RE: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Jim Matiya
Hi Rod, Here is my first attempt at a virtual field trip! 1.) Go to: www.d230.org/cs/matiya 2.) Click on Introduction to Psychology 3.) Scroll down the page to the chapter table 4.) Click on Introduction to Psychology 5.) Click on Fieldtrip 6.) Click on the bus to "get on board!" Jim >From: "J

virtual fieldtrips

2002-03-01 Thread Jim Matiya
Hi Rod, Here is/was my first attempt of a virtual feldtrip. 1.) Go to www.d230.org/cs/matiya 2.) Click on Introduction to Psychology 3.) Scroll down the page to the Chapter Table 4.) Click on Introduction to Psychology 5.) Click on Fieldtrip 6.) "Get on the bus" jim Jim Matiya Carl Sandburg

Re: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Stanley Cohen
Rod, I've had the same thought, particularly as a capstone experience with our HoP course. You could easily do the major German universities ending with the birth of experiemntal psycholgy at Leipzig.   Please keep me informed. Thanks, Stan   >>><

Re: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Vivian Hamilton wrote: > One idea that jumped immediately into my mind when I read your request > is the Caen Memorial on the Normandy coast of France. It's a terrific > museum that documents WWII and, particularly relevant to psych, how > the Treaty of Versailles and the post-WWI climate set t

Women's History Month/Psychology #1

2002-03-01 Thread sylvestm
Without women there would be no Psychology Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Vivian Hamilton
What a great idea, Rod!  I've taken students on a couple of European trips, but they weren't focused exclusively on psych; they were more of the traditional blend of art, history, social climates and culture, etc.  They were great experiences, and I've wondered, too, how to build more psych into i

RE: This is scarier than Ted Nugent!

2002-03-01 Thread Mike Lee
Thanks Rick for the summary and clarification of the original Rind et al. article.  It confirms what I more or less suspected. What's also troubling, (and the other reason I posted it), in addition to the point you made about second parties misinterpreting or abusing the data for their own purpo

RE: Question related to drugs

2002-03-01 Thread FRANTZ, SUE
See http://www.fda.gov/ for more information. The FDA regulates: Food Drugs Medical devices, e.g., contact lenses, pacemakers, hearing aids Biologics, e.g., blood products, vaccines Animal feed and drugs Cosmetics Radiation-emitting products, e.g., cell phones, lasers, microwaves As for dietary

Question related to drugs

2002-03-01 Thread Jean Edwards
A student asked what classes are drugs are regulated by the FDA. I know substances such as health food supplements are not covered, such as vitamins, herbs, etc., but I wasn't sure about OTCs such as aspirin, cold remedies, etc. Thanks to all who reply, J Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are

A sleep question

2002-03-01 Thread Rob Weisskirch
TIPSters, Just to be totally unscientific, when I lived in Sacramento, there was a woman on the radio who would analyze people's dreams. It was good radio to listen to. She recommended taking a B complex vitamin before going to bed to elicit vivid dreams. I have done so many times and have had

Re: off-mainstream course part of load?

2002-03-01 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
"Hatcher, Joe" wrote: > > Hi Jeffrey and others, > I teach six courses a year; five of these are mostly fixed, while > one is a "wild-card" course that can be anything I want it to be. I've > taught Peace Studies, the Psychology of Conflict, the Impact of Culture on > Everyday Life, Prej

RE: This is scarier than Ted Nugent!

2002-03-01 Thread Grieve, Frederick
If you are referring to the Rind, Tromovich, and Bauserman article which appeared in Psychological Bulletin, yes, I have.   The conclusions that the authors draw from the data and the implications that other sources (MassMedia, it appears in this case, and Dr. Laura and the North American M

Re: non-mainstream courses

2002-03-01 Thread Gerald Peterson
Jeff, our contractual teaching load here is 12 credits a semester. We do not have the luxury of offering many upper level elective classes. We rotate some of the core classes which helps provide us and students some variety. Opportunities to try different things crop up now and then--fo

off-mainstream course part of load?

2002-03-01 Thread Hatcher, Joe
Hi Jeffrey and others, I teach six courses a year; five of these are mostly fixed, while one is a "wild-card" course that can be anything I want it to be. I've taught Peace Studies, the Psychology of Conflict, the Impact of Culture on Everyday Life, Prejudice, and several others. I can't

RE: religious coping

2002-03-01 Thread Rod Hetzel
Title: Message Hi Robert:   It seems like we probably agree on more than we disagree.  You are right that ethical principles can at times conflict in reality.  I remember attending an APA keynote address by Arnold Lazarus several years ago where he said that the ethical standards can someti

RE: non-mainstream courses

2002-03-01 Thread Jeffrey Nagelbush
For all those who teach non-mainstream courses, I have a couple of questions. Do you teach these courses in addition to your regular load? If you do, is there any pay or other incentive for doing this or is it just assumed to be your professonal responsibility or your own desire? Thanks in a

RE: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Jim Matiya
Hi, Yes, this is a good idea. I've toyed with it a bit. Currently I have a bus with Ralph Crampton (?)(jackie gleason) as the bus driver for the field trip :-) jim >From: "Rod Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Teaching i

Re: Andrea Yates' case and Spring Shadows Hospital

2002-03-01 Thread Drnanjo
In a message dated 3/1/2002 6:54:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A medical chart note on Aug. 18, 1999, the day Starbranch (Yate's psychiatrist) gave the advice, reads: 'Apparently patient and husband plan to have as many babies as nature will allow!' the psychiatrist wro

Re: Andrea Yates' case and Spring Shadows Hospital

2002-03-01 Thread James Guinee
> (Back to me) Carl was awarded $5.9 million in damages for that > one. With the hospital allowing therapy like that, it it any > wonder that the treatment Yates received seems questionable? Uh...I'm not sure you should link the two situations just yet. What you suggest may well indeed be true,

RE: religious coping

2002-03-01 Thread Robert Grossman
My purpose in posting this brief snippet from a real case was to point out that sometimes there is a very serious need to help a person consider some alterations in their world view.  I wasn't suggesting that I would impose my world view on a person but I was simply trying to say that "ethical" pr

Re: non-mainstream courses

2002-03-01 Thread Deb Briihl
I am reading about these courses with envy. How many of you (and how often) do you get to teach something a little different? How do you get the time? We have proposed a number of different courses here, but, with the number of majors (and minors) that are trying to get through our program, we

Re: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Drnanjo
Hey Rod: Somewhat local to you there is the University of Texas at Houston. Their website is intriguing: http://nba19.med.uth.tmc.edu/nrc/ Computational Neuroscience Research Group in St. Louie: http://stp.wustl.edu/Computational_Neuroscience/ I am also pretty sure that there is interesting st

RE: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Rod Hetzel
Title: Message Nancy:   Great idea!  Neuroscience research isn't my area of expertise.  Can you or anyone else make some suggestions about where some cutting edge neuroscience research is taking place?   Rod     __ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Assista

Re: psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Drnanjo
Rod, I would include a couple of major universities at which there is some neuroscience research occurring - related to brain function/dysfunction (such as dementia), the scientific study of sleep etc. Someplace where they could see the equipment used in such research (EEG, PET, fMRI etc) and hear

psychology field trip

2002-03-01 Thread Rod Hetzel
Hi everyone: For a while I've been thinking about putting together a field trip for my students to places in the United States and Europe that have significance for the history of psychology. For instance, there is a neat section of Ellis Island that talks about the role of intelligence and ment

Teaching Freud

2002-03-01 Thread Rod Hetzel
Hi Allen. Thanks for your response. I agree with your critique of Freud's interpretation and treatment of Dora. It's pretty clear that our conceptualization and treatment of psychopathology has evolved since the time of Freud, yet Freud still made significant contributions to psychology as well

RE: non-mainstream courses

2002-03-01 Thread Michael LAVIN
** High Priority ** Yes, I am currently teaching a course called the Psychology of the Internet and in some semesters I teach Television and Human Behavior. Mike Lavin === Michael J. Lavin | 716-375-2488 Department of Psychology St. Bonaventure University 14778 [EMAI

Re: evolving understanding of illness

2002-03-01 Thread Allen Esterson
Rod Hetzel wrote 27 February: <> Maybe it's because Freud found convoluted analytic explanations for Dora's depression when her situation sufficed to explain why she was emotionally distressed; worse, he insisted that the eighteen-year-old Dora was unconsciously in love with the middle-aged frie