re: [tips] Milgram - what kind of a study was it?

2010-02-04 Thread Mike Palij
was jarred when discussing the SPE with another Stanford psychologist who asked So, what's your null hypothesis? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

Re: [tips] Newsweek's Begley bashes antidepressants

2010-02-08 Thread Mike Palij
). I suspect that these issues may be more factually and forcefully argued on the clinical psychology research mailing lists and discussion groups, but I think that those discussion may mirror what has been said on TiPS. Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed

Re: [tips] Neuroscientist Denied Tenure Goes On Shooting Spree

2010-02-13 Thread Mike Palij
On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:05:47 -0800, Ken Steele wrote: Mike Palij wrote: A biology professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville who was denied tenure Friday (02/12) morning, apparently came back and shot up a faculty meeting, killing 3 people. See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35372168/ns

[tips] Neuroscientist ETC. Part 2: Things Only Get Weirder

2010-02-13 Thread Mike Palij
in the second semester of her 6th year, after which she would have to leave. Perhaps I am behind the times on this but don't many places give faculty an option for a 7th year while they do a job search? I know of cases where this was true in the past. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu

[tips] More Fun Statistics For Class Use: APA 2009-2010 Faculty Grouped Freq Table: Salary by Rank-Years

2010-02-24 Thread Mike Palij
recent data is probably available from governmental sources; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http

[tips] Forensic Medicine, Poisons, and Radium Drinks

2010-02-26 Thread Mike Palij
this complements the treatment of 'hysteria' post from a few weeks back. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=913

[tips] Professor Suspended Over Facebook Venting

2010-03-01 Thread Mike Palij
to do with Columbine. See: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/NY-School-District-Shut-Down-Over-Facebook-Misunderstanding-85831412.html or http://tinyurl.com/y8hkovo -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- Original Message-- On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:44:45 -0800

RE: [tips] Professor Suspended Over Facebook Venting

2010-03-01 Thread Mike Palij
that one should have seen it coming. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu -Original Message- From: Anthony Golden [mailto:anthonygol...@gnomewebs.com] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:54 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Professor Suspended

re: [tips] Live Tweeting at the Eastern Psychological Association conference

2010-03-04 Thread Mike Palij
held in NYC, I have not decided whether I would attend it. Because of prior commitments, I can't attend on Friday. Frankly, I have not looked over the program and so, apologies to any Tipsters who attend/present at EPA -- my lack of appearance should not be taken as a personal slight. -Mike

RE: [tips] I need a break...

2010-03-05 Thread Mike Palij
today, then maybe Louis' advice makes sense. 1/2 :-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=1088 or send a blank email

[tips] Standard Disclaimers Still Apply

2010-03-11 Thread Mike Palij
and need to be aware of how their enterprise is being portrayed in places like Wikipedia: http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/article.asp?article=1619cat=148 -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here

[tips] A Moment To Remember

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Palij
textbooks like introduction to psychology, social psychology, etc.? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=1316

Re: [tips] A Moment To Remember

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Palij
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:58:24 -0700, Annette Taylor wrote: Ok, what happened on April 19 and 20 that has little immediate relevance to me? I apologize for not remembering but April 19 is the date of the Oklahome City bombing; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing -Mike Palij

[tips] Over or Under?

2010-03-17 Thread Mike Palij
! -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=1341 or send a blank email to leave-1341-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df

[tips] One Reason Why Dealing with Insurance Companies is Hellish

2010-03-17 Thread Mike Palij
purely cynical about any large profit making business, how would one treat this as an exercise in critical thinking and analysis? Only people's lives depend on it. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click

re: [tips] Help with quotation.

2010-03-17 Thread Mike Palij
or translations of this passage. In my copy of the New Oxford Annotated Bible (3rd ed; 2001), it appears on page 785 Hebrew Bible. A webpage with various translations is available here: http://bible.cc/psalms/14-1.htm Make sure to read the commentaries. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu

re: [tips] Long before Rosenhan

2010-03-22 Thread Mike Palij
/2008/02/28/revisiting-the-other-half-of-jacob-riis/ For Nellie Bly, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly Again, I'm not sure what Chris' point is in comparing/contrasting Bly and Riis. In any case, I'm glad to see Chris being interested in New Yorkers. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m

[tips] Problems In The Reconstruction of Historical Events and Activities

2010-03-23 Thread Mike Palij
to point out that this situation is not unique to historical event but it is likely to be relevant to any new culture where knowledge about the culture is extremely limited and there is little guidance on the correct interpretation of objects, events, conversations, and processes. -Mike Palij New York

Re: [tips] Blackboard vs Whiteboard

2010-03-27 Thread Mike Palij
. That presentation taught me several things but not the points that the speaker intended. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

[tips] Why It's Three Mile Island Day!

2010-03-28 Thread Mike Palij
in nuclear power plants. Who knows how that will turn out? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=1585 or send

Re: [tips] An Informal Memory Test

2010-03-29 Thread Mike Palij
psychology could not know these basic things (he was also project director for the project that I was working on). I was pretty sure that at one time he had to have known it from his grad stat courses. I guess even Ph.D.s forget what they (allegedly) learned in grad school. -Mike Palij New York

re: [tips] NYU buys Columbia, eats Harvard University | nyunews.com

2010-04-01 Thread Mike Palij
to buy Columbia and eat Harvard. Expect NYU to buy Princeton and Yale and make them into community colleges. On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:24:57 -0700, Christopher D. Green wrote: http://nyunews.com/news/2010/04/01/1columbia/ So if NYU has eaten Harvard, I wonder what part Mike Palij got? Brains

[tips] When Parents Go Bad (At Least In Fiction)

2010-04-02 Thread Mike Palij
psychology textbooks, such as development, adolescent, and lifespan psychology. It might be of interest to see how familiar students are with books in this genre which might predispose them to accept or reject the presentation of parents in psychology textbooks. -Mike Palij New York University m

[tips] Page Numbering for Books in Kindle?

2010-04-03 Thread Mike Palij
America by Mooney Kirshenbaum. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=1708 or send a blank email to leave-1708

[tips] What A Day: Mystery, Redemption, Astrology, Astronomy, History, and Tragedy

2010-04-04 Thread Mike Palij
, anything by Stevie Wonder. I'd suggest Higher Ground: see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Ground_%28Stevie_Wonder_song%29 Partial lyrics: Teachers keep on teachin' Preachers keep on preachin' World keep on turnin' Cause it won't be too long Careful with those fertility symbols. -Mike

Re: [tips] What A Day: Mystery, Redemption, Astrology, Astronomy, History, and Tragedy

2010-04-04 Thread Mike Palij
On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:27:50 -0700, Christopher D. Green wrote: Mike Palij wrote: But let me ask the fundamental question: What makes this year (2010) different from other years? Note the spoof on the Passover seder question. Very droll Mike. What can I say? I'm a New Yawker! ;-) -Mike

RE: [tips] What A Day: Mystery, Redemption, Astrology, Astronomy, History, and Tragedy

2010-04-04 Thread Mike Palij
weren't being disrespectful in your support of Ben Stein's Science=Nazism position. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl

re: [tips] Well this is fun...

2010-04-06 Thread Mike Palij
/ Wait, Ted Williams is STILL dead? Didn't they cut off his head and attach it to a cyborg body? Or was that another ball player? Oh, and I thought only the good die young. Perhaps that's why those ball players are smiling. Bad to the bone. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu

Re: [tips] Are some Ethiopians jewish?

2010-04-07 Thread Mike Palij
Well, as a Yeshiva student once told me during class where we were having difficulty getting a consensus position on something: Look Prof, you get three Jews togethers, don't be surprised that you get five opinions to deal with! -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You

[tips] How We Are Slipping in Science

2010-04-10 Thread Mike Palij
why such information might be excluded. Was it for scientific reasons or for political reasons? In any event, perhaps people will find the links to resources above useful for other reasons. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch

Re: [tips] Best Methods, Stats, and Stats Lab Instructive Material

2010-04-15 Thread Mike Palij
will be used and taught. Don't be surprised if in the near future schools move from Microsoft Office to Google Docs and related free software. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http

Re: [tips] What's in a name?

2010-04-16 Thread Mike Palij
is remembered. Now, if his name was Martin Mind... ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu Allen Esterson wrote: Is it possible that, in a few cases at least, one's name influences one's career choice? (This could loosely be said to be a psychological question. :-) ) I'm led

re: [tips] Top 10 challenging concepts

2010-04-18 Thread Mike Palij
-negative reinforcement -positive punishment -why a -7.0 correlation coefficient is more significant than a +5.0 - assimilation and accomodation in Piagetian theory - diathesis stress theory of schizophrenia Why do fools fall in love? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. Do

RE: [tips] Top 10 challenging concepts

2010-04-19 Thread Mike Palij
cover of the song in quite a while. Oh, and not to dredge up old, painful memories but wasn't there a list of songs that could be used in psychology courses? Is anybody maintaining/updating it? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch

re: [tips] Biserial r.

2010-04-20 Thread Mike Palij
this in part on pages 442-446. I am unaware of biserial/polyserial coefficients being greater then 1.00 when estimated by SEM and would like references to such a case. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe

[tips] For Fans of Race and Racism

2010-04-21 Thread Mike Palij
I got an email from another mailing list about a new book from MIT Press that examines race from various perspectives. Knowing that there are fans of such discussions on Tips, I provide the summary for the book below. Make it a fun day. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu

RE: Re:[tips] Biserial r.

2010-04-21 Thread Mike Palij
, one has to think through what is going on. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2142 or send a blank email

Re:[tips] Biserial r

2010-04-22 Thread Mike Palij
philosophy. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2166 or send a blank email to leave-2166

[tips] Will Your College Accept Chickens For Tuition?

2010-04-23 Thread Mike Palij
on the chicken standard -- it is not a matter of if but when. So, how long will it be before we hear: Hey, how man chickens for an 'A' grade? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. For those who are unfamiliar the Sue Lowden and her chicken plan, see: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162

re: [tips] question on speech perception

2010-04-26 Thread Mike Palij
/Speech_perception -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso= or send a blank email to leave-

[tips] Why Powerpoint Is Evil: Military Version

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Palij
: |Senior officers say the program does come in handy when the goal |is not imparting information, as in briefings for reporters. Perhaps this should give teachers who use powerpoints in class some pause. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch

RE: [tips] question on speech perception

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Palij
to the beginning, part of this practice would be learning how to manipulate the vocal tract to produce the new variations on speech that one wants to imitate. And, as in sports, dancing, or singing, it take both cognitive and motor learning to achievce some level of performance. -Mike Palij New York

re:[tips] Summer reading

2010-04-28 Thread Mike Palij
-riding-trilogy-ifc-films-r I have a stack of books on decision-making that I intend to get to as well as re-watching a bunch of world cinema. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http

[tips] Looking For Genes In All The Wrong Places

2010-05-03 Thread Mike Palij
is that they don’t build neurons with them. For more, see: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/science/27gene.html?ref=sciencepagewanted=all -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http

re: [tips] Snodgrass et al. Picture Completion Task

2010-05-04 Thread Mike Palij
-274. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2454 or send a blank email to leave-2454

RE: [tips] What Academics Are Writing About These Days...

2010-05-08 Thread Mike Palij
for a bookmarkable page. |... |This installation of the Generator has delivered 4362078 essays since |25/Feb/2000 18:43:09 PST, when it became operational. Oh well... ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu From: Mike Palij [m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Saturday

[tips] Tweeting Habermas

2010-05-09 Thread Mike Palij
, y'all! -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2544 or send a blank email to leave-2544

Re: [tips] What Academics Are Writing About These Days...

2010-05-10 Thread Mike Palij
. Everyone knows that you have to go to the phenomenologists in order to get authenic gibberish. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

Re: [tips] What Academics Are Writing About These Days...

2010-05-11 Thread Mike Palij
of the work and the social context it is being produced in? I don't think so. Creativity is a very slippery concept and perhaps psychological research on it has only trivialized our understanding of it.. Or not. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed

[tips] Life Is Unfair: Cougar Edition

2010-05-13 Thread Mike Palij
that this is based on is in the journal Demography but I haven't seen it yet. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2617 or send

[tips] Sexual Confusion At The Cellular Level

2010-05-15 Thread Mike Palij
? For the brief NY Times article, see: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/science/11obflies.html?ref=science For the PLoS Biology article, see: http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000365 -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips

Consider Plan C: Go Gangsta (was re: [tips] Plan B - Skip College - NYTimes.com

2010-05-15 Thread Mike Palij
like Bill Gates, dropping out of college is somehow as prerequisite for becoming the richest man on the planet. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

[tips] OOPS! What People Do With Nonsignificant Results

2010-05-25 Thread Mike Palij
to not understanding why someone would say this or even think it was a good research strategy at the time but, by the looks of this abstract, some people took the advice to heart. I wonder if one would find similar results in the psychological literature? -Mike Palij New York University m

re: [tips] Memorable Summer Reading

2010-05-29 Thread Mike Palij
be the equivalent experience for them. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2827 or send a blank email to leave

[tips] Yes, No Gays Need Apply

2010-05-31 Thread Mike Palij
, especially of children, shouldn't they be screening for pedophilia instead of homosexuality? And while we're at it, perhaps they should screen for psychopathy, authoritarianism, social dominance, and all those other normal traits/attitudes that can lead to so much difficulty. -Mike Palij New York

Re: [tips] PsycINFO versus Google Scholar

2010-06-02 Thread Mike Palij
duplicates. I have NO idea what how PsycInfo tracks citations but clearly it doesn't do such a good job. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

[tips] On The Values of Vague and Meningless Psychological Terms

2010-06-04 Thread Mike Palij
in 30 years, burnout will be viewed in the same way as nervous breakdown, that is, a vague and ultimately meaningless concept that is replaced by existing more specific concepts that that used to described a more limited range of psychological problems. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu

re: [tips] correlations again

2010-06-04 Thread Mike Palij
It is of some use to compare Dr. Gupta's presentation with the presentation made in the NY Times which might be more suitable for class use; see: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/vigorous-exercise-linked-with-better-grades/ -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You

[tips] Wikipedia Citations in APA Journals

2010-06-08 Thread Mike Palij
instead of, say, journal articles. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2979 or send a blank email to leave-2979

[tips] Secondhand Smoke Makes You Crazy

2010-06-08 Thread Mike Palij
. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=2983 or send a blank email to leave-2983-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df

[tips] Does Being Plugged In Means You Ignore Your Kids?

2010-06-10 Thread Mike Palij
a new category of child negligence will be created, that is, electronic child neglect? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n

[tips] The Upside of Being Wrong

2010-06-11 Thread Mike Palij
://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/books/11book.html?hpw I wonder, on the basis of the review, which book would Tipsters want to read first? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

Re: [tips] Multitasking

2010-06-11 Thread Mike Palij
not confuse this with either a scholarly review or theoretical statement. And remember the old saying about opinions, that is, it's like a particular body structure, everyone has one, and they all stink except one's own. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu don allen wrote: Those

[tips] Singularity University: The Model Of Higher Education For The Future?

2010-06-13 Thread Mike Palij
and high-powered people take this so seriously or the possibility that they are right. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n

[tips] U.S. Tax Dollars at Work Part 982,542: Pretest But Don't Posttest for Brain Injury

2010-06-14 Thread Mike Palij
is too high. For one source see: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC267/333/8014/1369167.html?d=dmtICNNews The test in question is called the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metris or ANAM. Anyone familiar with it? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You

RE: [tips] a recent corr/causation example

2010-06-14 Thread Mike Palij
., Stephen Raudenbush of multilevel analysis fame). -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3088 or send a blank email

Re:[tips] U.S. Tax Dollars at Work Part 982,542: Pretest But Don't Posttest for Brain Injury

2010-06-15 Thread Mike Palij
allow it and (b) a convincing case for stopping the posttesting has not been made, in my opinion, and move evidence concerning this point needs to be provided. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here

RE: [tips] a recent corr/causation example

2010-06-15 Thread Mike Palij
has occurred. That is, the initial effect was spurious, a Type I error, or something similar. The failure to replicate identifies the problem as one involving internal validity, not external validity (where the effect is assumed to be reliably found under specific conditions). -Mike Palij New York

RE: [tips] a recent corr/causation example

2010-06-15 Thread Mike Palij
occurs in order to understand whether there is a real relationship between homicide and IQ or a spurious one. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

[tips] The World's Best Jeopardy Player Is...

2010-06-17 Thread Mike Palij
that it will be in the near future -- a special episode of Jeopardy will air with Watson as a contestant. Maybe Kurzweil is right about the coming human-robot/cyborg integration. Don't forget the oilcan, Tinman. -Mike Palij New York Univerisity m...@nyyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch

[tips] re: [tips] Op-Ed Contributor - The ‘Learning Knights’ of Bell Telephone - NYTimes.com

2010-06-17 Thread Mike Palij
in the gulf of Mexico shows that corporations would rather work cheap than smart. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso

[tips] How The World Cup Will Kill You~!

2010-06-21 Thread Mike Palij
addiction to soccer); see: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC267/333/20781/1369520.html?d=dmtICNNews I wonder if anyone has done any study on the number of heart attacks during the airing of those films on Skinmax. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently

[tips] There's A Red Moon Rising...

2010-06-25 Thread Mike Palij
And it won't just be over the Cuyahoga River. For the story see the National Geographic website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100625-lunar-eclipse-full-moon-june-26-space-science/ Burn on, big river, burn on. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You

[tips] Please Make An Appointment With The Avatar

2010-06-26 Thread Mike Palij
who and what a clinician should be (e.g., very similar in sex, age, appearance or male, older, distinguished or female, young, and hot, etc.). Kiss those Ph.D./Psy.D.s good-bye! Eliza VI is coming! ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch

[tips] Red Moon Illusion

2010-06-26 Thread Mike Palij
). -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3318 or send a blank email to leave-3318-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df

re: [tips] Reborn babies - creepy, but intriguing

2010-06-27 Thread Mike Palij
think it is perhaps most troubling for the children of women who buy such dolls, even grown adult children might be affected. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

re: [tips] Great Novels for Honors Intro

2010-06-27 Thread Mike Palij
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_new_world -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3336 or send a blank email to leave-3336

re:[tips] Great Novels for Honors Intro

2010-06-28 Thread Mike Palij
version by Ken Russell (Chayefsky wrote the screenplay for the film, saw how it was going, and disowned the film). One will be amazed at how well it portrays part of the world of academic research. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch

[tips] What Reality Shows May Teach

2010-06-29 Thread Mike Palij
long before we start having two minute hate sessions (or do certain organizations already have that)? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

re: [tips] Are we all WEIRD?

2010-07-01 Thread Mike Palij
remember ever reading a psychologiical research result that is supposed to apply to all humans but I think a lot of medical research explicitly makes this assumption. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click

[tips] I Kid You Not

2010-07-01 Thread Mike Palij
But it is possible that someone is. See: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20562636?dopt=Abstract Well, it it nice to see that ECT is effective for something. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click

[tips] Like Pet Therapy But Without The Pet

2010-07-05 Thread Mike Palij
Robot therapy with cute, cuddly robotic seal. Would it work? See: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/science/05robot.html?_r=1th=emc=thpagewanted=all There's more here than just robotic companions for the elderly, there's also robots that assist in monitoring diets and drug craving. -Mike Palij

[tips] The Rich ARE Different: Real Estate Edition

2010-07-09 Thread Mike Palij
. Things that make you H -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3489 or send a blank email to leave-3489

[tips] A Teachable Moment: Using the World Cup Data on Height of Footballers

2010-07-10 Thread Mike Palij
? The comments are interesting as well. I'm sure that there are comparable examples of this in other areas. Take care, -Mike Palij --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n

[tips] Can Computers Hurt Education?

2010-07-11 Thread Mike Palij
effort to learning the material being tested. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3518 or send a blank email

re: [tips] ??????????

2010-07-11 Thread Mike Palij
On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:41:37 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: Where have all the tipsters gone? Wastin' away again in Margaritaville? Please pass the sponge cake. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. Don't forget Jimmy's show tonight; see: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/arts

[tips] Child Education and Social Robotics

2010-07-11 Thread Mike Palij
generations of social robots as your replacements. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3520 or send a blank email

re: [tips] Bloor street bridge suicide study

2010-07-14 Thread Mike Palij
different means to achieve that end. I'm not sure what it is that Stephen lacks confidence in but it does suggest that people might be a little more specific in their posts. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click

re: [tips] dangers of imaging studies

2010-07-18 Thread Mike Palij
of producing miraculous (i.e., Nobel prize winning) research? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3658 or send a blank

Re: [tips] Bloor street bridge suicide study

2010-07-20 Thread Mike Palij
is available and can be easily used. Barriers on bridges may affect a person's perception of bridges as an easy tool for committing suicide but the real problem, the motivation for suicide, appears to be a more complex matter, which some may have been lost sight of. Take care, -Mike Palij New York

re: [tips] Internet PTSD?

2010-07-20 Thread Mike Palij
like PTSD to me. Could make for an interesting class discussion. What an interesting article! I can't believe that no one has pointed this out before! :-P -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here

RE: [tips] Bloor street bridge suicide study

2010-07-20 Thread Mike Palij
but some may find the following article more to the point: http://erx.sagepub.com/content/29/6/530.abstract -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. This is my third and last post today. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http

RE: [tips] Bloor street bridge suicide study

2010-07-21 Thread Mike Palij
, Clark, |2006). (page 8). William R. Shadish (2010). Campbell and Rubin: A Primer and Comparison of Their Approaches to Causal Inference in Field Settings. Psychological Methods, 15(1) 3–17. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org

[tips] The Importance of Forgetting

2010-07-22 Thread Mike Palij
and theoretical importance. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3727 or send a blank email to leave-3727

re: [tips] Textbook rentals?

2010-07-22 Thread Mike Palij
not at present offer it. Borders has announced a textbook marketplace plan and more info on it can be obtained here: http://vator.tv/news/2010-07-21-borders-opens-up-textbook-marketplace The article at the link above provides some info on the growth of the business. -Mike Palij New York University m

re: [tips] What is clinical derivatives ? biological disposition?

2010-07-23 Thread Mike Palij
thing to do. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3765 or send a blank email to leave-3765

re: [tips] Milgram/Shatner

2010-07-23 Thread Mike Palij
in the film but he had been in about 4 TV episodes and the movie The Devil's Rain prior to his his uncredited role in The Tenth Level. See: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm237/ -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org

RE: [tips] Milgram/Shatner

2010-07-23 Thread Mike Palij
perspective. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=3779 or send a blank email to leave-3779

re:[tips] What is clinical derivatives ? biological disposition?

2010-07-24 Thread Mike Palij
medical research can in fact provide useful and beneficial tests and treatments. Why you seem to believe this is beyond me. -Mike Palij New York University mp262nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id

[tips] Regarding Alzheimer's Disease

2010-07-24 Thread Mike Palij
. Though the results are promising, there is the question of whether these will generalize to humans. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. Anyone familiar with the Notch pathway? --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http

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