Re: we've lost another great one

2004-08-26 Thread James Guinee
Subject: We've lost anohter great one From: Herb Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dr. Kubler-Ross http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/08/25/obit.kublerross.ap/index.html Jim Guinee writes: Curiously, my first response to hearing this news was to deny it! *

RE: reducing cell phone disruptions in the classroom

2004-08-23 Thread James Guinee
Rick That was a good post, and very informative, esp for those of us who don't use cell phones and are unfamiliar with the techno-cheating that might be occurring. All the best, Jim Guinee [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Subject: RE: red

Re: Subject, No Participant, Yes!

2004-06-22 Thread James Guinee
Thanks to Michael and everyone else who responded to my initial question. Jim Guinee >> Subject: Re: Subject, No Participant, Yes! From: "Michael Scoles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In Kazdin's "Research design in clinical psychology" (3rd ed.), the rationale for retaining "subj

Subject, No Participant, Yes!

2004-06-17 Thread James Guinee
I heard the APA wants to retire the term "subjects" Is this a good move, or are they just being silly? Jim Guinee, Ph.D. Director of Training & Adjunct Professor

Re: tips digest: June 07, 2004

2004-06-08 Thread James Guinee
Roy, M.M. & Christenfeld, N.J.S. (2004). Do dogs resemble their owners? Psychological Science, 15, 361-363. =20 So, do dogs resemble their owners? =20 Three dog parks were visited. Forty-five owners were photographed; their dogs were photographed separately. "Owners were photographed from the wai

Statistics on being gay

2004-03-23 Thread James Guinee
Hi, Recently I participated in an internet discussion on the true percentage of people in America (and to a lesser extent worldwide) who identify themselves as gay. Granted there is no way of knowing, but it led to a discussion about the most common figure * 10 percent * and if that is accurate

Re: extra credit question

2004-02-13 Thread James Guinee
Subject: Re: extra credit question From: Miguel Roig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:29:33 -0500 X-Message-Number: 3 James, I am curious about what an "extra credit opportunity on campus" is. If it is not too much trouble, could you describe it in some detail? It sounds like a stud

extra credit question

2004-02-11 Thread James Guinee
A simple question that seems easy to answer but... I have several students taking two of my classes this semester, and they attended an extra credit opportunity on campus. The event asked students to sign their names to the appropriate class roster, and these students put their names on both rost

Re: (hopelessly) Dumb APA style

2003-11-19 Thread James Guinee
Is there a theological term for APA Publication Guide literalists? (there are plenty of psychological characterizations that fit;-). -- * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 5

Re: 2003 Tipster of the year

2003-11-18 Thread James Guinee
> From: sylvestm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 03:08:22 -0800 (PST) > > STEPHEN BLACK > >Congratulations! > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Chairperson-Awards Committee > Daytona Beach,Florida Sure, he's great..but we all know your bias toward internationals :) ***

Spizter study on Ex-Gays

2003-11-04 Thread James Guinee
Hello On the heels of the bible verses/pro anti gay post, this is certainly a little more relevant to the teaching of psychology. Many of you probably know of Dr. Robert Spitzer, psychiatry professor at Columbia University. The field is indebted to him for being instrumental in removing homose

Re: Pro-gay/anti-gay

2003-10-30 Thread James Guinee
> This may be only marginally related to the teaching of psychology > (about as much as cancer-fighting screensavers) but I imagine it will > be of interest nonetheless. I was alerted to it by a posting on > another list. > > The BBC has put together an interesting collection of quotations from

Re: tips digest: September 19, 2003

2003-09-22 Thread James Guinee
> > Jim Guinee wrote: > > 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 > Paul Smith (aka JPII) said: > In my almost completely uninforme

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.

Re: K. Amberville here

2003-09-17 Thread James Guinee
> I have to disagree with you Steven... I cannot bring myself to see this > as offensive. A joke of bad taste, maybe... And yet, the "writer" seems > so convinced and so passionate that I almost feel sorry. If indeed it is > true that "Ehrenfels {...}detests groupees and prefers a coalition of

Re: tips digest: September 11, 2003

2003-09-15 Thread James Guinee
> > Herb Coleman: > > I thought about that as I hit the "send" button. I didn't mean to > > imply that they were peaceful prior or to colonialism but the > > level and nature of the violence has reached new heights (lows) > > as a result of colonial interventions as well as arms sells. What I >

Re: religious question (was IQ)

2003-09-11 Thread James Guinee
> I've enjoyed all of your discussions of this very much (although I must = > admit, I felt sort of ignorant in the presence of you scholars). I have = > a question that is only slightly related to this discussion... > > There is/was a practice of mortification of sins (or so I've been told), = >

Re: IQ

2003-09-10 Thread James Guinee
> >>Rick: > >>Try the Inquisitions, the Crusades > > Jim: > >Would it be more accurate to blame bad religion than religion in general? > Rick: >Perhaps, but then you reach the problem of who gets to define > "bad" religion. I should clarify in that I mean the bad representation of reli

Re: IQ

2003-09-10 Thread James Guinee
> > Jim Guinee said: > > I've read that this exacerbated the problem, as opposed to causing it > > > > Further, this if true is my point about bad religion. I am unaware of > > any > > scriptural tenet or early church tradition that would justify such > > foolishness. > > > > But it seems to hav

RE: IQ

2003-09-10 Thread James Guinee
> From: "DeVolder Carol L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So, religion doesn't kill people; people kill people...? One could argue that Ideologies can encourage people to kill, but the ideology itself cannot kill anyone I would think we would all agree on THAT ***

Re: IQ

2003-09-09 Thread James Guinee
> >>Try religion. > >> > >>Rick > >Jim: > >Do you have any empirical data to demonstrate this? > Rick: > Try the Inquisitions, the Crusades Would it be more accurate to blame bad religion than religion in general? Did these individuals follow the tenets of their religion, or ignore them

Re: IQ

2003-09-08 Thread James Guinee
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >What I find horrifying is that this instument, IQ tests, with all their admitted > >and proposed flaws, are probably responsible for more deaths and crippled lives > >than any weapon devised by humans. > Try religion. > > Rick Do you have any empiri

Re: counseling paper

2003-08-22 Thread James Guinee
> From: "Hetzel, Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have another request for the list. As part of my Theories and > Techniques of Counseling course, students are required to write a paper > that integrates the various theoretical perspectives into their own > perspective of counseling. I've had limi

RE: Chronicle article - Selling Out: a Textbook Example

2003-06-24 Thread James Guinee
> Very interesting and certainly food for thought and topics for = > discussion on a number of different levels. > > For those of you who have published text books, is the perception that > reviews (obtained by a publisher) have little influence on the final > product and/or on the revision proc

who comes up with this stuff?

2003-06-13 Thread James Guinee
http://www.00fun.com/911.shtml Notice we start with an actual image an original target, the one that wasn't hit. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: dying and death

2003-06-12 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: dying and death > From: Paul Schulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am asking this for someone who will be an adjunct on our staff: she will > be teaching Dying, Death and Bereavement for the first time and would like > to know what other people have done to teach this course--projects, > as

Re: biting situation

2003-06-06 Thread James Guinee
> > As someone who advocates limited use of spanking, it seems that > > spanking would only be effective when the child has been told by the > > parent not to bite any more. > > > > Thus, if the child were to bite again, the punishment is not for his > > action, but for his defiance of authority.

RE: biting situation

2003-06-06 Thread James Guinee
> HI folks, > I know we've had this debate before, but, since there have been a few > postings on spanking, I'd like to mention that I use this in Intro as a > demonstration of habituation to violence. The way I do it is to bring in a > prop, a long rod, and tell the students that it is KidZap

Re: biting situation

2003-06-05 Thread James Guinee
> I'm sure my membership will be revoked for this one So much for intellectual tolerance ;) > but am I missing > something here? Has anyone even considered the idea of SPANKING? Now, > before you yell "crucify him" let me operationally define a spanking as > mild to medium forced applied to

letters of recommendation

2003-06-05 Thread James Guinee
Question of the day When writing a letter of recommendation for a student, are there any guidelines that the university places on this? For example, what is the protocol for a professor denying a student a letter. Given that letters are written in the capacity of one's position as a university p

Re: Biting in children

2003-06-03 Thread James Guinee
From: "J L Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all: I'm curious: have any of you ever advised a parent of a biting child to bite the child in return? If not, why not, given it's "great effectiveness"? Is it ethical and practical to recommend methods that are not as effective and which prolong the pro

re: Chinese scare in class

2003-04-04 Thread James Guinee
> Beth Benoit wrote: > > "I have a couple of Canadian students, and Toronto has had a fair number of > cases. Should the class shun anyone who's Canadian? > > Common sense please..." > I am afraid that becomes less and less likely whenever we entertain any of Michael > S's race/ethnicity-bait

Re: deja vu and dreams

2003-03-31 Thread James Guinee
> Anyone have any answers? My TA answered the question well, and suggested a > false correlation based on inaccurate memory may be at work here (i.e., we > dream many things and don't pay any attention to the ones that don't turn > out, but if one out of thousands happens to occur, we remember i

Re: Elizabeth Smart and religious lunacy

2003-03-18 Thread James Guinee
> Stephen Black said: > I can't end without a speculation of my own. It seems to me that > religion figures prominently in this extraordinary case I'd say mental illness is a much more dominant factor in understanding what occurred than religion. > both the > apparently strong conventional reli

Lord Kelvin and fuzziness

2003-03-07 Thread James Guinee
> Unfortunately I agree with him completely, also. I've been reading some > articles by Paul Meehl lately, and I think he'd say that the bean counters > are better qualified to make decisions about length of treatment, and that > "clinical judgement" is vastly overrated. I don't know . . . he

Re: Sternberg-Tavris

2003-03-06 Thread James Guinee
> "I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about and > express it in numbers you know something about it; but when you cannot > measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a > meager and unsatisfactory kind Patient: "I'm really angry" Therapist "How

Re: Sternberg-Tavris

2003-03-05 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Re: Sternberg-Tavris > From: "Paul Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > James Guinee wrote: > > > But some theoretically-based approaches are very difficult to test, and > > Wampold is saying that they do JUST AS WELL based on outcome data > > as

Re: Sternberg-Tavris

2003-03-04 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: RE: Sternberg-Tavris > From: "Paul Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Hear an informed discussion of very different positions on the value of = > manualized, empirically validated treatment protocols. Dr. Wampold = > presents his perspective and research that argues there is no evidence = >

Re: Sternberg response to Tavris article

2003-03-01 Thread James Guinee
Wallace I agree with you somewhat Especially about the psychotherapist issue >From state to state there are numerous problems with this rubric as well as others It wasn't that long ago a psychiatric nurse came to our institution and did a talk on "dream interpretation" and called herself a "psy

Re: Fred Rogers

2003-03-01 Thread James Guinee
I think there's something genetic here: Fred Rogers: "I like you for just being you". Will Rogers: "I never met a [person] I didn't like" Carl Rogers: "unconditional positive regard" Too bad they're now all gone. Regards, Bill Scott Bill, That's brilliant!!! I must change my name to keep

Re: Fred Rogers

2003-02-28 Thread James Guinee
> I was thinking of mentioning this to the group this morning. I think he was a > great person. He was kind enough to answer a short, complimentary letter that > I sent to him about 10 years ago. I wish my daughter could group up with him > as I did. > > Nancy Melucci > Long Beach City College

Re: Tavris article

2003-02-28 Thread James Guinee
On 28 Feb 2003, at 0:00, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences di wrote: > Subject: Re: Mind Games: Chronicle of Higher Education Article > From: "Patti Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:17:52 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 15 > > The link for nonsubscribers to the Tavris articl

Re: sorry

2003-02-27 Thread James Guinee
On 27 Feb 2003, at 0:00, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences di wrote: > Subject: sorry > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:38:25 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 13 > > I realized that for my last post I hit reply and forgot to delete the entire > digest that came along with it.

Re: Classroom bully pulpits

2003-02-24 Thread James Guinee
> This is a very good topic for discussion, because we all operate from > our biases whether we like it or not. Guess that's why we're called professors We profess...;) *** Jim Guinee, Ph.D.

explain this to me

2003-02-20 Thread James Guinee
http://www.cyberglass.biz/FlashEx/mindreader.html Would someone much smarter than me please explain why this works? Thanks, Jim G *** Jim Guinee, Ph.D. Director of Trainin

Re: Classroom bully pulpits

2003-02-20 Thread James Guinee
Beth, A great topic. And I have no doubt your class discussions have gone well in part because of how you have handled the material, and also that you have given students the benefit of the doubt when it comes to handling sensitive and/or controversial material. Last Monday, in my marriage and

Re: letters of recommendation and 'belief' in evolution

2003-02-07 Thread James Guinee
> Here's the whole thing, with all of the context (just to make it clear that > he's not ONLY asking this evolution question). And notice that he's asking > them to assert that they believe in evolution, not asking them to deny any > religious beliefs. In my opinion, that makes a huge difference. >

re: stossel videos "junk science" and "power of belief"

2003-01-24 Thread James Guinee
On 24 Jan 2003, at 0:00, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences di wrote: > > Subject: need info re: stossel videos "junk science" and "power of belief" > From: Traci Giuliano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:02:42 -0600 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > I recently found both of these on

Re: Maurice Gibb

2003-01-14 Thread James Guinee
> The news that Maurice Gibb passed away last weekend > hit me personally because of my role as a mobile disc jockey. > But I do experience some cognitive dissonance in playing > the song 'Stayin Alive'. After all Andy Gibb passed away > a few years ago and now Maurice. Apparenly the Bee Gees > are

Re: First day of class

2003-01-10 Thread James Guinee
> > Michael Sylvester wrote: > > > > On the first day of class today, a student came to the front > > of the class called his fiance' to come to join him and > > popped the question "... will you marry me?" She > > answered "yes" and he put a ring on her finger. The whole > > class

FWD: teaching math

2003-01-09 Thread James Guinee
Okay, not that relevant but...if you don't like it, make up a psychology version ;) Jim G Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100

Re Same Old Same Old

2003-01-08 Thread James Guinee
> > Anyone who is entering teaching and wishing to prepare > > for EVERY possible scenario and nightmare in a classroom > > should be covered!! > This would be most appropriately placed in the "fiction" section of the > bookstore. > > Nancy Melucci > LBCC ROTFL!! Probably wedged next to "Ra

Re: NY Times Letter

2003-01-07 Thread James Guinee
> Anyway, my point is that what is wildly entertaining to some of our > students is deadly dull to others. Worse, the "entertainment" notion runs a > serious risk of coming across as self-indulgence (which is, in fact, what it > probably really is, as often as not). > > Paul Smith > Alverno Colleg

Re: First day of class

2003-01-07 Thread James Guinee
Yes, he sure is...I was once dumb enough to think he was telling us about real situations and I suspended my disbelief thinking maybe his students were just as way out there as him. But no more. Although I will say that Mike want to consider writing a book about all of this stuff. Anyone who i

Re: NY Times Letter

2003-01-06 Thread James Guinee
> From: "Hetzel, Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Louis makes some excellent points, but I find it hard to believe that > the teacher is the sole person responsible for developing an enriching > and educational environment in the classroom. I'm glad Louis clarified his position on this. Although it

Re: do it yourself EMDR

2002-12-16 Thread James Guinee
> >originator of EMDR. " > > > >My comment: Sigh! And speaking of eye movements, I roll my eyes. > > > >Stephen > >__ > > > > > Do it at least 3 times, twice a day. It's very therapeutic. > > -- > _ Rick Stevens > _ Psychology Depart

RE: Do it yourself EMDR

2002-12-16 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: RE: Do it yourself EMDR > From: "Hetzel, Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Matthew McKay has co-authored a number of self-help books to help people > deal with issues like stress, anxiety, and anger. Some of his > approaches are based on sound empirical evidence, but other suggestions > and t

Re: student feedback

2002-12-13 Thread James Guinee
Rod, I almost forgot the one piece of feedback that almost drove me out of teaching. It was my second year as a t.a., and I read this on one of the evals: "I know some students hate Jim, but..." Ouch ouch ouch! Jim G --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscrib

re: student feedback

2002-12-13 Thread James Guinee
Hey Rod, When I was a graduate student at Illinois, I taught a course in educational psychology for seconday education majors. By my second year, I felt I was really doing a good job, that I was covering the most relevant material, showing students how to apply it to the classroom, etc. Then I

Re: MBTI validity

2002-12-12 Thread James Guinee
>> >What we are seeing here is the old battle of clinicians vs nonclinicians. > >> Paul Brandon replied: >> Where is Paul Meehl when we need him? > >Wasn't he more concerned with "actuarial" and "clinical" decision >making. > >Let's not suggest this is isomorphic with "non-clinician" versus >"cl

Re: MBTI validity

2002-12-11 Thread James Guinee
> At 10:14 AM -0800 12/10/02, Harry Avis wrote: > >What we are seeing here is the old battle of clinicians vs nonclinicians. > Paul Brandon replied: > Where is Paul Meehl when we need him? Wasn't he more concerned with "actuarial" and "clinical" decision making. Let's not suggest this is isomor

Re: Rescue me

2002-12-04 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: RE: Rescue me > From: "Hetzel, Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I never cease to be amazed by the requests that students bring to me. I > had one student who took a course with me in the summer, failed the > course because he only came to class about 25% of the time and didn't > complete a

Re: Re: What would Jesus Drive?

2002-12-02 Thread James Guinee
Nothing like reading your mail from the last six days, and after responding to this message, the very next one (now days old) has already established the correction. Sorry about that. Oh, well... Hey Louis, if Jesus would have driven a Christler, would an apostle have driven a Yugo? :) Back

Re: What would Jesus Drive?

2002-12-02 Thread James Guinee
> I saw a film a long time ago, can't remember the title but Max von Sidow (who > played Christ years before in a film) plays a guy who only turns on his tv > once a year to see if anything has changed. After doing his annual tv thing, > he says to his friend who comes to visit, "If Jesus Christ

What would Jesus Drive?

2002-11-26 Thread James Guinee
> This is no joke. I actually heard about this on the news the other day. > There are a couple of religious people baking it up and a major car > company supporting the slogan. I am foreseeing a lot of problems ahead > with this ad campaign. This is about as biblically motivated as the folks (r

(Fwd) The Wisdom of Steven Wright

2002-11-22 Thread James Guinee
A little pre-turkey humor: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen...and replaced by exact duplicates." I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back. Half the people you know are below average. 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad

Re: Interfaith attendance (was: Hungarian Jewish student)

2002-10-25 Thread James Guinee
> For justifiable historical reasons, Jews have good reason to be wary > of the motives of Christians, including or even especially those who > might want to attend synagogue services. > > Stephen Absolutely. Goes back to the first Christians, an unruly bunch who got themselves tossed out of

Re: Freud questions

2002-10-25 Thread James Guinee
> > I've read an excellent biography of Freud that claims he drew more > > inspiration for his ideas (e.g., the Talmud) than he claimed. > I believe David Bakan wrote a book called _Freud and the Jewish Mystical > Tradition_. You might have a look at that. > -- > Christopher D. Green Thanks!!

Re: Freud and the Kabbalah

2002-10-25 Thread James Guinee
Ugh. We don't have any choice NOW > From: "Mike Scoles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Must we endure circumcision jokes? > > Is this Jewish week on Tips? > > Michael Sylvester,PhD --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: location location location

2002-10-24 Thread James Guinee
> I'd be curious to know from my fellow Tipsters if you would have ever > dreamed of ending up where you are now when you were fresh out of = > graduate > school? In Arkansas? Not in a million years? And enjoying the community I live in? Not in a billion... When I interviewed here in 1994, I he

Re: Freud questions

2002-10-24 Thread James Guinee
> 2) Was he very religious, and/or did his religiosity play a role in > his theorizing or practice? As far as I recall, no to the first question, but the second question depends on whom you read/ask. I've read an excellent biography of Freud that claims he drew more inspiration for his ideas (e

Re: A question regarding guest lecturing

2002-10-10 Thread James Guinee
> From: "Cheri Budzynski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I will be at a conference at the end of October and I am having a > graduate student from a local university guest lecture while I am gone. > I would like to thank her by getting her a gift but I am unsure what is > appropriate and professional. Any

left or right? does it make a difference?

2002-09-24 Thread James Guinee
According to Philip Terzian of the "Providence Journal," conservative publicist David Horowitz has just released the findings of a survey he conducted in conjunction with the American Enterprise Institute. Its conclusion is that the faculties of American universities are overwhelmingly populate

Re: Gallup, fundamentalism and biasing

2002-09-23 Thread James Guinee
> My personal experience has been that > fundamentalists feel they are behaving immorally if they fail to do whatever > is necessary to promote Christianity. While fundamentalists may believe wholeheartedly in promoting their belief system, they would be ironically behaving immorally in doing "w

Re: class noise

2002-09-23 Thread James Guinee
> > > As I stated earlier, stop talking when class noise is > > > distracting, and don't start again until noise stops. Don't > > > request anything ... just stand there philosophically. > > > > How does one stand there "philosophically"? > > > > Could you provide an illustration? > > > > Does

Re: Dishonest _New Scientist_

2002-09-20 Thread James Guinee
> Can't say I'm too impressed with the quiz. The Liberty Science Center > in New Jersey has a, perhaps more scientifically based, similar test. > The link below does as well. Both of those have more seemingly useful > questions than the New Scientist one. A good friend from the UK used > to get

Re: Dishonest _New Scientist_

2002-09-20 Thread James Guinee
> The journal _New Scientist_ has an on-line promotion of something or > other. Win prizes, yada, yada. It caught my attention with what looks > like a cute on-line quiz to determine how long you have to live. > > I took the quiz under two conditions: first, truthfully, then > maximizing every

Re: class noise

2002-09-19 Thread James Guinee
> As I stated earlier, stop talking when class noise is > distracting, and don't start again until noise stops. Don't > request anything ... just stand there philosophically. How does one stand there "philosophically"? Could you provide an illustration? Does a pipe help? :) Jim G --- You a

Who Was Responsible For Elizabeth Shin (LONG)

2002-05-01 Thread James Guinee
Hi I apologize for the lengthiness of this post, but it's very interesting and very relevant. You may not use this in your classrooms, but you might need it for your interactions with individual students. As faculty members, you provide a vital resource to mental health professional on campus -

scientifically impaired

2002-05-01 Thread James Guinee
Hi Not a surprise to some/many of you...JPG --- Forwarded message follows --- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Few people in the United States understand the scientific process and many believe in mysterious psychic powers and may be quick to accept phony science reports, according to a national surv

the rush to conceive

2002-05-01 Thread James Guinee
Hi For those of you who teach anything related to marriage and family, you might have seen this already. On the surface it sure sounds like ya better get goin' on those baby plans sooner than you might have planned, but a deeper look seems to indicate those plans might just be able to remain int

here comes religion -- duck!

2002-04-30 Thread James Guinee
FYI for you and/or your students: U.S. News/PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly poll suggests that the wealthiest, most powerful, and best-educated nation on Earth still is one of the most religious--but in some "intriguing new ways." Religion is as important as ever, no matter what you believ

Re: another look at creationist nonsense

2002-04-22 Thread James Guinee
> I wonder if Jim meant that evolution may be a cause of atrocities (a > scientific, sociobiological perspective), or that "evil-lution" is an > excuse for atrocities (social-Darwinism nonsense). Well, technically, one can't argue evolution "causes" atrocities, but the question is more does a cog

Re: another look at creationist nonsense

2002-04-22 Thread James Guinee
> So we are in agreement that what is > actually going on is that religion is one of many convenient excuses for a > general human tendency towards mayhem and domination? Especially ironic given > than many religions purport to carry a message of peace and justice. > > Just checking. > > Nancy

another look at evolution

2002-04-19 Thread James Guinee
Hello, Some observations from readings over the past few months, particularly in light of comments tipsters have made regarding God, faith, religion, atheism, and evolution (and possibly wiper blades). Please note: all references to evolution refer to macro (as opposed to micro) 1. Evolution h

re: math trouble

2002-03-29 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Re: math trouble > From: Gerald Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Is the "testing" situation the same? More evaluation apprehension in > face to face or being "on the spot" situations? Some folks are good in > test-taking but when asked to orally present calculations, they may >

A brief history of medicine

2002-03-27 Thread James Guinee
Sent from a friend of mine: "A Brief History Of Medicine" I have an earache... 2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root. 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D.

math trouble

2002-03-27 Thread James Guinee
Question How can a person be exceptionally skilled at mathematics -- scores in the 98th percentile on all standard tests, does a variety of calculations in his head, yadda yadda. Yet when you ask this person to subtract something, he can't do it any faster than anyone else -- in fact, he has to

(Fwd) FUND MANAGEMENT

2002-03-13 Thread James Guinee
Hey Speaking of techno-scams, has anyone ever gotten anything like this. Wow. I'm gonna be rich! Jim Guinee --- Forwarded message follows --- From:I deleted the guy's name address, fax number, etc. RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 126,000.000.00

tips@acsun.frostburg.edu

2002-03-11 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Re: "I took M&F..." > From: Mike Scoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > James Guinee wrote: > > > >Mike Scoles lovingly suggested: > > > > > "Only fools despise wisdom . . ." > > > > What wisdom are you talking abou

tips@acsun.frostburg.edu

2002-03-09 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Re: I took M&F to be a good husband... > From: Mike Scoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > James Guinee wrote: > > > > The author made the point that the bible never condemns the knowledge of > > this world, only the wisdom. >Mike Scoles loving

Re: I took M&F to be a good husband...

2002-03-08 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: RE: "I took M&F to be a good husband..." > From: "Rod Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Good points, David. I believe my student had a genuine curiosity, but > within certain limits, about wanting to learn more about being a "good > husband." In other words, he was willing to learn, bu

Re: "I took M&F to be a good husband..."

2002-03-06 Thread James Guinee
> > Something similar happened to me in my Marriage and the Family class the > > other day. Now, remember that I am a Christian psychologist who teaches > > at a Christian university. A student raised his hand and started > > complaining about the class was a waste of his time because all we wer

Re: anyone else on tips get this?

2002-03-06 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Anybody else on TIPS get this? > From: "Patrick O. Dolan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:23:42 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > TIPS is the only internet group or what-have-you for which I > use my work account. Wondering if this fellow got my address > from TIPS. I als

Re: Andrea Yates' case and Spring Shadows Hospital

2002-03-01 Thread James Guinee
> (Back to me) Carl was awarded $5.9 million in damages for that > one. With the hospital allowing therapy like that, it it any > wonder that the treatment Yates received seems questionable? Uh...I'm not sure you should link the two situations just yet. What you suggest may well indeed be true,

Re: set tips

2002-02-28 Thread James Guinee
> Jim Guinee humorously said: > >COMMAND: SET TIPS RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE > > > >RUN > >RUN > >RUN > > > >CRASH! > > This is too harsh an indictment of the anti-religious folks on the > list. They are certainly _tolerant_ of religious belief, in the > sense that they don't think religious folks s

racism 101

2002-02-27 Thread James Guinee
Hey folks, On a recent exam, the students were asked to discuss how much homogamy ("sameness") they see in their romantic relationships, and list the one homogamy factor that was most important in whom they date. One student wrote "race," saying that while she wasn't a racist, she simply did

set tips

2002-02-27 Thread James Guinee
> Maybe it shouldn't be. Too frequently, suicides and murder/suicides are for > the purpose of releasing someone from the devil or taking them to a "better > place." Would these tragedies occur if the victims/perpetrators had not been > indoctrinated with fairy tales? COMMAND: SET TIPS RELIGIOU

Re: religious coping

2002-02-27 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Re: religious coping > From: Robert Grossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Why would a therapist try to change a client's worldview? That would be > >unethical. I don't think that's what you mean -- I would imagine you mean > >why wouldn't we suggest a different worldview? > > The most

mothers who kill

2002-02-26 Thread James Guinee
> Subject: Re: mothers who kill > From: Mike Scoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Gerald Peterson wrote: > > > Clearly, they kill because they have sinned and wish to cleanse > > themselves of the evil possessing them or their children. > > > Yes, my tongue is in cheek. > > Maybe it shouldn'

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