In most lifespan textbooks, the epigenetic principal is attributed to
Gottlieb and is describe as a model he articulated where genes and
environments constantly interact to create development. This idea maps
very well onto Piaget's ideas regarding genetic epistomology as well as
new work in both
I don't allow email papers. I explicitly state that they must turn
in hard copies that are stapled! I also state that computer,
printer, or disk problems are not valid excuses for missing or late
work. They need to save their work frequently and in multiple places
and there are plenty of
I just came across a handout on my desk that I thought others might
get some use out of. It's a listing of a few resources for enhancing
the quality of teaching and learning in large classes.
http://www.isd.uga.edu/teaching_resources/large_class.html#
This is not directly related to your question but there is a lot of
talk in the literature about a generalized vulnerability to mental
illness that takes different forms with different life experiences.
These researchers argue that we might do better by conceptualizing
mental illnesses as
Thank you Chris! I was biting my tongue and cringing all morning!
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Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Psychology
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 826-3759
FAX: (707) 826-4993
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webpage:
My final comment on this thread is that those posting their
agreements with Judith Harris have obviously not read the
developmental science on parenting/contextual influence, which goes
far beyond correlation and unfounded assumptions, research done by
top scholars in the field (I referred
At 08:39 AM 12/4/2006, you wrote:
I have to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Judith Rich
Harris's arguments. Yes, she provides evidence but it's based on
behavior genetics studies (with their inherent flaws and lack of
generalizability, plus the fact that they suggest at least half of
The data show that about 1/3 of people who are abused or neglected by
their parents end up abusing or neglecting their own children. The
majority of people who harm their children were harmed themselves as
children but looking at it the other way, most children who are harmed do
NOT grow up to
parenting combined with those
genes. As you all know, causality is virtually impossible to
illuminate in quasi experimental designs...
At 09:59 AM 9/6/2006, you wrote:
On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Dr. Tasha
Howe went:
The data show that about 1/3 of
people who are abused or neglected
by their parents end up abusing
I can't do any kind of armchair diagnosis, but the movie really disturbed
me. If not diagnosable, the guy was really annoying! When the people who
do tracking and in-depth research, wildlife protection, etc. of grizzly
bears for a living tell you that you are doing something destructive and
I wish this article told us what his erroneous findings were regarding
hormone replacement therapy, but the general point is pretty
interesting to discuss in classes.
Former University of Vermont professor Eric Poehlman was sentenced to 366
days in prison for fabricating research data. See
I think Michael Sylvester is a bit off here. What he describes happens for
the majority of professors I know, regardless of their background. Yes,
African Americans face a lot of stereotype threat issues, but all of us
have fear of evaluation before tenure also, which makes us try our best in
all
I don't know any textbook authors who don't use their own texts in class!
go for it. especially if you think it's a good one.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear
Tipsfriends,
I am in the process of
ordering my textbooks for my classes at Long Beach City. I would like to
use Zimbardo/Weber/Johnson's
I believe I saw a journal called The Journal of Instructional Psychology
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Tipsters:
I know this has been asked and answered before, but I'd like to hear the latest
from folks who publish and/or read a lot.
I need suggestions on where to publish articles
I teach this course every year and it is pretty popular with students. i
have them interact with an elderly person over the age of 65 for 10
hours over the semester. there is no academic agenda. they just get to
know each other. I make the matches based on interests. The elderly are
from a local
I thought I'd post again to see if anyone has any ideas for
texts/readings, lab assignments, activities, etc. for a lifespan
development lab course? It's in conjunction with a lifespan course, so
it's a lab component. Thanks.
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Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Psychology
there are actually discount websites who sell ph.d garb for like $300 (hood +
gown). look on the web and if i remember the site my colleague bought hers
from, i'll post it.
Robin Pearce wrote:
I will be attending commencement this year, because I will be graduating
with my PhD (after 7 long
Tipsters: I will be teaching a lifespan developmental lab course, which
I have never taught before. Can you give me any ideas of how you run the
lab, what you do, ideas for activities and assignments, or even syllabi?
The lab is in conjunction with a regular lifespan course, which I have
taught a
OTRP has a whole publication on the website about goals, strategies, outcomes,
etc. for undergraduate programs.
Deb Briihl wrote:
Hi!
Does anyone have information on assessment of undergraduate psych programs
- specifically what they assessed, how it was assessed, and the
recommendations
I discuss sensation seeking quite a bit and show slides from the book
The Customized Body -- it shows people with meat hooks through their
nipples, huge metal posts through their faces and chests, and a general
tattooing and piercing feast beyond students' wildest imaginations.
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If I ever give more than a week to complete something, I always have
intermediate steps required, such as thesis acceptance, outlines,
drafts, article submissions, etc. This also cuts down on plagiarism
since they must attached all articles cited and i've read their paper in
all its stages. Most
I have not seen a post on tips for weeks. I'm starting to think somehow
I got set tips nomail without my knowledge? Is this possible? Anyway,
I am teaching a class on adolescence this fall and would love any
syllabi or teaching/assignment ideas you tipsters have. Thanks.
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Tasha R.
it seems they took me off the list and the post i just sent regarding
adolescence does not show up in my tips folder. so if you plan on
responding to my first post, please send me an email off line as it
doesn't seem i have access to the list postings. thanks.
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Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
We have discussed adding a section for the student to write What have I
contributed to the classroom? -- we want to get students to realize they are
not passive sponges and that they have as much responsibility as we do for how
a class turns out and how enjoyable it is. Evaluations right now
I teach a whole course in developmental psychopathology, so you may be
overshooting your bounds in the child/adolescent class. i typically spend
only 2 class periods on DP in the normal dev. class and weave in examples of
exceptions to rules whenever i can. for the DP class, I use Mash and
if you want respect for diversity, you should respect white southerners. he may have
been
southern or appalachian or whatever, but to call him a redneck in this forum makes me
mad. the hat may have offended people, but he does have the right to wear it. unless
you
have a rule that no hats are
We typically have 1-5 independent study students on top of our teaching
load. you get nothing for it, except for kudos. during any semester, i
will have a couple internship students (internships in the community),
independent research (either their own data collection or mining my
data), senior
My colleague teaches theories of personality and has his students read a novel
and analyze one of the characters from two different personality theories. this
could also be done with autobiographies of normal people.
Retta Poe wrote:
TIPS-Colleagues -
I am looking for one or more
i agree with Kulig when he says we discount the role of biology far too
often. I think parenting literature needs to focus more often not only
on how parents affect children but how children affect parents and that
biologically-linked temperament has a lot to do with both. we're getting
there
I usually start with some hands-on activities regarding the field of
psychology as most students arrive thinking psychology is all about clinical
practice. we discuss the various branches, what they do, etc. i do some
misconceptions quizzes (e.g. true or false, hitting a pillow or a stuffed
regardless of how many cases of sexual abuse are fabricated (the research
on court cases shows about 2% of children are lying or making it up, meaning
98% of children are telling the truth), this kind of discussion always
takes people's minds off the reality of child abuse. The truth is, there
i don't give cumulative finals because there is way too much material to
cover in classes like intro. psych. there are implicit ideas that are cumulative,
such as the diathesis-stress approach, behavior modification, the effects
of stress, etc. where they need to carry forth important ideas
why don't you have her contact my student, Ellen Furlong: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
She is a junior who is interested in the same field and has already studied at
the Yerkes Primate Lab with DeWaal and has done some amazing independent
research, is planning to go to graduate school, has worked at several
Tipsters: our university has an excellent program about which you might
be able to spread the word. We have a John S. and James L. Knight
Minority Teaching Fellowship open for next academic year in any field
related to the liberal arts and sciences. The person must be an ethnic
minority,
I do class participation in several ways depending on the level and size
of the class. In all classes, the grade is for participation and
investment which means attitude goes a long way. This has really helped
with the sleepy-head, eyes down, pouty attitude that many students have.
They know if
In my research methods course students have collected data so that they
can compute one simple correlation (n=180). Both questions are on
5-point scales. I want them to plot the data to see if it looks like
there is a correlation. However, a simple scatter plot is uninformative
because there is
I hate to say this in light of the feelings expressed by adjuncts on the
list, but I was so happy to be making $2750 per class as an adjunct
because I was living off $800/month as a grad student. I taught 5
classes at 3 different campuses while I was writing my dissertation and
I felt that the
I have a question regarding the responses to my post so far. Why are
people not able to get tenure track jobs? I've been on the job market
several times and there are always dozens of tenure track jobs for which
I would qualify. I know it's a competitive world out there, and we don't
always get
I can't address your question, but as an undergrad, my professors warned me to
never use any articles from psychological reports as it wasn't peer reviewed and
was of very poor quality. i haven't forgotten this and tell my students the same
thing. i would like to know if tipsters think this or if
thanks for all of the great responses on animal research and
controversial issues! i hate to do my students' legwork for them, but
their presentation is next tuesday so you all helped them tremendously.
brownie points from the teacher.
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Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of
i think you are right. PTSD takes a while to be diagnosed. most of us and
our students are experiencing normal anxiety reactions, such as bad dreams
and fears. if this persists for a longer period of time and meets diagnostic
criteria, then it might be PTSD, but it certainly isn't right now.
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