that it is essential that she gets a C in the class to maintain her

malcounseling insurance?

2002-12-03 Thread sylvestm
should an academic counselor be held liable for giving incorrect advise to a student? for example,a student of mine had been absent from my class and was about to drop the course.She returned to the lass and told me that her advisor had told her that she did not need to take the class because it

automatic flushing toilets

2002-12-02 Thread sylvestm
My campus has those automatic flushing toilets installed. Are these meant to save water or prevent disease? Those toilets seem to waste lots of water.I have had 4 flushes while disposing scatological elements. How does it work?If I get up it flushes even though I do not swipe the low end digital

Attendance problem solved

2002-12-02 Thread sylvestm
With David Premack in mind,I used a high probability ideal to reinforce a low probability ideal. Here is what I do.The highest score on any exam I give is 80 and achieving 100 depends on attendance. I am conveying the message that there is more to learning than taking tests.I find that students

info: the Minorah

2002-12-02 Thread sylvestm
is it true that the minorah comes from Greece? is there a scientific explanation as to why a oil lamp which is supposed to last for one day lasted for eight days? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a

info: the Menorah

2002-12-02 Thread sylvestm
did the Maccabees(sp) really defeated the Syrians at that battle? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

What would Jesus Drive?

2002-11-25 Thread sylvestm
There is an environmental wacko student on campus who is going around leaving a flyer that states What would Jesus Drive? opn faculty members who are driving SUVs. What stage of Moral development,would this student be in? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently

student's question

2002-11-25 Thread sylvestm
why is it that we require medical doctors from other countries to be certified in the U.S before practicing medicine in the U.S,but we do not require the same of professionals who get their academic degrees from other countries? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Re: Re: What would Jesus Drive?

2002-11-25 Thread sylvestm
On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:22:24 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Ah! what a low blow? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Department Secretary's question

2002-11-22 Thread sylvestm
can constant tickling of a child be considered child abuse? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Junk food improves grades

2002-11-21 Thread sylvestm
University of Florida researchers are reporting that eating junk food improves academic performance.Purportedly,those foods supply energy which boost up the cognitive network. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: Teaching research methods

2002-11-19 Thread sylvestm
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:06:38 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. You may want to check out a text titled Basic research methods by Soslo it is an old text but it had some basic procedural info for a variety of research methods. Also Hutt and Hutt for naturalistic observations. Michael Sylvester,PhD

Behold! Tipster of Year 2002

2002-11-18 Thread sylvestm
Stephen Black --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

student's question

2002-11-13 Thread sylvestm
is there a relationship between trials to acquisition and resistance to extinction? in other words if it takes subject A 20 trials to reach acquisition and subject B takes 40 trials to reach acquisition,will these differential rates affect extinction rates for the subjects? Michael

Learning as hypothetical construct

2002-11-11 Thread sylvestm
HC usually implies that this phenomenon is unobservable. However there are neuroscientific instruments that can show the brain areas involved while learning is taking place. So what does that do to the idea that hypothetical constructs like learning is unobservable(although performance can.) And

URGENT:student military call

2002-11-07 Thread sylvestm
Need info as to how some tipsters handle and resolve grading a student who has informed you that he has received a call from the military to be on stand by and be prepared to report in 10 days? would you try to verify this info? What grade should that student get? his current grade or a

whatever happen to BE?

2002-10-29 Thread sylvestm
whatever happen to Bourne and Ekstrand? I can remember their Intro text. Were they the first to use cartoons as text art ? I think that they used the Peanut characters throughout their text? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Fla --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

student's question

2002-10-28 Thread sylvestm
How do you differentiate between a law and a principle? for example you talked about the Yerkes-Dodson law and on the other hand you referred to the Premack principle. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send

Re: Re: Gazzaniga's Intro text

2002-10-25 Thread sylvestm
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:57:13 -0500 Hank Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. All you have to do is examine a mirror image of the cover and all wrongs are righted!!! P.S. Who was the top female in this year's Chicago marathon? Please note that one or two exceptions may not be statistically

students' protest in class

2002-10-24 Thread sylvestm
Some of my students are protesting my plan to add more questions on the test that I have scheduled for this coming Monday. My rationale for doing this is that we will be rolling back the clock by one hour.This means that they will have an extra hour of study time (never mind that extra hour of

location location location

2002-10-24 Thread sylvestm
This thread on location is beginning to remind me of the consistency- situationism controversy re personality. Do profs look for jobs in a location congruent with their personalities or as the years go do they conform to the demand characteristics of the location? And while on this subject

1st vs. later editions

2002-10-23 Thread sylvestm
I must admit that I find the first editions of some psychology texts more exciting than the so called improved later editions.It just appears that some first editions are more comprehensive and inclusive than the latter ones.It is as if -in the first edition-the author tries to achieve a high

Re: RE: Freud questions

2002-10-23 Thread sylvestm
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:50:07 -0400 John Kulig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Traci: Freud described himself as an atheist. But did had opinions on the topic. He described religious experiences as oceanic - connections between us and the outside. In his routine theories he believed ego

The Cohen Jewish genes

2002-10-23 Thread sylvestm
I saw a program that purports to trace the Cohen name to the priestly caste.They apparently showed similar type of DNA in the Cohen population. Can anyone enlighten me as to the validity and reliability of this finding? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently

Hungarian Jewish student

2002-10-22 Thread sylvestm
I have a Hungarian Jewish student in my class who has a child in kindergarten. She remarked that she was surprised that Jewish kindergarten school her child attends also admits christian children.She apparently feels that this is wrong. As the unchallenged cross-cultural dude on Tips,my question

Re: Re: Hungarian Jewish student

2002-10-22 Thread sylvestm
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:23:01 -0500 Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Hi Nancy! You get my vote for Tipster of the Year! Thanks for responding so well to Michael!! Please note that ad hominen attacks are not criteria that I use to declare the tipster of the year .Many factors

2002 Tipster of the year

2002-10-21 Thread sylvestm
The 2002 Tipster of the year award will be announced the firsr week of December. 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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