Re: [tips] Psych-Apps?

2010-04-22 Thread Britt, Michael
Gary, I've got a couple iphone apps in the Apple app store. I agree that it's disheartening to see what kinds of mobile apps come up when you look in app stores under a search term like psychology. Typically you get a lot of positive thinking type of apps. However, I have found some

[tips] Psych Busters

2010-04-16 Thread Britt, Michael
Scott, I was thinking about you and your book during my long trip to Boston yesterday (4 hours by car from my house). The podcast I was listening to mentioned the show Myth Busters which I've seen a few times. Made me think of your latest book. Have you ever thought of making some kind

Re: [tips] Psych Busters

2010-04-16 Thread Britt, Michael
: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:39:10 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [tips] Psych Busters Not enough potential for explosions. :-) Chris Green Britt, Michael wrote: Scott, I was thinking about you and your book during my long trip to Boston yesterday (4 hours by car

Re: [tips] Intranet for students?

2010-04-16 Thread Britt, Michael
You might want to check out a company called 37Signals (http://37signals.com/ ). They have two programs that might fit what you're looking for: Basecamp and Backpack. Both are easy to use. I think there are trial periods so you can check them out. Michael Britt mich...@thepsychfiles.com

[tips] Live Tweeted today at the EPA Conference

2010-03-05 Thread Britt, Michael
I really enjoyed live tweeting the first day's events at the EPA conference in NYC. Excellent first day - lots of interesting posters from grads and undergrads and some excellent, information-filled presentations. I've been tweeting as many links, recommended books, and great quotes as

[tips] Interview with student who Has OCD

2010-02-23 Thread Britt, Michael
I recently interviewed a college student who has OCD and I think the interview would be of interest to students taking a class in psychology since she is at (or about) their age. She talks about her symptoms, the reaction she gets from other students and about the treatment process she

[tips] Student Interview on OCD

2010-02-12 Thread Britt, Michael
I'd like to get some feedback from TIPS members on an interview I just conducted with a student. I received an email a while back from a student who told me that she has OCD and that she runs a campus web site on the issue and that she also runs a support group, etc. She was so open

Re: [tips] definition for abbreviation iap

2010-02-08 Thread Britt, Michael
Turns out that the winner of the abbreviation IAP is: inapplicable. I contacted the folks at the General Social Survey and they said that this abbreviation is used when a question isn't answered because it doesn't apply to a particular respondent (so what happened to N/A? Although I

Re: [tips] Stress and colds

2010-02-08 Thread Britt, Michael
) -Original Message- From: Britt, Michael [mailto:michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 5:44 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Stress and colds Ok, I've got a cold, which I think was brought on by the stress I' ve been under lately

[tips] Girls and Boys math scores

2010-01-30 Thread Britt, Michael
Does anyone have the link to the recent research showing that girls and boy's math scores really don't differ? Michael Michael Britt mich...@thepsychfiles.com www.thepsychfiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: