Thanks for the heads-up on this show. I'd not seen anything about it. I've now set the DVR to record a couple of upcoming eps.
Paul ps: Annette, don't you know we need permission to talk about he who shall not be named? LOL! I did enjoy learning about Banacek and that folks had done some work on questions I had. Maybe we can start a new list to talk about such things: "Discussions about the psychologist who shan't be named lest we appear overly defensive, to actually be believers, or to have nothing better to do than to discuss the study that arguably single-handedly provided the greatest undermining of the perception of the scientific basis of psychology in the past 20+ years." A bit unwieldy as an email list name, but it captures the issue rather well, I think. ________________________________________ From: Annette Taylor [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 9:21 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] United Stats of America No, it's not a typo; I've caught a show on the history channel a couple of times since my return on statistics in everyday life called the United Stats of America. Anyone else seen it? What do you think? Since I have only seen two episodes I thought the two were quite good and interesting but a bit weak on explaining some of the stats methods. I am thinking of having a homework assignment in intro where students might have to evaluate an episode for what else you'd want to know before believing the show's conclusions based just on their presentation. Annette ps: great Bem-bash-fest because ultimately it lead to a couple of excellent resources regarding good readings in Skept Inq and I like the tip on Banachek and project alpha. I will have to look for what project alpha is all about but sounds like another great intro homework assignment ;) I like to give frequent homework (dare I admit that daily sounds good to me?) in intro that is painless but applies course work. Sort of like a service-learning model, haha. Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected] --- 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=18314 or send a blank email to leave-18314-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@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=18322 or send a blank email to leave-18322-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
