[tips] change in email address

2009-12-06 Thread Rikikoenig
I am switching from AOL to gmail. My new email address is _rikikoe...@gmail.com_ (mailto:rikikoe...@gmail.com) . Please change it in your records. Thanks. Riki Koenigsberg --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

Re: [tips] Fake petition?

2009-11-30 Thread Rikikoenig
If you go to youtube and search for banning water, you will find many videos. This is one of the oldest ones, with Penn and Teller: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw) In a message dated 11/30/2009 11:55:36 A.M. Eastern Standard

Re: [tips] Question about research project in cognitive psych

2009-08-23 Thread Rikikoenig
Psychexchange just posted a video clip of car crashes with several crashes, day and night, that you could use. Go to * Car carsh montage may be useful for a Loftus and Palmer replication? - by Mandy Wood - _http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/videos/view/20457/_

Re: [tips] question

2009-08-12 Thread Rikikoenig
The amazing part for me is that it is not static: you come up with new components with each new edition. Kudos and many thanks to you and to all who are part of the process. In a message dated 8/12/2009 10:35:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mbour...@fgcu.edu writes: Martin, since

Re: [tips] Wikipedia despoils the Rorschach

2009-07-29 Thread Rikikoenig
Many years ago, when I worked in a psychiatric hospital for children, two of my colleagues discussed some unusual features they had observed in figure drawings that seemed to be associated with temporal lobe epilepsy. Several years later, a psychiatrist asked my opinion about psychological

Re: [tips] Gates, Crowley, and eyewitness testimony

2009-07-27 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 7/26/2009 8:39:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wsc...@wooster.edu writes: I just responded to the Netscape poll on who do you think was at fault in the Crowley-Gates affair -- Gates, Police, both, can't say. The vast majority at this time are voting that Gates is to

Re: [tips] tips glitch?

2009-07-27 Thread Rikikoenig
I was going to respond to your email, but when I was positioning the cursor to start the response, I passed the send button. Even though I didn't intend to click it, I must have inadvertently done so, so you received a blank email. Sorry for that. Riki In a message dated 7/27/2009

Re: [tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file

2009-06-07 Thread Rikikoenig
I do the same and state in my syllabus that I will accept no excuses for the submission being late so they should plan ahead. But I also tell them to make sure they have their own hard copy backup in case something happens to mine, or, if it is on computer, that they have a backup copy

[tips] videos of classic studies

2009-05-26 Thread Rikikoenig
On one of my lists, someone in the past week or so had requested a source for clips of classic research in psych. I wasn't sure of the name of the source when I read the email, and now that I have the info, I can't find the email. For anyone who wants to know, Worth Publishers used to

[tips] ice cube addiction

2009-05-14 Thread Rikikoenig
One of my lists had a student exercise about addiction using ice cubes. If anyone has a copy, I would appreciate getting it. Thanks in advance. Riki Koenigsberg _rikikoe...@aol.com_ (mailto:rikikoe...@aol.com) **Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in

Re:[tips] transferring folders

2009-05-12 Thread Rikikoenig
I have been using AOL for my email for many years and have saved thousands of letters in folders by topic. I am considering changing to gmail. Does anyone know an easy way to transfer the contents of all the folders to Outlook without copying each email one by one? Riki Koenigsberg

Re: [tips] transferring folders

2009-05-12 Thread Rikikoenig
One of my sons is a computer guru. He was the one who suggested I use Outlook, but he said that Outlook is not Outlook Express and that I wouldn't have your problem in Outlook. Anyone have any info about this? Riki In a message dated 5/12/2009 8:42:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

Re: [tips] Classical conditioning of urination

2009-05-07 Thread Rikikoenig
There is probably some association of urinating with running water, because after childbirth, when there is sometimes trouble urinating, the recommendation is to turn on the water in the sink when trying to urinate, or to run water over the area. In a message dated 5/7/2009 3:29:59 P.M.

Re: [tips] Student Expectations Seen as Causing Grade Disputes - NYTimes.com

2009-02-18 Thread Rikikoenig
I teach AP Psych in high school and have never had this issue. Students may be concerned that they aren't doing as well as they would like and they say the exams are hard, but they know they need to learn the material to do well and they universally report on my anonymous semester

Re: [tips] Piaget and Poetry

2009-01-28 Thread Rikikoenig
Any time you modify a schema to take in new information, that is accomodation. In a message dated 1/28/2009 1:08:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com writes: So the first question is: Is adding into your schema of poetry that poetry is words that evoke images

Re: [tips] Proof of spiritual life

2008-12-29 Thread Rikikoenig
Though he wrote about the irrationality of religious belief, he modified his views in later years, as can be seen in an article in Professional Psychology, Ellis A. (2000). Can rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) be effectively used with people who have devout beliefs in God and

[tips] resources for stats and research methods

2008-11-13 Thread Rikikoenig
People frequently ask for resources for these courses. TOPSNEWS just posted this info: OTRP ADDS: TEACHING STATISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS-- “Teaching Statistics and Research Methods: A Collection of Hands-on Activities and Demonstrations” by Karen Y. Holmes and Antonio Jemes (Norfolk

[tips] question about split brain

2008-11-02 Thread Rikikoenig
A question was raised on another list, and I thought some Tipsters might know the answer. In a person with a split corpus callosum, how does the information from one side of the body get to the other hemisphere and how do messages from one hemisphere get to the other side of the brain?

Re: [tips] need link

2008-10-02 Thread Rikikoenig
Hi Carol, This is the link for Pregnancy and Drinking http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/251.7/popup/index.php?cl=6245821 I also have several of the letters on the topic, if you want them as well. How is your daughter doing? I hope she is better, since you are back home again. Riki

Re: [tips] Murray/Sullivan/Vygotsky

2008-09-17 Thread Rikikoenig
When I went to Teachers College, Columbia many years ago, their clinical program was Sullivanian. As for Vygotsky, he is part of the AP curriculum, along with Piaget. In a message dated 9/17/2008 9:58:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Both were personality

Re: [tips] Psychoanalytic/Physical influences

2008-09-12 Thread Rikikoenig
I remember reading that Adler was sickly as a child and could not keep up with his peers physically. He tried to overcome this and then observed this pattern in others. This was the basis for his theory. Does any other Tipster know anything about this? Riki In a message dated

Re: [tips] Google desktop search (was why psychology is hard)

2008-08-28 Thread Rikikoenig
I was told it ties up a lot of memory. What was your experience? In a message dated 8/28/2008 11:16:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don’t think it would be too common to use Google desktop on a public computer. Most public computers wouldn’t have Desktop

Re: [tips] The tennis grunt

2008-07-23 Thread Rikikoenig
Intense grunting would probably increase abdominal pressure. Anything that would benefit from that would be enhanced. It is one of the methods used during delivery to expel the baby. I'm not sure how that would strengthen a tennis shot, though. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a

Re: [tips] Out of Work for Doing Extra Work? :: Inside Higher Ed

2008-07-23 Thread Rikikoenig
Linda discussed problems with the formalizing of syllabi and texts to produce uniformity and limit freedom. I have been teaching AP Psychology since before there was an AP and, for the first time,we were required to submit syllabi last year in order to have our courses certified as AP. The

Re: [tips] Freshmen Friendly General Psychology Course

2008-07-03 Thread Rikikoenig
I teach AP Psychology to HS juniors and seniors. They learn the SQ3R method for studying. Our text is designed to use this method, but we also discuss how to use it for any text. From the feedback I receive after the fall semester (it is a 2 semester course, mnay of them have found it

Re: [tips] Psych Club T-shirts logo

2008-04-24 Thread Rikikoenig
At the AP Reading last year, many of the readers wore Psychology t-shirts. One source is _http://www.cafepress.com/buy/psychology_ (http://www.cafepress.com/buy/psychology) **Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos.

Re: [tips] Borders educators' discount days coming

2008-03-18 Thread Rikikoenig
How does one get the discount when placing an order? Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) In a message dated 3/18/2008 12:07:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So what are people reading that they highly recommend? I've been reading

Re: [tips] Borders educators' discount days coming

2008-03-18 Thread Rikikoenig
How do you get the discount? Do you bring a faculty ID to show that you're a teacher? Riki In a message dated 3/18/2008 1:56:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can't place an order :( It's only on anything in stock in a Border's store :( I tried one year to

[tips] Frontline: The Medicated Child

2008-03-11 Thread Rikikoenig
Sorry for the cross-posting Frontline: The Medicated Child is available on the PBS website. It discusses the issue of using adult psychiatric meds with children. The PBS website has the show available for online viewing, as well as other resources. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [tips] anti-depressives in the news again

2008-03-07 Thread Rikikoenig
This was an issue in the past in a study where children with ADHD were used as their own controls to evaluate a new medication, sometimes getting it and sometimes having placebo. Mothers said they knew when their sons were getting the medication and when they were getting the placebo.

Re: [tips] this world is getting crazy

2008-02-28 Thread Rikikoenig
One of the problems with TIPS is that it is picked up by other people not on the list. When I google my name, I often find a recent posting to TIPS, which is frequently not even a meaningful contribution- it 's just a recent post with my name. Our humor/sarcasm and general understanding of

Re: [tips] On the map? Got Del.icio.us?

2008-02-28 Thread Rikikoenig
are you using Del.icio.us? What is this? RIki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/

[tips] Rubric for 1996 AP FRQ

2008-02-15 Thread Rikikoenig
Sorry for the cross-posting For those of you who teach AP Psych, do you have the rubric for the second FRQ on the 1996 exam? I thought I had the whole rubric, but on closer inspection I only have the first four points, not the last six. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [tips] Question about weight gain on birth control pills

2008-02-14 Thread Rikikoenig
Check out _http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr11.htm_ (http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr11.htm) This article discusses two other mechanisms: fluid retention and insulin resistance, which are not universal side effects of birth control pills. Some women gain, some lose, and some have no change.

[tips] OCD behavior in restaurants

2008-02-06 Thread Rikikoenig
Sorry for the cross-posting The New York Times has an article today with great examples of OCD behavior in restaurants, with brief mention at the end of the success of exposure and response prevention therapy. _http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/dining/06obsess.html?_r=1oref=slogin_

[tips] gorilla video

2008-02-06 Thread Rikikoenig
Sorry for the crossposting. I wanted to show the Gorilla video on inattentional blindness produced by the Visual Cognition Lab at the University of Illinois in class, but it no longer opens. Does anyone know of another way to access the video besides the visconbeckman site? Riki

Re: [tips] Feature films--disorders

2008-01-27 Thread Rikikoenig
These are some sources collected by Nancy Eldred _http://www.neiu.edu/~mecondon/cinfilm.htm_ (http://www.neiu.edu/~mecondon/cinfilm.htm) - A good list of movies by diagnosis _http://faculty.dwc.edu/nicosia/moviesandmentalillnessfilmography.htm_

Re: [tips] Oedipus complex

2007-12-20 Thread Rikikoenig
What a great video to illiustrate the issue! Thanks Robin. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] **See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304) ---

Re: [tips] mangled English poster

2007-10-13 Thread Rikikoenig
I have this from an earlier discussion on another listtserve in 2/06. It gives an extensive discussion of the topic. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Matt Davis at Cambridge discusses this. _http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/Cmabrigde/_

Re: [SPAM] - [tips] Help with quote - Bayesian Filter detected spam

2007-09-15 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 9/14/2007 11:32:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.fathersforum.com/class_stateoffather.htm Margaret Mead. Google is your friend. What did you put in the search box? When I googled it, I came up empty. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL

Re: [tips] Dogs, Porcupines, and Learning theories

2007-08-30 Thread Rikikoenig
This discussion brings to mind why people continue to smoke even after it harms their bodies, e.g. with a smoker's cough or emphysema. You can address this as addiction, but, for me, one of the simplest explanations is that the immediate primary positive reinforcement is much more powerful

[tips] Re: Presidential IQs and Political Leadership

2007-06-03 Thread Rikikoenig
Did I miss something? What is the context for your comment? Who is the Dean Chris is responding to and what had he said? Riki Koenigsberg ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. --- To make changes to your subscription go to:

[tips] Re: Activities Social Psychology

2007-06-03 Thread Rikikoenig
One of the most effective demos I have used is the social trap exercise. I learned about it from one of the listserves (Sorry, I don't remember whose idea it was) and I do it after I teach about social traps. You offer to pay $20 to those students who write down $20 or $1 to those who

[tips] Re: Summer Session Ideas

2007-05-25 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 5/18/2007 9:59:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am teaching two courses this summer session, one is General Psychology and the other is Child Psychology. Free videos for both courses can be found at _www.learner.org_

[tips] Re: states of consciousness

2007-03-01 Thread Rikikoenig
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the discussion of consciousness. Though I don't have a clearer answer to why we label certain experiences, but not others, altered states of consciousness, if it is unclear what we mean by consciousness or if there are, indeed, any states, you

[tips] Re: states of consciousness

2007-02-21 Thread Rikikoenig
Please excuse the cross-posting. I think that the stages of sleep are differing states of consciousness, but what about the following, which came up in class today? I think some of them clearly are, some are controversial and some may not be, but I would like the input of those who are

[tips] question about color perception

2007-02-06 Thread Rikikoenig
Sorry for the cross-posting. After I explained that when we see a color, that color is what is reflected after the other wavelengths are absorbed by the material, one of my students asked about the perception of black. She wanted to know if it is similar to the black pupil in the eye,

[tips] Re: Today's CCC (Correlation Causation Confusion)

2007-01-03 Thread Rikikoenig
Today's New York Times front page has another one, between years of schooling and longevity, but the article discusses the CC issue and discusses ways the investigations were done to determine that there is a cause-effect relationship and that it is not an intervening factor that is

[tips] Re: Ah hah! Admissions Criteria!

2006-12-19 Thread Rikikoenig
I've followed the discussion with much interest. The College Board is going to conduct an audit of all AP courses this year. All teachers of such courses will have to go through a laborious process of submitting detailed information about their courses. Only courses that are approved

[tips] Re: Knowing the Ingredients Can Change the Taste - New York Times

2006-12-13 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 12/13/2006 1:11:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another example of the dangers of E.E.E. What is E.E.E.? --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english

[tips] Re: SSRIs and depression and anxiety

2006-12-12 Thread Rikikoenig
Last weeks issue of Time Magazine, with cover date 14/4/06, has an article The year in medicine A to Z. One of the entries is DEPRESSION Researchers still don't understand why severely depressed teenagers are more likely than adults to commit suicide while taking antidepressant drugs like

[tips] Re: SSRIs and depression and anxiety

2006-12-12 Thread Rikikoenig
Sorry, I thought I proofread it before I pressed send, but the date of the Time magazine issue was 12/4/06. Riki --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english

[tips] Re: psych class projects/IRB

2006-12-03 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 12/1/2006 12:01:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Paul, projects in Experimental Psych are for instructional purposes, and would not normally be reviewed by the IRB. Students of course are taught about the review process. For such classes and

[tips] Re: Television rots your brain AND your body

2006-10-24 Thread Rikikoenig
We gave up our TV when doing major construction on our house eleven years ago, while continuing to live in it- a year to remember! Yes, the kids protested initially then were OK. But we do have several computers in the house, so some of themwatch episodes of their favorite series which they

[tips] appsychology.net website

2006-09-27 Thread Rikikoenig
Please excuse the crossposting I have recommended the website appsychology.net to my students in the past, but when I went to check it out, it was listed as address unknown. Did Victor law, the webmaster, remove it. Any info would be appreciated. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To

[tips] NYT op-ed about making SAT scores optional for admission

2006-09-18 Thread Rikikoenig
Some of you may be interested in this op-ed article in today's New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/opinion/18diver.html?_r=1oref=slogin Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to:

[tips] Re: need identification assistance

2006-08-29 Thread Rikikoenig
The Wikipedia article onVygotsky gives you much useful info. He has a cognitive developmental theorywhich differs from Piaget. Where Piaget focused more on the child developing cognitively through ordinary experiences with his/her world rather than specific instruction, Vygotsky stressed

[tips] Re: Marriage as a cure for domestic violence

2006-08-29 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 8/29/2006 11:37:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Also, I read comments that smoking pot during late adolescence is particularly dangerous to those predisposed to schizophrenia because adolescence is the time of greatest brain cell growth.

[tips] Re: Social psych in-class exercises?

2006-08-22 Thread Rikikoenig
Eric Chudler has a neuroscience website whose name says it is for kids, but he has a lot of useful ideas and also has a great free monthly newsletter. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html His main personal site has additional useful info.

[tips] Re: Social psych in-class exercises?

2006-08-21 Thread Rikikoenig
Check out Jon Mueller's website for lots of great ideas. He also has a free monthly newsletter. http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/ Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to:

[tips] Re: info:Wundt/Ethology

2006-08-13 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 8/13/2006 12:16:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In terms of the ethological findings,some distinction must be made between serendipitous findings (stick in ants nest) and well intentioned movements. There is a Goodall segment in The Brain

[tips] re: Male Scientist Writes of Life as Female Scientist

2006-07-18 Thread Rikikoenig
Today's Science Times has an interview with Ben Barres and his views about prejudice against women scientists. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/science/18conv.html?_r=1oref=slogin Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to:

[tips] Fwd: Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science on Oct. 6 and 7, 2006

2006-07-09 Thread Rikikoenig
Some of you may be interested in this conference announcement. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---BeginMessage--- Dear List Members, We are pleased to announce our upcoming 2-day fall conference. We hope to see many of you there, and would be particularly pleased if you submitted a

[tips] Re: Brain and Behavior

2006-06-04 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 6/4/06 12:25:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am teaching my first intro psych class this summer and am looking foran activity to pair with a very introductory brain and behavior lecture.The lecture focuses on the topography on the brain

[tips] Re: archives

2006-05-11 Thread Rikikoenig
My computer crashed and I lost my copy of the info for accessing tips archives. Does anyone have that info? Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english

Re: Britannica vs Wikipedia: The empire strikes back

2006-03-30 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 3/29/2006 2:07:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: York University: 50,000 students - 3,436 words - ratio word/student: .068 Bishops: 2,188 students - 420 words - ratio word/student: .192 McGill: 30,925 students - 3,504 words - ration

Re: is this sabotage?

2006-03-28 Thread Rikikoenig
Skinner, together withJames Holland, also wrote a programmed text, for learning, called The analysis of behavior, published in 1961, which I used as an undergrad at Barnard in the early 60's. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To

Re: Jet lag

2006-03-06 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 3/6/2006 10:06:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sorry for the crossposting- I hope someone can clarify this for me and my students. When I check out jet lag, it is supposed to be worse when going westward, i.e.setting the internal clock

Re: amnesia question(s)

2006-01-23 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 1/23/06 2:15:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the episode he receives as severe blow to the head and is tossed in the backof a flatbed truck (already a gross inaccuracy because the driver did not checkhis load before getting in the cab

Re: Mystery message

2006-01-15 Thread Rikikoenig
I don't get it, but I am not sending from an edu server. Maybe that is part of the reason. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: your info request

2006-01-15 Thread Rikikoenig
I never got it before, but I just got it now, in response to my email to you saying that I don't get it. It was not automatic, because several other emails arrived between mine andthe one from [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Sounds like something relatively new is affecting (or infecting) the list.

Re: Social Psych Activities

2005-11-24 Thread Rikikoenig
I do the ingroup bias exercise, which Ifound in an Instructor's Manual (Sorry, I don't remember which). I divide the students intogroups based on some trivial characteristic that will make for relatively even groups.As an example, I often uselaced shoes vs. non-laced shoes (My classes are

Re: constructivist math

2005-11-10 Thread Rikikoenig
Another point in the NYT article discusses the use of calculators beginning in the early grades. I have seen its usetaught as early as 2nd grade. These students never learn how to do the basic arithmetic operations independently. Therationale for doing thisis that they can learn to do

Re: STP Announcemences its Newest E-book

2005-11-08 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 11/8/05 9:35:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am delighted to announce that the Societyfor the Teaching of Psychology (STP) hasjust published Teaching in Autobiography: Perspectives from ExemplaryPsychology Teachers. This e-book is

Re: Adolescent Psychology

2005-11-01 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 11/1/05 5:23:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have used "Middle School Confessions" - an HBO special - and "The Teenage Brain" (in the Secret Life of the Brain series). and a Frontline video, "Inside the Teenage Brain." I've also used

Re: Looking for an article

2005-09-04 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 8/17/05 12:12:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is the May 24 column but the one actually linked in the article is a followup to the May 24 article. Rick Do you have an URL for the full May 31, 2005 article? The Times only

Re: Healing Touch for Everyone...

2005-08-31 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 8/30/05 7:50:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To me, the more interesting question is if there's anyway we can bridge the gap between 'us and them' without beingcondescending or cause unnecessary conflict. I tend to think there's notmuch

Re: Make-up tests

2005-05-26 Thread Rikikoenig
I am not familiar with the research saying they don't do better on makeup exams. I give make-ups for all chapter exams (on 2-3 chapters each). In my experience, some students do no better or, rarely, they do worse,but most do improve, withsome doing dramatically better, up to 20 points

Re: student question: Broca's Wernicke's Areas

2005-02-09 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 2/9/05 11:15:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A side question: a few years ago I read about research that suggestedthat there are some fundamental differences between ASL and "ordinary"languages, such that people who grow up speaking ASL

Re: Church Air Poses Risk

2004-11-29 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 11/22/04 1:17:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So iturns out that Chruch is bad for one's health after all. :-)http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=573u=/nm/health_churches_dcprinter=1 If output from candles may be carcinogenic, what about

Re: Riders of the storm

2004-09-12 Thread Rikikoenig
I didn't receive the last two letters from Rick Adams.I know about them because they were copied by people who responded to what he said.What else have I been missing that I don't know about? Anyone else have this problem? Riki Koenigsberg --- You are currently subscribed to tips as:

public access to the TIPS archives

2004-08-28 Thread Rikikoenig
WhenI googled my name, two of the listings were postings in the TIPS archive, one from 2002 and one from this summer. I was surprised and disturbed to find that our discussions are open to public view. sinceI have posted many more than two times, why were these two singled out by the

Re: public access to the TIPS archives

2004-08-28 Thread Rikikoenig
Thank you for letting me know that even more of our correspondence is open to all. This only strengthen my original comment thatI was surprised and disturbed to find that our discussions are open to public view. As a private listserve not open topublic participation, why are our archives

Re: Terror in the Skies (Was: More on profiling)

2004-07-25 Thread Rikikoenig
When I flew to Paris fromJFK in NYC on American Airlines in June, many passengers were called aside for further checking. Not only were shoes checked, but everyone wearing a jacket had to remove it before going through the metal detector.Quite a few passengers were then checked with a wand,

books on marital relationships

2004-03-24 Thread Rikikoenig
A former student asked me for credible sources discussing marital relationships, preferably books. Any ideas? Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Puppy love

2004-03-23 Thread Rikikoenig
Your earlier message had the symantec security message instead. Riki --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: question about audition

2004-03-22 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 3/19/2004 1:30:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Today, during a discussion of hearing loss and deafness, one of my students asked if I knew what causes hearing loss during pregnancy. It seems that her aunt has had this experience through several

Re: poor test-takers?

2004-03-10 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 3/9/2004 3:31:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Don't keep us in suspense. How about giving us some of the items on the Test-Wiseness Scale to illustrate what it's about? And perhaps you could throw in some (or all) of those hints for test-taking. I'm

Re: (Fwd) cool illusion from a student

2004-02-29 Thread Rikikoenig
What is the explanation for the difficulty in doing these two tasks? Anyone know? Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/29/2004 11:33:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Left Brain, Right BrainWhile sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor

Re: developmental milestones

2004-02-12 Thread Rikikoenig
Walking is based on myelinization of the nerves that enable walking, which is why babies are able to standholding on and to "cruise" for an extended time before they walk, though calcification would presumably be necessary for these precursors of walking. Norms are given for walking but I am not

Re: summary: prisoners of silence

2004-01-21 Thread Rikikoenig
Thanks to all of you for the sources of info about this program. This is just one example of the power and benefits of TIPS. Riki --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

student question: brain localization

2003-10-20 Thread Rikikoenig
In which brain areas are taste and smell sensations registered? Does smell only register in the limbic system or is there also an area for it in one of the lobes? Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email

Re: demo for middle school students

2003-09-16 Thread Rikikoenig
Perceptual illusions or reversible figures and examples of thinking distortions due to e.g. fixations, or the representativeness heuristic are all popular and good vehicles for demonstrating psychological concepts. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as:

Re: cross cultural psychlogy

2003-09-08 Thread Rikikoenig
Hockenbury and Hockenbury's intro text, available from Worth Publishers, has a very strong cross-cultural perspective, which is integrated into every chapter. Sample chapters plus other info about the text is available at http://www.worthpublishers.com/book.asp?1149000209 Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL

Re: search term

2003-09-08 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 9/8/03 5:53:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A student is attempting some research based on the observation that when Ss are asked to perform a number of mathematical operations which result in "six" (eg. What is 2 + 4) and then asked to name a vegetable

Re: school psych programs in ny

2003-08-14 Thread Rikikoenig
Ferkauf Graduate School of Yeshiva University,in NYC, has a doctoral program in school psych. I am having trouble reaching their website to confirm this, but you can try to check it out at www.yu.edu. They used to have both a certificate program (the only degree necessary for licensing as a school

Re: Neat test

2003-07-07 Thread Rikikoenig
The Stroop was OK for me on the second go round, though still not perfect. I think the problem is that the test is timed, which means that they reject some correct responses if entered too late. I had two other quibbles:the top note in the octave is usually viewed as higher than the bottom note,

Re: Chronicle article - Selling Out: a Textbook Example

2003-06-23 Thread Rikikoenig
I was asked to review chapters of a HS Intro text which the publishers did not expect me to use since I do not teach the course it was designed for. I assumed that the reviewers were selected based on their experience teaching and familiarity with the material they reviewed and this discussion is

Re: Nothing to do with psychology

2003-03-17 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 3/17/03 1:23:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a son in the Army--heading to Korea, but that can change in a moment's notice. So I ask all tipsters, as war is imminent, to please support our troops and set aside political agendas when considering

Re: Fred Rogers

2003-02-28 Thread Rikikoenig
In a message dated 2/28/03 8:24:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't classify myself as a child psychologist, but I have always been impressed with Fred Rogers, for several reasons. One, he tackled socil issues such as war, divorce, working parents, fear of dentists,

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