Dean- Yes the Yahoo.answers is a bit disturbing. But let's not ignore that sometimes folks are chided on the site for asking others to do their work. In response to a question about who formed the theory "that opposed Bowlby".
"Usually this information will be within the first few paragraphs of any chapter or text dealing with Bowlby. I kind of agree with the person above. I could tell you the answer, but what good would that do you? Do some reading!!!" Still, there are a lot of answers there. Tim Shearon -----Original Message----- From: Amadio, Dean [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:43 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] Article on paper mills in the The Chronicle of Higher Ed I was surprised a few years back that you could actually buy personal statements for college application online. I saw quite a few resources for clinical psychology grad school personal statements. Also, yahoo answers was quite a surprise find as well. From the main yahoo page click on "answers" in the left menu and go to "education and reference" and then "homework help." http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=AkhGbBd_3AKwCX5siLxhc.i.xQt.;_ylv=3?link=list&sid=396545134 Sometimes you can find requests for answers in the social science/psychology section as well. I wouldn't be surprised if some day I have a question from a take home exam, quiz, or other assignment posted there for the community to answer for the student. It's sometimes frightening to peruse some of the other questions as well (e.g., "I'm pregnant and bleeding profusely, what should I do?). Dean M. Amadio, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Siena College, Psychology Department 432 Roger Bacon Hall 515 Loudon Rd. Loudonville, NY 12211 Phone: (518) 782-6768 Fax: (518) 782-6548 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Article on paper mills in the The Chronicle of Higher Ed. From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:39:46 +0000 (UTC) X-Message-Number: 2 Hi everyone, the latest issue of the¨ The Chronicle of Higher Education has published an article titled: "Cheating Goes Global as Essay Mills Multiply"¨ that attempts to provide an in-depth look at how these operations¨ work, who owns them, etc. For those of you who are interested in things plagiarism, this is¨ must-read material. Unfortunately, one needs to have a subscription in order to read on-line.¨ Surely, your library has a subscription. It's a good read. Miguel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
