There may be another reason for our student's performance that no one has brought up yet. The students that I see often believe something like "you can't do anything with a BA/BS in psychology..." If that is really the way students think, particularly those that do not want to go to grad school, maybe it is not surprising that they don't spend extra time in office hours, study groups, etc. According to their logic, it is adaptive to NOT put forth the extra effort... that effort comes with a cost (if nothing else, time), with no real tangible benefit.
I wonder what y'all think about this... I'd also like to know if that is a common thought among your undergrads. **************************************************************** Stephen W. Tuholski Ph.D. Asst. Professor Dept. of Psychology Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville Edwardsville IL 62026 Phone: 618 650 5391 Fax: 618 650 5087 http://www.siue.edu/~stuhols "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so." - Bertrand Russell *************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
