Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-10 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Paul, eulogy: a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased. Webster doesn't say a thing about religion, funeral service, or even that death is required. So, I'll just say that if the word eulogy really disturbs you as it doesn't me, substitute it with retirement,

[tips] Predictor variables for PhD

2013-11-10 Thread Dap Louw
Several years ago I read about a study on which variables predict a successful outcome for a PhD in Psychology. I would appreciate a full reference. Thank you. Dap Louw Dap Louw, Ph.D.(Psych.), Ph.D. (Crim.)

RE: [tips] Predictor variables for PhD

2013-11-10 Thread Lilienfeld, Scott O
Hi Dap: To my knowledge, this is the only published study that has pitted actuarial against clinical judgment in this regard: Dawes, R. M. (1971). A case study of graduate admissions: Application of three principles of human decision making. American Psychologist, 26, 180-188. although

Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-10 Thread Christopher Green
Webster is wrong. Paul is right. Eulogies are a part of the Protestant tradition, not the Catholic. And a strict Catholic person could easily be as put out by an interview question about eulogies as a Jewish person might be with a question about, say, Sunday school. You've simply stumbled over

Re: [tips] Predictor variables for PhD

2013-11-10 Thread Christopher Green
Smarts gets you in. Doggedness gets you out. Chris ... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:49 AM, Dap Louw lou...@ufs.ac.za wrote: Several years ago

Re: [tips] Random Thought: Tell Me About Interview Questions

2013-11-10 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Now, Webster is wrong? And, Oxford, the world's most trusted dictionary shouldn't be trusted as well? Oh, my, my. Gee whiz. This should be my biggest problem in life. Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org

[tips] * Tell me about who you are. Forget and make no reference to all your personal roles such as father, friend, husband (wife), son (daughter), forget and make no reference to all your profession

2013-11-10 Thread Pollak, Edward (Retired)
Louis suggested the following interview question: * Tell me about who you are. Forget and make no reference to all your personal roles such as father, friend, husband (wife), son (daughter), forget and make no reference to all your professional roles, your past and present titles, forget and

RE: [tips] How to Search Tips Archive

2013-11-10 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Michael Is this it? http://www.mail-archive.com/tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu/ Jim Jim Clark Professor Chair of Psychology U Winnipeg Room 4L41A 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax From: Michael Britt [mich...@thepsychfiles.com] Sent: November-10-13 6:15

Re: [tips] How to Search Tips Archive

2013-11-10 Thread Michael Britt
Perfect. Bookmarked it. Thanks Jim. Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt On Nov 10, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Jim Clark j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca wrote: Hi Michael Is this it? http://www.mail-archive.com/tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu/ Jim

[tips] clips for consciousness, dreaming, hypnosis, altered states, etc.

2013-11-10 Thread Patrick Dolan
Any suggestions for video clip(s; looking for roughly 45 min worth) on topics you'd find in an Intro chapter on consciousness? Sleep, dreaming, hypnosis, altered states, etc. TEDs, RSAnimates, and the like are great, though sometimes short. Also open to something like Eldeman's Grey Matters talk