[tips] RE: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Shearon, Tim
Beth- My apologies.- Stephen- Yep. I totally spaced that one! :) Too much Nitrous hanging on from earlier today, I suspect. Or as my students might say, "A little slow on the uptake, prof!" :) Beth and Stephen- I do have to admit to being totally skeptical about this syndrome even after readin

[tips] Re: Giving Kubler-Ross some grief

2007-03-08 Thread sblack
On 8 Mar 2007 at 10:28, Jim Guinee wrote: > There is no whining here, there's just appropriate indignation that a > study that isn't relevant to normative grief work and clients/patients > is inexplicably supposed to "challenge" and even change that work. > In order to properly challenge, one m

[tips] Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread sblack
Beth Benoit went: > Ohmigod, are you serious? When I saw this, I was like, whatever. You > guys are so: I don't even know. Later. Tim Shearon tried to explain: > Beth. Approximately six documented cases a year people begin speaking = > with notable and recognizable inflection following a stroke

[tips] Re: Mounting cleavage in class.

2007-03-08 Thread Michael Scoles
Yeah. I wish this hip-hop, pants half-way down your butt fad would end. Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 501-450-5418 >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/07/07 7:49 AM >>> No pun intended,but I have observed many s

[tips] Re: SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2007-03-08 Thread Michael Scoles
Or, does this mean that they can begin staying drunk 24/7 on day 10? Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 501-450-5418 >>> Raymond Rogoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/08/07 5:25 PM >>> For how long should they stay dru

[tips] Re: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread taylor
Tim wrote: >I'm all for a nice cold 1 finger of Bourbon- and an episode of CSI- how much >more mindless can you get! You can watch Survivor (so you can 'psychoanalyze' the characters) first :) Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Pa

[tips] Re: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Shearon, Tim
Beth. Approximately six documented cases a year people begin speaking with notable and recognizable inflection following a stroke or head injury. Is that what you mean by serious? :) Yup. Unusual but it happens. Tim ___ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Depa

[tips] Re: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Shearon, Tim
Peter asked: Four friends go to a pub in London; two from USA (one from Bronx, NY one from Opp, Alabama,) and two from England (one from Hackney, East London, and one from Haworth, Yorkshire). Which one(s) will have American accent, and which British accent? And, what is more, will all h

[tips] Re: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Beth Benoit
Ohmigod, are you serious? When I saw this, I was like, whatever. You guys are so: I don't even know. Later. Humbly submitted from one of the Lower 48, where my ears ring painfully. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire - Original Message - From

[tips] Foreign accent stroke syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Michael Sylvester
It has been noted that some strroke victims may begin speaking with a British accent. Do you think that Hillary Clinton might have had a subliminal mini-stroke when she began talking like a black Southern person or could this be construed as an example of state-dependent linguistic learning? Now

[tips] Cleavage in class

2007-03-08 Thread Michael Sylvester
I have observed that more students are coming to class with mounting cleavage (no pun intended).Is this dressing style also increasing on your campus? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tip

[tips] Re: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Harzem Peter
On Mar 8, 2007, at 4:56 PM, Christopher D. Green wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would someone develop a Canadian accent eh? Do you mean, would they lose their American accent huh? :-) Four friends go to a pub in London; two from USA (one from Bronx, NY one from Opp, Alabama,) and two

[tips] Re: Mounting cleavage in class.

2007-03-08 Thread Raymond Rogoway
Should they leave their cleavage at the door? R. Rogoway [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mar 7, 2007, at 5:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No pun intended,but I have observed many students coming to class with cleavage.Is this a trend on your campus also? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida

[tips] Re: SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2007-03-08 Thread Raymond Rogoway
For how long should they stay drunk? Ray Rogoway [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mar 7, 2007, at 5:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please advise your students who may be coming to Daytona Beach for Spring Break to avoid staying drunk 24/7 for 9 days. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To

[tips] Re: Mounting cleavage in class.

2007-03-08 Thread Paul Brandon
At 1:49 PM + 3/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No pun intended,but I have observed many students coming to class with cleavage.Is this a trend on your campus also? Yes; particularly the women. -- The best argument against intelligent design is that people believe in it. * PAUL K. BRANDON

[tips] Re: A (curmudgeonly) question

2007-03-08 Thread msylvester
I allow everything.Remember Bob Dylan "The times they are a changing" but in line with concurrent validity-think of Thomas Kuhn " THe sructure of scientific revolutions"- time for a new zeitgeist. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http:

[tips] Re: Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread Christopher D. Green
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would someone develop a Canadian accent eh? Do you mean, would they lose their American accent huh? :-) -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-5115 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.c

[tips] SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2007-03-08 Thread Bourgeois, Dr. Martin
Michael: if they are anything like the thousands of college students along Fort Myers Beach right now, it's too late to advise them of that. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 3/7/2007 8:52 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) S

[tips] SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2007-03-08 Thread msylvester
Please advise your students who may be coming to Daytona Beach for Spring Break to avoid staying drunk 24/7 for 9 days. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

[tips] Mounting cleavage in class.

2007-03-08 Thread msylvester
No pun intended,but I have observed many students coming to class with cleavage.Is this a trend on your campus also? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

[tips] Foreign accent syndrome

2007-03-08 Thread msylvester
Some people who had a stroke may suddenly have a foreign accent after speaking,for example,a British accent. This is puzzling because the individual had never been to England. Are there any types of possibilities for post-stroke accent development? Would someone develop a Canadian accent eh? Can

[tips] [Fwd: Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"]

2007-03-08 Thread Christopher D. Green
Have you seen the reply to Bill Nye by the astrologer James Young? Hilarious stuff. Key sentence: "Astrologers do not use the constellations." (They use "signs") Sorry, I forgot to include the URL the first time round. It is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVAY1ml1_4&mode=related&search= --

[tips] States of consciousness again

2007-03-08 Thread sblack
Now here's a truly remarkable new case: http://www.thestar.com/News/article/189721 Stephen - Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Bishop's Universitye-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College S

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Christopher D. Green
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some of my favorites: They are not all youtubes. Gary: can you send yours? Critical Thinking Do YOU believe in astrology? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQPFoDkGFrU Have you seen the reply to Bill Nye by the astrologer James Young? Hilarious stuff. Key s

[tips] Re: You YouTube?

2007-03-08 Thread Ken Steele
Many online videos are in Flash Video format (*.flv). FLVplayer is a free flash video player for Windoze. It doesn't take up much space and you won't need to convert the files to other formats. Go to http://applian.com/flvplayer/?src=GFLV_PLAYER and scroll down to the bottom of the page to

[tips] Re: [Fwd: Health guru launches online Disease Mongering Engine that instantly generates hilarious fictitious disease names]

2007-03-08 Thread Harzem Peter
On Mar 8, 2007, at 1:19 PM, Christopher D. Green wrote: . Each disease comes with its own one-paragraph description and step- by-step instructions on how to become "filthy rich" by marketing your very own "discovery." . Sadly, history of medicine shows that discoverers of medicine did

[tips] RE: Myers web resources

2007-03-08 Thread Goss, Bill
I use the eighth edition site and there have been some times when it was not working. I am aware of maybe 3-4 times since September_07. These are only times that have created problems for my students sufficient that they let me know, or times when I have been unable to access the site personally.

[tips] Re: You YouTube?

2007-03-08 Thread Shapiro, Susan J
I was worried about disappearing youtube video or bad internet connections. I finally found a way to download youtube video. There is a firefox extension called OOK that allows you to save the files to your own - rapidly filling -drive. When I post to the course for my online classes I link to yo

[tips] You YouTube?

2007-03-08 Thread James K. Denson
Our School system blocks the use of youtube. Anyone else have this problem? I would also be interested in how to save the clips, that way I could save them at home and transfer them to school J. Kevin Denson Kempsville High School Social Studies Department Chair AP Psychology/Psychology Teacher [E

[tips] Re: Myers web resources

2007-03-08 Thread James K. Denson
Psychology 7e. It's a great resource when it works but frustrating when it is down more times than not J. Kevin Denson Kempsville High School Social Studies Department Chair AP Psychology/Psychology Teacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Gene Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[tips] Re: Myers web resources

2007-03-08 Thread Gene Walker
James: which Myers web site are you referring to? I use his social psych site and the students have constant problems with it. Best Wishes. C. Eugene Walker, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "James K. Denson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Scienc

[tips] Re: Scholar = scientist

2007-03-08 Thread Elizabeth Gassin
Nice elucidation, Peter. And I fully concur with the distinction as it is made in English. My point was, though, that not all cultures make the distinction. I am running into a similar problem as I work with Russian colleagues on translating some of their very fine work into English. Endeavors t

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Jodi Gabert
Pat, just watched the video. You have given new definition to the term "slam dunk"! Jodi Jodi Gabert RCHS Where there's still plenty of snow. -Original Message- From: Patrick Dolan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:06 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Science

[tips] Myers web resources

2007-03-08 Thread James K. Denson
Is anyone using the Myers web resources, online quizzes and PsychSim activities, finding problems with the website being down or not loading. I estimate that more than 50% of the time the students are having trouble using the website. J. Kevin Denson Kempsville High School Social Studies Departmen

[tips] Re: Scholar = scientist

2007-03-08 Thread Harzem Peter
On Mar 8, 2007, at 9:40 AM, Elizabeth Gassin wrote: Someone may have already answered this (we're on break, so I am going through days of posts right now), but in other languages, the word for "scholar" and "scientist" are the same (i.e., Russian... and German, too, if I am not mistaken).

[tips] RE: You YouTube?--question for Nathalie Cote

2007-03-08 Thread Gene Walker
Carol: I frequently have students read original articles to supplement the textbook (or instead of a text). A technique that I use is to require students to read the articles and write a question they could use to lead a class discussion. I call on students randomly to lead the discussion. This

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Jim Matiya
Annette, I am very impressed with your "collection" of you tube favorites. How do you save your favorites you tubes? Do you have a folder for Youtube and then save the urlls in that folder? Jim Jim Matiya Moraine Valley Community College [EMAIL PROTECTED] New webpage: http://online.moraineval

[tips] RE: You YouTube?--question for Nathalie Cote

2007-03-08 Thread DeVolder Carol L
Maybe I should have asked this backchannel, but I suspect others might be interested too. When you say that your students do a lot of the teaching, could you explain how that happens? I'm really interested in getting my students to be more involved in their own education. Others can chime in her

[tips] RE: You YouTube?

2007-03-08 Thread Nathalie Cote
Yes, I've used it. I wanted to show the ABC webcast summary of the recent Primetime episode on the replication of Milgram, and I had trouble playing it off the ABC site so I went to youtube and found it there. In my Neuropsych course, the students do a lot of the teaching, and several have found vi

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Patrick Dolan
Tipsters- A colleague has a short clip of 2 rats playing basketball that I've made available at the below link. It is originally from a news cast but she doesn't remember where she got it from. http://www.users.drew.edu/pdolan/RatBasketball.RM Patrick -- Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. Assistant

[tips] Re: You YouTube?

2007-03-08 Thread Elizabeth Gassin
I use it sometimes. I teach Theories of Personality, and one of the chapters is devoted to the Buddhist concept of the person. Since the material is derived mostly from the Sufi tradition, I show a YouTube vid of whirling dervishes. For my development classes, I found a great one ("Colic Anyone?

[tips] Scholar = scientist

2007-03-08 Thread Elizabeth Gassin
Someone may have already answered this (we're on break, so I am going through days of posts right now), but in other languages, the word for "scholar" and "scientist" are the same (i.e., Russian... and German, too, if I am not mistaken). >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/6/2007 5:47 PM >>> Scholar = Scie

[tips] Re: Referring your students

2007-03-08 Thread Gerald Peterson
We have a minimally staffed/funded counseling service for 9500 students--when students have serious problems and talk to me, they usually already have outside contacts. It's still primarily a commuter school. If students ask, I usually consult with clinical colleagues for outside referrals.

[tips] Re: Giving Kubler-Ross some grief

2007-03-08 Thread Jim Guinee
> Graduates of these programs might be even more prone to whine, "Just let = > us do what we do best," when challenged by data. Let's look at that data again, although others here have already adequately dissected the problems in this study. According to the article: This study used data from a

[tips] Re: imprinting in geese

2007-03-08 Thread SMNagel29
In a message dated 3/8/2007 9:41:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Attached is a wonderful video - about two minutes long, showing a wonderful Canada Goose, imprinted on a lake dweller. The best is her flying alongside him as he drives his boat. Beth Benoit Granit

[tips] Referring your students

2007-03-08 Thread Jim Guinee
I am in the early stages of a research project, examining the role of faculty in referring students to the campus counseling services. If you would like, I would be curious if you could share an experience or two you've had with referring students. What factors do you believe led the student to d

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Turner, G. Marc
At 08:36 AM 3/8/2007, you wrote: OOPS, I just checked some links and they didn't go where they were supposed to :( The southpark episode is the John Edwards one.darn, I can't find it now. Not sure if this is the one you were looking for or not, but it might be... http://www.comedycentral.

[tips] Re: College students seeking counseling in record numbers

2007-03-08 Thread Jim Guinee
University Counseling Center Study Shows More Students Seeking Help for Depression, Thoughts of Suicide and Sexual Assault February 3,2003 WASHINGTON -- College students frequently have more complex problems today than they did over a decade ago, including both the typical or expected college stud

[tips] Re: College students seeking counseling in record numbers

2007-03-08 Thread Jim Guinee
> What is the role of a university? Feel free to jump in, Louis! If the role of a university is only to teach students, vi a the classroom,then remove all ancillary programs like the recreation center, student services programs, etc. See how well students thrive then. > What is the increased s

[tips] RE: imprinting in geese

2007-03-08 Thread James K. Denson
This is Great! Thanks for sharing J. Kevin Denson Kempsville High School Social Studies Department Chair AP Psychology/Psychology Teacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Beth Benoit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:38 AM To: Teaching in

[tips] imprinting in geese

2007-03-08 Thread Beth Benoit
Attached is a wonderful video - about two minutes long, showing a wonderful Canada Goose, imprinted on a lake dweller. The best is her flying alongside him as he drives his boat. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire 020707_242791_daisy_kare.wvx Description:

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread taylor
OOPS, I just checked some links and they didn't go where they were supposed to :( The southpark episode is the John Edwards one.darn, I can't find it now. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread taylor
Here are some of my favorites: They are not all youtubes. Gary: can you send yours? Critical Thinking Do YOU believe in astrology? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQPFoDkGFrU Cold reading: http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/?lnk=v&ml_video=75230 Do people act unusually during a full moon?

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Gerald Peterson
Thanks all for the UTube vids. I have one classroom where I can bring those up and project them..my Gen. Psych. I am starting a collection now too! Some we might best save for a psych dept. party instead of class ha. Gary Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology Sagina

[tips] BBC Story: True or false

2007-03-08 Thread FRANTZ, SUE
Here's an interesting story from the BBC... In short, "I used a technique that may create false memories, but, hey, I wasn't actually treating her." *** BBC Sailor 'recalled rape in therapy' A Royal Navy junior rating regained her memory of b

[tips] Re: That's Incredible's "Rat Basketball"

2007-03-08 Thread Pollak, Edward
Aw, you folks have no sense of humor. I show the following to trigger discussion of several learning-related topics such as negative reinforcement, punishment, regression, etc. and it always gets howls of laughter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCHDGxlEFS0 And instead of rats playing basketbal