RE: test banks on-line practice tests

2003-09-19 Thread Gary Klatsky
I will do that as well as a way to encourage the students to make use of those practice tests. The problem I ran into was that none of the common items were marked as such Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Department of Psychology[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University (SUNY)

Honors program

2003-09-19 Thread Gary Klatsky
Our psychology department is currently evaluating its honors program and I wanted to see what is being done in other departments. Specifically, what is the philosophy/purpose of your program and what are the requirements for the students in the program (not for admission) Thanks Gary Gary J.

CISD

2003-09-19 Thread James Guinee
Interesting article As much as CISD on the surface seems to make some sense, it doesn't seem to be faring too well http://www.psychologicalscience.org/media/releases/pr030912.cfm Jim Guinee, Ph.D.

Off topic: Website disclaimers

2003-09-19 Thread Melvyn King
Title: Message Fellow tipsters, Here is an informal and last minute survey. Our administration is up to something. Do any of you have disclaimers on any part of your college, department, or faculty (not student) websites such as "The page you are about to access does not necessarily

RE: Honors program

2003-09-19 Thread John Kulig
Gary: We have a psychology honors that consists of 6 hours of independent study/research. The purpose is to allow students to pursue an independent project of high quality, working closely with a faculty mentor. To apply, our students need to have completed research methods statistics

Re: Honors program

2003-09-19 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
HI Gary: Ours is online and there is too much to summarize. Just go to www.sandiego.edu and I just typed in honors program in the search box and it came as the first term in the results. Annette ps maybe you need to switch textbook publishers to one that marks the online and study guide

Talk Like a Pirate Day

2003-09-19 Thread Robin Abrahams
TIPSters-- I hope you're all aware that today is National Talk Like A Pirate Day. I plan to work this into my lecture on brain anatomy when we discuss phantom limb pain (though me leg may be in Davy Jones' locker, still in me sensorimotor cortex represented it be, arrr). Those of you teaching

Re: Off topic: Website disclaimers

2003-09-19 Thread Patrick O. Dolan
Title: Message I don't know about websites, but a friend's universityforces the following to be at the end of every one of his emails. -- The University of Stirling is a university established in Scotland bycharter at Stirling, FK9 4LA. Privileged/Confidential Information maybe contained

Re: Honors program---OOPS

2003-09-19 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
Hi Again Gary: I think I misread your missive; we don't have a psych honors program; only a general university-wide one annette Quoting Gary Klatsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Our psychology department is currently evaluating its honors program and I wanted to see what is being done in other

RE: Talk Like a Pirate Day

2003-09-19 Thread Dennis Goff
My stats class wanted the whole hour presented in "Pirate." I could not maintain the a and swabies that long nor could I find a parrot. Sailing away on the Black Pearl Captain Dennis -Original Message-From: Robin Abrahams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday,

Re: Off topic: Website disclaimers

2003-09-19 Thread Paul Smith
Title: Message We have no actual disclaimer on the site, but the link to our departmental site from the college's official pages reads: Would you like to know more about the program?Click here to learn more about Alverno's psychology program. This

RE: Talk Like a Pirate Day

2003-09-19 Thread Robin Abrahams
Would have been a good day to lecture on analysis of vAAARiance. Dennis Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My stats class wanted the whole hour presented in "Pirate." I could not maintain the a and swabies that long nor could I find a parrot. Sailing away on the Black Pearl Captain Dennis

RE: Talk Like a Pirate Day

2003-09-19 Thread Maxwell Gwynn
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Robin Abrahams wrote: Would have been a good day to lecture on analysis of vAAARiance. Or better yet, correlation coefficients (Aaa values, matey)! -Max, aka Mad Sam Rackham, Plunderer of the High Seas, Grader of the High C's Maxwell Gwynn, PhD

RE: Off topic: Website disclaimers

2003-09-19 Thread DeVolder Carol L
Title: Message My university has a policy about the format--we have guidelines that we are expected to follow (I don't, but I will be redoing our department page to conform as soon as I have time--although I like my version better than the boring University format). I have a disclaimer

RE: Talk Like a Pirate Day

2003-09-19 Thread Louis_Schmier
Well, shiver me timbers! Ever wonder about how much of supposedly pirate talk is far more Treasure Island type literature and second-rate seafaring yarns than true speak? Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmier

RE: Talk Like a Pirate Day

2003-09-19 Thread David Wasieleski
My great great grandfather was a pirate (you know all about those Polish Pirates, I presume?), and I am offended by this stereotyping of pirates. Excuse me, I have to go feed my parrot and clean my pegleg. David At 11:25 AM 9/19/2003 -0400, you wrote: Well, shiver me timbers! Ever wonder about

Future TIPSter

2003-09-19 Thread David Wasieleski
Thanks for all the well-wishers. Sorry I did not send back individual replies, but we were blessed with many emails. :) For those interested, we have some images of the little angel online at: http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dtwasieleski/Katrina.htm I do hope to email all of you back at some point.

Gotta find a new drug (book)

2003-09-19 Thread Robin Abrahams
TIPSters-- I'm working on a lecture for my general psychology class about drugs. While the textbook we have (Wood Wood) accurately represents the physiological effects of drugs, I think it's intellectually dishonest in the extreme in how it presents the realities of drug use. The morality and

Re: Gotta find a new drug (book)

2003-09-19 Thread David Epstein
Robin, I just skimmed the newly published _Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use_, by Jacob Sullum, and it looked pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1585422274/ (And it gives me great pleasure to say that the book came to my attention because it was among the new arrivals at the

RE: Gotta find a new drug (book)

2003-09-19 Thread Scott C. Bates
I'd recommend that you use Doweiko's Concepts of Chemical Dependency (now in 5e) for this sort of thing. It's a very good reference. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0534537227/qid=1063993086/ sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-9215610-6912108?v=glances=booksn=507846 SCB

Drug Book

2003-09-19 Thread Cheri Budzynski
While this is a pretty big text, it gives good descriptions of the behavioral affects of both legal and illegal drugs. A primer of drug action by Robert M. Julien - Worth Publishers Cheri A. Budzynski, Ph.D.Department ChairAssistant Professor of

RE: Drug Book

2003-09-19 Thread DeVolder Carol L
I second the recommendation of the Julien book. Carol -Original Message-From: Cheri Budzynski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:53 PMTo: Teaching in the Psychological SciencesSubject: Drug Book While this is a pretty big text, it gives good

NOT teaching related re: future tipster

2003-09-19 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
Great pictures! Looks like Grandpa Briihl bought the little angel her first fishing tackle box already! Annette Quoting David Wasieleski [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks for all the well-wishers. Sorry I did not send back individual replies, but we were blessed with many emails. :) For those

Drug Book

2003-09-19 Thread Linda Walsh
I also like the Julien book and thought I'd share some interesting information for any of you who might use the Julien book as a text in a Drugs course. It is published as both a trade and academic publication. The trade version is published by the W. H. Freeman branch of the company and the text

Re: NOT teaching related re: future tipster

2003-09-19 Thread David Wasieleski
Actually, that's something Deb made for her parents for when Katrina visits them. It contains a couple diapers, lotion, baby soap and shampoo, a light brush, etc., etc., etc. I laughed when I saw you noticed that, though. (I can't say it made my day though, since my new daughter does that for me

Standardized testing

2003-09-19 Thread Herb Coleman
If this doesn't spark debate in this group nothing will. Tuesday Sept. 23 the Discovery channel is airing a program on standardized testing. This could provide an interesting back drop when you discuss intelligence and testing in your classes.

Re: Split Brain Dilemma

2003-09-19 Thread Stephen Black
On 18 Sep 2003, jpuente wrote: I have an interesting question posed by one of my students re: the capabilities of a split brain patient. snip The dilemna: In a video demonstration, after seeing the word car in his left visual field, a split brain patient was able to draw, with left

RE: Sigmund Freud Action Figure

2003-09-19 Thread Jim Matiya
Well, to continue this action figure thread, Because of this thread...I saw a bobble-head Freud, about 8 inches tall, it was 7.95. So, I had to buy it! Imagine, I bought it in a store and not on the internet...what a concept!!! :) Jim Matiya Carl Sandburg High School 131st and LaGrange Road

colorful brains

2003-09-19 Thread Jim Matiya
Hi Tipsters, I made brains a few years ago using the recipe thatcame with the mold. It was kind of pink and not very tasty. I would prefer a cherry brain without the pits please. Jim Jim Matiya Carl Sandburg High School 131st and LaGrange Road Orland Park, IL 60462 Lewis University.