Re: exams

1999-11-03 Thread Ron Blue
Welcome to the club Molly. Your experiences are not that unusual. Your frustration and disappointment is understandable. You are one of our successes and were not aware that you were different from the other students. If you can keep your students learning eventually they will perform at the le

exams

1999-11-03 Thread Molly Straight
I am in my first year of teaching at a small private college. I only have 3 students in my class! I just gave an exam on 2 chapters and had a D and 2 F's. And this was a computer-generated exam from the test bank that came with the text! I had even given them a study guide, which I wrote af

RE: jobs in psych

1999-11-03 Thread Al Cone
Rip, I recommend http://www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm Marky Lloyd's page. I seem to recall that it was from her that I got a disk with Appleby's book on it with permission to reproduce it. That was just over a year ago, and I assume it is still available. Oh, the entire http://www.psywww.

Embarassing teaching moment related to technology.

1999-11-03 Thread Annette Taylor
Here's a new one for those of us trying to incorporate technology into the classroom--you can all learn from my red face! I gave a test in cognitive this week that was a really stinkeroo-- 11/36 students got a D or F and only 1 got an A-, with lots and lots more Cs than Bs. Very disappointing f

RE: New list

1999-11-03 Thread Annette Taylor
Actually I have been lurking on the new list for a several days now and find it BORING--the same old questions that are archived in tips are being asked and there are just as many redundant responses with no new information as one would normally get on tips--at least 6 people have already mentione

Re: jobs in psych

1999-11-03 Thread Annette Taylor
Well it sounds like you have 'a' list in mind and I don't have that but there is an apa publication titled carreers in psych that lists such jobs. Also, I believe, the APA website keep such a listing. annette On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, RICHARD PISACRETA wrote: > I asked you folks a few weeks ago if an

follow-up to smelling situation.

1999-11-03 Thread Annette Taylor
One of my colleagues just suggested my use of technology in the classroom has backfired! annette Annette Taylor, Ph. D. Department of PsychologyE-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of San Diego Voice: (619) 260-4006 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110

Re: your mail

1999-11-03 Thread Annette Taylor
In the world of abnormal psychology series there is an episode on behavioral disorders of childhood. I am not a child clinical person and find it very good--but then again maybe I don't have enough background to know better annette On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Molly Straight wrote: > Does anyone kn

RE: New list

1999-11-03 Thread Rick Adams
Mark Press wrote: -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark PressSent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 10:11To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: New list I'm excited by the appearance of the new PsychTeach list.  In the time that I've be

gen psych exercise/magical thinking/naive psych

1999-11-03 Thread Gary Peterson
The areas of so-called magical thinking, belief in the paranormal, experiences interpreted as paranormal, as well as class emphases on critical thinking are of interest to me. I am not now teaching Gen. Psych, but want to use the following the next time I teach the class. Ask the class i

Student perceptions of academic performance

1999-11-03 Thread Robert Herdegen
TIPSters: I have a student who is working on a research project looking at the academic performance of athletes in-season and out-of-season. One facet of his work is concerned with how realistic the student-athletes are in their perceptions of their academic performance in- and out-of-season. Of

RE: Y2K opportunities for teaching & research

1999-11-03 Thread QuantyM
I have been formulating a small hypothesis in this regard. I have been impressed by the relative lack of apocalyptic cults that have surfaced. My hypothesis is that the presence of the "real" Y2K threat has dampened the enthusiasm for the more Nostradamus-type of predictions. My problem is I do

Developmental Psychology Position Open

1999-11-03 Thread William B. Scott
PSYCHOLOGY - Assistant Professor of Psychology [tenure-track] beginning Fall, 2000, to teach undergraduate courses and advise undergraduate research theses. Courses to include Introductory Psychology and courses in Developmental Psychology covering the lifespan. Regular participation in the Colle

Re: Multi-purpose Mozart

1999-11-03 Thread David
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Stephen Black went: > But _my_ local media reports that they're using classical music (in > NYC?) to drive people away. Apparently it has this effect on loiterers > and druggies (and students?). Isn't culture wonderful? I can attest that on recent visit to Penn Station (in Ma

RE: re-sending the IQ test

1999-11-03 Thread Rick Adams
Joyce wrote: > Ok now try it. Open the attached file. EnJoyce Must be a bad copy, Joyce. After you click the "No!" button at the beginning and you answer the five questions based on the first picture, about half the second picture appears then the program locks up.

jobs in psych

1999-11-03 Thread RICHARD PISACRETA
I asked you folks a few weeks ago if anyone could send me that list of jobs that students with a BA get. I haven't heard back because I assume that everyone who kept the list assumed that someone else would send the list. Please send me the list if you have it. Thanks. Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D. P

Re: Y2K opportunities for teaching & research

1999-11-03 Thread Drnanjo
In a message dated 11/3/99 7:21:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <> I'll be sitting with my finger on the mouse button and my message written at 11:59PM on 12/31 both in 1999 and 2000, just to be sure it's me. : ) : ) Nancy Melucci

Re: Applied Mozart at Pitt

1999-11-03 Thread Donald H. McBurney
Sorry to rain on your parade, but this is news to this Pitt faculty member. This confirms my suspicion that M.S. and I inhabit parallel universes. Or perhaps the U of Pittsburg is different from the U of Pittsburgh. don Pat Cabe wrote: > > > According to my local media,administrators at U of

Re: Applied Mozart at Pitt

1999-11-03 Thread Paul Brandon
At 8:20 AM -0500 11/3/99, Michael Sylvester wrote: > According to my local media,administrators at U of Pittsburg have placed >jumbo speakers near college bars and are transmitting Mozart and other >classical music. The intent is that the music will have a calming effect on >rowdy drinking student

Re: re-sending the IQ test

1999-11-03 Thread Paul Brandon
".exe" files only work on PC's. At 10:32 AM -0600 11/2/99, Dr. Joyce Johnson wrote: >Ok now try it. Open the attached file. EnJoyce >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:Iqtest.exe (bina/mdos) (0401347A) > * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State

Magical thinking, etcetera

1999-11-03 Thread Jeff Ricker
Paul Smith wrote: > People apparently find it very easy to believe in all sorts of > magical powers, universal cures (ever really look at the lists of claims for > those herbal supplements?), and religious miracles. Surely the belief is not > the product of the very meager real-world evidence. On

Multi-purpose Mozart

1999-11-03 Thread Stephen Black
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Kenneth M. Steele wrote: > > On Wed, 03 Nov 1999 08:20:19 -0500 (EST) Michael Sylvester > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > According to my local media,administrators at U of Pittsburg have placed > > jumbo speakers near college bars and are transmitting Mozart and other >

Y2K opportunities for teaching & research

1999-11-03 Thread John W. Kulig
I offer no guess as to how psychology will differ in the next 1000 years (Michael's question). But, Y2K presents alot of opportunities for social psychology research. These include an opportunity to study hoarding behavior (who does it, what do they hoard, etc.), mass hysteria, a replication of F

New list

1999-11-03 Thread Mark Press
I'm excited by the appearance of the new PsychTeach list.  In the time that I've been on this list it has become increasingly irrelevant to its stated purpose and much of the discussion has turned personal and silly.  I subscribe to a number of other lists which meet my needs for discussion

No Subject

1999-11-03 Thread Molly Straight
Does anyone know of any good videos about childhood disorders? thanks, Molly Straight Adjunct Lecturer of Psychology Alderson-Broaddus College Phillippi, WV

Re: Applied Mozart at Pitt

1999-11-03 Thread Pat Cabe
> > According to my local media,administrators at U of Pittsburg have placed > > jumbo speakers near college bars and are transmitting Mozart and other > > classical music. The intent is that the music will have a calming effect on > > rowdy drinking students and hence decrease the probabilty of

RE: PSYCHOLOGY2K

1999-11-03 Thread QuantyM
Michael Sylvester will start playing Mozart at all of his DJ gigs, raising the average IQ level of south Florida by ten points and reducing bar fights by 40 percent. His 15 minutes will end abruptly when an anonymous TIPSter leaks a story to the media about this being part of a great European con

Re: Applied Mozart at Pitt

1999-11-03 Thread Kenneth M. Steele
On Wed, 03 Nov 1999 08:20:19 -0500 (EST) Michael Sylvester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to my local media,administrators at U of Pittsburg have placed > jumbo speakers near college bars and are transmitting Mozart and other > classical music. The intent is that the music will have a

PSYCHOLOGY2K

1999-11-03 Thread Michael Sylvester
How will Psychology2k differ from the current Psychology? My predictions: Psychochemistry will be in; Learning perspective will be out. There will be a Compact Disc model of behavior Clinical Psychologists will be able to prescribe drugs,but may tell clients to get them from Europe. Paul Smith,

Applied Mozart at Pitt

1999-11-03 Thread Michael Sylvester
According to my local media,administrators at U of Pittsburg have placed jumbo speakers near college bars and are transmitting Mozart and other classical music. The intent is that the music will have a calming effect on rowdy drinking students and hence decrease the probabilty of aggression. Mi