My attempt to correlate the intensity of handshaking behavior to exam performance is really a spin-off of a research study that purportedly demonstrated that a psychometrician was able to find a correlation between the intensity of the handshake and personality profiles as measured by a questionnaire. There were variations in handshaking behavior depending on Type A,Introversion,Extoversion and other personality types. Although it has been suggested that I should also shake the hands of a female students,I was concerned about whether the validity of this response as it performs to female students.It seems ok for males but not for the females. My next task is to downplay this Eurocentric measure,and try post-exam huggings of my students from the Middle East-a valid response measure for this population. BTW,did not the dude Leo Buscaglia had a habit of hugging students? Michael Sylvester Daytona Beach,Florida --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Panda Mail. Check your regular email account away from home free! http://bstar.net/panda/
