Beth and others-
Thanks for your caring thoughts re: the family's losses. I fear also that many
of us are living in the 1950s in terms of understanding human behavior- not
least of all those reporting the news- but more, I fear our legislators are as
well. It seems likely we'll get another
All
Paul- that is true. As would measures other than self-report. Yes, I suspect
this is a much more difficult question to answer than the anecdotes I've seen.
I realize that I have not reviewed the literature and it is very far removed
from my area. So I would be very interested to hear what
Rick wrote:
It appears to me that possibly the author of the research could have
benefitted from a few more chocolate bars before writing this interpretation of
the findings: “It seems most likely that in a dose-dependent way, chocolate
intake provides the abundant fertile ground needed for
Robin
We decided last year that the changes in what is supported by the new owner, in
tech-support provided, and in pricing structure that we could not justify
continuing to use SPSS. It was partly a financial decision but the drop in
concern and increased troubles with reinstalling it on new
Apparently some folks are appalled that this website isn't trustworthy! Here is
a quote from a website: (not edited)
I found this site online and spoke with 2 people on there chat. I was assured
my test was going to get done after paying them $80.00. Come 10 PM last night,
I get the run
Paul got to my complaint first! Honest- I didn't copy!
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Chris
I completely agree with your assessment of the base-rates of such events and
with the reason why some folks felt it necessary to bring weapons to rallies in
an attempt to provoke the secret service (which, I might add, borders on
stupidity on several fronts). I would question the memory
Caldwell, ID 83605
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teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and
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You can't teach an old dogma new tricks. Dorothy Parker
From: Shearon, Tim [tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu]
Sent
If she does some more research on toxoplasmosis, she'll be trying to get you to
eliminate vegetables from her diet as well. :)
Tim
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Bill
Many thanks- Your hard work is much appreciated- TIPS is still a kind of
special place. Notes from TIPS are usually a bit of respite in the midst of
everything else in my inbox! :)
Tim
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Stuart said: To put this another way, why is randomizing questions a good
thing? My hunch is that if students benefit by seeing connections among
questions, then that is a good thing!
I agree (without much direct evidence, I am aware). When I give cumulative
exams the mean is almost always
Michael
That depends on which company you are referring to and the target behavior. I
think the Kindle folks (i.e., Amazon) are trying to encourage you to buy the
Kindle WITH the ads. If you are looking at it the way you mentioned I don't
think it is any kind of reinforcement. This is a one
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Michael
That depends on which company you are referring
Y'all
That's interesting. My first thought was of faculty meetings.
Tim
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Paul Brandon asked: I wonder if anyone else on this group has actually run a
rat in a maze.
-
Paul
Absolutely- a bunch of times. Honestly don't remember the exact parameters- we
must have had smarter rats or simpler mazes. :)
Tim
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All
I think Mike is correct but only to a point. The need certainly existed and
the police were surely receptive. But I think for us to say we really know why
the Glock succeeded, as for any other invention, would likely result in
untestable and over-simplified explanations. If we could
Karl- thanks for sharing that! It's very interesting footage.
Perhaps also of interest in terms of its anthropomorphic narration.
Kidnapping? I believe the term for stealing dogs is dognapping. ;) However,
part of the definition of both nappings includes the demand for a ransom for
return
Doug
If you get several back channel, could you compile and make those available? It
would be much appreciated- that's also our next step. Have a great Saturday!
Tim
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Michael and All
I've thoroughly enjoyed this discussion as well and got several examples for
the topic to use in classes. But I failed to provide an answer to a question
I'd asked which had to do with the original title to Rocky Raccoon. My memory
is from a class in a different life as a
Carol and David, et al
Trivia!! Without looking it up. . . What was Rocky Raccoon's original name in
the song? :) (I think being a music major may have messed with my brain in
some good ways).
Tim
From: David Hogberg [mailto:dhogb...@albion.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 4:38 PM
To:
Don
I could not agree more. McQueary has stated to friends that he did intervene-
now that is hearsay but it is being reported. Just like the other stuff that is
from an unnamed source close to the investigation who was not authorized to
speak publically. I'm wondering why any of us actually
Michael-
I don't have any images but I had a student do a presentation in our capstone
course on this (she had images) and she stated that there were many available
online (Google Scholar). She did warn the members of the class who searched to
make sure they used a) use Google Scholar, b) use
Annette
Someone had that posted on FB yesterday and it made me laugh out loud!
Thanks
Tim
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To no one in particular-
All these long lines and extra spaces- it's just too difficult. I give up and
am becoming a humanities major. :)
Seriously, I can't help but think there is an opportunity to fall back on some
data. But, I don't think it's College science per se but poor teaching of
Don't forget about the holograms!
http://www.powerbalance.com/PB-products
Tim
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Esteemed members of TIPS
I could use your help with social psychology books for our library. Short
version of the story is, I was informed today that my department have not spent
their library budget for this year and today is the deadline. I would like to
ask for your help as we have a
Also, the resolution of CT scans is variable. How much detail is dependent
partly on what is being looked at/for and the computer program that determines
the output but it is generally true that most of the time they will order MRI
for the increased structural detail- but that depends somewhat
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology
The College of Idaho invites applications for a tenure-track assistant
professor position in social psychology, beginning in August 2012. Ph.D.
required. Teaching duties will include a broad range of Psychology courses,
such as: Social Psychology,
But it has to be true. They used neuro-imaging!
Tim
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Caldwell, ID 83605
email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology;
Of course, this could be an idea planted by the Higgs-Boson particle to mislead
us (or did we just loose the little whippersnapper!).
Tim
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Wasn't it:,
Laughter
and the bartender said No faster than light neutrinos in here!
A neutrino walks into a bar and says, Hey, can I get a beer?
A guy says, You want to hear a joke about neutrinos?
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Carol and others
Time for an old guy moment. I distinctly remember that this was a belief (and I
know of no data beyond what's been mentioned) that was around around the 60s -
70s. I'd put it closer to urban myth than anything else. I actually tried to do
a paper on this as an undergrad. The
Oh, dear. Perhaps you might wish to rethink posting that. At least to clarify
your meaning?
Tim
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email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu
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Thanks, Scott- Very interesting article.
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email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and
systems
All
We considered such an orientation course. But we thought it was too much a
skills course and wondered exactly what we'd be teaching and how in the world
we'd assess it. Then there is the issue of being one of the top three majors
(which due to our slow policies on new positions has
Interesting. Though I find his math rather puzzling. I try to read with an open
mind and some of what he says is interesting and thought provoking. But the
article said: In a 2007 study of both elite and non-elite universities, Dr.
Gross and Dr. Simmons reported that nearly 80 percent of
, ID 83605
email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and
systems
You can't teach an old dogma new tricks. Dorothy Parker
From: Shearon, Tim [tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu]
Sent: Tuesday
Michael said: Some burglars in Central Florida came across an urn at a home. .
.
But see Snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/cannibal/cocaine.asp
Funny though- likely the next Cohen brother's movie? :)
Tim
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Dr Hartstein. Here is a bit of her bio from her web-page:
Dr. Hartstein received her BA from George Washington University in Washington,
DC before earning her MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from Hahnemann University in
Philadelphia. She worked as an Allied Therapist on two adolescent inpatient
Annette
Is she familiar with the Uniformed Services University? I don't know that they
have an online program but she might research their faculty (research
interests, I mean) and contact someone there who may have contacts where she
is. I just wrote a letter of recommendation for one of our
A new version of Penguin sliding. Just make sure to choose the Play Game
button toward the bottom right of the inner window- do NOT choose the Start
button (which is a trick to get you to the home page for the games). It is
actually a Start Playing Games Now button.
Tim
It seems to matter which this edge you do third and which fourth. And to
think my time used to be spent wondering which section of the Appalachian Trail
I'd hike the weekend after finals. . .
Tim
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Traci A. Giuliano asked: If anyone has a syllabus and/or specific activities
you'd be willing to share (or good resources to point me to), I'd really
appreciate it!!
Traci
The company that produces E-Prime experimental programming software has a
product called Psych Mate which has a suite of
Oh, dear! the student's data is uploaded. . . EDIT: the student's data are
uploaded. . . I've not been well. :) Everyone have a great Friday of classes
and a restful weekend (or a glass of wine with your finals grading if you are
that far along!).
Tim
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Yikes- my third post today.
Paul
You are correct that the is/are choice is different depending on the placement
of the apostrophe. Which means I may have made one or the other error -either
student's data are or students' data is would be incorrect depending on
the circumstance- I actually
Tipsters:
I also only knew John from this list. I send my most heartfelt condolences to
the family and friends. John's obituary can be found at the link below (you
have to click on the name on that page and the obituary and a link to leave a
condolence appear in a separate window).
Michael:
For the sake of parsimony *and* the aforementioned likelihood of harming
someone's enjoyment needlessly, I would stick with a behavioristic
explanation. Mildly ironic? :) I might add that it is one of the few sports
where those who are less strong and more empathic can equal or
David
That's a good synopsis! I'm also working on some presentations for
neuroanatomy, psychopharmaology, etc. I tried it in other classes and didn't
like it. BTW- our library staff absolutely loves Prezi! I'm thinking that
relates to the same non-linearity of the task (they are often
Annette
Perhaps. The vast majority of my friends also coped with teasing and bullying
at some level. But I did have a friend who committed suicide and I've known a
student who did- sadly both those instances barely made the local news as folks
tended to think such things were 'family issues'.
Mike said:
I think I can come up with about a dozen or so sex acts off the top of my head
U. Well. . . . I um. . . . (Apologies in advance). Seriously, I did
pass the article onto one of the members of the department.
Tim
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to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and
systems
You can't teach an old dogma new tricks. Dorothy Parker
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Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:59 PM
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Karl
Thank you for the good example. I do understand what you are saying but I don't
see the situations as very similar. (Perhaps my question was phrased
unclearly). Here is the text from the task:
Can you identify the bomber on the roof from the lineup?
Click on the number of the lineup member
Didn't have time to verify beyond two sources. The University is also stating
that he's been suspended twice before for inappropriate conduct. And
termination wasn't just for those comments.
From Gainesville.com
An accompanying investigation found that he behaved inappropriately toward
female
Mike-
There's not much doubt you are correct about his bishop! From the Wikipedia
site on Sungenis:
He also directed him to stop using the word Catholic in his organization's
name.[] Sungenis has stated that he will only comply with Bishop Rhoades'
directive to stop writing about Jews and
Bob-
Out campus has a BN bookstore so we will have rentals this year. We are given
the choice to have our texts available or not within the program. I tend to
allow the students to decide though I send out notes to my classes with my
thoughts on the idea. One of those thoughts is that I don't
Claudia, et al
Same here on the neuroanatomy. I still have a similar experience when teaching
basic neuroanatomy. I see structures in clouds, patterns on the floor, etc. I
think it's sort of a visual set that you get into when staring at those
slides for a period of time.
Tim
From: Claudia
Stuart wrote: Fish goes on to make the specific point that leaving students
confused, taking them down paths with no ending (or dead ends), leaving them
puzzled etc. may nevertheless have planted seeds that grow later.
Stuart,
I tend to agree with you, I think. :) I have often stated that I am
Scott
Give it a 3! (That really is an interesting distribution!)
Tim
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Maybe I'll post my rebuttal of
Michael and Rick
I have also been very impressed by several presentations recently which used
Prezi. One was a faculty member and two others were by people applying for an
assistant librarian position. Then I saw two students do presentations with it
in a class recently and was very impressed.
So you run a study and correlate coffee consumption with type 2 diabetes. You
find a correlation between time of consumption and type-2 diabetes and what do
they report?
Real Age reported on their website that:
In a study of women, having black decaf or regular coffee with lunch seemed to
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So you run a study and correlate coffee consumption with type 2
Bill Scott said:
I don't think these troops grew up a[s] psychopaths, but they are acting as
such in their occupations. Do we want this to be the result of our boot camps
and on the job training? Are we providing the proper discriminative stimuli
Bill, I was mostly following you up to that
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I had a student who is truly a top student--she has a great gpa
(3.87), has good GREs (in the 600 range each), has had extensive
research experience . . .
Annette
I'd also say the student contacting them first is most appropriate. I did that
with my program of
Rick said: After searching the entire article for the word, 'mathematician', I
found that it appears only in the title, intro, discussion and references. [ ]
I am glad I showed some uncharacteristic restraint and didn't send this to my
mathematics colleague before reading it.
Rick-
I was
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
Stuart said: However, we have an obligation to offer our teaching services to
students who want to be there and have paid to be there. Unless one is
personally ill, I cannot see why we would not just buckle down and rise to the
occasion. There could be students in the class who had similar
Carol
There was an original question? :) We did stray a bit, didn't we! Ok, here are
a few of my strategies (and I'll also start with a short explanation). I too am
tenured, department chair, but also swamped with committee assignments (tenure
and promotions, advising task force, etc). And yes
Thanks, Chris! This really sparked a good discussion in psychopharmacology
today!
Back to latent schizophrenia?! (etc.) That is indeed disturbing. Nice to see
we are learning so much from past mistakes. What is next? They were creepy
syndrome?
Tim
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Gary
Perhaps. But I can state unequivocally that, in fact, sometimes students do
fall out of their chairs when sleeping in class. And, yes. I did laugh too!
Tim
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Paul
I think they meant hit as in shot successfully vs. shot-at-and-missed. :) The
discrepancy seems to be between some officers involved in the '86 incident and
the man who was chief at that time- the then DA is now an elected official and
has not responded to requests for information so far
Has anyone seen the report that the accused shooter accidentally killed her
brother in 1986? The officers reports don't quite match what the chief of
police remembers (three shots vs one shot, for example) and, gasp, they've lost
the records.
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