Re: evolutionary psychology

2002-05-29 Thread John W. Kulig
volutionary push has been invigorated, it seems, by the data. -- ---------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-

Re: Random Thought: What Counts

2002-05-22 Thread John W. Kulig
therwise and the scientific approach demands that we accept nothing as true which is capable of being proved false by empirical investigation." -- -- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology

Re: Unconditional positive regard

2002-05-02 Thread John W. Kulig
a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468 Plymouth NH USA 03264

Re: tests and measurement text

2002-04-15 Thread John W. Kulig
mail:    [EMAIL PROTECTED]Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel -Original Message- From: John W. Kulig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 12:11 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: tests and measurement text   Rod:     Anastasi & Urbani _P

Re: tests and measurement text

2002-04-15 Thread John W. Kulig
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Re: A Continuing Dilemma

2002-04-09 Thread John W. Kulig
os: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- John W. Kulig[E

Re: Grading Scales

2002-04-05 Thread John W. Kulig
d allow grades based on criteria (letter grades) as well as relative criteria (other students in the class). To date the college has not done this yet, though. -- -- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psyc

Re: Seeking background on quote

2002-03-29 Thread John W. Kulig
d it) is an concatenation?? -- ---------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468 Plymouth NH USA 03264

Re: Seeking background on quote

2002-03-29 Thread John W. Kulig
ampshire > > on 3/29/02 10:31 AM, John W. Kulig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Tipsters: > > Forgive me if I asked this before and forgot the answer. Who is > > credited with the quote "If something exists it exists in some amount. > > If it exists in some amount

Seeking background on quote

2002-03-29 Thread John W. Kulig
Tipsters: Forgive me if I asked this before and forgot the answer. Who is credited with the quote "If something exists it exists in some amount. If it exists in some amount it can be measured." ?? -- ------ Joh

Evolutionary Psych reply

2002-03-05 Thread John W. Kulig
the implication. It's a nice story that reminds us that Darwinian adaptation doesn't occur at the level of the individual. Individuals to not adapt. Rather, those that weren't fit for that environment simply died. -- ---------- Joh

Re: Fast food and obesity

2002-02-21 Thread John W. Kulig
If Schlosser's book doesn't steer you away from fast-food, when Lent starts I'll remind everyone about the role of fasting (not starvation) in promoting health and longevity in man and mice :) -- -- John W. Kulig

Two boring stat questions

2002-02-15 Thread John W. Kulig
om the past - that when people did these by hand they wanted a standard rule to guarantee some uniformity?? -- ------ John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu

Re: embarrassing statistical question

2002-02-12 Thread John W. Kulig
d answer for them. One other quick "I should have known-type" question.  Do cranial nerves have the same extent of contralateral control of the face and head as the primary motor cortex does for the rest of the body? As always, your answers would be greatly appreciated. Miguel -- -

Re: Statistical Question

2002-02-05 Thread John W. Kulig
1 University Circle Macomb IL 61455-1390 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------- John W. Kulig    [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department

JAMA study on smoking and low birth weight

2002-01-25 Thread John W. Kulig
viz, null hypothesis = no difference) is not a reasonable possibility. I tried to get a summary of the article from jama.com but could only find this week's articles. -- ---------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED]

p.s. on the race issue

2002-01-18 Thread John W. Kulig
en you consider the full array of human differences. -- ---------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (60

Re: two questions about race and culture

2002-01-18 Thread John W. Kulig
> > > are you going to review and tell us what we need to focus on for the > > test? > > > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe se

Re: two questions about race and culture

2002-01-18 Thread John W. Kulig
humans. People tend to marry others similiar, which will perpetuate whatever genetic differences that exist. So I think the book either means there are no pure races (OK), or, they are simply wrong. That's my best shot. -- -

Re: McArabism

2002-01-17 Thread John W. Kulig
peg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CANADA http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---

Re: tips digest: January 13, 2002

2002-01-16 Thread John W. Kulig
bout something, everyone knows about it" and "Most people try to move into the fast lane after it starts slowing down." At that point he gets onto Poisson distributions and really loses me :( ---------- John W. Kulig

Re: Sports (was Proof of God's existence?)

2002-01-16 Thread John W. Kulig
alt team at home. If > the Rams don't take the NFC, it would be a huge upset. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ------ John

Re: Sports (was Proof of God's existence?)

2002-01-16 Thread John W. Kulig
he AFC East, they won the division and a bye on the first round of the playoffs - all with the lowest paid quarterback (I can't imagine the other quarterbacks earning less than $298,000) who earned the starting role after Bledsoe's injury (and a 1 and 3 start). -- -------

Re: Okinawa's secrets of aging

2002-01-09 Thread John W. Kulig
supposed to (in line with how it evolved). ? ? -- ----------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468 Plymouth N

Re: student's questio

2002-01-09 Thread John W. Kulig
dents. It does not satisfy (or enlightens) all. -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468 Ply

Re: Children killed by parents

2002-01-03 Thread John W. Kulig
le" unadorned by biological concerns. btw, David Buss' _Evolutionary Psychology_ (1999) text summarizes this literature well. -- --- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz

Re: Children killed by parents

2002-01-02 Thread John W. Kulig
Not that I remember ... JK Faith Florer wrote: > Do the statistics cited on children killed by parents examine parents who > have adopted children? > > At 11:28 AM -0500 12/31/01, John W. Kulig wrote: > >"McKinley, Marcia" wrote: > > > >> Allen: >

Re: Children killed by parents

2001-12-31 Thread John W. Kulig
e which generally co-vary. This data - for obvious reasons - would be hard to collect! -- --- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College

Re: Anticipatory student question

2001-12-27 Thread John W. Kulig
ure notes or the book? > > Michael Sylvester,PhD -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468

Re: Cross-cultural:No ice

2001-12-17 Thread John W. Kulig
If they are of high quality, yes. Louis_Schmier wrote: > Beer, ale, malt, lager, etc tastes better at room temperature? > > Make it a good day. > -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department o

Re: Twas the night before grades due

2001-12-13 Thread John W. Kulig
wise), or exams we give in classes. Intelligence is a general ability to think and manipulate symbols. It is a major contributor to how easily people can master school subjects, but it is not to be equated with mastery of these subjects. -- ----------

Re: Undergrad Institutions and Scientists' Backgrounds

2001-12-11 Thread John W. Kulig
itutions? It is possible there are many more students enrolled in 4 year colleges to begin with. -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth Sta

Re: Readings for Peace Studies Class

2001-12-06 Thread John W. Kulig
(not to mention polygamy, treachery, lust). The basic and fundamental story of mankind cannot be written without it. Good luck! -- --- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology htt

Re: approach-avoidance conflict

2001-12-05 Thread John W. Kulig
n in class.Heads I go with the Dean's schedule. > > Tails I give in to the students. Fair? Depends. Are you tenured? -- ----------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.p

Re: christian student objects

2001-12-05 Thread John W. Kulig
Totally forgot who did it! But I remember a few of the lyrics. Paul Smith wrote: > John W. Kulig wrote: > > I remember him, interviewed, saying that if he stole anything > > it was the flow and spirit of the gospel song "Oh Happy Day" despite the > > difference

Re: christian student objects

2001-12-05 Thread John W. Kulig
notes. The style and flow of "He's So Fine" was totally different from his song. -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth S

Re: Snitch and get bonus points

2001-11-30 Thread John W. Kulig
who are cheating on tests and other class assignments. > > Feedback requested. > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology

Re: Fwd: Tolman & Hull

2001-11-28 Thread John W. Kulig
Skinnerian approach being different. Both Tolman and Hull are not pure behaviorists because both developed explanations via theoretical constructs - i.e. little boxes and arrows drawn on the blackboard! -- --- John W. Kulig

Re: Advise re stats text

2001-11-20 Thread John W. Kulig
7;s not quite as lofty as Freedman. But it is conceptual, and takes a "data analysis" approach. It stresses EDA, checking assumptions, and is rich with real-world statistical examples. -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMA

Re: Happy Thanksgiving

2001-11-19 Thread John W. Kulig
). Cape Haddock would be a more appropriate name these days. -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 5

Re: Student's question

2001-10-30 Thread John W. Kulig
squirrels have a sense of the future since they can store nuts > at the base of certain trees and return the following day to retrieve > them? > -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psycholog

Re: scary perspective

2001-10-26 Thread John W. Kulig
> am glad he teaches accounting. > > -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468 Plymouth NH USA

Re: the "s-word" in the classroom

2001-10-26 Thread John W. Kulig
e to, cringe to, truckle to, bend the neck, bend the knee, > kneel, fall on one's knees, bow submission, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, > pocket the affront, make the best of, make a virtue of necessity, grin > and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, resign oneself, submit

Re: the "s-word" in the classroom

2001-10-26 Thread John W. Kulig
wants, their wishes, unadorned by politics. Sorry, no peer-reviewed references on this one - not even Psych Reports! ;) -- ------- John W. Kulig[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.ply

Re: Open book exams

2001-10-23 Thread John W. Kulig
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ------- John W. Kulig    [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College   tel: (603) 535-2468 Plymouth NH USA 03264   

Freud and Gilligan (was: Re: Hoisting petards)

2001-10-18 Thread John W. Kulig
it a > firecracker, and some of us are!), I discover that it derives > from a Greek word meaning "to break wind". > > I'm sure Freud would have loved to know that. > > (and I acknowledge a wonderful line from Max Gwinn. Is this list > great or what?) -- --

Re: signature files

2001-10-16 Thread John W. Kulig
o see a hopeful and positive message on tips. I hope everyone remembers the old adage: freedom of speech is in place to protect those who are clearly and obviously "wrong" (i.e. disagree with you) - it's not needed to protect those people who are "correct" (i.e. agr

Re: journal article reviews

2001-10-15 Thread John W. Kulig
PSters is: do you > think this assignment is too advanced for freshmen? Journal articles are > often > written in difficult prose, and I don't expect them to understand path > analysis, > but I know some of them have less-than-stellar English skills. > --

PowerPoint for Intro Psych demos

2001-10-12 Thread John W. Kulig
f it just loop as rapidly as possible through a series of slides. I couldn't tell if the little timing snages were software or hardware related. If anyone knows how to do PowerPoint slide transitions reliably under 1 second, please let me know. -- -------

Re: Predictors of Beliefs About Social Science

2001-10-11 Thread John W. Kulig
tific, while biologists think it's not scientific enough (as they see it). Since this is exploratory research, you might want to encourage structured interviews prior to formal data collection (they can do content analysis on the results). --

Re: Levels of Measurement

2001-10-10 Thread John W. Kulig
e, but then cast your research findings in terms os the underlying construct of beauty. But in the case of intelligence it is harder to separate the scale from the underlying construct. When people say "show me intelligence" they often point to a particular intelligen