Re:[tips] tips digest: November 02, 2009
The best line is: There is substantial evidence that the mortality rate from H1N1 flu is actually much smaller than seasonal flu. Take your choice: Swine flu myth: This is just mild flu. The death rates are even lower than for normal flu 28 October 2009 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18056-swine-flu-myth-this-is-just-mild-flu-the-death-rates-are-even-lower-than-for-normal-flu.html or http://tinyurl.com/yh5wqns Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu 28 October 2009 http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/topnews/reuters/2009/09/17/swine-flu-death-rate-similar-to-seasonal-flu.html or http://tinyurl.com/ygcj2jf Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- Christopher D. Green chri...@yorku.ca Subject:CBC News - Canada - Hype can make us all ill Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:58:07 -0500 Still worried about the swine flu? Check out this interview: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/11/02/f-viewpoint-cassels.html The best line is: There is substantial evidence that the mortality rate from H1N1 flu is actually much smaller than seasonal flu. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] CBC News - Canada - Hype can make us all ill
He (Alan Cassels) speaks as if he might know something about the scientific process and calling for logic and rationality in dealing with the flu epidemic. But several things he said seemed inconsistent or illogical. For example, he says: Repeating the refrain that the vaccine is safe and effective is fine for reassurance but it is starting to sound strained because *no one can say with 100 per cent confidence* [my emphasis] that the new flu vaccine won't cause adverse effects in some people. But no one can ever say about anything with 100% confidence say that something is safe for everyone. In fact, is that the standard we should aim for? Is there any drugs that we can say about? Furthermore, it is impossible to tell in an individual person whether an adverse outcome is related to the vaccine or something else - only population studies comparing incidence can do that. He also says that public health officials are doing their job but then later says that it is unethical to promote vaccines without randomized studies. I agree with Stephen. Why not avoid illness (that for some difficult to pre-identify people is fatal). My students are sure stressed about missing school for a week when they get the flu - why not avoid that? Marie Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013 Office: (717) 245-1562, Fax: (717) 245-1971 http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm/ -Original Message- From: sbl...@ubishops.ca [mailto:sbl...@ubishops.ca] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:08 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] CBC News - Canada - Hype can make us all ill On 3 Nov 2009 at 19:58, Christopher D. Green wrote: Still worried about the swine flu? Check out this interview: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/11/02/f-viewpoint-cassels.html The best line is: There is substantial evidence that the mortality rate from H1N1 flu is actually much smaller than seasonal flu. Very interesting and I find myself in agreement with most, if not all of it (although it would have useful to have a reply from a government spokesperson advocating vaccination). But here's the key point for me. Death is an extremely rare occurrence, so mortality is not the issue. However, coming down with the flu, whether swine or seasonal, is much more likely. Even though you will survive it, it's not going to be a pleasant experience, what with fever, coughing, headache, muscle pain, running nose, fatigue, not to mention a good chance of diarrhea and vomiting. I'd rather pass on that fine experience, or at least improve my chances of missing it. True, flu shots of a particular kind may be of limited value, and it's shameful that we have few randomized trials, but given the current reasonably sophisticated understanding of how vaccines work and admittedly imperfect statistics which say they do, I'm willing to bet in favour of them. Certainly, vaccination success against dread diseases such as polio and smallpox have transformed our lives for the better. Alarmist claims about how the flu vaccine will cause Guillain-Barré, autism, cancer, or bad breath don't cut it with me. I'm fine with the idea that risk is almost totally absent, except perhaps for minor injection discomfort. . So given its potential to prevent or ameliorate a very nasty experience, and its almost total lack of risk, I'd say, why not go for it. Might help, can't hurt. Except. I forget about those four to eight-hour waits, outside in an early Canadian winter, with people beside you sniffing and sneezing and coughing. If they could do something about that, I'd take the jab. Otherwise, I think I'll stay home. (And why must people be treated like cattle? Can't they just give us a number, or tell those with odd and even social insurance numbers to show up on different days, or go by alphabet? Why do people have to be subjected to such pointless and cruel waits?) Stephen - Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sbl...@ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada --- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
[tips] return APA 6e ?
A recent email from APA said that there would be a procedure for returning the incorrect copies of the Publication Manual for replacement (see below). Any one have more information on system APA put into place? thanks, blaine IMPORTANT: In order to receive a replacement copy the purchaser will have to return their current copy of the manual (6th edition) to APA directly. The return must be in transit to or received by APA no later than December 15th, 2009. The returned copy requirement is to protect APA against those first printing copies reemerging on the secondary market and therefore hurting future sales. We would like to make this return as cost neutral to the customer as possible. We are researching being able to provide pre-paid postage that purchases can use to return their current copy of the manual. We expect to have this system up and running by November 2. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
[tips] FW: 6th edition of Style Manual
Blaine et al., Here's the email I received with instructions to either download the changes or to request a replacement copy. APA sent me a prepaid mailing label to return my book, but won't send me a replacement until they receive the copy I sent. Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: jpen...@epcc.edumailto:jpen...@epcc.edu webpage: http://www.epcc.edu/facultypages/jpenley From: Brown, Lydia [mailto:lbro...@apa.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:51 PM To: Penley, Julie Subject: RE: 6th edition of Style Manual Dear Julie A. Penley, PhD: Thank you for your email. We regret that there were errors in the 6th edition of the Publication Manual and the inconvenience this has caused you. We are working on ways to make it right. We have produced a detailed corrections summary which is more exhaustive and easier to use than the original summary on the web. This document notes all the known errors in the Manual and puts them in some context. A PDF version of the supplement is available now. You can access the corrections summary right here: http://supp.apa.org/style/pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf We are also going to provide a printed version of the supplement. If you want a printed version, they are currently available and can be ordered through the APA Service Center - 800 374-2721. These are designed to easily fit into your copy of the Manual. Many people have found that the corrections supplement meets their needs; if you find however that it doesn't meet yours, we will send you a replacement copy of the second printing (the second printing corrects all the known errors) of the Manual at no cost to you. Before you continue, please double-check to make sure that you have the first printing. The second printing was released in spiral bound and hardcover in August, and has been widely available. Go to the copyright page and look for the words Second Printing and a copyright date of August, 2009. If you see that, then you have the corrected edition. We are making the replacement process available to anyone who purchased the manual. In order to receive a replacement manual, you will have to return your current copy of the 6th edition to APA no later than December 15. We would like to make this transaction cost neutral to you, and will have a pre-paid postage plan in place. This process will be available between November 2nd and December 15th. If you are interested in a replacement copy please contact the APA Service Center after November 2 for further information - Service Center staff can be reached at: 800 374-2721. Please note that we will not be able to exchange instructor review copies. Thank you again for taking the time to write to us, I hope these options meet your needs. Lydia D. L. W. Brown American Psychological Association Service Center Communications 750 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-4242 Phone: (202) 336-5601 FAX: (202) 336-5502 EMail: lbro...@apa.orgmailto:lbro...@apa.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] return APA 6e ?
Does this include the complimentary copy that I got for using it in a class? cd Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu -Original Message- From: Blaine Peden [mailto:cyber...@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:20 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] return APA 6e ? A recent email from APA said that there would be a procedure for returning the incorrect copies of the Publication Manual for replacement (see below). Any one have more information on system APA put into place? thanks, blaine IMPORTANT: In order to receive a replacement copy the purchaser will have to return their current copy of the manual (6th edition) to APA directly. The return must be in transit to or received by APA no later than December 15th, 2009. The returned copy requirement is to protect APA against those first printing copies reemerging on the secondary market and therefore hurting future sales. We would like to make this return as cost neutral to the customer as possible. We are researching being able to provide pre-paid postage that purchases can use to return their current copy of the manual. We expect to have this system up and running by November 2. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] return APA 6e ?
As far as I know, no, desk or complimentary copies don't qualify for a free replacement. But I don't know whether you can get the free print copy of the changes. Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Special Assistant to the Dean El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: jpen...@epcc.edu webpage: http://www.epcc.edu/facultypages/jpenley -Original Message- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:devoldercar...@sau.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] return APA 6e ? Does this include the complimentary copy that I got for using it in a class? cd Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu -Original Message- From: Blaine Peden [mailto:cyber...@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:20 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] return APA 6e ? A recent email from APA said that there would be a procedure for returning the incorrect copies of the Publication Manual for replacement (see below). Any one have more information on system APA put into place? thanks, blaine IMPORTANT: In order to receive a replacement copy the purchaser will have to return their current copy of the manual (6th edition) to APA directly. The return must be in transit to or received by APA no later than December 15th, 2009. The returned copy requirement is to protect APA against those first printing copies reemerging on the secondary market and therefore hurting future sales. We would like to make this return as cost neutral to the customer as possible. We are researching being able to provide pre-paid postage that purchases can use to return their current copy of the manual. We expect to have this system up and running by November 2. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE:[tips] Interesting web-site for neuropsychology/biopsychology classes
All I haven't had time as yet to go through and review for errors etc. but there seems to be enough in my brief review to recommend this site. There are quizzes for checking progress as well that provide instant feedback when the answer is chosen. There are really good static and dynamic images of the functioning of various parts of the brain and sensory systems etc. This is maintained and offered online by the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. The flash images do take some time to load if you are on a slow network. This link is to the Table of Contents page. http://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/s2/index.htm Tim _ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chairperson of Psychology The College of Idaho 2112 Cleveland Blvd Caldwell, ID 83605 teaching: Bio and neuropsychology, history and systems, general, psychopharmacology tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] return APA 6e ?
I wonder what I should tell my students--check with the bookstore? Our bookstore director hadn't heard anything about it. Somehow I don't think APA is going to be too proactive. Carol Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu -Original Message- From: Penley, Julie [mailto:jpen...@epcc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:35 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] return APA 6e ? As far as I know, no, desk or complimentary copies don't qualify for a free replacement. But I don't know whether you can get the free print copy of the changes. Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Special Assistant to the Dean El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: jpen...@epcc.edu webpage: http://www.epcc.edu/facultypages/jpenley -Original Message- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:devoldercar...@sau.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] return APA 6e ? Does this include the complimentary copy that I got for using it in a class? cd Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu -Original Message- From: Blaine Peden [mailto:cyber...@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:20 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] return APA 6e ? A recent email from APA said that there would be a procedure for returning the incorrect copies of the Publication Manual for replacement (see below). Any one have more information on system APA put into place? thanks, blaine IMPORTANT: In order to receive a replacement copy the purchaser will have to return their current copy of the manual (6th edition) to APA directly. The return must be in transit to or received by APA no later than December 15th, 2009. The returned copy requirement is to protect APA against those first printing copies reemerging on the secondary market and therefore hurting future sales. We would like to make this return as cost neutral to the customer as possible. We are researching being able to provide pre-paid postage that purchases can use to return their current copy of the manual. We expect to have this system up and running by November 2. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] return APA 6e ?
They would not send me a replacement copy but are sending me some pages to slip into my existing copy that are supposed to mesh seamlessly. We'll see. I'll let you all know when it arrives. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 tay...@sandiego.edu Original message Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:35:19 -0700 From: Penley, Julie jpen...@epcc.edu Subject: RE: [tips] return APA 6e ? To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu As far as I know, no, desk or complimentary copies don't qualify for a free replacement. But I don't know whether you can get the free print copy of the changes. Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Special Assistant to the Dean El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: jpen...@epcc.edu webpage: http://www.epcc.edu/facultypages/jpenley -Original Message- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:devoldercar...@sau.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] return APA 6e ? Does this include the complimentary copy that I got for using it in a class? cd Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu -Original Message- From: Blaine Peden [mailto:cyber...@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:20 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] return APA 6e ? A recent email from APA said that there would be a procedure for returning the incorrect copies of the Publication Manual for replacement (see below). Any one have more information on system APA put into place? thanks, blaine IMPORTANT: In order to receive a replacement copy the purchaser will have to return their current copy of the manual (6th edition) to APA directly. The return must be in transit to or received by APA no later than December 15th, 2009. The returned copy requirement is to protect APA against those first printing copies reemerging on the secondary market and therefore hurting future sales. We would like to make this return as cost neutral to the customer as possible. We are researching being able to provide pre-paid postage that purchases can use to return their current copy of the manual. We expect to have this system up and running by November 2. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
[tips] Personality tests
Hi all, At the most recent Best Practices conference, there was mention of a website that's a repository for validated personality tests. I'm almost certain it was in Laura King's presentation, but I'm not finding it in my notes, nor is her presentation one of the ones available on the Best Practices website. Does anyone happen to have it? It's something like ipcio.com... but I know that's not it. Help? Sue -- Sue Frantz http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu mailto:sfra...@highline.edu Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php APA's p...@cc Committee http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
Re: [tips] Personality tests
Hi Sue. I found this link to the APS wiki for teachers of personality psychology. The link below will take you directly to the tests and measurements page. It looks promising. http://personalitypedagogy.arcadia.edu/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Content.Tests Mark At 03:40 PM 11/4/2009, Frantz, Sue wrote: ipcio.com * Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 * --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
Re: [tips] Personality tests
The international personality item pool has an acronym, ipip like ipcio. It is http://ipip.ori.org/ but is different from a repository for validated personality tests. It's a great resource for use in a personality course, though. Bill Scott Frantz, Sue sfra...@highline.edu 11/04/09 3:42 PM Hi all, At the most recent Best Practices conference, there was mention of a website that's a repository for validated personality tests. I'm almost certain it was in Laura King's presentation, but I'm not finding it in my notes, nor is her presentation one of the ones available on the Best Practices website. Does anyone happen to have it? It's something like ipcio.com... but I know that's not it. Help? Sue -- Sue Frantz http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu mailto:sfra...@highline.edu Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php APA's p...@cc Committee http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE:[tips] Personality tests
I often use the International Personality Item Pool for methods/stats projects, and students will often use it for their own projects. It's nifty http://ipip.ori.org/ipip/ m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts Sciences Baker University -- From: Frantz, Sue [mailto:sfra...@highline.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 2:41 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Personality tests Hi all, At the most recent Best Practices conference, there was mention of a website that's a repository for validated personality tests. I'm almost certain it was in Laura King's presentation, but I'm not finding it in my notes, nor is her presentation one of the ones available on the Best Practices website. Does anyone happen to have it? It's something like ipcio.com... but I know that's not it. Help? Sue -- Sue Frantzhttp://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edumailto:sfra...@highline.edu Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabushttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychologyhttp://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php APA's p...@cc Committeehttp://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.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. 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. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
Re: [tips] Personality tests
Whoa! Thank you to Mark, Marc, and William. I don't teach personality, but I do like to use tests like some of these in statistics when I introduce them to reliability and item analysis. These sites have just greatly expanded the tests that I can draw upon in that regard. Thanks again! John -- John Serafin Psychology Department Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650 john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu From: Marc Carter marc.car...@bakeru.edu Reply-To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:24:40 -0500 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Conversation: Personality tests Subject: RE:[tips] Personality tests I often use the International Personality Item Pool for methods/stats projects, and students will often use it for their own projects. It's nifty http://ipip.ori.org/ipip/ --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] Personality tests
They're really cool for teaching about survey construction and administration, and for letting the students get data to work with that they're actually interested in (instead of giving them some canned dataset). I really like them: you just turn them into Likert-scale items, and zut! you're done. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts Sciences Baker University -- -Original Message- From: Serafin, John [mailto:john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:33 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Personality tests Whoa! Thank you to Mark, Marc, and William. I don't teach personality, but I do like to use tests like some of these in statistics when I introduce them to reliability and item analysis. These sites have just greatly expanded the tests that I can draw upon in that regard. Thanks again! John -- John Serafin Psychology Department Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650 john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu From: Marc Carter marc.car...@bakeru.edu Reply-To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:24:40 -0500 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Conversation: Personality tests Subject: RE:[tips] Personality tests I often use the International Personality Item Pool for methods/stats projects, and students will often use it for their own projects. It's nifty http://ipip.ori.org/ipip/ --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.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. 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. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] Personality tests
Just what I was looking for. Thanks! They're now here: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Personality Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology APA's p...@cc Committee --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
Re: [tips] Article in WSJ on study how brain develops without Dad.
Stephen, I do wish you would talk to me in your posts as opposed to talking 'about me,' in a fairly dismissive tone I might add. I think we all wish to maintain a high level of civility on TIPS, even between/among folks who have quite different opinions on an important topic. Relative to my original post offering to provide a critique of Harris, I'm fairly certain I offered to send a copy of my criticisms to those who requested such as opposed to the entire listserv. I didn't receive any requests after that post but have received three following my most recent post. As I told each of them, I will send my critique to them early next week. BTW Stephen, all three expressed a similar concern about the level of scholarship displayed in Harris's book, The Nurture Assumption. They have chosen to not jump into the fray, which I totally understand, but I'm clearly not alone on this one. I also will send a very brief summary of my concerns to this listserv. Relative to research that has revealed the importance of the early years, I do have a special interest in infant mental health so have been exposed to multitude of research studies on the impact of unpredictability and abuse on brain development, how quality of attachment influences a child's social skills and curiosity, how style of parenting (authoritarian vs authoritative vs permissive) influences a child's self-esteem, maturity, and industriousness, etc. I hadn't considered that my interests and area of study have exposed me to research studies that are not part of the general knowledge base of all psychologists. So yes, I will be more than happy to provide a list of citations on this topic. Relative to this research, a relatively recent and prominent concern is how strongly a child's inborn temperament and aptitudes influence how parents interact with their child. While acknowledging that there exists quite a persuasive perspective that a child's display of interest or lack there of could influence how parents choose to intellectually stimulate their child, I am far less impressed with the contention that a child's inborn temperament has a significant impact on styles of parenting that influence children's social-emotional development. Joan jwarm...@oakton.edu Joan Warmbold said (Nov 2/09: Article in WJS): And please, please read the book by Judith Harris as it is sadly an example of profoundly poor scholarship as well as a blatant ignorance of the role of certain major players in the history of psychology. As I have offered previously, I have made a critical analysis of her book that I would be glad to share with whomever. We've been here before (see Joan's post of March 16/08). Her only specific criticism then was that Harris failed to provide any references. This is in fact untrue, as Harris in both her books (No Two Alike and The Nurture Assumption, now in a revised 10th anniversary edition) meticulously mega-documented her work with references. Joan's error, for which she apologized, suggests something less than a careful reading of Harris, which does not bode well for Joan's claims against Harris. As for Joan's previous offer, this is what she said back on March 16, 2008, more than a year and a half ago: I have been spending much time today reviewing this text and will provide a number of examples of statements in this book later this week that are quite unfounded and provide no citation. I waited patiently but none appeared. I'm still waiting. She now tells us that that she has prepared an entire critical analysis, but rather than presenting it on TIPS, we must request it. Speaking for myself, I would rather not, as I don't have the patience for perusal off-list of a document which strikes me as unpromising. But there is something simpler which Joan could do for us to support her as-yet unsupported strong opinion. She could identify one published research study which in her opinion irrefutably shows that parental upbringing does impact adult personality. Harris has carefully examined many such studies purporting to show parental effects, and finds not one to be convincing. Notwithstanding, if Joan knows of such a study, she should tell us. I anticipate, though, that it will turn out to have one or more flaws. These include such matters as drawing causal conclusions from correlational data, ignoring plausible alternative hypotheses, massaging the data through cherry- picking results or through misusing multiple comparisons, or the study failing to replicate. Harris has noted many such flaws. Harris has also pointed out that in some cases data which was claimed to produce highly convincing results turned out on closer examination not to exist. So I'm not expecting a knock- out study from Joan. Joan, I should mention, seems to have an unfortunate tendency to let her prior beliefs determine what conclusions she draws from a particular study. That is, she picks the hypothesis
Re: [tips] Article in WSJ on study how brain develops without Dad.
Nancy wrote: Mentioning day care in a list of evills that include poverty and drug abuse suggests that the writer assumes it HAS to be bad. Actually, I don't --assume-- it has to be bad (daycare), that is at least partly an empirical question: Empirical as to its effects, moral as to whether it is bad or not. I only tried to list some things I think would more than likely have negative effects on children (alchoholism, poverty, drug abuse) with others which may, such as daycare and frequently moving so that the child does not have a stable place to call home. I think most people make the best and wisest decisions that they can (especially with regard to their children's welfare) given their circumstances, opportunities (or lack thereof), and knowledge. So, I actually spend no time bickering about other people's personal choices precisely because they are their personal choices. Life is to complex, short, and unpredictable and I have neither the time, the wisdon, nor the desire to make such judgements. -- Mike --Mike --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
