Re: [tips] When the Impossible is Shown to be Impossible: A Case Study in Failing to Replicate

2017-10-21 Thread Rick Froman
I assumed you meant it was perfectly explicable. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> On Oct 21, 2017, at 12:12 PM, Christopher Green mailto:chri...@yorku.ca>> wrote: On Oct 21, 2017, at 12:49 PM, Christopher Green mailto:chri...@yorku.ca>> wrote:

Re: [tips] Hey Vegans! When Plants Communicate, Do You Listen?

2016-10-31 Thread Rick Froman
As A. Whitney Brown said, "I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: Wuensch, Karl L

[tips] Position Announcement

2016-10-27 Thread Rick Froman
ude academic advising and mentoring students, scholarship, recruiting for the major, and service on university committees. There is a full position announcement at the following link: http://www.jbu.edu/hr/faculty/positions/psychology_2017/ Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Pro

RE: [tips] Is 7% Copying Still Plagiarism?

2016-07-19 Thread Rick Froman
dent, of a speechwriter or ghostwriter. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Psychology Department John Brown University 2000 W. University Ave. Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 Stuart McKelvie noted: As

[tips] The Flaw at the Heart of Psychological Research

2016-06-27 Thread Rick Froman
Guess which TIPster has the first article in the Chronicle Review this week which includes a clear and concise look at the state of null hypothesis testing in psychological research? http://chronicle.com/article/The-Flaw-at-the-Heart-of/236916 Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4

RE:[tips] Reporting CI for correlations

2016-03-02 Thread Rick Froman
list are articles about the procedure and how to use it. If you want articles that use the procedure, you will do better to sort hits by date because the most recent articles are likely to stress uses over "how to" reports. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor o

Re: [tips] Science medalists?

2016-01-05 Thread Rick Froman
Behavioral Science is one of the categories. The list is here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Medal_of_Science_laureates Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> On Jan 5, 2016, at 8:23 PM, Gerald Peterson mailto:peter...@svsu.edu>> wrote: I

[tips] Someone notify Wechsler!

2015-12-16 Thread Rick Froman
's almost as if it was the first time this has been studied in the history of psychology. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479)

RE: [tips] #ThisPsychMajor Is Trending on Twitter

2015-10-26 Thread Rick Froman
Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 8:59

RE: [tips] #ThisPsychMajor Is Trending on Twitter

2015-10-26 Thread Rick Froman
those more non-traditional responses yet. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sen

RE: [tips] Fechner Day!

2015-10-22 Thread Rick Froman
Here's what Mets fans think of Yankee fans cheering for the Mets: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/nyregion/mets-fans-bristle-as-their-pinstriped-cousins-muscle-in-on-their-moment.html :) -Original Message- From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:17 PM

RE: [tips] Pavlovian "Operant" Conditioning?

2015-10-21 Thread Rick Froman
a stimulus can act as a reinforcer for the avoidance behavior without resorting to a cognitive explanation (like an expectation). Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> From: Michael Scoles [mailto:micha...@uca.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3:31 PM To: Teaching

RE: [tips] Pavlovian "Operant" Conditioning?

2015-10-21 Thread Rick Froman
k pad after hearing the signal meant that the person didn't experience the shock). Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479) 524-7295 -Original Message- From: Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D

RE: Tu Youyou and Project 523 (was [tips] Homeopathic inspired Nobel prize

2015-10-08 Thread Rick Froman
I might actually be classified in as many as four of those nine categories. I will leave as an exercise to the reader to determine which four. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479) 524

[tips] APA Style cartoon

2015-09-25 Thread Rick Froman
t the tortuous journey of two spaces after a period between APA 4th, 5th and 6th. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsub

RE:[tips] PSYC failed the replication test

2015-08-28 Thread Rick Froman
It is true that we only got a D+ :( but 68% is quite a bit higher :) than some of the estimates of reproducibility I have heard bandied about (which are close to zero). Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University

Re: [tips] Release of the Final Report of the Special Investigator

2015-07-12 Thread Rick Froman
used to justify behavior not contemplated in the revision? Or is there something in the report that is being misrepresented by the APA press release?? Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu __

[tips] The Best and Worse attempts to make causal statements based on demographic data

2015-06-11 Thread Rick Froman
ll it takes to improve outcomes is to call Mayflower and get on the road. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 --- You are current

RE: [tips] False memory example

2015-05-15 Thread Rick Froman
e New York section, which is right above the obituaries. :) Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479) 524-7295 -Original Message- From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Friday, M

[tips] False memory example

2015-05-15 Thread Rick Froman
-attack-show-the-power-of-false-memory.html It is an interesting and brief real life example of false memory that allows for video comparison to bystander reports. The article quotes Dr. Strange of John Jay and Dr. Loftus of UC Irvine for research context. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit

RE: [tips] APA Style: Spaces between sentences

2015-03-27 Thread Rick Froman
APA 6th edition says two (section 4.01 on spacing). The 5th said one and the 4th and earlier said two. It’s the consistency that is most impressive. Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR

RE:[tips] Reasons to attend university

2015-03-16 Thread Rick Froman
onographs/TheAmericanFreshman40YearTrends.pdf> discusses some of these findings. Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 -Original Message- From

Re: [tips] Erikson & the Oliver Sachs discussion

2015-02-21 Thread Rick Froman
He's #85 on the list of eminent psychologists since WWII. :) Archives of Scientific Psychology 2014, 2, 20-32 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/arc006 Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> On Feb 21, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Annette Taylor mailto:tay...@sandiego.

[tips] non-falsifiable hypotheses

2015-02-19 Thread Rick Froman
Rick Dr. Rick Froman<http://bit.ly/16z4vcd> Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe

Re: [tips] Confirmation Bias

2015-02-01 Thread Rick Froman
The second paragraph of this link disconfirm's Michael's son's assertion that all intersections use this equipment. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu > On Feb 1, 2015, at 6:38 AM, Miguel Roig wrote: > > Michael, I think your son is right. Check this out: > http:/

RE: [tips] Stereotype threat and writing your name

2015-01-28 Thread Rick Froman
extent a person’s student ID number might be associated with various self-relevant schema. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroma

RE: [tips] The Seven Percent Solution, Sort Of

2015-01-26 Thread Rick Froman
olarly article. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman -Original Message- From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015

[tips] Behaviorist Prof Urban Legend

2015-01-08 Thread Rick Froman
bed as fact in two versions by B. F. Skinner himself. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman --- You are currently subscribed to tips

RE: [tips] CIA Torture and Kohlberg's Stages

2014-12-19 Thread Rick Froman
It then goes on to demonstrate possible justifications for stealing or not stealing the drug at every level. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu http://bit.ly/DrFroman -Original Message- From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Friday

RE: [tips] CIA Torture and Kohlberg's Stages

2014-12-19 Thread Rick Froman
t-thinking people will eventually arrive at the Universal Ethical Principle but there are certainly those who follow their conscience, break the law and are not lauded for it. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu http://bit.ly/DrFroman -Original M

RE: [tips] CIA Torture and Kohlberg's Stages

2014-12-19 Thread Rick Froman
3-1 "No the social contract across cultures and national boundaries is that torture is forbidden." Level 3-2 "Yes I am at peace with the fact that torture is a necessary evil to prevent greater evils from occurring and I would do this whether it was against the law or not."

RE: [tips] Correlation & Causation

2014-12-18 Thread Rick Froman
t one factor causes the other? Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> http://bit.ly/DrFroman "The LORD detests both Type I and Type II errors." Proverbs 17:15<https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Prov

RE: [tips] curious statistical reasoning

2014-12-11 Thread Rick Froman
In my last paragraph, I meant to say that there is a way of decreasing the probability of making a Type II error without increasing the probability of making a Type I error: increase the sample size. Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu http://bit.ly

RE: [tips] curious statistical reasoning

2014-12-11 Thread Rick Froman
ase the probability of making a Type I error: increase your sample size. Which brings me back to the first point. This was correctly conceived of as a pilot study so why stretch the stats and rush it to print? Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu

RE: [tips] Example of a 2 x 2 x 2 Factorial Design

2014-11-24 Thread Rick Froman
Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> http://bit.ly/DrFroman From: Michael Britt [mailto:mich...@thepsychfiles.com] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 7:51 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Exampl

RE: [tips] Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre Report

2014-11-22 Thread Rick Froman
es of mental illness should not be understood to mean that these issues were considered more important than access to these weapons or that we do not consider such access to be a critical public health issue. " Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology John Brown University Siloam Springs,

RE: [tips] How Everyone Gets Pavlov Wrong

2014-11-18 Thread Rick Froman
lus (even in trace conditioning, the CS would probably last longer than the single ring of a bell). Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/

RE: [tips] Psychology is over.

2014-11-04 Thread Rick Froman
iropractic%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cnaturopathy%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cphrenology%3B%2Cc0 Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman

RE: [tips] color vision: opponent process question

2014-11-03 Thread Rick Froman
CMYK is the standard terminology used in printing. RGB (Red Green Blue is the mixing of light used by monitors) but CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) is the mix used for printing. Possibly, the student in question is a graphic design major. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519

RE:[tips] Random Numbers

2014-10-10 Thread Rick Froman
. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> http://bit.ly/DrFroman "The LORD detests both Type I and Type II errors." Proverbs 17:15<https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+17%3A15&version=NIV&

RE: [tips] Spurious Correlations

2014-10-10 Thread Rick Froman
population from which all of these samples are drawn is 0. For every 100 correlations calculated in this circumstance, using a .05 alpha level, students will find about five spurious correlations that are statistically significant but are clearly spurious (mind blown) :) Rick Dr. Rick Froman

RE: [tips] Time To Revise The Common Rule For Ethical Research?

2014-09-25 Thread Rick Froman
bably not (or maybe it hasn't been published because journal editors feel it violates ethical guidelines for manipulating emotional responses of TIPSters). Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu

RE: [tips] Measuring the Microclimate in Manhattan, NYC (Sorry Kansas)

2014-08-27 Thread Rick Froman
://www.researchgate.net/publication/236854607_Sun-induced_frowning_fosters_aggressive_feelings/file/5046351b2277d4cac9.pdf Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479) 524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman

RE: [tips] Naturalistic Observation: Humans of New York and the World

2014-08-19 Thread Rick Froman
specific terminology). Perusing the studies, however, does confirm that these approaches are some of the most interesting to read. If you need to freshen up your Research Methods notes with some examples of naturalistic observation, you can find them on this list. Rick Dr. Rick Froman Professo

[tips] Out with the old, in with the new

2014-08-05 Thread Rick Froman
, we can all hope, a book or two on the way to explain it to the non-mathematically minded among us. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:r

RE: Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread Rick Froman
different assumptions, seems to indicate that they are really just using the “its just qualitative” fall-back when their quantitative data is questioned. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University

RE: [tips] The Future Of Funding Biomedical Research Is Bleak...

2013-04-04 Thread Rick Froman
ut those in the middle may move back and forth based on changing cultural norms. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479) 524-7295 http://

RE: [tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-04 Thread Rick Froman
ine survey methodology, the small sample size and the questionable interpretation reminds me of studies done by my Research Methods undergrad students but at least they would have calculated the chi square results and not made anything out of a non-significant result. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair D

RE: [tips] Nothing Personal: The questionable Myers-Briggs test | Science | guardian.co.uk

2013-03-26 Thread Rick Froman
gical categorization unreliable even if the scale itself is quite reliable. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> (47

Re: [tips] Hey, We Got A Pope! Really?

2013-03-13 Thread Rick Froman
What I got from the Wikipedia article is that there are places in the world where you have to be licensed to be a philosopher. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu On Mar 13, 2013, at 3:10 PM, "Mike Palij" wrote: > On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:23:56 -0700, Dap Louw wrote: >> And

[tips] Are freedom to withdraw statements actually coercive?

2013-03-07 Thread Rick Froman
phrase to the top of their informed consent statements and including it in their appeals for participants. :) Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.

RE:[tips] To Good Ole Boys in Tipsville

2013-02-22 Thread Rick Froman
So this raises the question: What is (are) your favorite song(s) to play? And, for bonus psychological relevance, why? Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro

RE: [tips] The New Phone Book Is HERE!!!!

2013-02-20 Thread Rick Froman
of that information before taking the class. You can also be sure that nowhere near 70% of students will fail the AP class at their high school and even in Mississippi, 95% of students won't fail the class (or even get a C or lower in it). Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Human

[tips] 3 abnormal chapters

2013-01-03 Thread Rick Froman
I am posting the following to the list for non-TIPS colleague, Kristelle Miller. Her contact information is below. She won't receive any replies posted to the list so please contact her off-list at the address given below. Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> I

RE: [tips] Our Imaginary Weight Problem - NYTimes.com

2013-01-03 Thread Rick Froman
an appropriate method for predicting mortality risk. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu http://bit.ly/DrFroman Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." --- You

RE: [tips] Goodbye "g" -- We Hardly Knew Ya

2012-12-19 Thread Rick Froman
es that make any sense? Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: Jim Clark [j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:19 PM To: Teaching in the

RE: [tips] AP Classes are a Scam

2012-10-19 Thread Rick Froman
t. That is troubling but it really has nothing to do with the college equivalence granted to students who pass the test at a high level. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR

RE: [tips] Seen in a drug store

2012-10-12 Thread Rick Froman
her point of view is that her beauty was not something that was given but was achieved (and continues to be maintained) through effort, if you know what I mean. If the embedded hyperlink above doesn't work for you, the link is: http://www.more.com/entertainment/celebrities-movies-tv-mus

RE: Re:[tips] Is p < .05 ?

2012-10-01 Thread Rick Froman
of the population would have a negative IQ and the fact that an IQ of 2.00 or even 2.74 doesn't seem very impressive. Multiplying by 15 or 16 (which probably gave IQs somewhat equivalent to the old MA/CA x 100 system) and adding 100 to it, solved both problems. Rick Dr. Rick Froman,

[tips] Another example of neuroscience "discovering" something we already knew?

2012-08-27 Thread Rick Froman
ut by assuming what was not discovered until the later study, namely, "During sleep, humans can strengthen previously acquired memories...". Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University

RE: [tips] Personhood : Ensoulment :: Intelligent Design : Creationism

2012-08-26 Thread Rick Froman
list protocol. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu P.S. I consider the following statement made below incredibly insulting. >...who were classica

RE: [tips] Personhood : Ensoulment :: Intelligent Design : Creationism

2012-08-26 Thread Rick Froman
have passed a certain birthday. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: don allen [dap...@shaw.ca] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 2:30 PM To: Teaching in th

RE: [tips] Personhood : Ensoulment :: Intelligent Design : Creationism

2012-08-25 Thread Rick Froman
orldview other than the religious one Mike sees behind the push for personhood laws. Since this is a philosophical question, and if our laws require some agreement about when personhood occurs, what philosophy or worldview will be adopted and why? Will any of us have to live under the rule

RE: [tips] Personhood : Ensoulment :: Intelligent Design : Creationism

2012-08-24 Thread Rick Froman
be made if we are to have any idea as to what biological forms are to be given the status and protections due human life. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761

RE: [tips] Pop Psych books that could be useful for research seminar class

2012-08-09 Thread Rick Froman
rces upon which they were supposed to be based. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> http://bit.ly/DrFroman Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.&q

RE: [tips] Stats software in grad school..

2012-08-09 Thread Rick Froman
ults and so I am not quick to teach them anything that just becomes a recipe for "enter the data here and watch the pretty numbers come out over there". Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Spri

[tips] Pop Psych books that could be useful for research seminar class

2012-08-09 Thread Rick Froman
my students could use to test their ability to critique for statistical and methodological rigor. Thank you for any ideas you can pass along. I will compile a list of suggestions and post it back to the list. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown U

Re: [tips] Explaining science with a few dots and lines

2012-08-01 Thread Rick Froman
Huxley's ugly fact/beautiful theory. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:23 PM, "Jim Clark" wrote: > Hi > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology and Chair > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > >>>> Chri

RE: [tips] Query about Type of Multi-Choice Question

2012-07-27 Thread Rick Froman
fourth choice on a multiple choice question is the hardest to write and is likely to be the least effective distractor, it might be useful to know that three-option multiple choice tests have been found to be just as reliable as four or five-choice with the added advantage of being more quickly re

RE: [tips] Cruel and unusual punishment

2012-07-26 Thread Rick Froman
be transfer students (they don't see transferring as a failure but as a choice). The percentages I cited came from the NELS data cited in Table 30 on p. 87. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jb

RE: [tips] Cruel and unusual punishment

2012-07-26 Thread Rick Froman
would be much less for athletes. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: Joan Warmbold [jwarm...@oakton.edu] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:31 PM To

RE: [tips] Uncertainty shrouds psychologist's resignation : Nature News & Comment

2012-07-26 Thread Rick Froman
arch is so specialized and requires such expensive equipment that there is likely only a small coterie of individuals who are qualified in that area but that would represent only a minority of research published today. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

RE: [tips] Cruel and unusual punishment

2012-07-25 Thread Rick Froman
tions invoked and, given that big money college sports is not going away anytime soon, I believe my time would be better spent calculating the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3519 x7295 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...

Re: [tips] Cruel and unusual punishment

2012-07-24 Thread Rick Froman
, ironically, less costly sports and raising student sports fees. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> On Jul 24, 2012, at 10:16 PM, "devoldercar...@gmail.com<mailto:devoldercar...@gmail.com>" mailto:devoldercar...@gmail.com>> wrote: Really, C

RE: [tips] GOP Opposes Critical Thinking

2012-07-05 Thread Rick Froman
hallenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority."" A critical thinker might ask "what is being elided?" Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro

RE: [tips] Are Skilled Gamers Better At Driving and Phone Talking Than Non-Gamers?

2012-06-20 Thread Rick Froman
f the study as published by the university at: http://dibs.duke.edu/news/research-findings/2012/06/14/videogamers-no-better-at-talking-while-driving/ The PR writeup includes the headline: "Videogamers No Better at Talking While Driving". Parsimony rules. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair

[tips] Titchener's rules for How to Fail in Laboratory Work

2012-06-15 Thread Rick Froman
ion even to one or two of them will, however, be enough to secure the failure required. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3519 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.

RE: [tips] Malcolm Gladwell's corporatist right-wing background

2012-06-08 Thread Rick Froman
ally believe anything but just does it for the big paycheck but I don't think you can be both at the same time. This conspiracy evidently goes all the way to the top (of the Association for Psychological Science). It looks like APS is going to have to find another popularizer of psychology to

[tips] How reliable are the social sciences?

2012-05-18 Thread Rick Froman
iticisms, point out psychology as an exception to the weaknesses of the social sciences described in the article. I doubt it really means anything in the larger population but it was an interesting phenomenon in this particular sample. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and

[tips] RE: [tips] Science and Truth - We’re All in It Together - NYTimes.com

2012-05-06 Thread Rick Froman
in information distribution. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: Christopher Green [chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 6:42 AM To: Teaching in th

RE: [tips] Why Do Conservatives Distrust Science?

2012-04-02 Thread Rick Froman
. Given the divergent trends of Conservatives and Liberals from 1974 until today (moderates have always had a generally lower opinion of science), it seems that the answer may lie either in cultural changes (or changes in the perception of science) or some interaction between conservative opin

Re: [tips] Why Do Conservatives Distrust Science?

2012-04-01 Thread Rick Froman
ut just to the, you know, informed ones. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu On Apr 1, 2012, at 1:49 PM, "Paul Brandon" wrote: > And of course, all of these know-nothing critiques of science are > disseminated on the Internet, which would not be possible without science. >

RE: [tips] Why Do Conservatives Distrust Science?

2012-03-31 Thread Rick Froman
From: Michael Palij [m...@nyu.edu] On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:44:45 -0700, Rick Froman wrote: >In reference to the subject line of this thread, an equally interesting >question is why, in the years from 1974 until the present, >liberals/progressives

RE: [tips] Why Do Conservatives Distrust Science?

2012-03-31 Thread Rick Froman
cience can stand rational critique; a much greater threat to science is to be perceived as being co-opted by those of a particular political persuasion. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu __

Re: [tips] The REAL reason students don't like research

2012-03-24 Thread Rick Froman
All of the letters in "Statistics" except "i" are typed with the left hand. Next year is a catalog revision year for us. Can anyone think of a synonym for Statistics that uses mainly the right hand? Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> On Mar 24,

[tips] The functional definition of science WAS ECT and the pseudoscience of clinical trials

2012-03-23 Thread Rick Froman
relevant here given the persistence many scientists need to show in the face of repeated failures (but maybe no more so than the persistence shown by some people in the face of repeated relationship failures). Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psycholo

Re: [tips] Bem is busted

2012-03-18 Thread Rick Froman
Here is one report of the Bargh failed replication: http://mblogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/03/10/failed-replication-bargh-psychology-study-doyen/ Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> On Mar 18, 2012, at 7:11 AM, "Michael Palij" mailto:m...

Re: [tips] The "Testing Effect"

2012-03-13 Thread Rick Froman
equalization of the groups to random assignment. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu On Mar 13, 2012, at 12:45 PM, "Jim Clark" wrote: > Hi > > I was surprised to see that the evidential level for some of the recommended > practices was moderate rather than strong (e.g., spac

RE: [tips] IQ Canada Vs US

2012-03-12 Thread Rick Froman
ue) in all countries, cultures and language groups. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman -

RE: [tips] Simulation of Marie's "Funny" Correlations

2012-03-01 Thread Rick Froman
ed mean xy coordinate (which is near the center of the plot) and the blue mean xy coordinate (which is closer to the upper left hand corner of the plot) will also show how offset the two groups are. Red Blue X 2.952.22 Y 3.1 4.31 Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of

RE: [tips] A cautionary tale on Wikipedia

2012-02-15 Thread Rick Froman
k Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman -Original Message- Marc Carter wrote: But I teach my students

Re: [tips] Lake Wobegon effect

2012-02-08 Thread Rick Froman
Sense of humor produces a pretty reliable effect. It may be due to the fact that the comparison group is larger than the immediate group (the class) but the average person in the class will see their sense of humor as way above average. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu On Feb 8, 2012, at

[tips] No subvocalization

2012-02-01 Thread Rick Froman
thout subvocalizing and if the negative effects on comprehension have the same effect on such a person? Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to ti

RE: [tips] gender versus sex

2012-01-30 Thread Rick Froman
l orientation. Since the objects of study would be trying to infer orientation from behaviors (and schema about how those behaviors would match orientation) and not brainscans, it would seem gender would also be relevant. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John

RE: [tips] The blank space in replies to TIPS posts

2012-01-29 Thread Rick Froman
Sending this reply in html format (the earlier ones with no spaces were in plain text). Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: Rick Froman [rfro

RE: [tips] The blank space in replies to TIPS posts

2012-01-29 Thread Rick Froman
Contrary to my earlier expectation, my iPhone didn't produce the extra space last time. This time, it is coming through Office Outlook Web Access on my laptop. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jb

Re: [tips] The blank space in replies to TIPS posts

2012-01-29 Thread Rick Froman
David can see it but his configuration didn't produce the space when he replied. I am using my iPhone to send this through my college outlook account. I think it will produce the space. Rick Rick Froman rfro...@jbu.edu On Jan 29, 2012, at 2:18 PM, "David Epstein" wrote: &g

RE: [tips] Social Psych example

2012-01-07 Thread Rick Froman
d" comment by one excited and satisfied user. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu From: Michael Britt [mich...@thepsychfiles.com] Sent: Saturda

[tips] Social Development Test

2012-01-03 Thread Rick Froman
k Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n

[tips] Social Psych example

2011-12-31 Thread Rick Froman
hink it is quite interesting in the number of Social Psychological principles applied in its operation. Its almost like someone created it as a term project in Social Psychology. I think it is funny that one of the comments on the site included the term, "I'm hooked!" in a positive wa

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