[tips] TIPSTER OF THE WEEK

2008-10-23 Thread Msylvester
SUE FRANTZ Enjoy! Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Christopher D. Green
Oh! And let us not forget Stanley Stevens' _Handbook of Experimental Psychology_ (First published 1951? Third ed. published 2002). Chris Green York U. Toronto === Deb Briihl wrote: > I have Woodworth's book in my office. He talks about how lab research > has exploded and states

Re: [tips] Speeding tickets and behaviorism

2008-10-23 Thread Msylvester
Tell the judge that you are a member of Tips. Some judges were Psychology majors in college. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

re: [tips] Another 10% myth?

2008-10-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:25:28 -0700, Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote: >I recently ran across the following quote on line: "It is a little-known >fact that the human brain has 10 times the memory capacity of the >National Archives." >(The site is http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSD/is_/ai_77196252

[tips] Speeding tickets and behaviorism

2008-10-23 Thread Michael Britt
As I sat in traffic court last night waiting for my turn to talk to the officer about changing my speeding violation (15 mph over the limit) to a "non-moving violation" I was thinking about psychology of course: "Now let's see...the ticket is a positive punishment and in order to get point

[tips] Conditioning mistrust

2008-10-23 Thread Msylvester
Do you know that parents who suspect that their kids may be using drugs can rent an ex-police drug dog to sniff through the house and on clothes for detection of drugs? It costs about $200 per hour,Sure beats the guess work. WoW! wouldn't this an ideal situation to demonstrate conditioning(cap

Re:[tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Patrick Dolan
Michael- that would be a lot of scanning! My quick look counts 6 lab manuals of 100+ pages each. Patrick -- Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. Associate Professor and chair of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> On 10/23/2008 at 1:23 PM, "Mike Palij" <

[tips] Another 10% myth?

2008-10-23 Thread Jeffrey Nagelbush
I recently ran across the following quote on line: "It is a little-known fact that the human brain has 10 times the memory capacity of the National Archives." (The site is http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSD/is_/ai_77196252) I was wondering if anyone has actually tried to measure the capa

Re: Re:[tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Blaine Peden
Hi Mike I believe our paper cites the 1993 ish history of teaching psychology volume. it does contain a chapter on handbooks that may be helpful. i do not have a copy on hand but an amazon search should reveal the table of contents. blaine - Original Message - From: "Mike Palij" <[

Re:[tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:49:15 -0700, Patrick Dolan >Mike- this sounds like a great topic for a paper. I have several >"lab manuals" dating back to the teens I think (though most are >from the '30s), as well as many Experimental Psych. texts spanning >from ~1912 to the present-- would be interest

Re: [tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Deb Briihl
I have Woodworth's book in my office. He talks about how lab research has exploded and states that he skips a few topics because they have been covered elsewhere (such as individual differences and correlations, social psychology, child development, abnormal, educational, and applied psych) and

[tips] Possible panel for EPA

2008-10-23 Thread Miguel Roig
Hi everyone. I am a member of Psi Chi's Steering Committee for the Eastern Region and we are trying to develop panel discussions and symposia under the sponsorship of Psi Chi for next year's annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), which will meet in Pittsburgh, March 5-9, 200

Re:[tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Patrick Dolan
Mike- this sounds like a great topic for a paper. I have several "lab manuals" dating back to the teens I think (though most are from the '30s), as well as many Experimental Psych. texts spanning from ~1912 to the present-- would be interesting to see how the field evolved. Patrick -- Patri

Re:[tips] Request for a History of Teaching of Experimental Psychology

2008-10-23 Thread Mike Palij
I wanted to thank Chris for identifying some of the texts that would have been used in the early 20th century for the experimental psychology lab course. I still have a copy of Woodworth & Schlossberg (2nd ed) text but have somehow lost the Kling & Riggs (3rd ed) update. I also remember the Under