RE: (Fwd) URL:> ethics complaints & APA resignation

Here's what the FMSF newsletter (Vol 5 No. 4, April 1, 1996) had to say about the article that can be found at http://fmsf.net/apa-complaint.shtml. http://www.fmsfonline.org/fmsf96.330.html * MORE SMEAR by FMSF Staff The willingness to accept something

RE: (Fwd) URL:> ethics complaints & APA resignation

If this truly is just an old story, I would be very interested in how it turned out. This has made me less confident than I was at the beginning of the day to talk about constructed memories of abuse. Does anyone know how things turned out? -Original Message- From: Rick Stevens [mailto:

Re: Psychic alert

Thanks for the alert Stephen, but we all knew you were going to send it :) jim Stephen Black wrote: > Courtesy of FMS Foundation, this alert: > > > CBS's newsmagazine "48 Hours" will repeat (from last August 5): > > > Thursday, July 29 > > 10pm EST > > > The World Beyond > > 48 Hours explor

RE: More on imitative learning in animals

Stephen and others, There are diffences between porpoises and dolphins. The following link describes the anatomical differences but does not indicate if the differences would have any effect on the potential for imitative learning. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/9336/dolphins.html

Re: (Fwd) URL:> ethics complaints & APA resignation

Ah, but the m e m o r y is real! At 1:13 PM -0500 6/29/00, Rick Stevens wrote: >Unless I am missing something, this is just an old story. It all seems >to be at least 4 years old. > >Jim Guinee wrote: > >> It's the never-ending story... >> >> http://fmsf.net/apa-complaint.shtml * PAUL K. BRAN

Ethics complaints & APA resignation

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Jim Guinee wrote: > It's the never-ending story... > > http://fmsf.net/apa-complaint.shtml > Once again, and against my better judgement, I'm sucked in by one of Jim's provocative posts. Despite the enigmatic comment "It's the never-ending story" and indignant disclaimers

Re: (Fwd) URL:> ethics complaints & APA resignation

Unless I am missing something, this is just an old story. It all seems to be at least 4 years old. Jim Guinee wrote: > It's the never-ending story... > > http://fmsf.net/apa-complaint.shtml -- _ Rick Stevens __ _ Psychology Department ___

RE: Observational learning

Folks interested, Here is a relevant reference for observational learning in dogs. Observational learning of an acquired maternal behavior pattern by working dog pups: An alternative training method? by Slabbert,-J.-M.; Rasa,-O.-Anne-E. in Applied-Animal-Behavior-Science, 1997, 53(4), 309-316.

(Fwd) URL:> ethics complaints & APA resignation

It's the never-ending story... http://fmsf.net/apa-complaint.shtml

Blue Man Group Demonstrates Psychology

I'm in Las Vegas for the Society for Human Resource Management Conference and I saw the Blue Man Group performance tonight. I was astounded at how well they demonstrated psychology principles in their performance -- conformity, selective attention, obedience to authority, afterimages, flicker fus

Re: Jet Lag

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tipsines, > > I know I am becoming a Tips abuser. Maybe it's time for a Tips 12 step > program. > > Anyway, I am curious. Why is it easier for people to recover from their jet > lag flying east to west (when they suddenly have an unnaturally long day) > then it is we

[Fwd: observational learning]

Dan Willingham had difficulty sending the folowing message to TIPS Jeff Ricker Jeff tried to send this to the list and it got bounced back. . . Marc Hauser's book "Wild Minds" has a chapter full of interesting cases of observational learning, including the classic of of some species of bird

Psychic alert

Courtesy of FMS Foundation, this alert: > CBS's newsmagazine "48 Hours" will repeat (from last August 5): > Thursday, July 29 > 10pm EST > The World Beyond > 48 Hours explores the world of the paranormal, looking for > proof that the claims are true. Do psychics and regressive > therapist

Dolphins on porpoise

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Jeff Ricker wrote: > > Now my question (inspired by Stephen): what is the difference between > dolphins and porpoises? I know that there is one, but I can't remember. > And now the answer, courtesy of the Vancouver aquarium: http://oceanlink.island.net/aquafacts/dolphin.htm

Not TIPS "abuse"

Nancy Melucci writes: > I know I am becoming a Tips abuser. Maybe it's time for a Tips 12 step > program. Not to worry, Nancy. I am pretty sure I echo the feelings of others when I point out that the idea behind the "are you posting too often?" guidelines was to keep a rein on the "me too" pos

dolphins and porpoises

Jeff Ricker wrote: > Now my question (inspired by Stephen): what is the difference between > dolphins and porpoises? I know that there is one, but I can't remember. According to the website maintained by the North Carolina Aquariums at : "In ge

Re: More on imitative learning in animals

Stephen Black wrote: > My previous note mentioned rats, so we have at least 8 species on > a growing list. Still wanted: porpoise/dolphin. Thus prompted, I visited Sea World's website at http://www.seaworld.org/animal_training/atlearn.html. Here's what they have to say: ** What is

Imitative behavior: Bibliography

After I sent that last message, I discovered the bibliography Sea World put together on animal behavior/learning. Their most recent listing is 1986. http://www.seaworld.org/animal_training/atbib.html *** Animal Training at SeaWorld Bibliography Banks, Edwin M. and John A

Re: Observational learning (and those damned cetaceans confuse me)

I see that I was wrong: I believed that the number of species having the ability to learn through observation was fairly small. Probably a vestige of my desire to believe in some version of a "chain of being," with us, of course, being near the top (just below the angels). Thank you all--Susan Mo

Jet Lag

Tipsines, I know I am becoming a Tips abuser. Maybe it's time for a Tips 12 step program. Anyway, I am curious. Why is it easier for people to recover from their jet lag flying east to west (when they suddenly have an unnaturally long day) then it is west to east, when they are still relati