[tips] Tenure Track Position at Northern Iowa

2010-01-11 Thread Linda Walsh
Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Position Announcement *Appointment: *Full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Area of specialization is open, but candidates with teaching and research interests in Developmental Psychology (broadly de

Re: [tips] nifty psych gift

2009-12-01 Thread Linda Walsh
Or how about a stuffed neuron? http://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/products/braincell.html Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

Re: [tips] anyone seen "Awake"?

2009-09-17 Thread Linda Walsh
ho was not only "aware" but in excruciating pain as the cut into him, cracked his chest, etc. Definitely a horror flick as far as I was concerned. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa wa...@uni.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

[tips] Biopsych Group Activities?

2009-04-20 Thread Linda Walsh
with several more given the more conducive classroom situation. Do any of you have suggestions for such activities? Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA wa...@uni.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

Re: [tips] sleepwalking dog?

2009-03-12 Thread Linda Walsh
ks for the clips! Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa wa...@uni.edu roig-rear...@comcast.net wrote: My daughter shared these two videos with me. Could this be a case of REM sleep behavior disorder rather than sleep walking? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0dzKH1Rfs&feature=

Re: [tips] Candy on the table study?

2008-11-19 Thread Linda Walsh
Mischel et al's marshmallow test? Science (1989) 244:933-937. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Britt wrote: Does anyone remember the name of that study in which researchers put some kind of food (candy?) on a table next to a child and then told the child n

[tips] Health Psych Position

2008-09-26 Thread Linda Walsh
d will continue until the position is filled. UNI is a smoke-free campus and equal opportunity employer. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

[tips] 1 yr. developmental position

2008-07-22 Thread Linda Walsh
The DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY at THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, invites applications for a temporary one-year assistant professor position in DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY to begin August 18, 2008. UNI is one of three state-supported universities in Iowa. Enrollment is approximately 12,600 studen

Re: [tips] Freshmen Friendly General Psychology Course

2008-07-03 Thread linda . walsh
I have been trying to address these issues in my Intro class for years and continue to search for new ideas, so I am happy that you posted your request on TIPS. I haven't made much headway in "creating community" in my class of 200 (larger than most of my students' entire graduating classes) b

Re: [tips] teaching fellowships

2007-10-05 Thread Linda Walsh
c fellowship information from them. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

[tips] Re: You YouTube?

2007-03-07 Thread Linda . Walsh
available for a while apparently have been pulled off the site for copyright reasons. I think that may become more common in the future. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips

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

2007-03-07 Thread Linda Walsh
If you search "Rat Basketball" on YouTube you will find a clip of a rat which has been trained, not with overhead hoops, but to put a ping pong ball into a plastic dish. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription g

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

2007-03-07 Thread Linda Walsh
there but haven't found their videos if they are still available. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

[tips] Re: sensation perception help

2006-11-17 Thread Linda Walsh
block out the shading on the white figures (which blurring your vision a bit by tugging eyelids or looking at an angle probably does), then you can see the black regions as figure. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription g

[tips] Re: regional meetings

2006-09-07 Thread Linda . Walsh
How about NEPA (meeting in Oct in NH) and WPA (Meeting in Vancouver next). I never see their announcements but I also thought there was a SWPA Linda Walsh UNiversity of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Greetings colleagues, > In addition to EPA, MPA and SEPA, what are the other

[tips] Re: split-brains, faces, and slabs of meat

2006-08-16 Thread Linda Walsh
't replicate in other patients if you couldn't find it in print. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Okami wrote: Hi I'm trying to track down the source of a Gazzaniga experiment I was told about wherein a split-brain patient was shown an image of fr

Re: Textbook recommendations requested

2006-01-25 Thread Linda Walsh
t of Pinel. My syllabus is available at: http://www.uni.edu/walsh/phys98.html Linda Walsh Psychology University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pollak, Edward wrote: Carol Furchner asked "Next year (2006-2007) I plan to teach either Cognitive Psychology or Biological Psychology (or

Re: Introductory Psychology - Assignment & Exam Load

2006-01-09 Thread Linda Walsh
from those students who opt out of research participation during the semester. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa http://www.uni.edu/walsh/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean-Marc Perreault wrote: Hi everyone, I am curious to find out the "average" load given to Into Psych st

RE: The History of Psychology in US High Schools?

2005-08-25 Thread Linda . Walsh
Wow Jim ! I never would have guessed it got started that early!! Makes me feel like I missed out, not encountering psych until college. Thanks so much for sharing that. I hope you're enjoying new adventures! Linda --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send

The History of Psychology in US High Schools?

2005-08-25 Thread Linda Walsh
Do any of you have any idea when Psychology began to be offered as an elective in some high schools? ( I only know it wasn't offered in Chicago high schools in the late sixities)..... Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to ti

Re: improving student performance and grades through extra credit?

2004-10-21 Thread Linda Walsh
tudents who answered correctly to keep the points they earned). If I know the content was well covered and well practiced , I keep the question in, despite the high miss rate. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T

Clive Wearing video

2004-02-20 Thread Linda Walsh
I have a copy of the old Mind series episode about Clive Wearing's amnesia, but I understand there is a more recent video of Clive and his family (perhaps done by Frontline or 20/20). Can anyone provide more information on this more recent video? Linda Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Yo

Re: Sensation & Perception Activity?

2004-02-10 Thread Linda Walsh
: http://www.uni.edu/walsh/jeopardy.html I always do Jelly-Belly taste tests with nose pinched closed, then open when discussing the importance of olfaction to flavor experience Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a

Re: question on apraxia

2003-11-12 Thread Linda Walsh
's area to both motor cortices. Again it is possible that comprehension could be intact (depending on the integrity of the posterior language area). Kind of like your computer "understanding" a print command but the printer not receiving the command due to a faulty cable. Linda Walsh Un

Dept. Retreats

2003-10-30 Thread Linda Walsh
Have any of you held department retreats lead by an outside facilitator? We would like to do so, but our previous facilitators have retired and we haven't been able to locate a source of academically oriented facilitators. Any suggestions? Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROT

MPA

2003-10-22 Thread Linda Walsh
Tipsters, A colleague has a last minute submission for MPA but neither of us can locate the "access code" necessary for the submission site. Is this specific to each member or can someone tell me the access code? Thanks for your help Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL

Drug Book

2003-09-19 Thread Linda Walsh
lass. The trade version was about half the price ($19.95 vs $40.00 as I recall)! Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: test banks & on-line practice tests

2003-09-18 Thread Linda . Walsh
Online practice questions are also included in the Wadsworth/Thomson testbanks (e.g. for the Plotnik text) but are clearly labeled as such. I sometimes intentionally include a few of those in my exams to reinforce the use of the study aids. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa --- You

Westen on Freud

2003-07-30 Thread Linda Walsh
Some months ago there was a thread on Drew Westen's paper on the status of Freudian theory. At the time I mentioned I enjoyed a course Westen had done for The Teaching Company "Is Anyone Really Normal: Perspectives on Abnormal Psychology" but then discovered it was no longer listed on the Teaching

Tristate

2003-07-16 Thread Linda Walsh
Does anyone know the date and location of this year's Tristate Undergraduate Research Conference? Thanks! Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

post-exam self-assessment

2003-06-23 Thread Linda Walsh
e I try to re-create it on my own). I've searched the web but so far have not turned up anything like that. Thanks for your help! Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Psych terminology in popular media

2003-06-09 Thread Linda Walsh
Kitty Genovese. Do you know of some others? Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Making an honors class

2002-12-09 Thread Linda Walsh
combining their results in class to something more complex)? Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Discovering Psych

2002-12-02 Thread Linda Walsh
Help! I've been running through episode after episode of the Discovering Psych tapes looking for the segment on Richard Thompson's conditioned eyeblink research on the cerebellum, but haven't located it. Anybody remember what tape that segment is on? Linda Walsh University of North

Re: short Stanford Prison Experiment video

2002-11-20 Thread Linda Walsh
If you have access to the Discovering Psychology video series, the Stanford Prison study is included on the social influence tape (I forget the exact title of that episode). Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Prosopagnosia question

2002-10-23 Thread Linda Walsh
d by David Suzuki. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Do we tend to die a 4 in the morning?

2002-10-16 Thread Linda Walsh
low point in the cortisol cycle. Sleep apnea could also be a risk factor but I don't think apnea peaks at 4AM. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: non-mainstream courses

2002-03-02 Thread Linda Walsh
n the fall ( a seminar distinct from my usual drugs and behavior course). Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa (PS Our dept does offer Psych and Law, Psych of Gender Diffs, Child Psychopathology - all which have a big draw). --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubs

Re: ADHD

2001-12-07 Thread Linda Walsh
Thanks to those of you who offered the names of ADHD/token economy videos. I did finally locate the clip I was thinking of - it was on Disk 1 of the 2 West Publishing laserdisks that they provided with Intro to Psych text orders Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: cumulative finals

2001-12-07 Thread Linda Walsh
5 correct). The final also includes new questions on the material covered during the last several weeks of the semester. Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

token economy for ADHD video?

2001-12-06 Thread Linda Walsh
, raising hand, feet together and still on the floor) in the classroom and can later exchange those points for various awards. I know I have the clip in some collection but have not been able to locate it. Does my description ring a bell for any of you? Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [EMAIL