Thanks for the welcome. John - UNE does hold some Evolutionary Psych conferences in the context of the New England Institute. It hasn't been very active in the short time I've been here, so I don't know that much about it except that it still exists, at least on the internet. http://www.une.edu/nei/
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester - Thanks for the textbook suggestion. I know Kalat. I also like the Pinel and Carlson texts, depending on the level of the student. I'd guess you were kidding about the seafood. Although I love it - I don't think it makes New England unique. I think the west coast, hawaii, and many other cultures eat as much or more (I don't have a reference - It's just an educated guess). My suspicion is that the density of colleges and universities keeps a lot of educated folks around to breed and pass their genes and environment onto their kids. Perhaps a sociologist somewhere has data on this? There is of course - as John pointed out - many other problems with comparing regions based on SAT. ------- Michael A Burman Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Psychology 328 Decary Hall University of New England 11 Hills Beach Rd Biddeford ME 04005 207-602-2301 [email protected] On Sep 25, 2010, at 1:00 AM, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest wrote: > TIPS Digest for Friday, September 24, 2010. > > 1. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 2. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 3. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 4. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 5. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 6. New Guy on the List > 7. Re: New Guy on the List > 8. Re: New Guy on the List > 9. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 10. Re: New Guy on the List > 11. Psychology of clothing (Sesame Street) > 12. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 13. Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > 14. Did Psycholgy sink Atlantis,the lost continent? > 15. Re: New Guy on the List > 16. Fun with biased samples... > 17. APA format question.... > 18. Medical ghostwriters who build a brand > 19. Homo administrans > 20. RE: Homo administrans > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: Allen Esterson <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:09:31 -0400 (EDT) > X-Message-Number: 1 > > More evidence that copy editors' headlines are not necessarily to be > trusted for accuracy. Spot the difference: > > Headline in Daily Telegraph, 23 September 2010: > "Louise Patten, whose grandfather was the only surviving officer on the > Titanic, reveals the truth about how it sank." > > In the article: > "As the senior surviving officer, he [Louise Patten's grandfather] was > asked at both official inquiries into the sinkingâ•œ whether he had had > any conversation after the collision with the Captain or the First > Officer, William Murdoch, who had been in charge at the time." > > More important, as far as the claim is concerned I think Michael Smith > is right to be cautious of taking third-hand evidence reported nearly a > century after the event as the last word. I think we should wait to see > informed responses before doing so. > > Postscript: > Letter to Daily Telegraph, 24 September 2010: > > SIR â•„ Lady Patten (report, September 22) claims that her grandfather, > Second Officer Lightoller, revealed that Hitchens, the helmsman, > steered ╲the wrong way╡ around the iceberg, because he confused ╲Tiller > Orders╡ with ╲Rudder Orders╡. All the evidence from the wreck and > witnesses show that the Titanic steered two points to port, so Hitchens > had done as ordered. > > The reason it turned so slowly was that First Officer Murdoch acted > against regulations and reversed engines, which meant the rudder had no > propulsion to respond to. Bruce Ismay never instructed the captain to > go ╲slow ahead╡ â•„ he arrived on the bridge when the engines were > stopped. > > Lady Pattenâ•˙s grandfather was a brave man but the way he loaded > lifeboats, with several less than half full, was something he was > rightly sheepish about, and would have been glad of a story to divert > blame. > > Nicholas A. Bird, > London W3 > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > [email protected] > http://www.esterson.org > > --------------------------------------- > From: Michael Smith <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:59:22 -0500 > > Actually it was her grandmother who told her. > Which means, the story is also at least twice removed from the source. > Also, to mention a few other variables: the story is dependent on more > than one person's memory processes, assumes Louse Patton knew what he > was talking about (would the ship really have been safe going the > other way? would have stayed afloat longer sitting still), assumes > that Robert Hitchins had been told which way to turn and made a > mistake, and that Louse Patton remembers that too, and that the press > is accurately reporting what they heard. > > I wouldn't put much stock in it. > > --Mike > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Michael Britt > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> You may have heard that there are new details regarding what caused > the >> Titanic to sink. It did indeed hit an iceberg, but here is what Louse >> Patton (grand daughter of Charles Lightoller, Second Officer who > survived >> the Titanic) said her grandfather told her: >> >> "Instead of steering Titanic safely round to the left of the iceberg, > once >> it had been spotted dead ahead, the steersman, Robert Hitchins, had > panicked >> and turned it the wrong way.â•˙ >> Titanic was launched at a time when the world was moving from sailing > ships >> to steam ships. >> My grandfather, like the other senior officers on Titanic, had > started out >> on sailing ships. And on sailing ships, they steered by what is known > as >> ╲Tiller Orders╡ which means that if you want to go one way, you push > the >> tiller the other way. >> [So if you want to go left, you push right.] It sounds > counter-intuitive >> now, but that is what Tiller Orders were. >> Whereas with ╲Rudder Ordersâ•˙ which is what steam ships used, it is > like >> driving a car. >> You steer the way you want to go. It gets more confusing because, even >> though Titanic was a steam ship, >> at that time on the North Atlantic they were still using Tiller > Orders. >> Therefore >> Murdoch gave the command in Tiller Orders but Hitchins, in a panic, > reverted >> to the Rudder Orders he had been trained in." >> A case of proactive interference (something you learned earlier > interferes >> with your ability to learn something new)? >> Source: > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8016751/The-truth-about-the-sinking-of-the-Titanic.html >> >> Michael >> >> Michael Britt >> [email protected] >> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com >> Twitter: mbritt > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: Allen Esterson <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:07:44 -0400 (EDT) > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Update on the great Titanic controversy: > > http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/author-claims-steering-error-sank-the-titanic/ > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > [email protected] > http://www.esterson.org > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: "Paul C Bernhardt" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:50:52 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > Awesome! The update on the NYT story is the scene showing the moment of > steering from the Titanic movie. That's evidence you can trust (not so much)! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 24, 2010, at 4:08 AM, "Allen Esterson" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Update on the great Titanic controversy: >> >> http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/author-claims-steering-error-sank-the-titanic/ >> >> Allen Esterson >> Former lecturer, Science Department >> Southwark College, London >> [email protected] >> http://www.esterson.org >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=5116 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5116-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: Allen Esterson <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:15:50 -0400 (EDT) > X-Message-Number: 4 > > Paul Bernhardt writes: >> Awesome! The update on the NYT story is the scene >> showing the moment of steering from the Titanic movie. >> That's evidence you can trust (not so much)! > > The "Update" on the NYT story to which I was referring is the Channel 4 > clip with the exchanges between Louise Patten and Sally Neillson, a > great-granddaughter of the steersman. > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > [email protected] > http://www.esterson.org > > --------------------------------- > Re: [tips] I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > Paul C Bernhardt > Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:50:17 -0700 > Awesome! The update on the NYT story is the scene showing the moment of > steering from the Titanic movie. That's evidence you can trust (not so > much)! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 24, 2010, at 4:08 AM, "Allen Esterson" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Update on the great Titanic controversy: >> >> > http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/author-claims-steering-error-sank-the-titanic/ >> >> Allen Esterson >> Former lecturer, Science Department >> Southwark College, London >> [email protected] >> http://www.esterson.org > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: Michael Britt <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:22:17 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > As you can see in the video (excellent resource by the way) Ms. Neillson, > granddaughter of the steersman who supposedly turned the wrong way, The > steersman had plenty of experience in the new system of navigation and > therefore would not have made the mistake of turning the wrong way. I'll > speculate that it is in times of stress (you know, like when you're heading > straight for an iceberg) that we tend to forget our new training and return > to our previous and better-learned methods. > > So it's still a good example of proactive interference. > > However, I'll admit it's possible that either Ms. Patton is retelling an > untrue story because her grandmother was trying to protect the reputation of > the grandfather, or Ms. Neillson will soon tell her own story because her > grandparents want to protect their reputations (no one, understandably, wants > to be blamed for the disaster). > > Which makes it an excellent example of protecting one's self-esteem. > > ;) > > > > Michael Britt > [email protected] > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > On Sep 24, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: > >> Awesome! The update on the NYT story is the scene showing the moment of >> steering from the Titanic movie. That's evidence you can trust (not so much)! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 24, 2010, at 4:08 AM, "Allen Esterson" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Update on the great Titanic controversy: >>> >>> http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/author-claims-steering-error-sank-the-titanic/ >>> >>> Allen Esterson >>> Former lecturer, Science Department >>> Southwark College, London >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.esterson.org >>> >>> >>> --- >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe click here: >>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=5116 >>> or send a blank email to >>> leave-5116-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=5118 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5118-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: New Guy on the List > From: Michael Burman <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:48:50 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Hello, > > I found a reference to your list while looking for some classroom resources > and Bill was kind enough to let me sign up. I've been enjoying reading the > often thought-provoking (and sometimes cringe-inducing) discussion the last > few days. I thought it was time to say "hi". > > I'm a biological psychologist. My research is on limbic system development > and classical conditioning. I teach Intro Psych, Learning and Behavior, > Motivation and Emotion and Research Methods. I likely won't post much, > unless I really have something to add, but you can be sure I'll be lurking in > the background reading everything. > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > ------- > Michael A Burman Ph.D. > Assistant Professor > Dept. of Psychology > 328 Decary Hall > University of New England > 11 Hills Beach Rd > Biddeford ME 04005 > > 207-602-2301 > > [email protected] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: New Guy on the List > From: "John Kulig" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:55:06 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Mike > > Thanks for the nice thoughts. Lurking is totally acceptable and sometimes > very safe! Isn't UNE where some of the Evolutionary Psych confereces are held? > > ------Original Message------ > From: Michael Burman > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > ReplyTo: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] New Guy on the List > Sent: Sep 24, 2010 7:48 AM > > Hello, > > I found a reference to your list while looking for some classroom resources > and Bill was kind enough to let me sign up. I've been enjoying reading the > often thought-provoking (and sometimes cringe-inducing) discussion the last > few days. I thought it was time to say "hi". > > I'm a biological psychologist. My research is on limbic system development > and classical conditioning. I teach Intro Psych, Learning and Behavior, > Motivation and Emotion and Research Methods. I likely won't post much, > unless I really have something to add, but you can be sure I'll be lurking in > the background reading everything. > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > ------- > Michael A Burman Ph.D. > Assistant Professor > Dept. of Psychology > 328 Decary Hall > University of New England > 11 Hills Beach Rd > Biddeford ME 04005 > > 207-602-2301 > > [email protected] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=5121 > or send a blank email to > leave-5121-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: New Guy on the List > From: Steven Specht <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:25:26 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Welcome aboard Mike! > > > ======================================================== > Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Department of Psychology > Utica College > Utica, NY 13502 > (315) 792-3171 > monkeybrain-collagist.blogspot.com > > "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort > and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." > Martin Luther King Jr. > > On Sep 24, 2010, at 7:48 AM, Michael Burman wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I found a reference to your list while looking for some classroom resources >> and Bill was kind enough to let me sign up. I've been enjoying reading the >> often thought-provoking (and sometimes cringe-inducing) discussion the last >> few days. I thought it was time to say "hi". >> >> I'm a biological psychologist. My research is on limbic system development >> and classical conditioning. I teach Intro Psych, Learning and Behavior, >> Motivation and Emotion and Research Methods. I likely won't post much, >> unless I really have something to add, but you can be sure I'll be lurking >> in the background reading everything. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> >> >> ------- >> Michael A Burman Ph.D. >> Assistant Professor >> Dept. of Psychology >> 328 Decary Hall >> University of New England >> 11 Hills Beach Rd >> Biddeford ME 04005 >> >> 207-602-2301 >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13522.468cbac056133a996283cca7e2976336&n=T&l=tips&o=5121 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5121-13522.468cbac056133a996283cca7e2976...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:03:26 -0400 (EDT) > X-Message-Number: 9 > > Yes, and what is most clear, hindsight bias. > > > GPeterson > Gary's iPad > > On Sep 24, 2010, at 7:23 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As you can see in the video (excellent resource by the way) Ms. Neillson, >> granddaughter of the steersman who supposedly turned the wrong way, The >> steersman had plenty of experience in the new system of navigation and >> therefore would not have made the mistake of turning the wrong way. I'll >> speculate that it is in times of stress (you know, like when you're heading >> straight for an iceberg) that we tend to forget our new training and return >> to our previous and better-learned methods. >> >> So it's still a good example of proactive interference. >> >> However, I'll admit it's possible that either Ms. Patton is retelling an >> untrue story because her grandmother was trying to protect the reputation of >> the grandfather, or Ms. Neillson will soon tell her own story because her >> grandparents want to protect their reputations (no one, understandably, >> wants to be blamed for the disaster). >> >> Which makes it an excellent example of protecting one's self-esteem. >> >> ;) >> >> >> >> Michael Britt >> [email protected] >> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com >> Twitter: mbritt >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 24, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: >> >>> Awesome! The update on the NYT story is the scene showing the moment of >>> steering from the Titanic movie. That's evidence you can trust (not so >>> much)! >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 24, 2010, at 4:08 AM, "Allen Esterson" >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Update on the great Titanic controversy: >>>> >>>> http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/author-claims-steering-error-sank-the-titanic/ >>>> >>>> Allen Esterson >>>> Former lecturer, Science Department >>>> Southwark College, London >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.esterson.org >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe click here: >>>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=5116 >>>> or send a blank email to >>>> leave-5116-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >>> >>> --- >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe click here: >>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=5118 >>> or send a blank email to >>> leave-5118-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=5120 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5120-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: New Guy on the List > From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:26:40 -0100 > X-Message-Number: 10 > > Welcome to another Michael.Btw,use Kalat's Biological Psychology-it is the > best in that field.Why do students in New England score the highest on the > SAT? > I understand it is the seafood.Please note that some postings on Tips are my > own divergence,so if your are ever TIPSTER OF THE WEEK,thank me not Bill. > > Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Psychology of clothing (Sesame Street) > From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:41:45 -0100 > X-Message-Number: 11 > > It does not appear that Sesame Street will allow guests to show cleavage on > the show.Parents complained about the appearance of a K.Perry who showed too > much cleavage and thought it very inappropriate for the kids.I guess it would > have been OK in South America where kids are probably more accustomed to > that. > > Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: Michael Smith <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:35:39 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 12 > > I dindn't want to imply that it wasn't a good article for a psych class. > I find I can use almost anything to illustrate something in psychology > or as a discussion starter. > > Even for motiviation class...she is after all promoting her new novel > "Good as Gold". The entire story of what happened during the sinking > of the titanic could indeed be made up by her. For example, I don't > find anything convincing at all (in the article at least) as to why > her grandfather, a decorated navy officer, would have lied to the > investigation committee in the first place--it is merely asserted that > he did so. There is nothing culpable for the sinking in his purported > actions. And of course, since no one can contradict Louise Patten's > story she can claim whatever she wants (and probably will). > > Could a new movie be in the future if her book is well written > enough...blending known fact with storytelling? > > Perhaps she can already smell the money...I personally smell a fish here. > > --Mike > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: I knew it! Psychology sunk the Titanic! > From: "Christopher D. Green" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:08:44 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 13 > > Michael Smith wrote: >> Perhaps she can already smell the money...I personally smell a fish here. >> >> > > Well,we are talking about something that happened on the ocean here. So > a fish would be expected. :-) > > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Did Psycholgy sink Atlantis,the lost continent? > From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:14:36 -0100 > X-Message-Number: 14 > > Since tipsters have been in the sinking mode,I would like to enquire about > one of the greatest sinks of all times-the lost continent of Atlantis. > Britisk rocker,Donovan, sang about her and mentioned how ships were > dispatched to all corners of the earth.On board the ships were > poets,philosophers,magicians, scientists but he did not mention > psychologists.The psychologists must have stayed behind to conduct experiments > on levitation. > HAIL ATLANTIS > Way down the ocean > Where I want to be > She may be > > Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: New Guy on the List > From: John Kulig <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:36:22 -0400 (EDT) > X-Message-Number: 15 > > > The whopping salient lurking variable in state-by-state SAT comparisons is > the % of students who take it. Take Connecticut whose college bound seniors > most recently averaged 510/510/510 for critical reading/math/writing versus > Mississippi which averaged 570/550/560. About 85% (+- m) of CT students take > it compared to about 5% (+- m) in MS, so in MS mostly the students bound for > an east or west coast school will take the SAT. I suspect the ACT is more > common in MS. You can find college bound national & state SAT info at: > > http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2010 > > But the seafood really is great nonetheless > > ========================== > John W. Kulig > Professor of Psychology > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > ========================== > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:26:40 AM > Subject: Re: [tips] New Guy on the List > > > > > > Welcome to another Michael.Btw,use Kalat's Biological Psychology-it is the > best in that field.Why do students in New England score the highest on the > SAT? > I understand it is the seafood.Please note that some postings on Tips are my > own divergence,so if your are ever TIPSTER OF THE WEEK,thank me not Bill. > > Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=5127 > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-5127-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Fun with biased samples... > From: Marc Carter <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:27:42 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 16 > > > As an example of biased samples, I often cite the fact that there is no > correlation between education funding and SAT scores for this very reason. > > It's a nice example. > > m > > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Kulig [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 10:36 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: Re: [tips] New Guy on the List >> >> >> The whopping salient lurking variable in state-by-state SAT >> comparisons is the % of students who take it. Take >> Connecticut whose college bound seniors most recently >> averaged 510/510/510 for critical reading/math/writing versus >> Mississippi which averaged 570/550/560. About 85% (+- m) of >> CT students take it compared to about 5% (+- m) in MS, so in >> MS mostly the students bound for an east or west coast school >> will take the SAT. I suspect the ACT is more common in MS. >> You can find college bound national & state SAT info at: >> >> http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sa >> t/cb-seniors-2010 >> >> But the seafood really is great nonetheless >> >> ========================== >> John W. Kulig >> Professor of Psychology >> Plymouth State University >> Plymouth NH 03264 >> ========================== >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> >> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:26:40 AM >> Subject: Re: [tips] New Guy on the List >> >> >> >> >> >> Welcome to another Michael.Btw,use Kalat's Biological >> Psychology-it is the best in that field.Why do students in >> New England score the highest on the SAT? >> I understand it is the seafood.Please note that some postings >> on Tips are my own divergence,so if your are ever TIPSTER OF >> THE WEEK,thank me not Bill. >> >> Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD >> Daytona Beach,Florida >> >> >> >> >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . >> >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f >> 6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=5127 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the >> line is broken) >> >> or send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> tburg.edu >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72 >> a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=5133 >> or send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> tburg.edu >> > > 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. 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I could see > repeating the author(s) name(s), but the citation? > > Tips? > > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Medical ghostwriters who build a brand > From: "Christopher D. Green" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:14:15 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 18 > > Ever wonder why science -- the disinterested pursuit of empirical > knowledge of the natural world -- has such a bad reputation among the > public name these days? Read this: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/18/bad-science-medical-ghostwriters > > Here's a teaser: > "A commercial medical writing company is employed by a drug company to > produce papers that can be rolled out in academic journals to build a > brand message. After copywriters write the articles, in collaboration > with the drug company, to their specifications, the ghostwriting company > finds some academics willing to put their names to them, perhaps after > modest changes." > > The solution to this problem is easy enough. Fire any scientist who does > this from his or her university position as a fraud. Of course, it will > never happen. > > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Homo administrans > From: "Ron Apland" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:20:56 -0700 > X-Message-Number: 19 > > The September 23rd issue of The Economist has an article about the > heritability of personality factors applicable to business. > > http://www.economist.com/node/17090697?story_id=17090697 > > A teaser from the article but not representative of the tone of the article > (more balance): > > "Results such as these are preliminary. But they do offer the possibility of > turning aspects of management science into a real science-and an applied > science, to boot. Decisions based on an accurate picture of human nature have > a better chance of succeeding than those that are not. For instance, if job > satisfaction and leadership turn out to have large genetic components, > greater emphasis might be placed on selection than on training." > > Ron > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: Homo administrans > From: "Paul C Bernhardt" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:18:39 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 20 > > Wow! I guess the past 100 years of Industrial and Organizational Psychology > didn't have any science in it. Hmmm... > > Paul C. Bernhardt > Department of Psychology > Frostburg State University > Frostburg, Maryland > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Apland [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Fri 9/24/2010 7:20 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Homo administrans > > The September 23rd issue of The Economist has an article about the > heritability of personality factors applicable to business. > > http://www.economist.com/node/17090697?story_id=17090697 > > A teaser from the article but not representative of the tone of the article > (more balance): > > "Results such as these are preliminary. But they do offer the possibility of > turning aspects of management science into a real science-and an applied > science, to boot. Decisions based on an accurate picture of human nature have > a better chance of succeeding than those that are not. For instance, if job > satisfaction and leadership turn out to have large genetic components, > greater emphasis might be placed on selection than on training." > > Ron > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=5140 > or send a blank email to > leave-5140-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=130685.1fb8977c963429185684d7ece931daa2&n=T&l=tips&o=5144 > or send a blank email to > leave-5144-130685.1fb8977c963429185684d7ece931d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. 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