[tips] info: nativism in perception

2009-10-20 Thread michael sylvester
Way way back J J Gibson wrote a book titled "The senses as perceptual systems". If I remember correctly his approach was that the perceptual laws were inborn.Is this still a current debatable issue? And did this debate rose to the level of the Chomsky -Skinner debate re language? Michael "omnice

Re: [tips] info :Freud

2009-10-18 Thread Allen Esterson
���>Did Freud really say "where id is, there shall ego be"? >and "anatomy is destiny"? … Yes (more or less) and yes. "Where id was, there ego shall be." New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (1933). "…the morphological distinction [between girls and boys] is bound to find expression in d

[tips] info :Freud

2009-10-18 Thread michael sylvester
Did Freud really say "where id is,there shall ego be"? and "anatomy is destiny"? or are these statements the deductions of others from his writings? Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu

[tips] info: Green,Matiya

2009-09-30 Thread michael sylvester
Is the D in Chris' middle initial stand for Darwin? And who is Jim Matiya? where has he lived? Michael (Not necessarily mid-week humor) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

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2009-09-25 Thread Deborah S Briihl
No - by far (for me) is the chocolate that I had growing up in Canonsburg - produced by a family company named Sarris. THAT is good chocolate. David is addicted to their chocolate covered pretzels. The peanut butter meltaway and the truffles are just fabulous. Oh, and they made a big chocolate

Fish Flavored Ice Cream (was re: [tips] info

2009-09-25 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:12:02 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: >Is the fish ice cream sushi based? No, it uses a fish called "saury". See: http://mail2web.com/blog/2004/08/fish-flavored-ice-cream/ and the entry on fish ice cream (Sanma Aisu) at: http://bertc.com/subfive/recipes/japanese_ice_creams

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2009-09-25 Thread michael sylvester
Is the fish ice cream sushi based? Best candy I have had is a product called nutella and best chocolate were given to me by by Danish friends from Aarhus, Please note that I am no longer underground. Michael --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.e

Re: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Title: tag Hi All, Oops and sorry!  I meant to send this backchannel and didn't mean to clutter everyone's mailbox! Hope all in Tipsville are having a good weekend. Best, Linda Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. wrote: Hi Tim, I'm

Re: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Title: tag Hi Tim, I'm sure this is true.  Nonetheless, no bucks involved but rather just conversations with friends and historians who live there. Probably just depends on who you ask. Best, Linda Shearon, Tim wrote: Linda- And a pret

RE: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Shearon, Tim
"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker From: Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. [wool...@webster.edu] Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 4:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] info: Kennedy Bourgeoi

Re: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Christopher D. Green
when Kennedy jokingly > thanked his translator for his translation of Kennedy's German > sentence into German. > > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JFK_Ich_bin_ein_Berliner_-_civis_Romanus_sum.png> > John F. Kennedy's phonetic transcription of the German a

Re: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Title: tag Bourgeois, Dr. Martin wrote: Although it is false, the legend has since been repeated by reputable media, such as the publisher of the Morning Call, Tim Kennedy, and the BBC (by Alistair Cooke in his L

RE: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Bourgeois, Dr. Martin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JFK_Ich_bin_ein_Berliner_-_civis_Romanus_sum.png> John F. Kennedy's phonetic transcription of the German and Latin phrases in the Ich bin ein Berliner speech During the speech Kennedy used the phrase twice, ending his speech on it. However, Kennedy did pronounce th

Re: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Title: tag Hi All, Yes, indeed!  And he is oft quoted to that effect! Linda Christopher D. Green wrote: JFK once famously told an audience in Berlin that he was a jelly doughnut. Chris Green York U. Toronto

Re: [tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Christopher D. Green
JFK once famously told an audience in Berlin that he was a jelly doughnut. Chris Green York U. Toronto michael sylvester wrote: > > > did any of the Kennedys speak other languages? I know that Jacquie was > fluent in French.But how about Gaelic? > I know that Ted flunked Spanish. >

[tips] info: Kennedy

2009-08-26 Thread michael sylvester
did any of the Kennedys speak other languages? I know that Jacquie was fluent in French.But how about Gaelic? I know that Ted flunked Spanish. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

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2009-08-21 Thread michael sylvester
Is the following still standard practice for tipsters? -putting books,articles on reserve in the library -requiring and/or recommending extra readings for a course and how do you assess that students fulfilled the tasks? and how have the digital and cyberspace era impact your assignments? Please

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2009-08-10 Thread Steven Specht
ker? Does it require only self-labelling? Give me something. - Original Message - From: michael sylvester Date: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:27 pm Subject: [tips] info To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > > Are there tipsters with original and divergent ide

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2009-08-10 Thread michael sylvester
Are there tipsters with original and divergent ideas? Why am I the only one on this list who demonstrates creative and divergent thinking? I guess like Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor I can say "My experiences allow me not to be in the box like white tipsters and Eurocentrics, and hence my be

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2009-06-15 Thread michael sylvester
- Original Message - From: Marc Carter To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 1:58 PM Subject: RE: [tips] info More important: How is it that your note keep evading my spam filter? -- Marc Carter, PhD As someone trained

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2009-06-15 Thread Dr. Bob Wildblood
>From: "michael sylvester" > > Has any United States President addressed an APA > convention? > Yes, President Obama did today.

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2009-06-15 Thread Marc Carter
nday, June 15, 2009 12:35 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] info Has any United States President addressed an APA convention? Did Nany Reagan invite JB Rhine to the White House? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscrip

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2009-06-15 Thread michael sylvester
Has any United States President addressed an APA convention? Did Nany Reagan invite JB Rhine to the White House? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

[tips] info: Sociobiological Fathers; day

2009-06-09 Thread Pollak, Edward
I am aware of no data suggesting that children resemble fathers more than mothers. I do, however, remember a study which found that a (putative) father's family, and especially his in-laws, were more likely to SAY that a new baby resembled the father. Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psy

[tips] info: Sociobiological Fathers; day

2009-06-08 Thread michael sylvester
Is it true that kids tend to resemble their dads as nature's assurance to the dad that the kids are his? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

[tips] info: saving face

2009-05-05 Thread Msylvester
Do women who receive a face transplant able to demonstate facial emotions? If according to Ekman certain groups of facial muscles are involved in specfic emotions,wouldn't the tampering of those muscles through transplant impede specific emotional expressions? and this could possinly throw faci

[tips] info:16PF

2009-04-29 Thread Msylvester
does anyone know if the 16PF is available in Spanish? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-22 Thread Paul Brandon
Which is not difficult. A fixed ratio contingency selectively reinforcers high rates (the faster the subject responds, the sooner it gets reinforced), so that's where we usually see high rates. It's also easy to more specifically shape rates -- requiring (as Stephen said) shorter and shorter

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-22 Thread Ken Steele
sbl...@ubishops.ca wrote: Of course if you want _really_ high rates, you have to selectively reinforce for them (progressively targeting shorter inter-response times). I've heard that you can get a pigeon to peck fast enough that way to melt its beak, undoubtedly an exaggeration, and fortun

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread sblack
On 21 Apr 2009 at 17:24, Ken Steele wrote: > I have had a few rats that have produced very high response > rates. In one case, the rat was grabbing the bar with its teeth > and shaking the bar like it had caught a prey. Of course if you want _really_ high rates, you have to selectively reinfo

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Msylvester
I remember having to dust the pigeons for mites--put them in a paper bag with Sevin powder, shake it around a little, and hold my breath. It's no wonder I developed asthma. Carol Hey: just imagine if you had develeloped Shake and Bake pigeon line of food you would have been a millionair

RE: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread DeVolder Carol L
9 3:12 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats The main reasons that Skinner switched from rats to pigeons were: 1. Their visual system (in terms of acuity and color sensitivity) is much like humans. 2. They were available for free on the

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Msylvester
- Original Message - From: "Ken Steele" I have had a few rats that have produced very high response rates. In one case, the rat was grabbing the bar with its teeth and shaking the bar like it had caught a prey. And who said that we should not bite the hand that feeds us. M

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Ken Steele
Paul Brandon wrote: On Apr 21, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Ken Steele wrote: msylves...@copper.net wrote: Are pigeons preferred in demonstrating conditioning principles than rats or vice versa? It depends on the phenomenon under investigation. One advantage of pigeons is that they are very long-liv

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Paul Brandon
On Apr 21, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Ken Steele wrote: msylves...@copper.net wrote: Are pigeons preferred in demonstrating conditioning principles than rats or vice versa? It depends on the phenomenon under investigation. One advantage of pigeons is that they are very long-lived. You can run a

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Paul Brandon
The main reasons that Skinner switched from rats to pigeons were: 1. Their visual system (in terms of acuity and color sensitivity) is much like humans. 2. They were available for free on the window sill of his lab on the 7th floor of the Pillsbury flour mill that he used during WWII. He was

Re: [tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Ken Steele
msylves...@copper.net wrote: Are pigeons preferred in demonstrating conditioning principles than rats or vice versa? It depends on the phenomenon under investigation. One advantage of pigeons is that they are very long-lived. You can run a variety of parametric manipulations for years

[tips] info: pigeons or rats

2009-04-21 Thread Msylvester
Are pigeons preferred in demonstrating conditioning principles than rats or vice versa? What are the pros and cons? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

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2008-12-31 Thread Msylvester
Since the atomic clock has been advanced or reversed one second,do we get an additional post today? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

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2008-12-03 Thread Msylvester
Would Mandler"s work "The language of psychology" be considered a classic? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

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2008-11-15 Thread Gerald Peterson
Why is there name-calling and more from the self-appointed cultural dude? Gee Michael. Gary Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/15/2008 10:00 pm >>> why is t

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2008-11-15 Thread Msylvester
why is there such a lack of divergent ,critical,and creative thinking on TIPS? At times it seems like same old same old, Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytone Beach,Florida "when everyone thinks alike,nobody is thinking" --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL

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2008-10-28 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
believes anything, but a prudent man gives > thought to his steps." > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:29 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] info > > > >

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2008-10-28 Thread roig-reardon
ce Etblast. Miguel - Original Message - From: "Rick Froman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:32:17 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [tips] info Paul mentione

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2008-10-28 Thread Rick Froman
om: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:29 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] info Hi Paul, I would contact the editor of each journal and let them know about your discovery. If they are, indeed, an instance of

Re: [tips] info

2008-10-28 Thread roig-reardon
AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [tips] info A student and I stumbled upon two identical papers with slightly different titles published in the same journal two months apart. The assignment was for the students to find two papers on a topic of interest and compare and contrast t

Re: [tips] info

2008-10-28 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
A student and I stumbled upon two identical papers with slightly different titles published in the same journal two months apart. The assignment was for the students to find two papers on a topic of interest and compare and contrast the researcher¹s findings in the two papers. I didn¹t rule out th

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2008-10-27 Thread Msylvester
If a prof publishes the same article in two different journals,should this be counted as two publications? I knew a colleague who published the same study in two different journals but he submitted two different titles . Is there an ethical issue here? I should have reported this to his tenure

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2008-10-19 Thread Msylvester
Although the terms may be used interchangeably,is physiological psychology the same as biological psychology? It seems to me that biological psych has some aspects of comparative. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL

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2008-09-08 Thread Shearon, Tim
quot; Dorothy Parker -Original Message- From: Mike Palij [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 9/8/2008 7:09 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Mike Palij Subject: re: [tips] info On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:47:57 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: >What parts of the brai

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2008-09-08 Thread Mike Palij
On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:47:57 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: >What parts of the brain is involved when Pentecostals speak in tongues? >Broca or Wernicke? Neither. See: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524795/ and/or www.pas.rochester.edu/~tim/introframe/tongues.pdf -Mike Palij New York

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2008-09-08 Thread Msylvester
What parts of the brain is involved when Pentecostals speak in tongues? Broca or Wernicke? Michael Sylvester,PhD DAytona Beach,Flopida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

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2008-09-02 Thread Msylvester
I thought that it was at University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana where the degree was first grantedsomewhere in the late 70s Michael --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

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2008-09-02 Thread Mike Palij
On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:10:48 -0700. Michael Sylvester wrote: >Who was the first individual to receive a PsyD degree? One source (McConnell 1984) states that the first Psy.D. program was established at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Montreal in the late 1940s but does not indicate

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2008-09-02 Thread Msylvester
Who was the first individual to receive a PsyD degree? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

[tips] info: suicides and profs

2008-08-22 Thread Msylvester
Is it true that the suicide rate for psychiatrists is very high? Who are the famous behavioral scientits who committed suicide? And did they do it with understanding? Please note that I stand corrected on Thomas Szasz. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subsc

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2008-08-19 Thread Jim Matiya
Michael, Quit being so negative...:) Jim Jim Matiya Florida Gulf Coast University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes John Wiley and Sons. Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/

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2008-08-19 Thread Msylvester
Why am I the only one posting photos on Tips? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

RE: [tips] info: brain birthday calendar

2008-07-31 Thread Michael Smith
much longer. Nevertheless, we are probably older due to all the stress of keeping up with the alarm clocks! --Mike --- On Thu, 7/31/08, John Kulig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: John Kulig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [tips] info: brain birthday calendar To: "Teachin

RE: [tips] info: brain birthday calendar

2008-07-31 Thread John Kulig
outh State University Plymouth NH 03264 - _ From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:10 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] info: brain birthday calendar This is true only in the

Re: [tips] info: brain birthday calendar

2008-07-31 Thread Paul Brandon
This is true only in the absence of external drivers such as light cycles. In other words, if you're trapped in a cave by circadian rhythm experiments. On Jul 31, 2008, at 11:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Since the body's day is on a 25 (not 24) cycle does that mean that > we are actu

[tips] info: brain birthday calendar

2008-07-31 Thread Msylvester
Since the body's day is on a 25 (not 24) cycle does that mean that we are actually younger in age than the conventional calendar? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Flotida I am a Leo.The first man on yhe moon was a Leo,Fidel Castro is a Leo.And historical sources think that Wundt was a Le

[tips] info: little people/midgets

2008-07-22 Thread Msylvester
Are midget students viewed as special needs students? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [tips] info: history of psy

2008-07-18 Thread Christopher D. Green
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How is E.G Boring for the history of psychology? "Classic" but full of errors, agendas, and generally considered out of date. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECT

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2008-07-18 Thread Msylvester
How is E.G Boring for the history of psychology? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [tips] info: Canadian Golden Fleece?????

2008-06-04 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Not that I know of, although I would not take that as any evidence that similar attitudes are not prevalent among politicians here. There is at present debates about a proposal for a government Minister (Culture I think?) to be able to veto grants to cultural organizations (e.g., for making

[tips] info: Canadian Golden Fleece?????

2008-06-04 Thread Msylvester
Are there Canadian golden fleece awards similar to that awarded by U.S congresspersons? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [tips] info: Functionalism

2008-05-22 Thread Msylvester
Christopher DChris: I believe that there is a cultural aspect underlying the development of certain schools of Psychology' .It would seem that the European schools of Psychology tento focus on mind independent of culture and national characteristics.Most European schools are into a "mind"tri

Re: [tips] info: Functionalism

2008-05-22 Thread Christopher D. Green
I have never heard this expression used to describe functionalism. To my mind, it does very little to illuminate that school of psychology either (except perhaps to those who already know a lot about it). If you want to know about fundtionalism (and something of its relations to pragmatism) yo

[tips] info: Functionalism

2008-05-22 Thread Msylvester
The expression "if the shoes fit,wear it" has been pinned as a way to view the underlying notion of functionalism.Is this what James,Dewey,and the others had in mind? And compare and contrast the American philosophy of Pragmatism (James/Pierce) and the early functional school of psychology. Mic

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2008-05-20 Thread Msylvester
Is it ethical to have the same article in two different journals and count this as two different publications on employment sensitive positions ? And how about having two different titles for the same article? Should we begin to use the term aka? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To

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2008-05-07 Thread Steven Specht
Only if European ;-) On May 6, 2008, at 10:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If you are skeptical about handwriting analysis,will your skepticism > show up in your handwriting? >   > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > B

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2008-05-06 Thread Msylvester
If you are skeptical about handwriting analysis,will your skepticism show up in your handwriting? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

[tips] info: Texts in Spanish

2008-04-22 Thread Msylvester
Are intro to pschology texts available in Spanish? And where can I order a copy? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

[tips] info: Britspeak

2008-04-06 Thread Allen Esterson
Michael Sylvester asks: >To be knocked out means to go to sleep.True or False. False. In normal use, of course, it is what would happen to any of us if we got into the ring with a heavyweight boxer. But in British English it can more rarely mean two other things: To be extremely tired - e.g., I f

[tips] info: Britspeak

2008-04-05 Thread Msylvester
To be knocked out means to go to sleep .True or False. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [tips] info/ British empiricism

2007-10-23 Thread Christopher D. Green
Michael Sylvester wrote: > > > LSome history of psych texts refer to the British empirical > tradition.I am not aware of some similar reference to an Americam > empirical tradition. Empiricism has been a mainstay of British philosophy for several hundred years -- (Bacon & Hobbes, kind of, and

[tips] info/ British empiricism

2007-10-23 Thread Michael Sylvester
LSome history of psych texts refer to the British empirical tradition.I am not aware of some similar reference to an Americam empirical tradition. Of course that does not imply that empiricism does not exist in American psychology.But the reference to "British" seem to be unique.Is this becaus

Re: [tips] Info on Kitty Genovese Murder

2007-10-09 Thread Blaine Peden
d, "they are often difficult to correct." On the Net: <http://www.oldkewgardens.com> Ken Pope Deposition & Cross-Examination Questions on Tests & Psychometrics: <http://kspope.com/assess/deposition.php> "Look at all the sentences that seem true and question them." -

[tips] Info on Kitty Genovese Murder

2007-10-09 Thread taylor
Several months ago I asked both here and on another list (do feel free to delete if you read this on the other list) what insights people had about the Kitty Genovese Murder as I had read years ago on the Kew Gardens website that the case was grossly misrepresented in the NY Times report upon wh

RE: [tips] info on rhymes for rich

2007-09-30 Thread Shearon, Tim
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] info: Can the expression "it rhymes with rich" be considered offensive.I am thinking of responding to an offensive personal e-mail I received. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- ---<>

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2007-09-30 Thread Michael Sylvester
Can the expression "it rhymes with rich" be considered offensive.I am thinking of responding to an offensive personal e-mail I received. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida ---

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2007-09-27 Thread Michael Sylvester
What is the status of Counseling Psychology? is this a bona fide field of Psychology? Way,way back I knew a few folks in Counseling Psych but I could never figure out how scientific their training was.They had a lot of touchy feely California stuff around. Michael Sylvester,PhD daytona Beach,F

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2007-09-16 Thread Msylvester
 Do hermaphrodites lactate?Michael Sylvester,PhDDaytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

RE: [tips] [Info on: "Psychologists and the Torture Question" APA web page

2007-09-04 Thread Gaft, Sam
Only the first 4 paragraphs of about 10 or more but more detail on the subject: Resolution Adopted by APA on August 19, 2007 Reaffirmation of the American Psychological Association Position Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and Its Application to Ind

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2007-07-11 Thread Michael Sylvester
Which is the more appropriate terminology -intermittent reinforcement or partial reinforcement? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

[tips] info on kitty genovese

2007-07-07 Thread taylor
Good morning and sorry for the cross-posting I have come across this website: http://www.oldkewgardens.com/ss-nytimes-3.html The author suggests that the facts as reported in the NYTimes and used by Latane and Darling to formulate the background of their work on bystander apathy, are completely

[tips] info: Alan Dershowitz(Sp)Ad

2007-07-03 Thread Msylvester
 Alan D  recently wrote a book titled Blasphemy. Doesn't he also favor the use of torture?He is a respected Harvard scholar.Michael Sylvester,PhDDaytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

[tips] info: KCMG

2007-06-19 Thread Michael Sylvester
Just wondering if Her Majesty has made any Behavioral scientist a knight. I know of Sir Cyril Burt (sp) but he was a scientist.Btw,wasn't he the dude who reported false data? Could we expect to see a Sir Christopher Green,Sir Stephen Black, and Sir Allan Esteron in the future? Michael Sylvester,

[tips] info: R D Laing

2007-04-23 Thread msylvester
did R D Laing state that there are no crazy individuals only crazy environments? also did he advocate the idea that if a schizophrenic scattered feces on the wall it should be perceived as art? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://ac

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2007-04-09 Thread msylvester
Is Google a noun or a verb? If it is a verb like "to google",why does it begin with a capital letter? I do not have this issue with Yahoo. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0

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2007-04-03 Thread msylvester
I could swear that I read somewhere that recall of info is higher for a boring lecturer than a superhyped emotional lecturer? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engl

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2007-02-05 Thread msylvester
Don't some of those common sense edicts are in line with the principle of falsifiability-in that they could not be disproved or approved? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0

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2006-12-04 Thread Allen Esterson
On 4 December Michael Sylvester wrote: > Just curious-are there any black graders at those annual AP sessions? Just curious, Michael, but why do you ask so many questions but rarely answer those put to *you*? >On 29 November Michael Sylvester wrote: >>My question: list five psychosexual stages >>

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2006-12-03 Thread Michael Sylvester
Just curious-are there any black graders at those annual AP sessions? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

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2006-10-31 Thread msylvester
Which political party works in the best interest of Psychological science? Proxmire had the golden fleece award,but he was a democrat. Isn't Dr.Laura a republican? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris

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2006-10-08 Thread Michael Sylvester
Do students have a right to fail?   Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english

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2006-09-21 Thread michael sylvester
Is it true that if a doctoral candidate wants to be successful on the comprehensives and dissertation defense, he/she should have these scheduled on a friday late afternoon? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida Sent via

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2006-09-17 Thread Michael Sylvester
Something secularistic perhaps? Wow: opponent process theory may be at work-the scientific Wundt with a spiritual epitaph,maybe James the spiritual type of dude with a secular epitaph. Sorry folks,I could not resist.   Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your sub

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2006-06-06 Thread sblack
Michael Sylvester asked the following Yankeecentric plaintive question: "Is Canadian football real?" Yes, Michael, very real. According to my remembered history of my alma mater, McGill University, and confirmed by Wikipedia, the first modern North American-style football game was an internatio

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