RE: 10 Commandments of Paper Writing

2000-11-18 Thread Rick Froman
On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Pollak, Edward wrote: > VIII. Thou shalt use only those sources that come from scholarly journals > and books. Psychology Today and other popular magazines are not scholarly > journals. Neither are internet sources and encyclopedias appropriate for > college-level papers.

Web Assignment question

2000-11-18 Thread Drnanjo
Dear Listdwellers: I have submitted a poster to WPA describing the web assignment option I offer in my Introductory Psychology classes. The nutshell is that over the course of the session or semester, the students must review 2 or 3 Psychology websites; take a minimum number of online quizzes, and

Re: Yanomami

2000-11-18 Thread Beth Benoit
> * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * wrote: > Note: > The CDC has stated unequivocally that the measles vaccine used could not > cause measles. Why does that statement not convince me? Their "unequivocal" statements change more often than I care to think about. Let's see: E

Re: 10 Commandments of Paper Writing

2000-11-18 Thread Stephen Black
On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Pollak, Edward wrote: > The 10 Commandments of Paper Writing > > I. Though shalt not cite directly a paper thou hast not read... Amen, Brother! And it tickeleth the funny bone, to boot. And while I am gratified to see just how close Brother Pollak's views are to my

Re: Yanomami

2000-11-18 Thread Paul Brandon
At 8:32 AM -0500 11/18/00, Beth Benoit wrote: > SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Did U.S. researchers spark a measles epidemic >that killed hundreds of Amazon Indians? Or has a crusading author unfairly >savaged the reputations of some giants in the scientific community? Note: The CDC has stated unequiv

10 Commandments of Paper Writing

2000-11-18 Thread Pollak, Edward
The 10 Commandments of Paper Writing I. Though shalt not cite directly a paper thou hast not read. Neither shalt thou include in thy reference section any paper that thou hast not read nor any paper which has not been cited in the body of thy paper. Such practices constitute the "padding" o

Senior Seminar

2000-11-18 Thread Pollak, Edward
Tasha R. Howe wrote I'm teaching senior seminar for the first time this winter. I would REALLY appreciate all your ideas. What do you do in there? What topics do you cover? Specific readings you love? Fun/unique assignments/activities? It's supposed to be an "integrative" experience that ties all

Yanomami

2000-11-18 Thread Beth Benoit
Title: Yanomami I used to discuss the Yanomami in earlier years in social psych. (as a group who seemed inclined to great amounts of violence in their culture), but recent developments suggesting that the reports might be skewed caused me to stop including that info until more is known.  This ju