Alcoholism and Jews (was: student's question)

The irrepressible Michael Sylvester asked: > > why is the incidence of alcoholism among Jews very low? There've been varied answers to this question (including "myth" and "Manischevitz", the latter admittedly having some plausibility) but no one seems to have come up with the very recent stud

One more position

Hello Folks! Here's another position for which we'll be searching. The ad appears in the usual places, but Mar asked me to let the TIPS world know about the position. And I'll be happy to provide more details if anyone is interested. Hugh The Psychology Department at Skidmore College invites app

Re: student's question

> why is the incidence of alcoholism among Jews very low? Perhaps because we get depressed instead? :)(See below under "Results.") Levav I. Kohn R. Golding JM. Weissman MM. Vulnerability of Jews to affective disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry 154(7): 941-947, July 1997. OBJECTI

Re: A matter of taste

I don't have Nora's problem (and unfortunately, in middle age, am looking like I don't have Nora's problem). EVERYTHING looks good forever. ;-) Annette Quoting Michelle Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello - Here is a question about gustation -- What is the mechanism that > causes us to vi

A matter of taste

Hello - Here is a question about gustation -- What is the mechanism that causes us to view a food as attractive or unattractive depending on how recently we've been exposed to it? As omnivores, we're clearly powerfully driven to eat a variety of foods, and when we are over-exposed to even a very

Re: student's question

> why is the incidence of alcoholism among Jews very low? Myth * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * *http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html

Social Psychology Textbook

Greetings everyone, I will be teaching Social Psychology for the first time next term, and I'm looking for a good text for my students. Any recommendations? If possible, I'd like one that comes with a good instructor resources package (activities, test banks, transparencies). But mostly,

Re: student's question

On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, sylvestm wrote: > why is the incidence of alcoholism among Jews very low? > One word: Manischevitz. ** Robin Pearce Abrahams Boston University [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips a

student's question

why is the incidence of alcoholism among Jews very low? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

position announcement

This ad should be in the November issue of the Monitor but I thought I'd post it here, too. Paul Schulman Assistant Professor/Psychology The Department of Psychology at the SUNY Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track position in Psychology at the Assistant Professor leve

Appalachian State University - Positions

-- The Department of Psychology at Appalachian State University invites applicants for three tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level beginning August 2003. Position 1 – Cognitive Psychology. Respon

Hormones & female infants

> "Rob Weisskirch" wrote > A student claims that because of the added hormones during pregnancy that > female infants sometimes have residual hormone levels and have like a > mini-period shortly after birth. Is this really a "mini-period?" or is it > fluid that is trapped in the > vagina that co

[Fwd: Psychology Ad

Hi, This ad is currently appearing in the APA Monitor and the APS Observer. Thanks -- Phyllis M. Ladrigan, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, Gerontology Program Nazareth College Rochester, NY 14618-3790 Phone (585) 389-2738 Fax (585) 586-2452 E mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.naz.edu