Re: [tips] Need an example of the need for human factors research?

2011-10-14 Thread Annette Taylor
A little bit off topic but Donald Norman has a couple of books on the design of everyday things. Sorry I can't include a link to amazon, but I don't quite have the hang of multiple windows in the iPad yet. Annette Maybe I did it here: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/d

Re: [tips] Need an example of the need for human factors research?

2011-10-14 Thread Ken Steele
I just got rid of a Jeep Cherokee (a victim of the Great Rust God). The direction you rotated the key in the door lock to lock depended on whether you were locking the driver or the passenger side. I thought I was suffering from all kinds of confusions until finally I discovered the rule.

RE: [tips] Social Psychology Position

2011-10-14 Thread Shearon, Tim
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology The College of Idaho invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in social psychology, beginning in August 2012. Ph.D. required. Teaching duties will include a broad range of Psychology courses, such as: Social Psychology, Resear

Re: [tips] Famous people who have taken a (credible) personality test

2011-10-14 Thread Jim Clark
Hi I've used MMPI profiles for Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson in lectures ... elevated psychopathic deviant scores, but also other scales. I'm not sure where I got the profiles from. An MMPI profile for Dahmer is shown in Nichols (2006) J of Personality Assessment, 86, 242-262 Take care

[tips] Best Quote From Occupy Wall Street

2011-10-14 Thread Mike Palij
Overheard on a local NYC radio station when a reporter asked a person at OWS to sum up the experience: "We're here. We're unclear. Get used to it." Better than the earlier version by you-know-who. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...

Re: [tips] Need an example of the need for human factors research?

2011-10-14 Thread Gerald Peterson
Fun site that mentions the failure to "follow human factor principles." Where are they? Next to each example should be a note about what psych law or principle was violated. Is there a list of established laws and principles in this field? They probably just mean 'common sense' and user-friend

Re: [tips] Need an example of the need for human factors research?

2011-10-14 Thread Gerald Peterson
Righty tighty, lefty looseyseems fine to me ;-) G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Oct 14, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Michael Britt wrote: > This is a great site Paul thanks. I've got a car in which you turn the key > to the left to unlock it. To me, you should turn your key to the r

Re: [tips] Need an example of the need for human factors research?

2011-10-14 Thread Michael Britt
This is a great site Paul thanks. I've got a car in which you turn the key to the left to unlock it. To me, you should turn your key to the right to unlock your car. I've owned this car for 6 years and still haven't gotten this action down pat. Guess that could reflect something about me..

re: [tips] Famous people who have taken a (credible) personality test

2011-10-14 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:01:29 -0700, Michael Britt wrote: >I'm putting together an idea for a research study but there's one piece that >I'm not sure how to obtain: does anyone know of a well known person who has >taken a personality test (perhaps the MMPI) and the results of the test are >obtain

[tips] Student's question

2011-10-14 Thread michael sylvester
What is the opposite of talk therapy? MS --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=13417 or send a blank email to leave-13417-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df..

Re: [tips] Famous people who have taken a (credible) personality test

2011-10-14 Thread Brandon, Paul K
I've often suspected that the MMPI would be just as effective with a dead subject, or even a salmon. On Oct 14, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Michael Britt wrote: > I'm putting together an idea for a research study but there's one piece that > I'm not sure how to obtain: does anyone know of a well known pe

Re: [tips] What is "talk" therapy?

2011-10-14 Thread Brandon, Paul K
In the popular press, at least, the term is usually used in apposition to drug therapy. On Oct 14, 2011, at 1:50 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > A belated response to Joan Warmbold's 12 October post (see below): >> I think most people tend to think of talk therapy as referring >> to the more traditi

[tips] You Can't Clean Up Wall Street -- Really

2011-10-14 Thread Mike Palij
One citizen's attempt to clean up Wall St -- the actual Wall St in downtown NYC -- came to an end when a NY policeman came up to the citizen and told him that he could not clean up Wall St. Story and video here: http://www.observer.com/2011/10/operation-occupy-wall-street-cleanup-hits-the-new-york

[tips] Famous people who have taken a (credible) personality test

2011-10-14 Thread Michael Britt
I'm putting together an idea for a research study but there's one piece that I'm not sure how to obtain: does anyone know of a well known person who has taken a personality test (perhaps the MMPI) and the results of the test are obtainable? The person could be dead or alive. Could be a writer,