We just had spring break. Miserable weather all week; very cold by our standards as it never got much above 60, so no beach weather for sure with water temps hovering around 60 as well.
However, as can be predicted, the weatherman promises fabulous weather for next week ;) I guess the good news/bad news/wouldn't have mattered anyway news, is that I worked my 50 hours this week. I think I caught up on 2 things. Oh, and I don't use sniffy. That's HILARIOUS! They really have thought bubbles? DUH! What is that teaching the students, that when we behavior by operant principles we are actually thinking them through? Yikes! Yes, poor Skinner is probably having a heck of time in his coffin. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:56:15 -0600 >From: Marc Carter <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] Sniffy.... >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><[email protected]> > > >Hi, All -- > >It's Friday before Spring break starts. I am on the edge of checked-out. So! > >Does anyone find it strange that Sniffy, a computer program designed to teach >people the principles of learning, has "Mind Windows" so you can know what the >virtual rat is thinking? I'm having to fight to get my students to stop using >those as evidence for some phenomenon instead of showing me the behavior. >It's making me laugh. > >Somehow I envision two or three generations of behaviorists spinning in their >graves... > >Anyone else starting Spring break today? > >m > >-- >Marc Carter, PhD >Associate Professor and Chair >Department of Psychology >College of Arts & Sciences >Baker University >-- > >The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto >("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be >confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The >information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts >or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended >recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or >copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and >immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments >thereto. Thank you. > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >To unsubscribe click here: >http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=1244 >or send a blank email to >leave-1244-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1245 or send a blank email to leave-1245-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
