[tips] Statistical analysis Bem's ESP article

2011-01-11 Thread Helweg-Larsen, Marie
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/science/11esp.html?nl=todaysheadlinesemc=tha210 Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), +45 2065 1360 Dickinson College (on leave 2010/2011)

RE: [tips] Revealing the grade distributions for our courses

2011-01-11 Thread Mike Palij
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:36:44 -0800, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: I see no problem, also. I thought that the grade distribution was public information for those of us teaching at public institutions (unless the class has fewer than 10 students, then it can't be released by FERPA rules). Well,

[tips] Chair advice?

2011-01-11 Thread Carol DeVolder
Hi, Now that I am once again able to see and respond to messages on TIPS, I have a question that is only tangentially related to teaching of psychology. Do any of you have resources on the ins and outs of being a good chair? Are there listservs for that? I've read books on it, but I'm still

Re: [tips] Chair advice?

2011-01-11 Thread Ken Steele
Carol: Have you seen this site? http://www.acenet.edu/resources/chairs/ Ken --- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu Professor and Assistant Chairperson Department of Psychology

Re: [tips] Chair advice?

2011-01-11 Thread Claudia Stanny
If your department has graduate programs, there is a Council of chairs of graduate program in psychology (COGDOP) that has a listserv and an annual meeting. The chair of the UWF psychology program has always been involved with that group. I just googled them and they have a web site:

[tips] Mnookin on Vaccine and Autism

2011-01-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aired a radio interview with Seth Mnookin, who has a book out on the vaccine - autism controversy. In the part I heard, he gave a very reasonable response on some of the claims made and harm done by the anti-vaccine group. The audio is at:

Re: [tips] Mnookin on Vaccine and Autism

2011-01-11 Thread David Hogberg
Along those same lines, this past weekend's NPR On the Media dealt witht he same topic. It was most informative. DKH On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Jim Clark j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca wrote: Hi The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aired a radio interview with Seth Mnookin, who has a

Re: [tips] Mnookin on Vaccine and Autism

2011-01-11 Thread don allen
Hi Jim- This sounds like a good resource. Thanks for passing it along. Unfortunately, the Jenny McCarthy's of this world don't give up their beliefs that easily. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-mccarthy/vaccine-autism-debate_b_806857.html Post hoc ergo propter hoc seems to be all of the

Re: [tips] Mnookin on Vaccine and Autism

2011-01-11 Thread sblack
On 11 Jan 2011 at 15:52, Jim Clark wrote: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aired a radio interview with Seth Mnookin, who has a book out on the vaccine - autism controversy. In the part I heard, he gave a very reasonable response on some of the claims made and harm done by the

Re: [tips] Silly season for psychic psychology?

2011-01-11 Thread Michael Smith
In reading your post, it seems as though your posting is riddled with sarcasm, ridicule, and a-priori assumption. When reading it, a scientific attitude is not what comes to mind. --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here:

Re: [tips] Mnookin on Vaccine and Autism

2011-01-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Absolutely agreed ... it was ironic that the CBC program had first aired a member of an anti-vaccine group (she is in Winnipeg where I live) before Mnookin. But it did give him a chance to point out her (and other's) errors. And he clearly made the point that mentioning a few pro and con

Re: [tips] Silly season for psychic psychology?

2011-01-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Personally, I believe that Stephen's posting is quite appropriate given the subject matter. But putting my naturalistic biases aside, I would assume that even believers in a supernatural realm would have some issue with claims that certain people are able to communicate with the deceased