Many thanks Marie. That is very helpful. Best, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada
416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: > > > Hi Chris > > I���ve attached the syllabus for the class. Marie > > > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology > Kaufman 168, Dickinson College > Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 > > Office hours: Mon/Thur 3-4, Tues 10:30-11:30 > http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm > **************************************************** > > > > *From:* Christopher D. Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:20 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* Re: [tips] teachable moment > > > > > John, Marie, > > I have often thought of teaching a course like this, but never have. > May I see you syllabi and reading lists to get an idea of what you do? > > Thanks, > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > chri...@yorku.ca <mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > > > Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: > > Ditto! I'm teaching a senior seminar (Risk and Society) and we just finished > reading the Gigerenzer et al (2007) monograph on "Helping Doctors and > Patients Make Sense of Health Statistics". It is an excellent read by the way > - one of the most clearly written academic pieces I've read in a long time. I > also highly recommend the piece for anyone who is interested in the many > forces that cause us to be unable to make medical decisions in an informed > way. > > Here is the NY Times article link: > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/health/17cancer.html?_r=1&ref=us > <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/health/17cancer.html?_r=1&ref=us> > > Marie > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology > Kaufman 168, Dickinson College > Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 > Office hours: Mon/Thur 3-4, Tues 10:30-11:30 > http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm > **************************************************** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Kulig [mailto:ku...@mail.plymouth.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:17 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] teachable moment > > > What a coincidence, I have to share this. I had a test scheduled today in > Measurement on Utility, making decisions about test use after cost/benefit > analysis. On CNN this morning was the news that US Preventive Services Task > Force is NOT recommending routine mammogram testing for women under 50 > (unless otherwise high risk). This is based on new data and a cost/benefit > analysis. There are benefits to under 50 testing(prevent 1 cancer death for > every 1904 women tested), but also costs in terms of extra testing, > psychological stress, biopsies, and the false positive rate. So I HAD to get > it on the exam. I photocopied 3 articles on the recommendations (two from > NYTimes, one from Washington Post) and tacked on a bonus question at the end > - asking them to read the articles and see if the decision to reduce testing > was made in a manner described in the test. > > -------------------------- > John W. Kulig > Professor of Psychology > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > -------------------------- > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu <mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu>) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu <mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu>) > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
