I am trying to get information about putting "Voting Buttons" and other
smart features in one of our large classrooms. I want to ask questions in
class and give students alternatives that they can choose from. Results of
the responses would then be instantly displayed. Are any of you tipsters
fam
The first time that happened I reminded the class about academic dishonesty,
etc. That was enough to scare the perp.
Now I have team members assign a contribution factor to each other on a
0%-100% scale. The average for that score is multiplied by the score on the
group project to determine an indi
Would some of you folks want to look at this and share thoughts?
http://www.emode.com/tests/uiq/
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Grant Writer
Thomas Nelson Community College
P.O. Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757.825.3500, Fax: 757.825.3612
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From: Stephen Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:12 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Teaser
According to a source I may reveal in the fullness of time, who are
the three most cited
More and more lately I am coming to agree with my students that we are
trying to cover too much material in Introductory Psychology. It seems we
keep adding new material, but we never take anything out. I was having a
post-test discussion with a student who wanted me to "go over the stuff from
t
Prepare for the barrage of barbs. Wolfe's book was The Electric Kool Aid
Acid Test. Who all do you think will jump your hump about that? We should
do a pool of guesses to see who gets closest to the number of flames (my
guess 15); nastiest attack? ( I'll have to think about it).
Michael B. Qua
Oops. It looks like I forgot about the new reply option. I am embarrassed,
but unrepentant. As one who lurks more than posts, I often am amazed at the
"Gotcha" mentality displayed on the list. I guess it is a real tribute to
the strength of the list that enough useful gets discussed that we co
This may be even grosser than you think. A colleague at my college had
received the same ad with the number to call being different. 1.602.230.4252
Both numbers have recorded messages with the same voice. Do you suppose
these are franchises?
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior
Actually, you leave your number and they call you back.
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior Institutional Researcher
Thomas Nelson Community College
PO Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757.825.3500
Fax: 757.825.3807
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From: Pollak, Edward [mailto:[EMA
It would seem to me that the mental strain of deliberately NOT gesturing
might interfere with other tasks rather than gesturing having liberating
powers. Is there a memory expert willing to venture a guess?
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior Institutional Researcher
Thomas Nels
Perhaps inspired by all the pictures in the news, this question I haven't a
clue how to answer. Why does facial hair on humans seem to grow to any
lengths possible whereas most creatures with hair have a maximum length and
why does it stop between the cheek bones and the forehead except for the
e
I think a locus of control scale ( Rotter; Nowicki-Strickland)might be a
possibility.
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior Institutional Researcher
Thomas Nelson Community College
PO Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757.825.3500
Fax: 757.825.3807
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I assigned the Cuckoo's movie to my students and, as usual, asked them to
diagnose McMurphy, say whether he should be in hospital, prison, etc. This
time, though, I got carried away and included Nurse Ratched and the Chief
(before and after doing in McMurphy) as well. While I am spending the day
Based on research we did years ago, our college has a reading prerequisite
for almost every college credit course offered. The evidence was dramatic
and overwhelming. I will see if I can find the original study for you. We
had to significantly increase the number of reading sections and hire a
Robert Cialdini's book, INFLUENCE: The Psychology of Persuasion discusses
cults but also puts them within a broader context of everyday social
influences.
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior Institutional Researcher
Thomas Nelson Community College
PO Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
You should be a very attractive candidate, being both an accomplished
psychologist and a noted DJ. Party on, dude.
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior Institutional Researcher
Thomas Nelson Community College
PO Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757.825.3500
Fax: 757.825.3807
Is there more than the Psamtick language experiment that would be
interesting?
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor
Senior Institutional Researcher
Thomas Nelson Community College
PO Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757.825.3500
Fax: 757.825.3807
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From: [EMA
For yet another line of research pointing to the same types of conclusions
as the laboratory and correlational studies that David refers to check out
T.M. Williams (Ed.)The impact of television: A natural experiment involving
three towns, NY: Academic. Joy,et al found increased levels of aggressio
If any of you are familiar with the Keirsey or Myers-Briggs, I would be
interested in which personality type you would assign to R.P. McMurphy in
the movie version of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. I can compile results
and summarize.
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There was a story in the news recently that nicely illustrates a number of
points about evolution, including its dynamic nature, the possibility of
selecting nice genes,etc.
http://search1.npr.org/opt/collections/torched/atc/data_atc/seg_141932.htm
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I actually have students give each team member a participation score of
0-100%. A student's grade is the score on the project multiplied by his/her
average participation score. I have them comment briefly on the rationale
for their score. Most of the time scores are very consistent. If someone is
A business faculty member at our college wants to suvey stuents in classes
concerning their perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of having
classes taught by adjunct faculty. He has been told that it needs to be
reviewed by a "human subjects" review for protection of the students. Do
yo
I would recommend looking at a good Social Psychology text (Myers, for
example) and reading the section on attractiveness in the chapter on
interpersonal attraction. That will give you both an overview and a good
list of references.
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Grant Writer
Th
Title: Student Question
You
might try coffee and decaf.
-Original Message-From: Cheri Budzynski
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12:16 PMTo: Teaching in the Psychological
SciencesSubject: Student Question
Here is a question posed by one of my
stu
Does anyone on the list know of any literature, theorizing, case studies, or
research on stigmatas?
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David Myers has a new book, Intuition, that has some good stuff.
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From: Paul Smith [mailto:paul.smith@;alverno.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:58 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Re: Need help to find course material
I find the Gilovich te
Is the amygdala involved in responding to help in an emergency? I think he
is interested if there are differences between responders and
non-responders.
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Poor wording. I ask students to submit written questions when I don't have a
complete answer for them in class. That way I remember to post it. (Now I
will work on reading before posting.)
The quetion actually is two-fold. First, is the amygdala involved in my
deciding to help another person in a
Like others, our college has a written policy that allows refunds.
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"I am
a bit suspicious of any theory that says the highest moral stage is one in which
people talk like college professors." (James Q. Wilson, The Moral
Sense)
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I actually find this advertising campaign somewhat refreshing. It is
encouraging people to think about the implications of their supposedly
strongly held religious beliefs in a very concrete and meaningful way.
Rather than just getting out the vote and telling other people what they
need to do, it
I do not have a source, but I remember that story from a lecture when I was
attending college. That makes it a very old myth at least.
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Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:58 AM
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Can you convert to a % of total possible points?
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Hello,
I have a problem.I collected some data
Are any of you tipsters familiar with this company and/or web site? I would
like to know how you evaluate their information.
http://psypher.phatpete.org/
Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Grant Writer
Thomas Nelson Community College
P.O. Box 9407
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757.825.350
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