I have always thought it a minor miracle that Seligman was able to
demonstrate learned helplessness in dogs. I think just about any other
species would be able to have learned it quicker. It's not that they
can't learn to perform tricks for rewards; it's that they seem unable to
extinguish a behavi
You mean like the dogs depicted in these pictures?
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Miguel
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From: Jean-Marc Perreault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Because Guthrie was wrong. :-)
Chris Green
York U.
Toronto, Canada
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Jean-Marc Perreault wrote:
> An interesting question arose a while back...
>
> Why do dogs, after biting into a porcupine (which is a very unpleasant
> event, with sometimes harsh consequences, < are shaped
An interesting question arose a while back...
Why do dogs, after biting into a porcupine (which is a very unpleasant
event, with sometimes harsh consequences, <> keep
going after other porcupines later on?
Would one argue that instinctual behaviour (that of chasing small
critters) overcome, or
Tracy,
We have "mentors" who help with our Intro Psych students. They attend
lectures, do the required reading, run weekly group study sessions and
exam reviews, can look over lab reports, help with APA style, and
generally provide assistance outside of a faculty member's regular
business hours.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT DICKINSON COLLEGE invites applicants for
a TENURE TRACK position beginning Fall 2008 in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY at
the rank of Assistant Professor.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or be ABD) in Clinical Psychology. The
strongest candidates will have training, research, o
I was hoping that other Tipsters at undergraduate liberal arts
colleges could give me some information about undergraduate teaching
assistants in psychology.
My questions are:
1. Do you have undergraduate TAs?
2. If so, what are they officially called (i.e., "lab assistants",
"teaching assista
We have Darwin Day at our school as well. Several years ago I did a
presentation on Darwin's baby biography of his son "Doddy". I read excerpts
and showed students photographs of the family. It led to interesting
discussions of the potential for bias when using something like this for
scient
OK, that was funny!
>>> "Michael Sylvester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/28/07 11:56 PM >>>
Could the wandering of Senator Larry Craig's feet in the stalls of the men's
room at the Minneapolis airport be construed as an example of restless legs
syndrome?
And are there similarities between the medieva
