[tips] Inside Higher Ed :: The Immigrant Factor

2007-02-01 Thread Christopher D. Green
Very interesting article about who affirmative action actually helps. (NB: Just because I forward a story doesn't necessarily mean that I advocate it.) http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/02/01/black There seems to be an interesting flaw, however. The worry is that affirmative action

[tips] Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread Rick Stevens
Once again, we Americans can look to the Great White North and aspire to their free and progressive social policies. OTTAWA (Reuters) - Immigrants wishing to live in the small Canadian town of Herouxville, Quebec, must not stone women to death in public, burn them alive or throw acid on

[tips] Here's Another-- Brain Fitness Program

2007-02-01 Thread Laura Valvatne
Have any of you heard about Posit Science's Brain Fitness Program? The cost is $395. My 79 year-old mother recently bought the program. The user turns the results of each exercise in online and is given individualized instructions on what to do next. www.positscience.com

[tips] RE: Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread John Kulig
If I am reading this correctly, the rule applies to immigrants. So non-immigrants can still stone, burn, etcetera? ? Curious minds want to know! - John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Director, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264

[tips] RE: Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread Marc Carter
This must be one of the advantages of an unwritten constitution? --- Mauchly's Test of Sphericity: Tests the null hypothesis that the error covariance matrix of the orthonormalized transformed dependent variables is proportional to an identity matrix. --- SPSS

[tips] RE: Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread John Kulig
Rick: p.s. control your women?? Don't they control men? (Holy sexual selection, Batman!). To see the latest in sexual-stuff played out in politics, check out http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/world/europe/01italy.html?hp

[tips] Re: Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread Christopher D. Green
Rick, You're not FOR stoning women to death in public, burning them alive, or throwing acid on them, are you??? :-) Do you Canadians use positive reinforcement to control your women? Perhaps it is negative reinforcement, you unshackle them from the radiator if they have behaved for a

[tips] RE: Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread Christopher D. Green
Marc Carter wrote: This must be one of the advantages of an unwritten constitution? For what it is worth, Canada's consitution is written, and always has been. You appear to be confusing us with the same mother country you have. -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York

[tips] RE: Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread Christopher D. Green
Marc Carter wrote: I stand corrected. (Actually, I'm sitting, but the point stands.) I was informed once (by a true Canadian!) that Canada's constitution was unwritten. Yes, Stephen Black once produced here a technical argument that portions of the Canadian constitution remain unwritten,

[tips] Departmental Consultant Services

2007-02-01 Thread Tracy E. Zinn
Hello, all (please excuse the cross-posting)! I wanted to send an email around to remind you all of the DCS--Departmental Consultant Services. Below I have a description of the service as well as information about becoming a consultant. If you are interested in becoming a consultant, please email

[tips] Lung cancer stats

2007-02-01 Thread Marie Helweg-Larsen
Hi Tipsters I have stuck in my head a lung cancer statistic that I need to reference. The statistic is that 6% of smokers get lung cancer but over 95% of lung cancer patients smoked. Can anyone help with a source? Marie -- * Marie Helweg-Larsen,

[tips] Copies of the Skinner 1990 Presentation

2007-02-01 Thread Joan Warmbold
http://www.apa.org/videos/4316150.html I'm still working with a woman from the permissions department of the APA to see if I can make copies of this presentation. However, in the process she (Karen Thompson) has informed me that the tape is still for sale though I was told otherwise over the

[tips] tips for teaching large lectures

2007-02-01 Thread Dr. Tasha Howe
I just came across a handout on my desk that I thought others might get some use out of. It's a listing of a few resources for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in large classes. http://www.isd.uga.edu/teaching_resources/large_class.html#

[tips] The latest medical findings

2007-02-01 Thread Rick Froman
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 2 February 2007, pp. 229-236 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1727) ARTICLE Adolescents' Reported Consequences of Having Oral Sex Versus Vaginal Sex Sonya S. Brady, PhDa and Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, PhDb a Departments of Psychiatry b

[tips] Those progressive Canadians

2007-02-01 Thread sblack
Marc Carter said that he was told by an unnamed Canadian that Canada's constitution was unwritten: Chris Green pronounced: Yes, Stephen Black once produced here a technical argument that portions of the Canadian constitution remain unwritten, but this is certainly not the standard view of

[tips] FW: Intropsychresources.com Newsletter

2007-02-01 Thread Amy Sweetman
Intropsychresources.com Newsletter *** This is the text version, if you would like to see the html formatted version please click on this link http://www.intropsychresources.com/newsletter.htm Subject headings of newsletters *Check it out-