Re: Weiten or WoodWood

1999-05-06 Thread James S. MacDonall
Mark, I use the Weiten, Briefer ed. Several years ago our department used the ETS course evaluation form. It has a norms based on a nation wide sample of students. The Weiten book scored very high, about the 70th or 80th percentile. I have used it ever since. The book evaluated was

Research Methods lab

1999-05-06 Thread Rick Froman
To those of you who teach a Research Methods course: 1) What percentage of time during the term do you spend in class on demonstrations and lab-type data collection and analysis as opposed to covering content and principles underlying research methods? This does not include out-of-class time

Stat lab

1999-05-06 Thread Rick Froman
For those of you teaching a course in Intro Stat: 1) Do you teach the use of a statistical software package as part of the class? 2) If so, which software do you use? 3) Do you teach the course in a computer lab? I will collect responses and send a summary to the list. Thank you. Rick

Re: Research Methods lab

1999-05-06 Thread Annette Taylor
On Thu, 6 May 1999, Rick Froman wrote: To those of you who teach a Research Methods course: 1) What percentage of time during the term do you spend in class on demonstrations and lab-type data collection and analysis as opposed to covering content and principles underlying research

water intake and bladder cancer

1999-05-06 Thread Miguel Roig
I seem to remember a discussion a few months ago on whether there was any evidence to the recommendation that people should drink x number of glasses of water per day. This morning I heard about the study below in the news and so I decided to dig up its abstract and post it the group. Have fun.

student's question

1999-05-06 Thread Michael Sylvester
A student asked about the process involved in adopting new labels or changing labels in psychology. For examples,did they take a vote to use DID instead of MPD? Who has the final authority on that? There maybe other changed terminologies.But his question was who decides to do away with a

Re: Weiten or WoodWood

1999-05-06 Thread RJRersb
I can wholeheartedly endorse the Weiten text. I began using it 3 or 4 semester's ago (after extensive review of Intro texts) and it has worked wonderfully. RJ

Re: Stat lab

1999-05-06 Thread Dr. Barbara Watters
Rick and others, I teach a statistics course for our psychology major/minor. I teach students how to use SPSS for Windows, but we do not begin the computer work until the 3rd or 4th week of the 10-week term. I do not teach the course in a computer lab; our departmental facilities do not allow

Re: Research Methods lab

1999-05-06 Thread Dr. Barbara Watters
Rick and others, I have taught research methods in both formats, i.e., with and without a lab component. A few years ago, I taught at a university that offered research methods as a 4-credit lab course. I typically had my lectures on MWF, with a lab session on one of those three days. The

Position Announcement

1999-05-06 Thread JAMES E GOTSICK
The Department of Psychology at Morehead State University would like to announce a Teaching Fellow position available for the 1999-2000 academic year. This position provides experience at a regional teaching-intensive Univeristy for an ABD or new Ph.D. Psychologist with some teaching

Did someone ask for cool? Here 'tis

1999-05-06 Thread Keith Maxwell
EnJoyce Coca-Cola was originally green. Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class: $40,000. City with most Rolls Royce's per capita : Hong Kong. State with highest % of people who walk to work: Alaska. % of Africa that is