Re:[tips] APA weather update--not teaching related
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:37:35 -0400, Christopher D. Green wrote: Another beautiful day in (well, near) San Diego today! :-) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=191283id=503448130l=a93ca7f6c0 Chris, you're at APA and. while touristy things are of interest to tourists, psychologists really, really want to know things like: (1) What was the most spectacularly embarassing things done by: (a) a faculty making a presentation (drunk or not) (b) APA staff for some astoundingly stupid/insensitive/offensive action/event (drunk or not) (c) one of the exhibitors and/or companies/organization having hospitality or similar suites (e.g., is the U.S. military sponsoring anything? Are they taking questions about torture?) (d) any screening of educational films for Sex and Behavior courses? Any pornstars with Ph.D.s around? (2) Which faculty is attending the convention with a student he/she is obviously sleeping with? Pictures please. (3) Is Phil Zimbardo still dyeing his hair and wearing bikini briefs swimwear at the swimming pool. No pictures please. ;-) Man, I've attended too many APA conventions. Anyway, send us something. Chris Green ...normally in Toronto, where it will be 86 deg. (in that quaint old-fashioned system) tomorrow. Re: quaint old-fashioned systems: Well, you know what they say: When in Rome, eat pasta. By the way, if you're flying Jet Blue, be nice to the flight attendants. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4099 or send a blank email to leave-4099-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Mark Hauser and Research Ethics
Hi Article in Boston Globe about Mark Hauser and ethical issues about his research. http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/08/10/author_on_leave_after_harvard_inquiry/ Unfortunately, allegations for which Hauser has accepted responsibility are stated so cryptically as to be impossible to know precisely what the ethical lapse was. Reading between the lines, it appears that there was some gap between actual videotapes of monkey behavior and encoding (presumably by judges) of their behaviors. Perhaps unlikely that Hauser was the one doing the encoding ... so was his lapse inadequate supervision/verification? Perhaps others know more. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4100 or send a blank email to leave-4100-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
re: [tips] Mark Hauser and Research Ethics
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:51:57 -0700, Jim Clark wrote: Hi Article in Boston Globe about Mark Hauser and ethical issues about his research. http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/08/10/author_on_leave_after_harvard_inquiry/ Unfortunately, allegations for which Hauser has accepted responsibility are stated so cryptically as to be impossible to know precisely what the ethical lapse was. Reading between the lines, it appears that there was some gap between actual videotapes of monkey behavior and encoding (presumably by judges) of their behaviors. A hint as to what the problem might be is given in the following quote from the Boston Globe article: |In 1995, he was the lead author of a paper in the Proceedings |of the National Academy of Sciences that looked at whether |cotton-top tamarins are able to recognize themselves in a mirror. |Self-recognition was something that set humans and other primates, |such as chimpanzees and orangutans, apart from other animals, |and no one had shown that monkeys had this ability. | |Gordon G. Gallup Jr., a professor of psychology at State University |of New York at Albany, questioned the results and requested |videotapes that Hauser had made of the experiment. | |“When I played the videotapes, there was not a thread of compelling |evidence — scientific or otherwise — that any of the tamarins had |learned to correctly decipher mirrored information about themselves,’’ |Gallup said in an interview. | |In 1997, he co-authored a critique of the original paper, and Hauser |and a co-author responded with a defense of the work. | |In 2001, in a study in the American Journal of Primatology, Hauser |and colleagues reported that they had failed to replicate the results |of the previous study. The original paper has never been retracted or |corrected. This to seems to be an issue of coding behaviors which raises the question of who coded the behaviors and was the coding double-checked. In addition to poor supervision, this may also reflect the operation of the confirmation bias in that weak or equivocal evidence was interpreted as supporting the research hypothesis. What is also disturbing is that there has been no retraction or correction of the 1995 paper. Perhaps unlikely that Hauser was the one doing the encoding ... so was his lapse inadequate supervision/verification? Could be but it would just be speculation at this time. What I find troubling is that NYU's Gary Marcus (whom I do not know personally) was co-author of the retracted paper and he relied on the data summaries provided to him by Hauser. This raises questions about the nature of research collaboration and the extent to which collaborators should have a trust but verify attitude towards the contributions of the collaborators. Trust is a big factor in any collaboration but this type of situation shows the importance of not trusting too much. Perhaps others know more. If they do, they probably will be quiet until official statements about what happened have been released. It may be wise to say anything that could lead to a charge of libel/slander. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4101 or send a blank email to leave-4101-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Gambling on grades
Just when you thought that students couldn't get any more focused on grades instead of learning: LAS VEGAS — Think you're going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that? A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month. Just as Las Vegas sports books set odds on football games, Ultrinsic will pay you top dollar for A's, a little less for the more likely outcome of a B average or better, and so on. You can also wager you'll fail a class by buying what Ultrinsic calls grade insurance. More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/10/ultrinsic-sponsors-gambli_n_676624.html or: http://tinyurl.com/sku -Don. Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4102 or send a blank email to leave-4102-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: [tips] Gambling on grades
I wonder what is the over/under in number of academic years until the first scandal related to this: instructor paid off to ensure higher grades, cheating directly related to getting the payoff, etc. I'm guessing that the first events like this will happen within 5 years, but I'm putting the over/under on the scandal breaking at 8 years. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -Original Message- From: don allen [mailto:dap...@shaw.ca] Sent: Tue 8/10/2010 11:25 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Gambling on grades Just when you thought that students couldn't get any more focused on grades instead of learning: LAS VEGAS - Think you're going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that? A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month. Just as Las Vegas sports books set odds on football games, Ultrinsic will pay you top dollar for A's, a little less for the more likely outcome of a B average or better, and so on. You can also wager you'll fail a class by buying what Ultrinsic calls grade insurance. More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/10/ultrinsic-sponsors-gambli_n_676624.html or: http://tinyurl.com/sku -Don. Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003n=Tl=tipso=4102 or send a blank email to leave-4102-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4103 or send a blank email to leave-4103-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.eduwinmail.dat
Re: RE: [tips] Gambling on grades
$50.00 says it happens sooner ;o) - Original Message - From: Paul C Bernhardt pcbernha...@frostburg.edu Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:57 am Subject: RE: [tips] Gambling on grades To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu I wonder what is the over/under in number of academic years until the first scandal related to this: instructor paid off to ensure higher grades, cheating directly related to getting the payoff, etc. I'm guessing that the first events like this will happen within 5 years, but I'm putting the over/under on the scandal breaking at 8 years. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -Original Message- From: don allen [mailto:dap...@shaw.ca] Sent: Tue 8/10/2010 11:25 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Gambling on grades Just when you thought that students couldn't get any more focused on grades instead of learning: LAS VEGAS - Think you're going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that? A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month. Just as Las Vegas sports books set odds on football games, Ultrinsic will pay you top dollar for A's, a little less for the more likely outcome of a B average or better, and so on. You can also wager you'll fail a class by buying what Ultrinsic calls grade insurance. More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/10/ultrinsic-sponsors- gambli_n_676624.html or: http://tinyurl.com/sku -Don. Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003n=Tl=tipso=4102or send a blank email to leave-4102-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: dap...@shaw.ca. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18n=Tl=tipso=4103or send a blank email to leave-4103-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4109 or send a blank email to leave-4109-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Missing heritability of Personality
For those of you interested in genetic contributions to personality, a new study reported in Biological Psychology has failed to find any association between Cloninger's Temperament Scales and genes at the molecular level notwithstanding heritability estimates of 30 - 60 percent. This is a replication of earlier studies with Eysenck's Neuroticism and the Big Five personality scales according to the article. For a discussion see: http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/2010/08/bad-news-for-genetics-of-personality.html Abstract: Variation in personality traits is 30-60% attributed to genetic influences. Attempts to unravel these genetic influences at the molecular level have, so far, been inconclusive. We performed the first genome-wide association study of Cloninger's temperament scales in a sample of 5117 individuals, in order to identify common genetic variants underlying variation in personality. Participants' scores on Harm Avoidance, Novelty Seeking, Reward Dependence, and Persistence were tested for association with 1,252,387 genetic markers. We also performed gene-based association tests and biological pathway analyses. No genetic variants that significantly contribute to personality variation were identified, while our sample provides over 90% power to detect variants that explain only 1% of the trait variance. This indicates that individual common genetic variants of this size or greater do not contribute to personality trait variation, which has important implications regarding the genetic architecture of personality and the evolutionary mechanisms by which heritable variation is maintained. This is a pre-release so this is the only reference I have: Verweij, K.J.H., et al., (2010). A genome-wide association study of Cloninger's temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality. Biol. Psychol. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4110 or send a blank email to leave-4110-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re:[tips] Creativity (was IBM Global CEO Study)
Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in Re: Creativity (was IBM Global CEO Study) [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *** ABSTRACT: Jerry Eads in an EDDRA2 post of 2 August, pointed out that: 1. A recent report IBM Global CEO Study based on interviews with 1,541 CEOs, managers and public sector leaders in 60 countries and 33 industries, indicated that The single most important characteristic CEOs say they need in their leaders is: CREATIVITY. 2. We are embarking on a 'national curriculum' literally built on constructs developed in the 18th century, pooling state resources to develop yet more tests that might enable attention on a broader range of students yet still focus primarily on 'basic skills' (that's what we know how to measure). but. . . . BUT THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT. We've heard over and over and over that U.S. higher education is valued more than any other in the world because it produces creative graduates, yet we continue to do our best to ignore that need in K-12 policy. Some 80 years ago Louis Paul Benezet, at the time superintendent of schools in Manchester, New Hampshire, had ideas similar to those of Eads - see e.g., The Benezet Centre http://bit.ly/926tiM. Unfortunately, Benezet's work has been all but forgotten. *** To access the complete 8 kB post please click on http://yhoo.it/ajWhOR. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) rrh...@earthlink.net http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake REFERENCES [URL's shortened by http://bit.ly/] Hake, R.R. 2010. Re: Creativity (was IBM Global CEO Study), EDDRA2 post of 10 August 2010 10:38:00-0700; online at http://yhoo.it/ajWhOR. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4114 or send a blank email to leave-4114-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] We are no.12
The U.S is 12th in graduation rates and only 40% of collegians complete college. Would like to find out how many students who declare psychology as their major fail to graduate? And how do we compare with other majors? Michael omnicentric Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4116 or send a blank email to leave-4116-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
re: [tips] We are no.12 (Depending Upon How Count Things)
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:09:57 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: The U.S is 12th in graduation rates and only 40% of collegians complete college. Would like to find out how many students who declare psychology as their major fail to graduate? And how do we compare with other majors? I assume that Prof. Sylvester got the 12th in graduation rate statistic from some popular media outlet. Since news.google.com allows one to search numerous news sources one might find something like the following article in the Christian Science Monitor (CSM): http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0809/Obama-aims-to-lift-college-graduation-rates-but-his-tools-are-few However, as they say, the devil is in the details. Quoting from the article: |The US led the world in college graduation rates before falling |off about a decade ago. That is still evident in the education levels |of America’s oldest working citizens: According to a College Board |report, 38.5 percent of Americans age 55 to 64 have at least an |associate’s degree, ranking fourth in a survey of 36 developed nations. Just a couple of notes regarding the above: (1) A college degree is defined as an Associate's degree or above. (2) One has to be careful about which age group one is referring to because as mentioned above Americans aged 55 to 64 ranked 4th in percetage with at least an asociate's degree among comparably aged citizen of 36 nations. (3) If things were so much better back in the day, why does only 38.5% have an associate's degree of higher? Quoting more from the article: |Other countries have now surpassed the US among the newest crop |of workers. Among today’s American 25- to 34-year olds, slightly |more than 40 percent have associate’s degrees or higher, a tad higher |than for their parents’ generation. But that rate places the US only 12th |of the 36 countries in the College Board study. Note: Today we have more people graduating with at least an associate's degree than before. However, other countries has increased their graduation rates. For one source on the top 6 nations, see: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0809/Countries-with-the-highest-college-graduation-rates/Canada-55.8-percent A word to Canadians: don't hurt yourself while patting yourself on the back. The CSM article provides somewhat more info about the graduation rate problem but leaves out other information, such as the number of people who have been attending college has been increasing steady since 1970. For a detailed report on this, see: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2010/pdf/7_2010.pdf See Figure 1 and the tables. So, more people have been going to college in the U.S. and it projected that this number will increase at least until 2019. But if the number of people attending college is increasing, why isn't the graduation rate also increasing? That is a question with no simple answer. One source for background on this is (though it only focuses on 4 year instituions): http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007161 As for whether graduation rate varies as a function of major, I presume that the College Board or some has statistics on this point. This newspaper article provides a table for graduation rates in Texas (apropos the President's visit and speech about graduation rates at a UT-Austin (which has a 51% graduation rate at 4 years; Rice wins with 83%); see: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/081010dntexobamaedu.2a28800.html Perhaps Prof. Sylvester can search the internet for info on graduation rates by college major and provide it to us. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=4118 or send a blank email to leave-4118-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
