The attached contains 10 practice problems. Some of the problems are made-up
and a couple of them can use a re-write for grammar and clarity. A couple of
others were taken from an exam that was available from authors of ToP article
that described this type of examination for a stats class. I
Wrote the first draft of my dissertation in '84-85 in a QX10, my first computer
. I loved its keyboard! Prior to that in '79 -'82 , I had used Rutgers' Tandy
Model IIs with the huge floppy disks (I still have a couple of them). These
were eventually replaced with IBM PCs and some Apples IIs.
My sense is that these experiences are not all that uncommon in the
biomedical sciences and in particular with some low impact
factor, foreign-based journals.
Miguel
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From: Christopher D. Green chri...@yorku.ca
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Thanks, Bob. I'll take a look at it.
Miguel
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From: Dr. Bob Wildblood drb...@rcn.com
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Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 8:36:25 AM
Subject: Re: [tips] Recommended text for theories of
Hi, everyone. I will be teaching a section of Theories of Personality, a course
that I have not taught in a while. The last text I used was by J. Phares,
Theories of Personality. Any recommendations for a similar or better text
(always in the eye of the beholder) would be greatly
(I'm replying now with my signature line, which I usually delete, to see if
that makes a difference in generating extra lines. I believe that the loss of
formatting is more of a local problem, Bob ).
I think you are correct, Annette, and I wonder whether in addition to earning
The story is being carried by the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/health/research/noted-dutch-psychologist-stapel-accused-of-research-fraud.html?_r=2hp
.
An interesting line from the article:
Also common is a self-serving statistical sloppiness. In an analysis published
Jim, I saw this documentary and enjoyed it very much. I have recommended it to
my students but only in the context of how Nim was treated by all parties
involved; not in the context of language learning in chimps.
Miguel
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From: Jim Clark j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca
As Paul pointed out some organizations (e.g., APA) have rules similar to those
of journals; they only want original papers and are not favorable to having
papers presented at their conference that have been previously presented
elsewhere. I think that as long as the conference organizers, and
Our chair sent us this link to NPR story about how two experimental
psychologists were able to predict the location of two battleships that sunk in
the middle of the Indian Ocean about 60 years ago based on old memory
studies by Bartlet.
I have found the following article by Paul Bloom, Natural Born D ualists,
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bloom04/bloom04_index.html helpful in getting
students to appreciate how scientists, particularly psychologists, think
about mind-brain issues. It is too bad that Bloom does not
Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 5:11 PM
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Cc: Mike Palij
Subject: re: [tips] Paul Lutus - Psychology is not a science
On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:35:34 -0700, roig-reardon wrote:
Today a student brought the following
The latest issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science contains the
following paper:
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Volume 6, Number 4
Psychology Degrees: Employment, Wage, and Career Trajectory Consequences
D.W. Rajecki and Victor M.H. Borden
Psychology is a very popular
Darn, that's happened before and it is strange. Let's try copy-pasting the URL
again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vARzvWxwY .
Miguel
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From: Paul C Bernhardt pcbernha...@frostburg.edu
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
First, the following URL was posted to the IRB forum and it takes you to an
article about the Stanford prison experiment. There is probably nothing new
here for most of you, but it provides some unique perspectives from various
folks involved in the project. It also includes brief profiles of
We should keep in mind that certain countries, particularly those within the
former soviet sphere use or have use psychiatric diagnosis and treatment as a
means of political repression.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry .
The article on Baker states: Baker, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology,
has been dean since 2009 and has published more than 200 scientific articles
and 14 books. With that level of productivity, there will surely be those who
will raise the question as to whether any of his written
In addition to being a native Spanish speaker, I'm interested in this thread
because, having visited Brazil a couple of times last year, I've been trying to
pick up some Portuguese. I also hear Italian being spoken on occasion as many
of my students are of Italian extraction. My mother's side
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Cc: Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:22:35 AM
Subject: Re: [tips] Skinner's Business,behaviorism,and the bottom line
On Sun, 29 May 2011 17:19:39 -0700, Miguel Roig-Reardon wrote:
Mike Palij
Finally, there is a snippet from the film on YouTube but the person
who put it up describes the film in Spanish. I haven't watched the
snippet but you can access it here:
http :// www . youtube .com/watch?v=utSozoWdF3M
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The dubbing is in Portuguese.
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You are
For years, SJU has had a winter and a summer mini-session that lasts for a
period of two weeks. Courses offered during mini-sessions meet for the required
number of contact hours as do regular semester courses, but mini-session
courses can only be used as general electives.
Miguel
If you go strictly Bayesian, your students might have difficulties processing a
substantial potion of the literature in the social sciences, which is based
on complex, traditional hypothesis testing methods. Moreover, your students
might end up lacking the necessary preparation to succeed in
Dear TIPSters, The Ocean Hilton is right on the beach and within a short walk
to Pier Village, http://www.piervillage.com/visitUs.html , , in Long Branch,
NJ. In late September, the water is still warm and the beach is not as crowded.
Monmouth University welcomes you to:
Hmmm, how bizarre! I wonder if anyone else is having the same problem?
SJU is not at all connected with the conference; Monmouth University is.
FWIW, I actually live about 10 minutes north of Long Branch in the Red Bank
area. The town has undergone a profound transformation mostly in
For my favorite example of so-called reverse psychology see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-k5J4RxQdE
Miguel
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From: Dr. Bob Wildblood drb...@rcn.com
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
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Sent: Friday, April 15,
The link below was posted to the IRB forum this morning. As the subject of IRBs
has been discussed on TIPS before I thought the article would be of interest to
some.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/18/brown_professor_sues_university_for_barring_her_from_using_her_research
Me too, as our department is currently considering such a course.
Miguel
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From: Carol DeVolder devoldercar...@gmail.com
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
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Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 3:16:32 PM
Subject: Re:
Well, my failure to recall such a post means that I have either experienced
a major 'senior moment' (not surprising, given all those other little senior
moments I experience these days) or perhaps that I never read or even received
the post. I sincerely hope the problem lies in either one of
A few days ago I was searching the web for MRI images to use in my classes when
I came across Gary Klatsky's page. Gary was a former member of TIPS, a teacher
at heart, and his page should be familiar to those of us who followed his blog
about his medical progress. Thus, I was saddened to
Gary's blog is at: http://garysurgery.blogspot.com/
Miguel
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To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
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Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:46:47 PM
Subject: Gary Klatsky
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For those of you who will be attending EPA in Boston next week:
The Eastern Psychological Association of Graduate Students (EPAGS) is seeking
professional and faculty judges to review the Poster Award finalists at the
2011 meeting of the EPA in Cambridge, MA.
This commitment would
Two suggestions come to mind. First and foremost, your colleague should make a
presentation in area that s/he is most comfortable with. Aside from that, a
presentation with lots of engaging visuals would be great and Marc's idea of
using illusions certainly lends itself perfectly to that
Hi Claudia, I get that on NJ roads as well on very hot July or August days, but
the difference between our experiences and the one experienced by the guy in
the desert is that, just as with the pencil in the glass or water situation, we
both recognize that what looks like a body of water
In addition to Julie's excellent suggestions, I would inquiry about the
following: The character of faculty-faculty relations within the department
(e.g., to what extent do people get along?) and about faculty-administration
relations within the institution (e.g., to what extent is it
I usually tell my students who make such requests that it would not be fair for
me to do it just for her without extending the same offer to everyone else. In
turn, it would not be fair to me to have to read all student papers twice.
Miguel
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From: Karl L
It’s interesting how the ad makes a veiled attempt to come across as a
legitimate service by including the following toward the end of the clip:
“Remember it isn’t easy choosing a topic so let us help you get on your way to
getting the grades you want and rising above your papers in
Below is the journal with the highest rejection rate in all disciplines. I
dare you to submit your work to this unique publication:
http://www.math.pacificu.edu/~emmons/JofUR/
Miguel
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Speaking of people with amazing abilities, c heck out this kid:
Bluejay: the mind of a child prodigy:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7186319n .
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Carol's mention of the sodium-potassium pump reminded me of an article that I
came across recently in which the author, Gilbert Ling, accuses Nobel-prize
winner, Roderick McKinnon, of plagiarizing Ling's work. In his
paper, Ling essentially attempts to debunk the notion of the sodium
I experience these occasionally, especially when I am driving. Anyone else?
http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6914.abstract?etoc
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I'll second Dennis' compliment, but as I read the post I started to wonder
whether you, Gary, were watching or thinking about Miracle on 34th Sreet as
you were composing that post. ;-)
Miguel
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From: Dennis Goff dg...@randolphcollege.edu
To: Teaching in
Nancy wrote:
This hasn't changed and it is simply more unwarranted fear that somehow
standards are slipping.
They were never as high as we imagined them to be.
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That's an interesting empirical question. It would be great if someone could
collect old and new syllabi, exams, etc.
Thanks, Dennis. This eye-opening article is very similar - though not in a
plagiarism sense- to one published some years ago:
Witherspoon, Abigail. This Pen For Hire: On Grinding Out Papers For College
Students. Harper's Magazine June 1995:49-58.
I suspect that there is now greater
Ghost writing has been an emerging area of great concern within the research
integrity community in the biomedical sciences. Particularly problematic is the
degree to which pharmaceutical and medical device industries have guided the
research literature on the efficacy of their products,
Absolutely hilarious!!!
You know, I think we should start a trend and get some of these to give as
holiday gifts.
Miguel
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To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
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Sent:
Oh dear ... I have Catalan roots (actually, Ibiza; my father's side - Roig) and
I totally missed it.
Thanks, Stephen. I will have to get one of those.
I wonder whether the caganer collector represents the quintessential anal
retentive character. ;-)
Miguel
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What follows may be old news to some of you, but t his Sunday I heard a
fascinating segment of NPR's RadioLab in which there is a discussion of one of
Henry Murray's experiments carried out at Harvard in support of efforts to
train US fighter pilots to resist interrogations if caught by
Does anyone have stats handy on the percentage of college students who work
part-time or full-time?
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This afternoon our department chair shared the article below with the faculty.
I wonder if the findings are based on the same study that was featured in the
article that Scott posted.
Leadership
Most Lucrative College Majors
Kurt Badenhausen 06.18.08, 6:00 PM ET
Note: There is a very
And for salaries for various positions held by psych. majors ...
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/jobs-for-psychology-majors.asp.
Miguel
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Ken, I bet that is exactly what happened in your case.
Regarding so-called administrative plagiarism, it is not uncommon for
individuals or committees of individuals who create policy statements for
institutions to appropriate material from federal policies. Thus, institutional
guidance
A distinction should be made between truly anonymous data, that is, data that
are irreversibly unlinked to the individual Ss, and de-identified data, which
are data that are no longer linked to individual Ss but that could be linked to
Ss in some way through, for example, the existence of a
Correct!
Miguel
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Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:40:15 PM
Subject: Re: [tips] Atheism and Knowledge About Religion
Hi
Shouldn't that be
Someone sent me this short video about how to carry out proper CPR without the
mouth-to-mouth procedure and I thought it was worth spreading around. Surely
there is a teaching-of-psychology angle to this video, but I'll let others find
it.
The question of the appropriateness of publishing an article in part or in
whole that is identical to a previously published one boils down to whether the
reader and, therefore, the editor is clearly informed about the nature of the
duplication, particularly duplication involving data. Yes,
And some continue to wonder why the public is losing its trust in science ...
Miguel
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Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:46:15 AM
Subject: [tips] B
Thanks very much for clarifying these issues, Claudia.
MIguel
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From: Claudia Stanny csta...@uwf.edu
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Sent: Monday, September 6, 2010 11:04:16 PM
Subject: Re: [tips] Mind -
I admit not being up to date on memory research, but following the encoding
specificiy principle, I've always advised students to attempt to recreate
during their study times those cues that are likely to be encountered during
testing time (e.g., body posture, room atmosphere -physical and
Yes, the clustering you mention seems to remain even with the newer data posted
by Jim Clark.
Miguel
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From: Annette Taylor tay...@sandiego.edu
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
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Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2010
Our department chair sent us this neat site and I thought some of you would
appreciate it:
The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
If you scroll down you will find links to versions in Portuguese, Spanish and
other languages.
Miguel
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Interesting. In case you are not aware of it, this site has pictures of some
pretty neat, early psychological lab equipment:
http://chss.montclair.edu/psychology/museum/museum.html .
Miguel, surf fisherman when time and weather permit. ;-)
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From: Ken
I have not read the article, but the post reminded me of the following:
• Woody Allen in the movie Annie Hall tells Annie he has been seeing an
analyst for 15 years. She exclaims, 15 years?! To which he replies, I'm
going to give him one more year, and then I'm going to Lourdes.
I am mostly lurking these days ...
Annette, I don't really see a problem with this scenario as it seems to be a
fairly common practice, though usually it is presentation first, publication
second. That the title is nearly identical in both works suggests an attempt at
transparency and the
I want to thank all of you who responded to my post on textbook rentals. As
someone who loves printed books and who kept most of his college textbooks from
the 1970s until very recently (had to make room), it pains me to see the
newer trend in students' more detached relationship to their
Hmmm ... FWIW, I'm pretty certain that we've exchange private messages in the
past, but I did not get one from you recently.
Miguel
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From: Annette Taylor tay...@sandiego.edu
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Our chairperson sent us the following URL, http://onlinestatbook.com/index.html
, for an on-line stats textbook.
I would appreciate comments about this resource from anyone who has used it.
Miguel
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Indeed, contract plagiarism is extremely difficult to detect. One tool that
could be helpful with these cases is using The Cloze test (take the paper,
white out key terms, and give it to the student to fill in the blanks).
However, you would have to have been suspicious to begin that the
Hi Bob, I have also raised this question in our case and have often wondered
whether our students would be better served by learning stats using, for
example, Excel, a program that they are more likely to come across in the work
place. The use of SPSS in our stats lab (1 credit course to
To teach SPSS in Stats lab, I have been using SPSS for Windows Step by Step
and I've been generally satisfied with it. However, given all of the resources
available on the web, I am thinking of not using a book for this portion of the
course.
Miguel
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Impressive artistic (and memory) feats of an autistic man. Not perfect, but
certainly beautiful.
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=0k4lsi1dql
Miguel
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Just got this from our chair: A list of the most popular jobs for psych.
graduates along with median salaries.
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/jobs-for-psychology-majors.asp
Miguel
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If you go to this page,
https://courses.missouri.edu/faculty/blackboard/safeassign.php and scroll down
to about three quarters of the way, you will find the following entry:
A SafeAssign report contains three parts:
1. Paper Information, including author information, submission
Oh, and I believe it was Diane Fin ley who mentioned to me a t EPA that one
can use Turnitin through Blackboard. I haven't looked into this option yet,
but perhaps this link is current enough:
http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/turnitin.html
Miguel
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Is the notion of human pheromones another myth slain by lack of data?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527491.100-the-pheromone-myth-sniffing-out-the-truth.html?page=1
Miguel
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Yes, doesn't sleep-talking occur during REM as well as NonREM sleep?
Miguel
The paralysis starts at about the neck. The face, eyes, mouth can all move
during REM.
m
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