Re: religion and science part II

1999-06-14 Thread Milton Steinberg
, I'll take the benefits of penicillin over the benefits of religion. Best regards, Milton Steinberg == Hi Tipsters, Jim Clark wrote: First, the basis as I mentioned is a commitment to truth and reason, rather than to a belief in things because our

Re: the interference task

1999-06-02 Thread Milton Steinberg
Counting forward is so automatic that you can do it and still rehearse the list. Milton Steinberg = The counting backwards task is one that is used in assessing some parameters of STM. My question is why must it be counting backwards(say by threes), why

Re: Zeigarnik revisited

1999-05-27 Thread Milton Steinberg
I don't have a difinitive answer on this, but it would seem that an interrupting a task might make the task distinctive and cause some emotional reaction. Either of these might facilitate remembering. Milton Steinberg = while teaching a unit on STM/LTM

Sound

1999-05-12 Thread Milton Steinberg
answer is yes, even if there is no ear there to hear it. If making a sound includes the presence of a comprehending ear, then the answer is no. The question is valuable because is causes us to focus on the role of the hearer in the very concept of "sound". Milton Steinberg ===

Re: citation help

1999-05-04 Thread Milton Steinberg
f the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get." -- W. L. Bryan Milton Steinberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Psychology Marymount College, 1365 Tarrytown NY, 10591

Online team teaching

1999-05-04 Thread Milton Steinberg
enrichment. If you find the possibility intriguing, please contact me. Milton Steinberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Psychology Marymount College, 1365 Tarrytown NY, 10591