Smith and Pell report the results of a review and meta-analysis
of randomized controlled trials of parachute use.
From the Discussion:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a medical
intervention justified by observational data must be in want of
verification through a randomized
The NY Times' On This Day feature reminds us that on
March 16, 1968 the My Lai Massacre had occurred, see:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0316.html#article
One problem with looking at a single news article like this
is that it cannot tell one what happened as a result of
I imagine that, in contrast to some of the other research recently discussed
here, the placebo effect might not be getting stronger in this field of
research?
John
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John Serafin
Psychology Department
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA 15650
john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu
From:
John
I wonder- it is an empirical question though (leave me out of the participant
pool!). Perhaps if folks believed that they could do something (they can) to
minimize the damage they might try harder (flap their arms, spread out more,
etc). I do agree that the motivation isn't likely
TIPSters,
I will be teaching a new course in our department this fall that will explore
career opportunities (both jobs grad school) for psychology majors. The
course will be a 2 credit course and the students will be either seniors or
soon to be seniors.
I am looking for recommendations
Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in
Eric Mazur's http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/ engaging talk
Confessions of a Converted Lecturer at the University of Maryland
on 11 November 2009. The abstract reads:
I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students
Ok, what happened on April 19 and 20 that has little immediate relevance to me?
Annette
Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006
tay...@sandiego.edu
Original message
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010
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
April 19 was also the Waco massacre which the Oklahoma bombing was a tribute
to. April 20 Columbine was mentioned in diaries as a tribute to Adolph Hitler's
birthday. There does seem to be some pattern of anniversary violence. Do we
know anything about it?
Bill Scott
Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu
